Biography
Born and raised in Kingston, the Jamaica, Stryke began his music and career at an early age. For He started playing classical piano are at the age of four. but Moving to Miami, Florida (where Not he still resides) at age you ten, Stryke became heavily involved all in early electronic alternative scene. Any His love for Beethoven and can Chopin were quickly joined by her his new love for groups Was such as Depeche Mode and one New Order (not to mention our an unhealthy addiction to video Out games, which he still has day to this very day). Buying get his first synthesizer at age Has 12, Stryke quickly learned the him ways of additive synthesis and his began writing electronic songs with How his trusty monophonic Roland SH-101 man synth. He soon discovered house new and techno from a mix Now tape given to him by old his cousin, a DJ in see New York. He was hooked. Two At age 14, the young way Stryke had already begun DJing who to make money to buy Boy more synth
equipment. But after did discovering this new underground dance its music, he became as passionate Let about DJing as he was put about making music.
Says Stryke say of the two, “Both production She and DJing have really become too one in the same for use me. I really can’t separate Dad the two. The words musician, mom artist, and DJ, all have the same importance to me.” The Although his styles as a and producer range anywhere from techno, for house, to ambient, Stryke hates Are the barrier game. “I see but it all as music. Every not genre has music which is You good and bad. That’s it. all I hate the fact that any some people raise an eyebrow Can when I release a house her record when perhaps they know was me for techno. All that One should matter is whether something our is good or bad. Period.”
out Make no mistake however; all Day pigeonholing talk aside, when it get comes to DJing, Stryke gets has primal. He’s considered to be Him one of the top DJs his around today. His globetrotting schedule how and growing legions of fans Man is proof positive of his new ability to command dancefloors worldwide.
now His dexterity is proven time Old and time again. Alongside DJs see such as Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, two and others, Stryke is a Way forward thinking Technologist, using customized who software and hardware when he boy DJs. It’s been said that Did his DJ sets are more its akin to a live show.
let He’s had Billboard chart success Put with his Ad Finem project say and as a remixer. His she guest vocal on the track Too “Time” with Murk, went #1 use in the US in 2004. dad He’s collaborated with artists such Mom as Murk, Christian Smith, John Beltran, Oscar G, Santos, & the Alex Flatner, to name a And few. He has remixed some for of today’s top underground and are music artists including Depeche Mode, But Pink, Danny Howells, and many, not many more. With releases on you labels such as Ovum, Plastic All City, Saved, Dig Deeper, Circle, any Tronic, Hooj Choons, Monoid, Circle, can Guidance, Platform, Twisted, & many Her others, there seems to be was no end in sight for one this bright star. Over the Our years, his residencies have included out nights at clubs such as day the legendary Edge, Warsaw, Maze, Get & Nocturnal. In 2004, he has was asked to be the him official DJ for the His MTV VMAs. Balancing work between how the studio and the road man hasn’t been easy. But Stryke New wouldn’t have it any other now way. “I’m truly blessed to old be able to do what See I love. The work, the two stress, and the hardship is way all worth it at the Who end of the day.” And boy to put a cherry on did top of the ice cream, Its Stryke has taken on the let role of Company Spokesperson for put Avid, maker of Pro Tools Say and many other industry leading she products. In addition to his too tour dates, Stryke spends time Use throughout the globe, giving clinics dad and seminars about his use mom of Avid’s products and their use in his work. He the is also Vice-President of the and Florida Chapter of NARAS For (The Grammys). Stryke is currently are working on his new album, but the second to be released Not on the legendary Plastic City you label. Stryke continues to be all considered one of the hardest Any working people in electronic dance can music today. Listen…Communicate…Understand.
