TECHnique

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Ryzer

The anticipation in the old iron shed we used for band practice was palpable, no doubt enhanced by the mushrooms we had consumed an hour earlier, as Divyan Slide the cassette into the prehistoric PYE stereo system. "Check this shit out boys, I reckon you'll dig it." As Dyewitness's ""The Future's Acid line oozed from the battered old speakers, something in me was changed forever and where a passion was born an obsession grew.

Having studied Piano from the age 4 I was fortunate to have a teacher in my early teens who was a song writer and arranger. Very learned in the dark MIDI arts. Notator, a 1040st and a clunky old roland U20 soon after deflowered me of my electronic innocence and a monster was born... Having no real kit of my own I dabbled with trackers and various odds and ends. That was until my 6 month Swiss adventure winter 96/97 when the real fun would begin.

Switzerland left me with 3 things. A new found appreciation for 70's funk, disco and 80's hip hop, a whole new bag of T-bar related tomfoolery and a crack like addiction for mixing records. My housemates best friend had decks. He lived 2 doors down. I spent probably more time there than I did soaking in the ambience of the quaint little mountainous country.

Upon returning to Australia, I purchased a sl1200, a cassette deck and a radio shack mixer with the last of my money and proceeded to learn the tricks of trade. A long frustrating and painful process, having to mix a record into a tape, stop then start again. Compounded by the fact I knew no DJ's and had no idea what I was doing. Time passed and as quickly as my technique grew.

Next I knew I had 2 shiny 1200's, a battle mixer and a sampler and was programming and scratching for a hard rock band. Moderate success in this venture and my eternal quest for another place to kick on at with my decks soon had me playing some larger festivals in the sunshine state. Dropping "Higher state of consciousness" to a 3000 strong rock crowd and seeing them explode as the kick dropped would have to be one of the standout moments. About this time I got my first 1 track on the break beat chart of mp3.com.au.

Packing my bag and heading for cooler climes I headed to the snow to do a season, 2 years, 3 Blizzard main stage sets, 2 international supports and red subaru later I decided to put the mountains behind me and head for the big smoke. Things kicked off slowly but eventually little things started to go my way. Winning the Plastic DJ playing tough dirty house in 2005 was probably not a popular win amongst the hard style massive massive but it scored me regular sets at Dirty Donkey along side the likes of Mark Murphy, Sveta and the diva of dirt herself Dr Jane. Plus a Bi-weekly residency at the university of debauchery known as Plastic. A few more international supports, interstate adventures, sleepless nights and a BIG DAY OUT set later and my focus is beginning to change,

These days its all about producing my own tracks and promoting the free monthly tech party I have been running for the last year or so. TECHnique is a labour of love. A love of the music that I immerse myself in everyday, a love of rocking a dance floor and the love returned by all those who invest themselves in what ever way in our humble little shindig.

Well there you have it.. the ABRIGDED version of the Ryzer chronicles.. Check out my tunes, I’d love to hear what you think. If you happen to be in my neck of the woods some time come see one of my shows. If you've read this far I'll even shout you a beer.




Mark Craven

BIO CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED

“ Mark Craven's set leads us down a trippy, downright filthy mix of groovy minimal and techno. It is everything a DJ set should be - underground, forward-thinking and technically perfect. With hints of Chicago house and Detroit techno, this lad proves he's a proper talent waiting to be discovered. Life-affirming stuff." (DJ MAG)

Dj Mag review,

Anne Savage "This is one of my favourite winners to date- a wicked jackin, bleepathon! Great track selection to. This one’s definitely going in the cd changer." Eddie Halliwell "This is a great tech-house mix it’s well mixed and really well structured, with some nice squelchey, bleepy drops. One for the dirtier dance floors" (IDJ MAG)

INTHEMIX review:

“The music then took a deeper, darker turn as recent Aussie import Mark Craven got stuck in. Mark’s been slowly but surely getting his name out there since moving to Sydney, and it’s easy to see why: he’s got mad skills, yo. Seamlessly working his way through stripped-back, low-down grooves, dark minimal techno and slamming percussive nonsense, Craven demonstrated he’s got what it takes to match the best of them in Sydney. Oh, and he played Samuel L Session’s great remix of My Black Sheep by Len Faki, which automatically makes him awesome. (inthemix.com.au)”




Onnit

Dj Onnit’s (aka Chris) first public DJ performance was 2003 at the Plastic DJ Comp where his passion for the public performance was cemented. Throughout the ensuing year he practiced relentlessly, both at home and at house parties. Wherever he was, his record bag was always within easy reach, this determination then lead him to winning the 2004 Plastic DJ Comp.

Since then, Onnit has played at Transmission (5,000 people), Breed and currently has played regular sets at Plastic. Apart from winning the Plastic DJ Comp he has featured at Hard NRG tours @ Bohem & Shark Bar, Coastal Plastic @ Pulse, Canberra @ Blue Sky, Sorted Sundayz @ Sky Garden & Mandalay room, Ministry of Sounds CD launch, BDO 2005, Wax on Wax off @Slyfox, Exhale @Inc Bar & Night of Trance @ Arc. While he has always had a passion for music, Onnit’s style and approach to DJing has been hugely inspired by John Ferris, credit also goes out to Mark Murphy from Spank Records’ and Kirk from Central Station Records there support and inspiration gave Chris the chance to create a unique and inimitable style.

Originally playing trance, Onnit realised that the style was just not cutting it for him anymore and started to hunt down a style that he was happy with. After buying one of Oliver Klitzing’s tech/trance tracks, he found a producer that he could base the growth of his style on, along with Joy Kitikonti, Mauro Picotto and many more producers, his style then quickly evolved into a mix of electro, techno, house and breaks, also still found playing a more harder set of Hard House, Hard Trance alongside John Ferris, Jason Midro, Oliver Klitzing, BeXta, Nervous and many other Australian Dj’s, commonly now found pushing the preferred Techno sound.

Chris is also known for his efforts in keeping a high standard of running a club environment, learning the techniques of Ben Suthers (responsible for the production of the Boiler Room @ Big Day Out). In the past few years’ Chris had been in charge of production @ Plastic and has also done production at events headlining with Pee Wee Ferris, The Geezer, Chris Liberator, Organ Donors, Master Kaos, Nik Fish and Jumpin’ Jack just to name a few.

A year after winning the Dj Comp Chris found himself not being judged but judging the new talent for the Plastic and Wanted Dj Comps, something you probably would not think of in early stages.

Each time Onnit takes to the decks, it is easy to see that his place is behind the wheels of steel doing his thing and, most importantly, pursuing his love for music. There is no doubt that Onnit is on it, now and in the future.






Kate Doherty
Since 2002, Kate Doherty has rapidly ascended the DJ ladder in Sydney, becoming renowned as a techno dj who’s able to rock any party she plays at. Notorious for her flair and style, her charisma and presence, her rockin’ sets have established her position at the forefront of the Sydney techno scene. Technically and stylistically deft, Kate – at the age of 27 has already played with some of the best in the world at some of the city’s biggest venues. Kate’s pedigree is strong. Born in the UK, Kate moved to Sydney when she was 3 and has always been musically minded. At school, she played the piano/keyboard and drums. She also had a dual-tape machine that she used to tweak, playing around with the EQ’s and mixing tapes without realising what lay ahead of her. Her addiction for music was intensified when she bought the music2000 playstation game and spent many hours layering beats and creating samples. Kate discovered techno at a Swarm gig back in 1998 at the infamous 61 Regent Street. Kate fell in love with the scene, the people and most of all, the music – influenced and inspired by the likes of local djs lushpuppy and speakafreaka, Kate was determined to get behind the decks. Fast forward to 2001 – Kate’s hunger for a pair of turntables was so strong that was bought a stack of records, figuring that once the records turned up she’d have to buy the equipment so that she could listen to them! It gave her that extra little push she needed – the following week, she bought a pair of technics and a mixer and after a year of passionate practice, Kate was playing out. It was in August 2002 that Kate made her debut at a party at the Mandarin Club. The unsuspecting audience being blown away by her tight mixing and enigmatic style. Since then it’s been up and up for her – the gigs have practically been rolling in; a regular at Sydney techno parties such as Lost Baggage, Swarm, TECHnique (resident), Bump, Loosekaboose, Pussy Nation, Deep as Fuck as well as other festivals such as Soylent Green and the Amnesty Freedom Festival. She also has a hugely impressive list of internationals that she has supported under her belt – Marc Houle; Gaiser; Alex Smoke; Matthias Tanzmann; Richie Hawtin; Ben Sims; Chris Liebing; Deetron; Justin Berkovi; Mike Humphries; Ignition Technician; Steve Rachmad; Thomas P Heckmann; Space Djz; Chris Liberator; Thomas Schumacher and Technasia feat. Charles Siegling. Kate also had the chance to play a back to back with D.A.V.E the Drummer at a Swarm after party. Kate’s sound ranges from tough stompin bouncy techno to tech-house and minimal. She brings her own take to the techno sound, having the skills and sensitivity to bring dynamism, soul and complexity to a genre often derided as repetitive and mindless. Her impeccable mixing skills always augment the mix and never get in the way of the flow. Totally in control of her tools, Kate creates a seamless and unique sound.



Typhonic

If you haven't witnessed Typhonic in action before, you just need to come. Not only to experience his juggling, scratching, and general freak on the decks, but to feel what it's like when your chin is being grazed on the dancefloor due to excessive dropping. And to those who have seen him do his thing, stop playing with yourself and prepare biatches! I wonder what he'll play...? Ghetto tech and booty? Breaks? Drum and bass? Some of the acts Typhonic has supported so far include: DJ Craze The Crystal Method High Contrast Deekline and Wizard Vex'd DJ Urban FreQ Nasty Krust & Die Stanton Warriors Freestylers Plump DJs Rennie Pilgrem Krafty Kuts Lee Coombs Soul Of Man Adam Freeland Aquasky Drumattic Twins Koma and Bones J Majik DeeJay Punk Roc Other achievements include: - 2nd in NSW DMC Final 2008 - Top 5 in ACT ITM Technics Top 50 (3 Years running) - One of forty worldwide to be selected for the 2002 Redbull Music Academy in Sao Paolo, Brazil. - Set on Triple J Mixup and The Club - Sets on Fbi radio.....there's no need to say more.






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Member Since:

April 23, 2007

Members:

Our Resident Pixel Tweaker

Darko

Recent gigs include, the Godskitchen stage @ Global Gathering, Earthdance afterparty @ The Cross, Likewise loves you charity gig @ Bondi Pavillion, Midi In The City, Technique, 2 warehouse parties including DSS Channel 808 (possibly the best night of my life), my bedroom.

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Big Dubs @ TECHnique, Sydney, 19/07/08 (1) from Ando on Vimeo.





Clips from TECHnique


Kate Doherty @ TECHnique from Ando on Vimeo.




Marshall @ TECHnique from Ando on Vimeo.




DJ Onnit @ TECHnique from Ando on Vimeo.




Big Dubs @ TECHnique from Ando on Vimeo.




Mark Craven @ TECHnique from Ando on Vimeo.




Dane Austin @ TECHnique from Ando on Vimeo.

Influences:

Techno is a form of ..electronic dance music (EDM)....[1].. that emerged in ..Detroit, ..Michigan, ..USA during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a ..genre of music, was in 1988.....[2]......[3].. Many styles of techno now exist, but ..Detroit techno is seen as the foundation upon which a number of subgenres have been built.....[4]..

The initial take on techno arose from the melding of ..Eurocentric ..synthesizer-based music with various ..African American styles such as ..Chicago house, ..funk, ..electro, and ..electric jazz. Added to this was the influence of ..futuristic and fictional themes ....[5].. that were relevant to life in American late ..capitalist society—particularly the book ..The Third Wave by ..Alvin Toffler.....[6]......[7]..Pioneering ..producer ..Juan Atkins cites Toffler's phrase "techno rebels" as inspiring him to use the word techno to describe the musical style he helped to create. This unique blend of influences aligns techno with the ..aesthetic referred to as ..afrofuturism. To producers such as ..Derrick May, the transference of spirit from the body to the machine is often a central preoccupation; essentially an expression of technological ..spirituality.....[8]......[9].. In this manner: "techno dance music defeats what ..Adorno saw as the alienating effect of mechanisation on the modern consciousness".....[10]..

Music journalists and fans of techno are generally selective in their use of the term; so a clear distinction can be made between sometimes related but often qualitatively different styles, such as ..tech house and ..trance. "Techno" is also commonly confused with generalized descriptors, such as ..electronic music and ..dance music.....[11]....

Sounds Like:

A f$%kin Cracker.... TECHnique, Faction, MITC, Swarm....... Support Sydney TECHNO

Record Label:

TECHnique Digital - Coming Soon