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Crash Berlin
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Out of 19 votes - Similar Artists: Fisherspooner, Pet Shop Boys, Art of Noise
Out of 19 votes
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Genre: Electronic & Dance » Electronica
Editor's review
California electro-breaks pioneer, promoter, and producer Daniel Merlot has fronted Crash Berlin for the last ten years while also touring with Lollapalooza, hosting MTV Countdown in Tokyo, and writing songs for such artists as Mad Professor, Perry Farrell, and Kool Keith.
Biography
SINC Recordings presents CRASH BERLIN
DANIEL MERLOT
Creator and main producer for Crash Berlin.For the last 10 years Dan Merlot has been a vital player in the breaks-electro scene in California .Ever since organizing an ongoing series of successfull events in San Francisco back in 1994 that included top break deejays, performance artists and live music Merlot then expanded to hosting the same type of events in Tokyo and Los Angeles.While out in Tokyo Merlot hosted t.v. shows such as MTV countdown, BBC specials on the Tokyo music scene and the popular Megalamaniacs on the music channel Space Shower T.V. He also toured and played on Japans biggest electronica festivals in front of crowds of up to 7,000 people. Producer,deejay and musician Merlot has produced tracks with people such as Mad Proffessor,Perry Farrell,and Kool Keith. Merlot also started a couple of live projects called Chilldren ov Paradise and Beyond Race that combined live musicians and electronica .With these projects and deejaying Merlot has played alongside ,toured,opened for or collaborated with such types as Lee Scratch Perry,Aphex Twin, DjSpooky,Janes Addiction,Kool Keith,Dj Tsyoshi,Freaky Chakra etc.He just finished a 30 city tour american tour with the revitalized Lollapalooza festival deejaying and producing cutting edge performance ideas.Look out for his hydro-funked electro cubic breakbeat sets coming to a city near u.......
