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RANK	SCORE ?	GENRE	LOCATION
61146	0	Techno	Berlin, DE

Dave Turov, NI, Muzzy NYC / Berlin

Uzbekistan born, then raised 1980's Brooklyn NY immigrant style, transitions and ghetto blasters where a way of life. Early connection to music came from the new wave / synth pop flare-up on one side, and the electro backed sounds that fired side walk break dancing, T-top IROC drive by's, and 86th St mix tapes on the other.

Formal music began at 9 with saxophone, then piano, dabs in woodwinds and brass, before settling into drums and percussion. For the next 10 years drums provided a way to intuitively fill that fundamental need for expressing one's self in groove, playing all styles and bands available. While in college rock and funk bands took over, one of which caught its 15 minutes scoring national airplay, MTV video, and tours of the northeast.

Eventually, the bands fizzled out and a new outlet was required. By chance the opportunity to DJ surfaced and the next instrument clicked in. In a week the first gig then almost every house party on campus for the next 3 years.

Then came Twilo. People like Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, and John Selway opened doors via that sound system and there was no return. The next few years were spent DJing techno and electro throughout NYC while studying the changes in cycles of music, scene, and city. Next step was producing events under the Muzzy moniker with help from Abe Duque, Frankie Bones, Adam X, Electric Indigo, Heather Heart, Traxx, Dinky, Magda, and Stewart Walker to help hold up techno and electro in NYC.

Expanding aspirations were not met with expanding opportunities. A more artistically fertile ground and bigger electronic audience were required. 2003 was the time for relocation to Berlin Germany where a centralizing electronic music community was thriving. With transition came new inspiration from a variety of sources. With inspiration came collaboration and DJ club / festival / even toilet gigs throughout Europe regularly playing with those that before were just far away influences, and the return to the stage with live drums.

Forward, more transitions: changing technology will lead to evolving performance, media, and product, but the fundamental need to express one's self with subwoofer drivers in an electronic aesthetic to more and more people will always remain constant.