Lineup 2012
Scientists of Sound
Halifax, NS
Dirty electro sounds in an improvisational original format that is unlike anything you have ever seen… Live looping dance madness – in masks – and lab coats – and a synched video and light show… This is the mantra for this Halifax based looping madness duo… Play sound – record sound – manipulate sound until it doesn’t sound like the original sound – and do it all over well crafted original dance tracks and thumpin’ beats… No – that is not a DJ slaying the crowd – this is all happening live before your eyes… This is Scientists of Sound.
In the past year SOS have shifted from a side project by producers Craig Mercer and Aaron Collier – both from Canadian rocktronica act The Jimmy Swift Band – to a bona-fide electro powerhouse on the Canadian music scene. They have performed in every major Canadian market, winning fans coast to coast in the process, and have shared the stage with notable electro artists MSTRKRFT, Kid Koala, Boys Noise, Skratch Bastid, Thunderheist, DJ Champion, and more…
Scientists of Sound perform coveted slots at both the Evolve Festival and Shambalha this summer, and are scheduled to perform shows in Japan and China over two weeks in October. They are currently in the studio recording their debut full-length album, due out in the fall of 2012.
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