| DJ Name, Online Nick | Catharsis |
| Birthdate | March 8, 1978 |
| Height | 6'2" |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Myers-Briggs Type Indicator | INTJ |
| Favorite Color | Forest Green |
| Sci-fi Authors | Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert |
| Fantasy Author | J.R. Tolkien |
| Fiction Authors | Franz Kafka, Kurt Vonnegut |
| Philosophy | anarcho-transhumanism |
| Location | San Francisco, CA |
| Degree | BS Computer Science, Cal Poly, SLO, CA, USA |
| Occupation | Founder & Lead Developer of EGR Software |
| Current Residency | Asphodel |
| Programming Languages | Java, Perl, SuperCollider, and C/C++ |
| Professional Interests | Audio for music, Component Architectures, Design Patterns Computer Human Interaction, Intelligence Amplification |
| 2nd Occupation | Independent Audio Engineer (mixing/mastering) |
| 3rd Occupation | Producer/Live PA/DJ |
| Affiliation | Egregious |
| DJ Since | April 1998 |
| Past Residencies | Industrial resident at Club Egregious from April 1998 to April 1999 Tech resident at Bad Monkey from January 2000 -- April 2001 |
| Events | IOM III, Oakland (10/06) Soma-tech 2, SF (8/06) Defcon 14, Las Vegas (8/06) Soma-tech, SF (5/06) EGR 8 Year (4/06) Konvolve (11/05) EGR SF Landing (9/05) Defcon 13, Las Vegas (07/05) HuggerMugger, SF (04/05) HuggerMugger, SF (03/05) Basswaves, SF (12/04) ICMC 2005 Off-ICMC, Miami FL (11/04) Sol System / Solarium, Burning Man (8/04) Whatever Rocks Your Float (Tech-On), SF (8/04) HuggerMugger, SF (8/04) Defcon XII, Las Vegas (7/04) Cusp, SF (12/03) Harvest (Moksha Tribe), SF (11/03) Sol System, Burning Man (8/03) Bump, SF (8/03) Defcon XI, Las Vegas (8/03) Infinite Beats, Magic (6/03) AMBreaks, Teaser, SF (6/03) Minimal Monday, SF (5/03) Club Wednesday, SF (2/03) :Code/DNA Lounge (12/02) T.A.Z. 2002, SLO (5/02) Electrik, SLO (5/00) Stargaze VI (4/00) Robotiks, SLO (3/00) Arrival, SLO (9/99) Stargaze V, ~Yosemite (8/99) |
| Influences | My Music Collection |
| Favorite Genres | Hard Techno, Powernoise / Rhythmic Industrial, & various beat/non-beat oriented electronic music |
| Email Address | catharsis@egregious.net |
| Booking Contact | Catharsis |
Bio: Catharsis' first experience with electronic music occurred during the early to mid 90's in the San Francisco industrial scene. Genres ranging from no wave, classic EBM, to electro-industrial provided early inspiration and a stomping ground that would later translate into a larger appreciation for all edgy EDM genres; most notably acid/hard techno/powernoise and the resulting synthesis -- industrial-techno. During '96 to '02 Catharsis relocated to San Luis Obispo, CA. In '98 he started DJing and over the next four years ran approximately 90 electronic music events from club oriented (Bad Monkey) to undergrounds that hosted many international producers/DJs and California based performers. In '02 Catharsis returned to the San Francisco Bay Area. Recently, he has turned his focus to producing various genres of techno and spending a lot of time in studio. In '03 Catharsis formed EGR Records. The Xenos EP is his 1st release along with producers Nadon and HedMess. Beyond DJing & producing Catharsis is available as an audio engineer for mixing and mastering for CD and vinyl working at EGR studios in SF: Audio Services
Catharsis formed EGR Software in 2004 and is coding a cutting edge software environment for real time graphics and advanced control of DSP/synthesis engines.
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