MICHAEL RIVERA
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From the brutal basslines and abrasive breakbeats of techstep to the sweeping pads and amens of intelligent, Michael's musical tastes run the gamut of Drum and Bass. Music has always played a large part in Michael's life. His father, a musician himself, introduced Mike to a wide variety of music at an early age; everything from The Ramones to Kraftwerk, Brian Eno to King Crimson. Add that to growing up emersed in Chicago's burgeoning House and Industrial scene, and it's not hard to see how Michael ended up where he is.
His first experience with the rave scene was a party called "Virtual Raveality" in the summer of '92. Afterwards, he slowly began making the rounds of the Chicago party circuit. It was here that he was first introduced to the sounds of Drum n' Bass. DJ's like Phantom 45, 3D, and Snuggles gave him his first lessons in breatbeat science.
After moving to Ithaca in the summer of '94 to attend Cornell, Michael's only contact with the scene was when he visited Chicago. That all changed after Mike discovered a local afterhours where Josh Doubles and Sneak-E Pete spun regularly in '97. It was around this time that Michael decided he wanted to spin. The rest is, as they say, history...
Expect to see more of Michael in the next few months a he begins his assult on the Upstate scene. And with his home studio coming together quickly, don't be surprised to hear a song of his own worked into a set! Currently "Final Transmission" has been making the rounds on dubplate.
In Fall of 2000, Michael launched Inflection Records, a new record label that will be bringing you cutting edge Drum N Bass from around the world.
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Tribehouse
LUCAS NARDI 
House, Deep