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  • Genre: House / Jazz / Techno

    Location Detroit / Berlin, Please select your region, Un

    Profile Views: 246483

    Last Login: 11/30/2010

    Member Since 12/17/2004

    Website therebelagency.com

    Record Label Visionquest, Supplement Facts, Wagon Repair, Spectral, M_nus

    Type of Label Major

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Biography

Ryan Crosson makes house and techno inspired by the historical precedent set in his native city of Detroit and his adopted hometown of Berlin. His musical output is shaped by pioneering artists like Kevin Saunderson, Richie Hawtin, and Moodymann in the US, in addition to European heavyweights like Pantytec, Ricardo Villalobos, and Thomas Brinkmann. Situated loosely between these two defining poles, alongside his fellow American peers like Shaun Reeves, Seth Troxler and Lee Curtiss, Ryan delivers an obsessive attention to the constant progression of his sound and embodies a ceaseless energy that carries itself from the studio directly into his live set and DJ performances. Ryan consistently chooses to steer away from the predictable circuit of so-called “underground” club hits, instead favouring a process of constant renewal, returning both to early influential material and to emerging sounds that depart from well-trodden trends. This is best demonstrated by the evolution of his sound from minimal hits like ‘Gotham Road’ and ‘Hopskotch’, through the organic underground house strains of his ‘Visionquest’ remix of Kiki’s ‘Good Voodoo’ and recent ‘You’ve Got Me’ EP on Supplemental Facts to the haunting cosmic beauty of his brand new ‘Birds & Souls’ project on Spectral Sound. <

Likewise, Ryan’s production and sampling practices depart from the world of electronic music by accessing histories of sound, referencing musique concrete, 1970's funk, and East African jazz. In the past Ryan has released tracks on diverse and groundbreaking labels like m-nus, Telegraph, Trapez, and Wagon Repair and more recently Spectral Sound, Supplemental Facts and Alphahouse. From the outset Ryan immediately gave himself over to a life of touring and performance that keeps a steady focus on both the avant-garde aesthetics and deeply emotional bonds of dance music subculture.

His move to Berlin back in 2007 has opened up residencies for Ryan at Alte Borse in Zurich, Arena Club in Berlin, and of course the notorious summer weekly party, Soulshower, at Club Der Visionaere. In addition to this the move to Europe has also allowed Ryan to create some extremely tight bonds with new friends that has taken him back into the studio for much of his time.

New projects slated for 2010 with Cesar Merveille, Latin house maestro Guti and his monumental new pairing with Sergio Giorgini as Birds & Souls are set to propel Ryan to the forefront of today's current dance music scene. In addition Ryan as 2010 draws to a close, Ryan is due to launch his new Visionquest label alongside Seth Troxler, Lee Curtiss and Shaun Reeves as a platform for exposing new music to the electronic music scene and beyond.

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Discography

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 Gerber, Crosson, Guti, Paulus- Time for A Change - Supplement Facts - 2010
Birds & Souls - Birds & Souls - Spectral - 2010
Ryan Crosson & Guti - You've Got Me - Supplement Facts - 2010
Ryan Crosson - Little Helpers EP - Little Helpers for DJs - 2010
C.P.R. - A Piece of History - Wolf + Lamb X04 - 2009
Ryan Crosson - Confiteria del Molino - Wagon Repair 044 - 2008
Ryan Crosson - Under the Willow - Alphahouse 012 - 2008
Ian Grosson - Sleepblanket - Remake Musique 002 - 2008
Ryan Crosson - Gotham Road - Trapez 045 - 2006
Ryan Crosson - Artists Have Bad Haircuts - Telegraph 023 - 2006
Berg Nixon - Box Escape - M_nus 037 - 2006
Ryan Crosson - The Plane Ride - Archipel 2005
Ryan Crosson - Say So EP - Trapez 036 - 2005

Remixes:
 Plastikman - Mind in Rewind (Berg Nixon Remix) - Minus - 2011
Seuil & DOP - Prostitute (Visionquest Remix) - EKLO - 2010
Paul Ritch & D'Julz - Run (Visionquest Remix) - Quartz - 2010
Tracey Thorn - Swimming (Visionquest Remix) - 2010
Walker Barnard - Follow the Smoke (Crosson Remix) - Adjunct Audio - 2010
Inxec & Matt Tolfrey - Real Talk (Crosson Remix) - Murmur - 2010
Kenneth J. Gibson - Something In the Way - Culprit - 2010
Nicolas Jaar - Russian Dolls (Ryan Crosson Remix) - Clown Sunset - 2010
RadioSlave - Orchestrating Manuevers in the Dark (Troxler & Crosson Remix) - OM 2009
Voodeux - Dead End Motel (Crosson's Back to Shuffle Remix) - Mothership - 2009
Kiki - Good Voodoo (Visionquest Remix) - BPitch Control - 2009
Louderbach - Shine (Berg Nixon Remix) - M_nus 2009
Gadi Mizrahi - I Know (Ryan's Absent Minded Remix) - Wolf & Lamb 2008
Dilo vs. Gurtz - Cosacos (Crosson Rmx) - Einmalins 2008
Santos Resiak - Derrape (Crosson Rmx) - Gluckskind 2008
Ecco - Superficial K(Crosson's Backyard Remix) -TicTacToe 2008
Butane / Sweet and Candy (Visionquest Remixes) - Dumb Unit 2007
Louderbach - Scattered from the Inside (CrossonRmx) -Underline 2007
Final Cut - Anytime(CrossonRmx) - Det. Authority 2007
From Karaoke to Stardom - UppersDownersScreamers (CrossonRmx) - Rrygular 2007
Miss Fitz - Passed the Line (Crosson Rmx) - EKLO 2007
Seth Troxler - Lover Berzerker (Crosson Remix) Beretta Grey 2006
George S - 150 Razones (Crosson Edit) - Esperanza 2006
Troy Pierce - 25 Bitches (Berg Nixon Edit) - M_nus 2006
Troy Pierce - 25 Bitches (Berg's ZigZag Mix) - M_nus 2006
Swat Squad - Escoria (CrossonRmx) - Trapez Ltd. 2006
Szenario - Spandiforific (Crosson Remix) - Leftroom 2006
Violett - Kids (Crosson Remix) - Telegraph 2006
Miss Fitz - Lick The Tick (Crosson Remix) - Sushitech 2006

V/A Compilations / Mix CD's:
 Ryan Crosson - Metro Bunker - EKLO - 2010
Ryan Crosson - Don't Look Further - Spectral - 2010
Ryan Crosson - Slow Down - Circus Company - 2009
Ryan Crosson - Plug - Esperanza - 2009
Reference vs. Crosson / Troxler - The Bumps - Beretta Grey - 2008
Ryan, Dilo, Gurtz - A Doglike - Detroit vs. Argentina - Igloo Digital - 2008
Ryan Crosson - Spray Painted Flowers -Detroit vs. Argentina - Igloo Digital - 2008
Berg Nixon "Victoria Station" - Min2Max- M_nus 2006
Ryan Crosson "Junk Mail" - 4 in a Row - TicTacToe 2005
Ryan Crosson "Illusion" - Beretta Grey V/A Vol.1 - Beretta Grey 2006
Ryan Crosson "Bowstring" - Bits to Phono - Mo's Ferry 2006
Ryan Crosson "Painters Day" - DE9 Transitions - M_nus 2006
Ryan Crosson "Painters Day" Triple R Selection 4 - Trapez 2006
Berg Nixon "25 Bitches Zig Zag Remix" - She's a Dancing Machine-M_nus2006
Ryan Crosson "Artists Have Bad Haircuts" - She's a Dancing Machine-M_nus2006
Ryan Crosson "Gotham Road" - She's a Dancing Machine-M_nus2006
Ryan Crosson - The Move - YOTM 2005
Retail - Working - YOTM 2005
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