"Am I happy with who I am? Am I happy with the people around me? Am I happy with what I'm doing? Am I happy with the way my life is going? Do I have a life or am I just living? Do not let these questions strain or trouble you just point youself in the direction of your dreams find your strengh in the sound and make your transition."- Underground Resistance
About Mr. Automatic and Iconoclast Records:
Iconoclast Records was formed out of a DJ coalition in Chicago Illinois, and aims to produce music that is both compositionally interesting, and publicly accessible. The label is run by Mr. Automatic, with promotional assistance from Joe Vortech.
Mr. Automatic is also a member of The Image Front (w/Joe Vortech), and one of the original founders of Iconoclast. Currently, he works with Metropop Media, Retropop!, Boutique Sound, and Iconoclast doing events around Chicago. His current residencies include both Delilah's, The Velvet Elvis with Joe Vortech, and most of the Smash and Crunch parties.
Mr. Automatic has performed with artists including Le Castle Vania, Pase Rock, Mark Almaria, Passions, Drop the Lime, and Tycho.
Besides being a music producer, Mr. Automatic has mixed video for Funky Couture's Jeudisoir night at Victor Hotel, Ramp at Sonoteque, and currently designs visuals for the band Skybox.
He has also performed visuals for Trancid, Gene Hunt, Emulsion, Le Castle Vania, Gene Farris, Four Energy Drink, Diz, Lego, Michael Sarafini, and Mark Grant among others.
Press Releases:
"Notre chauvinisme nous pousse à croire qu'en matière d'Electro il n'y a que les productions françaises qui sont de bonnes qualités, à la rigeur Européennes.. Non et les contre-exemples se comptent sur les doigts de plusieurs centaines de mains. Curses!, Guns n Bombs, DJ Funk, R-Kelly pour ne citer que eux. Comme ce dernier, Mr. Automatic est de Chicago, leurs styles musicaux sont diamétralement opposés mais ils ont pourtant quelque chose en commun. Etrange.. Cependant ca ne se sent pas du tout dans leurs morceaux. Et après tout tant mieux..
Iggy Pop "- Starcknroses
"You'll regret it if you miss Chicago DJ Mr. Automatic, a long-time veteran of collectives like Metropop Media, Retropop!, Boutique Sound and Iconoclast."-Lizrevision.com
"...Mr. Automatic, a fine multimedia artist in his own right, [provides] visuals and installations for events around Chicago with Metropop Media and Retropop! Tonight, Mr. Automatic will be flexing his musical muscles with an eclectic mix of downtempo, and 60s pop and disco."-Flavorpill
Remixes:
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Slow Runner- Break Your Momma's Back (Image Front Remix)
Houston Bernard- Gorgeous (Image Front Smash and Crunch Remix)
Justin McGrath- The Night That Laid Still (The Image Front's Tru Rave Remix)
Ahab Rex- Ordinary Things (Mr. Automatic's Do Science Remix) - featured on Palms out sounds Remix Sunday- second place winner of Sam Ash remix competition with Tittsworth
Emulsion- LeftRightLeftRight (Mr. Automatic's Detroit's SOL Remix)
MDP-What Is Love? (Mr. Automatic Remix)
Metallica- Orion (Mr. Automatic Remix)
Robbi- Get Ready (Mr. Automatic Remix)
Video Production: