Chev Happy
Chev Happy tries his best to fight his low attention span, stomach sickness and coursework to make songs on a battered laptop. He likes digital squeakery, weird synths, sodomised breakbeats and gentle clicks, all tampered with DSP stylee, but he also makes sure to retain pop sensibilities and produce well-rounded songs that take people places and are worth repeat listens.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
timeline:
1985- born
1990- get atari st, am wowed by music
1991- buy first cassette, nirvana's 'nevermind'
1993- get sega megadrive, am wowed by music
1994- buy first cd, 'the best album in the world ever', subsequently discover chemical brothers, underworld, prodigy
1995- get pc, am not wowed by music, vow to rectify situation
1996- start making music on pc using the most primitive software in the world
1997- first hear aphex, squarepusher
2001- first hear venetian snares and bogdan raczynski
2002- acquire battered laptop, make more music
2003/4- set up this site (form filled out over new years day)
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Currently getting a show together. Dates will be posted as soon as i can work out how to play live.
Your musical influences
Currently listening to stuff on Warp, Rephlex, Planet-Mu, Tigerbeat6, Ipecac, Micromusic, Micro Music, 333, Violent Turd and Breakin' Records.
What equipment do you use?
Battered Laptop, software, VSTis
Anything else?
Currently recording a track for a satan-themed compilation on Spunktronics...
