Over the years I have developed a musical taste that no one would expect from a kid growing up in a small farming town from the middle of Minnesota. By day, I enjoy delving into various forms of EDM, from the heavy and gritty basslines of dubstep and DnB to the soothing synths of house and trance, and have taken a shot at emulating each of these different genres of electronic music. But when night falls, I become the small town rapper the world didn't know it needed. With influences like Eminem, Ice Cube, and Tech N9ne and a burning desire to prove my kindergarten teacher that said I didn't understand rhyming, I "kick some dope rhymes" as the younguns say these days.

BOOKINGS:
colton@prysmtalentagency.com

Other inquiries:

mantisdubstep@gmail.com


MANTIS, REPPIN THE ATL





Taylor Scott and Paul Ollinger, known as Mantis, are a relentless duo. Having begun their musical careers with metal & deathcore, the transition to heavy bass music was not so much a step down in intensity, but a slide into a world with spectacular tools to mix dense layers of music in new ways, and deploy it with force. Mantis was formed in early 2011 to test the boundaries of metal-influenced production, and plunge the result into a wash of haunting atmospheres. Mantis wants to provide “music to make you feel like you’re somewhere else, and you’ve never been more stoked to be there.”


With that target in sight, 2011 was a smashing first year; the momentum began in Atlanta, and overflowed with releases on labels such as Play Me, Heavy Artillery, BroTown Records, & Abducted Records. A standard was set with 2011's "All Worlds", their first EP, breaking the top 10 on Beatport's Dubstep releases, and held with 2012's "Futures" scoring #5 on Beatport's overall chart. The support of tastemakers such as Liquid Stranger, Downlink, Figure, Cyberoptics, Diesel, Genetix, Persist, & Sluggo, points to an accomplishment of musical influence on an international scale, and the potential for much more.

A history in Atlanta's metal scene, playing in acts such as WLTP and Attila, provides Mantis' cornerstone of fierce stage skills. Having become known across the USA for throwing down an aggressive live show with unmatched energy and only the heaviest bass music, Mantis' reputation stands as being one of the gnarliest new production teams in the scene. 

With packed crowds at hand, and Beatport charts at their feet, only one goal remains- to raise the awareness of metal-influenced bass music... oh, and world domination.

I write, I sing, but mostly I'm just trying to be heard. 


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