ROOM 2 Lauri Soini & Magnus Blomkvist (Nerd Network)
ROOM 3 Komposti Sound presents Dance Inna Di Bassement
Tickets: 5 before 23, 9 after age 20+
MORGAN GEIST
This New Jersey native was initially inspired by England's take on the sound of Detroit, but eventually tracked techno back to its Motor City innovators. When he began listening to music, however, it was the sound of early-'80s synth heroes like Devo, Severed Heads and New Order alongside early hip-hop, jazz and 60s Hindi film soundtracks.
After over a year of late-night sessions in New Jersey and Manhattan, Metro Area burst onto the scene in 1999 with their self-titled debut 12" featuring the cult smash "Atmosphrique." The brainchild of veteran producers Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani, Metro Area was born out of the duo's dichotomous love of both the old moods of R&B, disco and boogie and the more cutting-edge sound of innovative house and techno.
Before forming Metro Area, Geist attended Oberlin (where he founded his record label, Environ, in 1995) and was responsible for a number of highly regarded solo releases.
Linkit:
http://www.myspace.com/morgangeist
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Morgan+Geist
http://environrecords.com
