A complete solo project titled, "Psychosis Formatted." An electronic blend of influences from melodic synth-pop, cut-throat vocals of metal, distorted beats that shift and the occasional droning guitar-work that bites with a crunch.
The tracks have a broad range of being completely symphonic to industrial complexity of melodies with the accompaniment of synthetic beats. Psychosis Formatted tries to mesh together several genres (from ambience, classical, down-tempo, industrial, metal, to trip-hop) to come up with innovative songs.
At the start, Psychosis Formatted was an unnamed project to help me attain my dream career as a producer. I was in the Marine Corps at the time and everyone I knew who created music was at an ocean's distance from me. I started out with the Boss SP-505 sampler (My very first electronic gear aside from the guitar). I loved manipulating my voice with that machine. (Making crank calls was so much fun!) A friend of mine had turn me over to the software side. If I had the money, I would've stayed as a hardware freak.
So with the introduction of software, I started making music and read so many books/magazine articles about music production. I've learn so much since then and I am still learning everyday. The technology is going at a rapid pace so everyday you have to learn something new, even if it's a lingo at that.
I started making music without a handle. Then for a brief time, I went by DJ sKuMm. I only DJ'd once at a bar in Japan; but that's insufficient for me to go by as a DJ. After searching on the internet, just about everyone and their kid brother went by that name as well. I'm not a DJ, so I needed a persona change for my music. Psychosis Formatted entered the domain for the name change game and has been fortified since.
What started as a creativity outlet to enchance skills in the recording arts is now a project on it's own for others to enjoy. So far I'm receiving positive responses and requests for collaborations. I will continuing making more music as Psychosis Formatted.
Nope, as a musician I make an appearance here and there to help other bands on the stage. Very rare to find me on stage though.
I have many musicians and bands that have influence me over the years and it grows everyday. Some of the more noticeable influences on Psychosis Formatted are Rob Dougan, Kenji Kawai, Sarah Brightman, Assemblage 23, VNV Nation, Massive Attack, Switchblade Symphony, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Deftones, Static-X, Misery Loves Co., Charlie Clouser, Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber, Daniel Myer, Jack Dangers, Dismantled, 16 Volt, Portishead, Acumen Nation, Ministry, Flesh Field, and all the classical masterpieces. Just to give you an idea.
Hardware:
Ibanez SC520EX, LTD F-100FM and Jackson PS-2 Electric Guitars
EMG Pickups
Sepia Crue Custom EA-300 Acoustic Guitar
Zoom 505 Guitar FX Pedal
Roland FantomX6
M-Audio Project Mix I/O
Behringer Eurorack UB802
M-Audio Luna Mic
Software:
Reason, FL Studio, Cubase, Soundforge, Pro Tools M-Powered and alot of plugins.
Go and tell your friends about Psychosis Formatted. Spread it like an epidemic!
For the the future, I'm looking to make more aggressive tracks.
I also have a trip-hop genre side-project titled, "Subliminal Binary Assault."