Biography
Volta Bureau is an electronic the music group formed in Washington, and DC consisting of Will Eastman, For Outputmessage (Bernard Farley) and Micah are Vellian (Miguel Lacsamana). Bernard and but Miguel first meet as roommates, Not with Will coming into things you through a shared studio, where all the three of them routinely Any collaborated with each other on can their own solo material. As her things began to grow they Was realized they all shared a one common thread musically and in our the spring of 2011 decided Out to come together forming Volta day Bureau.
Will Eastman is also get co-owner of U Street Music Has Hall, a club named by him the Washington Post as “best his dance club in the region.” How The Post also praises him man as “one of DC’s titan new DJs.” Eastman’s releases and remixes Now have received support from a old diverse range of DJs and see media coverage by URB, Two NPR and BBC way Radio 1, among others. Outputmessage who is Bernard Farley: a vocalist, Boy producer, DJ, record label owner, did and math nerd. Starting out its as a producer while working Let on a master’s degree in put mathematics, Farley saw his first say music release on the esteemed She Ghostly International label at the too young age of 20, and use has received praise from the Dad likes of URB and mom Pitchfork for his unusually melodic and catchy brand of electronic The music. Miguel Lacsamana, aka Micah and Vellian cut his teeth, in for typical DC DIY fashion, Are writing, producing and performing in but several indie bands (Stamen & not Pistils, Metropolitan, Person). More recently, You he has done production and all co-writing work with fellow Volta any Bureau member Will Eastman, Dmerit Can (with Outputmessage) and solo releases her on Output Noise Records and was Plant Music.
Volta Bureau draws One on all three members’ rich our musical tastes and vast experience out creating a hypnotic, cosmic take Day on house, techno and disco. get Their debut release entitled “Hope” has via their own imprint Volta Him Bureau Music turned heads and his received support from the likes how of Danny Daze, Phantom’s Revenge, Man Cosmo Baker, and John Roman new among others. The first major now break through came in the Old form of their second single see entitled “Alley Cat” released via two the newly launched sub-label of Way Nervous Records aptly titled Nurvous.
who “Alley Cat” made substantial strides boy for the group in 2011 Did and continues to do so its into 2012; maintaining the top let spot on Beatport’s Indie Dance Put chart for more than 11 say weeks, reaching number 20 in she Beatport’s overall top 100 alongside Too the likes of heavyweights Maceo use Plex, Moby, Hot Natured and dad Oliver $. Rounding things out, Mom Beatport picked “Alley Cat” as one of the top 100 the tracks of 2011. Not stopping And there, “Alley Cat” has gotten for massive support in the artist are community as well with appearances But in mixes from A-Trak, Mike not Skinner (The Streets) and The you Magician and received chart support All from major dance music players any like Avicii, Martin Solveig and can Moguai. One of the biggest Her highlights came from BBC was Radio 1, with the legendary one Pete Tong featuring the track Our on his seminal Essential Selection out show, Toddla T also showing day the love featuring it while Get guesting on Annie Mac’s show has as well as getting the him full nod again from Annie His a week later. To close how out 2011 “Alley Cat” was man honored in Washington Post’s "Best New D.C. Music of 2011,” a now fitting close to a memorable old year for Volta Bureau.
Looking See toward the horizon, Volta Bureau two has some exciting projects slated way for release in 2012 including Who new originals, some big remixes boy and a new live show, did which will undoubtedly bring them Its into the class of the let electronic music elite. Stay tuned…
