Artist description RAVETek-13 is a one-man show. The alter ego of an otherwise mild-mannered 33 year old IT professional,focused on making music for the sheer fun of it. Sample based techno with some 303 and attitude thrown in for good measure. If you really like what you hear, please purchase my cd's and help fuel the fire!

Music Style Acid, House, Industrial, Techno....

Musical Influences The world around me and the mood I'm in.

Similar Artists Lords of Acid, Praga Khan, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, DJ Keoki, Crystal Method, Josh Wink

Artist History I've been a music afficionado since early childhood, raised on Rock/Pop (Kiss,Boston,Blondie,etc.),turning to Heavy Metal and Glam (Judas Priest,Ratt,etc.) during my teen years. At about this time, I picked up the guitar and truly learned about the power of creating music. I developed a deep interest in instrumental guitarists (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai) and focused on the art of songwriting and composition. As I entered my early twenties, I started to discover electronic music and a whole new world of creativity was opened. I slowly left the guitar behind (I still own 10 of them though!) but carried with me the lessons learned about expressing myself through music. From my humble techno-beginnings(a borrowed keyboard and a drum machine)to today(Ensoniq ASR-88, Roland Juno 106, ACID, ReBirth 2.0, Cubase VST), I have fully embraced the genre and its endless possibilities.

Group Members Gary Cardenas

Instruments Rebirth 338, Hammerhead, ACID Pro, Sound Forge, Cubase VST, a Pentium II 450, an Ensoniq ASR-88, a Roland Juno 106 and once in a while some sampled guitars. All new music recorded in The Green Room (home studio).

Albums Welcome To My World (DAM CD), Renaissance 2000 (DAM CD), Hypnotic (DAM CD), Sonic Mutation (DAM CD)

Press Reviews "F***ing GREAT!!!" - anonymous e-fan. "You phunkin rule. You are my new god....." - PhilRay "Kick Ass!!" - DMBJester2. "This is very good music, just the way i like it to be. This song [Angelic] just makes me wanna dance. A realy good Techno/Break-Beat. See it for yourself." - DJ Franky Macdonald. E-mail me and let me know. I love hearing your thoughts!

Additional Info Fans rule!!! Thanks for your continued support and for buying my CD's. I've picked up a couple of new gadgets thanks to your downloads and purchases, so keep your ears peeled for them on my next release!

Location Ft. Lauderdale, FL - USA

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