BIO: E*Rock is a multi-disciplinary artist and electronic musician based in Portland, Oregon who runs the record labels Audio Dregs and Fryk Beat. Most often though his work finds itself home on various forms of music driven media such on the covers CDs, LPs, DVDs, concert posters, magazine covers, zines and also his contributions to music videos and animation have appeared on MTV2 as well as in The Museum of Modern Art in Paris. He has also toured the USA, Japan and Europe with a combination of his video performance and electronic music. E*Rock CV - 2010 |
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CONTACT: eric w mast at g mail d.o.t. c om |
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CLARIFICATION/LINKS: AUDIO DREGS RECORDINGS: A record label and music collective founded around 1996 and is resposible for over 40 releases from artists from at least 8 different countries, as well as Portland, OR. The focus is described as "experimental music made by people equally in love with melody and invention." DREEM STREET: A "fashoin label" as art collective, started together with Matthew Chambers in 2010. Making small, hand made runs of prints on shirts. FUTURE LEGEND: is a DJ crew in Portland Oregon that puts focus on production as well as DJing and events. Members include Beyonda, Zac Eno, and E*Rock. E*VAX: is a different person/producer than E*Rock. They are brothers and E*Vax has also been involved with Audio Dregs Recordings since it began, where he released his first solo music. E*Vax also plays in the band Ratatat on XL Records. WYLD FiLE: A video music production team who's goal is pushing a genre of flash music video animation to the NO limits. It was founded by E*Rock and Ben Jones of Paper Rad in 2005. Music videos have been created for Beck, The Gossip, and Islands. Not currently an active project. FRYK BEAT: A label created for disjointed pop and-dance music that didn't fit under the umbrella of music released on Audio Dregs because of its more vocal nature. It was founded by E*Rock and Eric Johnson in 2006, and operates as a the mutant sub-label to Audio Dregs. SUPERNATURE: Is a monthly dance party held in Portland started in 2008 by DJ BJ, DJ Copy and E*Rock and includes live acts as well as the resident DJs and also manifests as an all ages festival at regular intervals. COLLECTIVE JYRK: A now defunct art stimulant founded by E*Rock and D. Yellow Swans in 2001, it later also morphed into Pete Swansons CDR label for noise and out music. THUMB ZINE: A music and art zine from 1996-2000, started with friends in college and evolved over 12 issues. The 13th issue was growing quite large focusing on musicains that and their visual art and vice versa; but was lost in a drive crash before it could be published. CARPET MUSICS : An early ambient recording project by E*Rock and Eric Diaz, with two releases on Audio Dregs Recordings (1999 & 2001). |
