Artist description 2-man Live Electronica. Samplers, synths, grooveboxes, drum machines and assorted boxs strewn about and wired together with MIDI cables. We primarily play live sets at various local clubs, but we'll remix your band just for fun. Come see us live and buy our CD, "tinpanmonkeycrunch". New Album "Stereo Vibrator" NOW available!!

Music Style Electronic

Musical Influences Funk - Punk - Techno - Electroclash - 80's pop

Similar Artists Chemical Brothers, Groove Armada, Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, u-Ziq, BT, Dirty Vegas, Electroclash, The Scorpions

Artist History Off-shoot of now defunct San Diego alternative/power punk band, theShirlies. Both members of band have been writing and recording electronic music in some form since the eighties. Started writing Rotator tracks summer of 1999. First live show, April 15, 2000 at Livewire in San Diego. Recently have played live at the world famous CASBAH, as well as The Kensington Club in San Diego proper. Opened up for Afroman and the Sneaker Pimps...more to come.

Group Members Jeff Trageser & Mark Sgarbossa.

Instruments JP8000 RM1x QSR ESi32 DM5 CasioAZ1 SP202 SP808 VS840 REASON 1962 Fender Mustang

Albums 'tinpanmonkeycrunch' (PG04) - 'Stereo Vibrator' (PG06) - 'Electronic Underground'(Mp3.com Compilation/pick of the litter CD)

Press Reviews "Is there such a thing as 'retro-techno'? I think Rotator may be inventing/perfecting it. Two grown boys and a lot of toys make up this duo who are hitting San Diego and the world (73,000 + hits on MP3) with a pulse pounding electronic sound that maintains a pop-sensibility that keeps them very radio friendly. Samplers, synths, drum machines, croaking frogs, and 60's style guitar loops combine with live vocals processed to perfection. The duo give off an energy in their live performance that is infectious and takes them beyond the average digitized show." -The Smell Of Dead Fish Magazine May 2002........."Rotator, an electronic outfit that does more than simply spin records and press machine buttons to create songs. The duo mixes self-written music with samples, and keyboard. On stage, they add live vocals. They jump up and down,too. Rotator is like San Diego's answer to the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim." -NINA GARIN-San Diego Union Tribune March 1, 2001

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Location San Diego, CA - USA

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