PJ Geissinger aka Starkey is blessed with musical arrangement skills that would leave most composers green faced with envy. This combined with his high production ethic makes him a formidable force not only in the underground but also as a super producer of the future. Starkey is yet another example of what the streets of Philadelphia can create, his sound hits hard and is littered with bass and colourful audio frequencies. If you like grime, dubstep, hip hop and all things “street bass” then Starkey’s hard edged spaced out crunk is the sound for you.
2008 saw Starkey selected for Mary Anne Hobb’s low end special “Generation Bass”. 2 years later in 2010 he was again selected by MAH for the “Building a beat” special where he crafted a track from scratch in the space of 2hrs live on air.
Starkey is also co-owner of the Seclusiasis and Slit Jockey Record labels, releasing the freshest output from around the globe. This combined with his fortnightly radio show on Sub FM has positioned him as one of the tastemakers to emerge out of the bass heavy underground.
Starkey’s 2nd full-length album for the seminal Planet Mu label was released in April of 2010. Entitled, Ear Drums and Black Holes, it garnered rave reviews with DJ Mag giving the album a 9/10 album of the month rating and suggesting it “could be dubstep’s ‘Sgt. Pepper and the Lonely Hearts Club Band’.” NME said it was “a hell of a lot of fun” and Brainer called it a “dazzling record”.
The past year has seen Starkey releasing on Civil Music with the much lauded “Space Traitor Vols. 1 & 2”, as well as Ninja Tune with the genre-defying “Open the Pod Bay Doors” EP.

Recent remixes include Tinie Tempah, Armand Van Helden, Gorilla Zoe, Uffie, Tempa T, Zomby, Inner Party System, The Constellations, Kano and The Foals to name a few!! Current writing and production sessions with Guy Sigsworth (Bjork, Diana Vickers, Imogen Heap, Britney Spears) are proving fruitful with songs being passed around various major recording artists such as Kelis, Missy Elliot, MIA, Britney Spears, Dizzee Rascal and more. Starkey is currently working on his 3rd full-length album due for release in 2012…. stay tuned.

SON OF KICK – FRANCE

Producer, DJ, vocalist and multi instrumentalist Son Of Kick is making waves with his bumping, super-charged live set.  A bass-feast packed full of electro, dubstep, heavy grooves and the insanely unpredictable.  Catch him dropping acapella’s from Method Man or rocking snippets from the Violent Femmes alongside his own productions.  On a playing field of his own right now, it was friend and vocalist RQM that recently coined his new ‘bass’ style, ‘Psychostep’. But that ‘bass’ sound is already a genre of the past.

Based in West London, S.O.K.’s sound & style has already been picked up by various labels including the Stanton Warrior’s own Beat’s and pioneering London imprint Botchit and Scarper.  Recent remix credits include work for labels such as Man Recordings in Germany, ESL Music (Washington DC), Civil Music (UK) Om Records (San Francisco) and Muti Records (San Francisco). Head of his label Way Way Records, SOK has a bunch of releases unleashed over the last few months. Out early December was the single release “Guacha” on Equinox (Germany) which is received major props from Rob Da Bank at Radio 1 through to Simbad in France aswell smashed air waves and dancefloors across the globe with everyone chanting the now familiar ‘la la la… la la la la’.

The most recent single out on Muti Music (San Fran) was entitled “Playing The Villain” which has achieved over 1.5 Million Youtube hits in 4 months!! Awesome stuff; with Remixes by Chris Da Luca, Jantsen, Machinedrum and Bang On!.

Not a man to sit about, S.O.K. has co-produced an album, alongside the French dj/producer Simbad for the new collective project “Klub Sandwich” with Grems & Disiz La Peste (ex-Rouge A Levre). He’s also producing a bunch of EP’s with the Foreign Beggars’, Pav and Ebow out in Berlin and in the UK.  There’s also the matter of his first solo album scheduled for fall 2012.  Remixes for the Go! Team, Husky Rescue and Tokyo Police Club amongst others have dropped creating a bigger and more diverse fanbase.

When not shooting videos for his label or making music for TV and film documentaries he’s working hard on new material for forthcoming European shows as well as Septembers Burning Man Festival;

having recently toured dates in Germany, UK, Poland, France, Switzerland and Australia alongside Borgore, Reso, Bar9, Foreign Beggars, Bar Noize and Distance.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT BOOKINGS@householdmgmt.com

Thursday April 5, 2012

Masquerade, Household Management, and RaveATL present:

The return of one of the most clamored for, and most sought after producer/performers ever to hit Atlanta. Anyone that saw him steal the show at last year’s DUB THE HALLS will tell you why this is an event you CAN NOT miss!!

REDNEK
Big Beat, Rogue Industries, http://soundcloud.com/theofficialrednek // London, United Kingdom
The roaring bass producer and serial crowd wrecker performer, Rednek, is fast becoming a legend in the world of Dubstep. Raised by a Jamaican family in Hackney London, Rednek grew up displaying exceptional musical talent, which helped rocket him to the success that he orbits today. With over 19 years of production and performance skills under his belt, Rednek is firmly cementing himself as a huge player in the world of dance music. In May 2011, Rednek decided to become his own artist (after years in the studio producing other artists’ hits) and knew immediately how to execute his plan of action. After teaming up with Rogue Industries, he charged into the Dubstep scene, humorously naming his debut track; “I’m Not Skrillex”, insuring controversy and attention, as it was a play on the renowned Dubstep producer Skrillex’s track; “My Name Is Skrillex”. As if this tongue-in-cheek jest wasn’t enough, Rednek then wrote and directed this official debut music video to display the guidelines of “How to become a Dubstep artist in one month”. Thus showing the world for the first time that now famous Rednek sense of humor. Rednek immediately became the talk of the industry and he followed up his successful debut video with another viral one, this time announcing who he actually was; “They Call Me (Rednek)”. It was after this second video that the industry started buzzing to a deafening roar. Rednek was serious and he was here to stay. What sets Rednek apart from other Dubstep producers is that he performs his own vocals, proving to the world that he is in fact an actual artist who excels at delivering impressive live performances as well as top notch productions in the studio. His debut tour of the United States in 2011 smashed over 20 cities, with him continuing to steal the show at each performance. What Rednek had proven in the studio, he took with him to his live shows and saw crowds go mental as he played and performed his own material live to the masses, spawning an ever growing fan base along the way. Rednek is not just another DJ, he is a legitimate Dubstep Rockstar! Get ready for Rednek’s highly anticipated debut album, which will drop in May 2012!! With more huge projects on the horizon and a world tour already in place, Rednek is looking to be an unstoppable force! Soon you will all find out why this year is the year of the Rednek!

Along w/

MARK YURM
Household Management // Atlanta, Georgia
Mark Yurm is the alter ego of Brandon Couturier, and is an Amazing DJ from Atlanta, GA. He has been rocking dance floors since 1994. He is also one of the most well rounded DJ’s to ever come out of Atlanta, mixing anything from House Music, Dubstep, Drum step to Break Beats and everything in between. With such an arsenal of styles it is no wonder why when Mark Yurm is on the decks, there is definitely a party going on. Mark has played along such legendary acts as Skrillex, Tommy Lee, DJ Aero, Wolfgang Gartner, DJ Magic Mike, Adam F, NAPT, B Rich, Virus Syndicate, Mimosa, Freestylers, Excision, Downlink, Z Trip, Felix Cartel, Figure, Calvertron, and many many more. His blend of mixing in and out of broken beats with 4/4 runners can only be simply described as fun. His sets are sure to make the heart pump, and the feet move, in ways that you would have never expected. Now embarking into his seventeenth year of being a DJ. Mr.Yurm looks to progress the sounds that have taken care of him even further

THE BLACK SIREN
RaveATL // Atlanta, Georgia
Kenny Boone was raised in upstate NY a for much of his life. Enjoying the sounds, sites, and women of the North. Kenny hesitantly moved to Charlotte, NC where he ran through multiple holes. After his conquests were completed he moved to Atlanta from Charlotte in 2010 and began to dj and goon around. He hit the ones and twos live for the first time at The Inferno Lounge and hasnt slowed down since. Playing some of the largest shows of the early months of the 2011. And hitting more gigs than most. While some worry about saturation The Black Siren says wtf give the people what they want and is sure to keep you moving with his live hip hop and dubstep remixes.

CLERIC
Phonic Boom // Atlanta, Georgia
An Atlanta native and no stranger to the EDM scene, Cleric, aka Patrick Toney is a true mixologist. Having not so much of a passion, but more of an obsession with music, cleric has developed one hell of an ear for good sound. Since his first experience of the scene back in 2003, he realized the power that electronic music had not only over the audience, but himself as well. From the most elegant of Trance tracks to the heaviest of bass beats, cleric has had a hand in just about every genre there is. With a wax collection ranging from Rusko to Christopher Lawrence, or Plump DJs to Datsik, youre sure to not just feel the music, but to experience it as well. Having just opened for the likes of Mt.Eden and Designer Drugs, Cleric is definitely making a name for himself on the new EDM movement.

Location:
Masquerade (Hell)
695 North Ave NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 577-8178
www.masqueradeatlanta.com

Details:
18+
Doors open at 9pm
You already know that if we have something to do with a show the ROOM WILL BOOM!!

Tickets:
$10 Pre-Sale tickets are on sale now online by clicking this link:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E00485BEA5C9C00?artistid=1694949&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=201
Tickets are also available in person at all Ticketmaster outlets including Publix Grocery Stores. Or to avoid service fees, tickets can be purchased directly through The Masquerade Box Office