keem all hippies: Meet Dave Wrangler ! ! !

sábado, 24 de mayo de 2008

Meet Dave Wrangler ! ! !

ASCAP, Grammy, and Recording Academy artist Dave Wrangler is unsure if his passion for writing, producing and performing is a gift or a curse. Dave’s intuitive musical vision is difficult for some understand as he thrives on chaos and diversity-leaving some to scratch their heads. Dave has always been perplexed at how many DJs rule out great music because it doesn’t fall into their preferred genre. While becoming guilty of this himself for a short period of time as a house DJ, he is ecstatic to be doing things his way. In his opinion, there is a common element amongst everything organic, including music. When questioned about his change in direction, Dave says, “I always felt an element of guilt, as well as the feeling that I was depriving myself and the audience when I was not performing in my own style. I absolutely love many different types of music, all types-how can any self-proclaimed aficionado not? I feel that part of maturing as a person AND an artist is doing what it is you feel you can do honestly, efficiently and tastefully. I don’t want to ever limit myself to anything, within reason-no matter what it is. There is so much the universe has to offer, we simply need to be cognizant of when and how it speaks to us.”

As one of the busiest and most versatile DJ’s in his current home of Houston, TX, he is becoming one of the most acclaimed new producers/remixers on the blogosphere. Dave’s tracks, remixes and DJ sets have been featured with the likes of underground and mainstream powerhouses: Soulwax, Diplo, Justice, CSS, Peaches, Portishead, M.I.A. and Santogold on many of the most championed blogs around. A handful of Dave’s remixes have been downloaded over one thousand times! The “flower of life” the geometrical symbol which he holds very sacred, means “the eye of God, seeing in all directions at the same time.” It is this meaning that he channels in personal philosophy and his musical message-blending elements of hip-hop, electronica, indie, dance, and metal.

Dave believes that collage exists as the ultimate art form-well, his preferred artform; which his music and mixes can attest to. He has been an avid user of Ableton Live for the past 5 years and considers himself to be a master of it’s production/remixing features. While Dave spends innumerable hours remixing party tracks for his own DJ use, he is concentrating heavily on his first full length album, with all instrumentation and vocals written, arranged and performed himself.