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Since the age of ten, DJ Audioptic has been mixing and cutting records on turntables -- in his room, at house parties and as he got older, at the club -- living for scratching and destroying the common perception of what a DJ was supposed to look and sound like.
Grandmaster Flash and Dj Jazzy Jeff--to name a few--were Audioptic's musical muses in the 1980s, with Hip-Hop dominating his airwaves. In the mid-1990s he was introduced to Portishead and the Trip-Hop movement, a sound that expanded his musical awareness.
Since then, Audioptic takes inspiration from everything from Public Enemy's Bombsquad to the musical conglomerate known as Massive Attack.
DJ Audioptic has been a resident DJ for the Tripnotic live events and our Podcasts since their inception.
Hearkening back to the days when music poured from the heart, Irene Merring combines her powerful voice, attitude, flare, and exotic sex-appeal with a tortured songwriting style reminiscent of her influences Kurt Cobain and Robert Smith of The Cure. Her songs evoke emotion and thought, rebelling against the current culture of mindless reality tv and slanderous social-networking that have diminished appreciation for true artistic icons. Showing incredible intuition for underground music, Irene balances that with melodic sensibilities still compelling to the masses. What's created is a sound that seductively pulls at you from multiple directions.
Born in Queens, NY, even as a young winner of pageants and talent competitions, Irene has always shown great amounts of raw and unique talent. Poised and precocious, she stood out from the crowd because she was unafraid to speak her mind and be herself. This gave her the edge and experience to come out on top, landing her a spot at Berklee College of Music, a nomination from the Boston Music Awards, and backup singing gigs with top stars such as Mariah Carey.
In 2010, Irene found her niche working with RVRS:PLAY, who, coming from Industrial, Drum & Bass, and Downtempo genres, infused the singer/songwriter with gritty synthetics. Finding common ground in their love for 90's Grunge, the pair's nearly psychic connection led to a set of songs that sits slightly left of centre from the mainstream. This new alternative artist entices you to take the journey with her through darkness.
Xavier Gomez is an Ecuadorian musician/Dj that has been involved in various bands and projects in L.A. and back home in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Xavier started Djing in 2006 mainly for fun (he is a Mental Health Therapist by day) and has been spinning all sorts of styles of music ever since usually based on what the crowd needs. But when given a choice IDM, Trip-Hop and other variations of chillout electronica would always be his preferred genres to play.
Growing up listening to artists like Aphex Twin, Autechre, Telefon Tel Aviv, Bonobo, Four tet, Amon Tobin, Portishead and Massive Attack led to a ridiculously huge music library of lush and beautifully dramatic beats and layers of music that he has been obsessed about and ready to share. Xavier usually uses and controls samples and beats he gathered or created himself to remix his sets live and keep his musician/performer side satisfied. Each set is unique and definitely not to be missed!