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Joey Beltram is a techno pioneer, heralded as one of the scene's biggest stars. In 2009 alone Beltram had a Beatport top 10 with his remix of Oliver Huntemann's Shanghai Spinner. Then there was his huge vinyl releases like the Scorpion on Drumcode, Shaking Trees on Harthouse (a Raveline track of the month), and a killer remix of Abe Duque's Let's Take It Back that had rave reactions across the board including MANDY, Dave Clarke and Hell. There was also his run of headline slots at festivals, which in 08/09 has included Coachella, both of Italy's Play the Music Festivals, BLOC in the UK, Hungary's Bonusz, Awakenings, Planetlove Ireland and Rockit Open Air in the Netherlands, plus club gigs from Berghain to the 10,000 capacity Fabrik in Madrid to Fabric UK's sister club matter, Ministry of Sound and numerous appearances in Germany, the US, Spain, Holland, Canada, Malta and more. Check out the videos of huge festival crowds on YouTube. What’s his secret? Continued experimentation and an unparalleled run of influential tracks. Beltram grew up in Queens, one of the toughest boroughs of New York - the equal to Detroit for rough times but very different in its musical roots. At 12 years old Beltram was DJing hip hop and electro, playing roller rinks and block parties to buy records, studio gear and decks. He released his first tracks before age 18 on New York labels Nu Groove and Easy Street, and by 20 he caught the ear of Belgium's now pivotal R&S label with his track Let It Ride. R&S invited Beltram to Europe and techno history was made. Beltram arrived with a new track he'd completed a week before travelling. Energy Flash, released on R&S in Europe and Derrick May's Transmat in the US, is still one of techno's pivotal classics - Muzik Magazine's Track of the Decade, and a track whose title has named any number of record stores and books on dance culture. Energy Flash and its follow up Mentasm with Mundo Muzique made Beltram's name and took the 21-year-old right round the world, playing major events in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Germany and holding down a residency at the notorious Limelight in New York. Not content to rest, Beltram has continually toured at the major festivals around the globe treating the crowds to the full force of his inspiring sets. He’s also continued releasing seminal tracks, his '93 and '94 tracks Aonox on Visible and "the Beltram re-releases" on Trax, the Caliber EP on the UK's legendary Warp (home of Aphex Twin and Squarepusher), and his '95 LP Places and '96 single Ball Park on Tresor were huge hits - each being one of the biggest techno records of that year, along with the LP following, Close Grind on Novamute, with the pivotal releases Believer and Forklift. In '99, he launched his own label STX with Arena, while he continued to release under Code 6 and JB³, as well as headlining events like Awakenings, Coachella, Nature One, Mayday and Dance Valley. Returning to Tresor in '04, his album Rising Sun included several of that year's biggest techno releases. And he has kept the innovative tracks coming since on Womb, Harthouse, Drumcode, MB Electroniks, and Bush. Which brings us to 2010, this is the year STX will return, both as a label and a touring show, with Beltram having put the call out to the cream of European and US techno producers to join him. Beltram will continue with the festival headline slots, but an intimate club tour is planned for venues with the right soundsystems...
New York native and Vienna globetrotter Reade Truth has been rocking the decks since 1990. His first of over a dozen releases came out in 1994. He is known for irresistible mixes in the house and techno genres. Truth's influences range from Skinny Puppy to Derrick May. As a producer he has made his mark on many EPs for cutting edge labels like Direct Drive, Strictly Rhythm, Sonic Groove, Instinct, Pomelo, Planet E, Wurst Music Co. and of course his own imprints: Path Records and White Label. A key figure in the NY and Brooklyn scenes, Reade Truth has consistently provided an important source of edgy, often experimental electronics, always delivered with style.
Brooklyn, NY during the mid 90's, hip hop's golden era was winding down, the NYC rave scene was just beginning to descend from its peak, the "big clubs" were still around and outlaw parties took place every weekend... This is where Justin Schumacher first developed his love for EDM and was influenced by labels like Drumcode, Code Red, Hybrid, Planet Rhythm, Svek, Primate, and Primeveil. Justin's love for electronic dance music eventually landed him a job working at New York City's legendary Satellite Records which was a Mecca for DJs around the NYC area. He embraced his new surroundings and absorbed the wide selection of new releases and back catalogues of the world's best record labels. Within a year, Justin was DJing the cream of the crop of Manhattan's underground techno parties, earning himself a reputation as somewhat of a prodigy and a respected up and comer in the ever changing club scene. After receiving his certification in Audio Engineering in 2004, he jumped into the studio with respected tech house producer Ara Krikorian (aka Agent Orange) and co-produced a number of tracks for Ara's label Gotham Grooves. Shortly after, Justin focused his productions on hip hop (as alter ego Logik Proof) and began working on several projects with long time friends/partners from the hip hop realm, but still remained DJing. Presently Justin is working on a slew of upcoming releases and his first solo EP to be released on B-Perfect recordings based out of Argentina.
