SW DISC

DAMON WILD

Damon Wild is the president of Synewave. He has been
producing music since 1991, and djing since the age of 15.
He is recognized for his productions as a solo artist as well
as for his collaborations. He is well known for his early acid
tracks such as "Bang the Acid", "Ego Acid","Afghan Acid",
, Equinox "Pulzar", "Avion", Morph, to his more recent
electronic "Subtractive Synthesis" series. Damon was
raised in the South (New Orleans, La.), then moved North
to NYC to launch his music career.In 1992, he worked
as label chief at Experimental Records, NYC (NCP,EX).
After his first year of living in NYC, Damon and his
roomate Ray Love teamed up to produce a top 10 UK hit,
Toxic Two "Rave Generator".This was a start to his
production career. In 1995, Damon decided it was time
to begin his own label...Synewave.

Damon has produced over 90 12"/remix productions
and 3 albums. Besides producing, Damon enjoys dj'ing
around the globe, as he feels it is a great way to get
new inspiration and testnew material, while
making people have fun.

http://www.myspace.com/damonwild

Obtane

Francesco Baudazzi, aka Obtane, QuitQuiteQuick and Sammy Bellafonte was born 27 years ago
in La Spezia, a city of North Italy. When his ears began to capture audio signals, he followed
the latest italodisco breaths and early Chicago house like a dog follows its tail, discovering old
jewels like Kraftwerk, Jean-Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream discographies.

Then the start of djing, in 1994, playing minimal and dub techno like Basic Channel and Chain Reaction,
us and swedish techno (first of all Robert Hood, Jeff Mills, Cari Lekebusch, Adam Beyer and Thomas Krome)
and dark electro (from Drexciya, Mr. Velcro Fastener, Underground Resistance to italian pioneers of
Nature Records). At the end of 2000, he had a smooth musical transition, turning so his raw techno concept
in the upcoming new school of minimalism, with heavy support of Perlon and M_nus.
At the end of 2005, he is co-founder, with the djs/producers Davide Calì and Max Guerrero, of the label
Equilibria Records.
In december 2006 he had his debut as producer on Equilibria with the “Cosmic Crossdresser” release,
featuring also two reinterpretations of the M_nus artists Tractile and getting a positive feedback from
the epic german magazine De:Bug. In January 2008, he founds his own label, Zooloft, with his partner
Enrico Viti, releasing glitch, bleep and weird minimal on digital format and 10” limited edition vinyls.

http://www.myspace.com/obtane

R-Play

Born and raised in Nantes, France, the parisian R-Play began his career in 2000 with the D-clik crew.
Parties and events organizer, Dj and producer, follower of a minimal techno, R-play uses to share frenzied
groovy drums and hypnotic or freaky sounds. His sets wander between many different dance floor styles.
In 2003 he founded a first label Hologram and then launched Triumbeats in 2004 for his own releases with Noaria,
and produces many tracks in such different style like minimal techno, hard techno, ambient or world music.
His productions are play listed and mixed by most of the greatest international artists. By the year 2006 and
2007 R-play also produces for famous underground labels like Synewave (Usa) and Monoid (Germany)
His three deck spinning style has seen his schedule increase in recent years and he uses to perform in so
different places such as Usa, France, Germany, India..with the best dj/producers like Agoria, Justice, Alex Flatner,
Damon Wild, Scan 7, Lenny Dee, dj T1000, Stryke, dj Misjah, Steve Bicknell, Mark Broom, etc.

http://www.myspace.com/djrplaymusic

Peter Sliwinski aka "Echoplex" have started to collect
synthesizers as a boy living out in Windsor Canada
where he first got to know the real sound of Detroit
artists. Influenced also by his previous contact with
electronic music ,he was developing a taste of music
of his own and he started searching in for a
combination of both being driving techno and
depth and atmosphere of electronic music.
Peter's first release on Synewave is SW54. Peter
is also collaborating with Damon Wild with the
Niteworks project.

http:///www.myspace.com/peterechoplex

SOUL DESTROYAZ

A concept created by Cisco & Colin Mcbean, known better
as The Advent.The UK based duo are responsible for many
club anthems as well as their first synewave ep "nubian day"
(SW32). They have also contributed their talents with their
fierce remix of Morph "Stormwatch" (SW20). The duo have
also worked on the the SW33 sampler with Damon Wild, as
CDC crew -"Flight Dance"(Cisco/Damon/Colin).They are not
new to the scene, they both go back as far as 1988. They
have produced on R&S, Transmat, Internal and now their
own label, Kombination Research.

http://www.myspace.com/ciscoadvent

HEADROOM

The Headroom project name contisting of Patrik Skoog,
Aon FluX and Henrik Larsson started off in southern
Sweden sometime 1997. Prior to that each member
have a history in producing music, as early fans of
electronica and industrial music from artists such as
cEvin Key and Front 242 they started to make electro
music with Atari¥s and synthezisers. This genre has been
reflected in their music production over the years and has
slowly evolved into the current sound which is rather more
influenced by the likes of early Detroit pioneers and modern
techno.In 1998 Headroom signed their first record deal to
release a twelve-inch on well established Stockholm techno
label Loop Records. That debut was followed up by a single on
the at the time all fresh Evil Deception label, hosted by
Cosmic One record store, Malmoe. More releases have
always followed on this hardhitting hometown label under
different projectnames. Furthermore after domestic work
releases came on respected European labels such as Shokoy
Records, Holzplatten, Parasound, Planet Rhythm and
Compound. After playing in the USA, Europe and the UK
Headroom have proved the world their skills behind turntables
as well and either work tagteam, spinning 6 decks,
or as solo-dj's. Keep a look out for a full length mix CD out
before you know it. As of the first year of the new millennium
Headroom have made their debut on the classic llabel
Synewave, as well as releases keep coming from the
other side of the Atlantic through labels like
Blueline and Contaminated.

GAIN

Gain is a producer from Manhattan, NYC that uses electronics
as "hypothesis-tests" or lessons to the listener. It is his
belief that music is far from simply entertainment or an
enhancement of your culture ... it is his mind set that tracks
are gateways for sensual or psychotropic enhancement.

Dan Morgan is responsible for his first solo contribution to
synewave in 1995 -"Flowerchild." This became a club anthem.
Then later in 1998, remixed by Sweden's Adam Beyer.
Dan Morgan has been involved with music since he was 15 when
he began as a underground radio dj in San Francisco. He has also
been responsible for his productions on Geometric: (GEO-05)-
"The Sum Of One", as well as his earlier productions on Atmosphere
(Belgium), NuGroove(USA), as well as others. Besides working on
music, he is busy working as an investment broker. Music is his
main passion in life and he is an important factor to the Synewave
mentality.

http://www.myspace.com/moonrockluna

Norman Santos is another fine producer from
the Big Apple. Living now in Harlem (NYC),
he finds his surroundings inspirational to his
production. He was born & raised in Mexico
City. Then at age 17, he moved to NYC to study
computer programming at NYU. His contributions
to Synewave are SW18 and 25.

Mundo Muzique, a NYC techno pioneer based in Queens
is internationaly recognized for his influences and ingenious
contributions to the techno scene since 1989. His works
elevate the listener through the deepest musical extremes
of electronic expression. His credits include "Mentasm",
"Andromeda", "Pandenomium", "Revelations (1&2)", "Vortex",
and "The Lost Archives"(SW11), on Synewave.

http://www.myspace.com/mundomuzique

Counterpoint was produced by Leeds
UK artist Mark Bell. Mark is well known
for his early productions in the group LFO.
Mark also has produced on Planet E, R&S,
NovaMute, Warp and others. Presently he
is co-producing Bjork.