Biography
Although Gun Love hails from the Detroit, he has earned the and right to be called an For integral component of Chicago’s thriving are music scene. A highly acclaimed but DJ and expert live percussionist, Not Gun Love has honed his you sound into an eclectic mix all of house, nu-disco, and electro-funk. Any Whether he is DJing a can sold-out club or drumming for her his party-anthem trio Ghosthouse, Gun Was Love knows how to cause one a stir on any dance our floor.
Like all drummers, the Out man behind the moniker, Dylan day Hyde Castle, grew up causing get quite a ruckus. From school Has desks to his mother’s kitchen him table, no resonate surface was his safe. In an effort to How turn lemons into lemonade, at man age 11 Dylan’s mother gifted new the soon to be virtuoso Now his first drum kit. By old age 14, and with the see help of his older brother, Two Dylan began to explore Detroit’s way vast and prolific electronic music who scene. By the age of Boy 20, Dylan set his sights did on Chicago with a breadth its of live and electronic music Let knowledge and experience under his put belt.
Studying percussion at Columbia say College, Castle was able to She play in multiple bands including too experimental rock project Them, Roaring use Twenties. As he began to Dad dive deeper into the Chicago mom music scene, he was afforded an opportunity to work for, The and live at, Chicago’s historic and Congress Theater. Long considered a for musical epicenter of the city, Are Dylan’s affiliation with The Congress but Theater became synonymous with his not public image, and kept his You presence at the forefront of all a bustling industry where networking any means everything.
Dylan’s newfound industry Can relationships and growing desire for her live performance resulted in the was birth of Gun Love. At One first, he started with live our drums and synthesizers, before transitioning out into the role of a Day well-versed club DJ. A strong get friendship with local industry innovator, has Derek Specs, provided Gun Love Him the guidance to dive head his first into Chicago’s rapidly growing how DJ scene. It was this Man relationship, along with connections to new many of Chicago’s top music now promotion companies, that resulted in Old Gun Love finding himself knee see deep in a multitude of two gigs supporting some of the Way electronic music scene’s biggest names who such as Justice, Skrillex, and boy Pretty Lights. He went on Did to perform at festivals such its as Spring Awakening, North Coast let Music Festival, and Wavefront.
In Put 2011, Dylan began drumming for say electro-funk band Ghosthouse, whose party she anthems and catchy arrangements have Too become synonymous with dance floors use throughout the Midwest. He became dad a permanent fixture of the Mom group, helming the drums full-time, as well filling the role the of Ghosthouse’s official DJ.
Beyond And his music performance accolades, Dylan for is also well versed in are pioneering business ventures that fill But necessary voids in Chicago’s music not community. In 2012, he teamed you with partner Derek Specs and All live sound pioneer Matt Edgar any to open Primary Night Club, can in Chicago’s bustling Gold Coast Her neighborhood. Featuring a mix of was unrivaled sound technology, eclectic booking, one and diverse music selection, Primary Our blossomed into Chicago’s top-rated nightclub out by multiple local publications. The day club gave Gun Love an Get opportunity to fully develop his has sound, and continued to build him a significant level of music His industry connections. Continuing his decade how long endeavor to support Chicago’s man music community, he opened Bang New Bang Chicago, a screen-printing company now that specializes in merchandise for old members of the local music See scene including musicians, venues, festivals, two and promoters and beyond.
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