ActivePhaze

ActivePhaze is the NYC based alter ego of DJ & Producer, Max Semenov. Life-long music aficionado & sounds collector, ActivePhaze began his United States creative adventure upon arrival to Big Apple in 2000 from Russia's most western borders, where he was already one of the most notable electronic & dance music advocates, event organizers, and underground DJs.ActivePhaze took the NYC DJ world by storm with gigs in downtown Brooklyn's nightspots with VJ VHHG, Manhattan’s Sullivan Room, Spiegel Tent, LeSouk, Pacha, Knitting Factory, Dance New Amsterdam, Nightingale, The Cocktail Room, HighLine, Remote Lounge, to name a few, as well as open turntable events, attending Scratch Academy's classes, and meeting an array of like-minded people, such as "EyeWash" multimedia shows run by Forward Motion Theater (FMT), http://forwardmotiontheater.org/ActivePhaze's eclectic styles palette range from hard to minimal, noise to beats, FXs and accapellas, every side of techno & house, ambient, modern classical, and all colors of Jazz. After the first A/V performance together with VJ VHHG, FMT's founders Eric Dunlap and Holly Daggers, invited him to become the resident DJ for Eye Wash. This was a turning point in creative activity and is still the duty of pride and his true interest. The DJ skills of ActivePhaze has branched far beyond dance floors and is used in multiple projects with modern dance theaters, a myriad of visual artists, performers, and fashion designers. Making people dance still remains ActivePhaze’s favorite source of fun and endless joy to share with the audience. Selected events & Venues: 2006 - 2008 Forward Motion Theater presents "EyeWash" mixed-media series @ Monkey Town, Williamsburg 2006 Spiegel Tent at South Street Seaport w Urban Wash Dance & VJ VHHG 2006 Turning Tables for Coffee Cup Theater season opening 2006 EyeWash @ Hudson Opera House 2006 Essential Wave & Polarlight CD Release Party 2006, 2007, 2008 Annual MoMA Family Festival 2007 Secret Society Wednesdays @ LeSouk Dance Series 2007 MadFlat & EyeWash presents: RED EYE experimental sequence of dance tracks and mixed arts 2007 Sullivan Room presents: KGB Dance Fridays 2007 Brooklyn Sessions @ Living Room 2008 Club PACHA NYC NEW 2008 YEAR CELEBRATION!!!! 2008 Real Art Ways Gallery's "CREATIVE HOUR" 2008 EyeWash @ *Dance New Amsterdam* 2008 "The Olana Partnership" 6th Annual Summer dance Party 2009 “Houston Symphony GALA”The history of programming and composing started in 1997 as HolyGun and (later) L'Utopist alter egos, most works of whom are lost and forgotten. All modern works produced under ActivePhaze name are released on several Indi European labels such as Gargan Records, Altai records, and A/V label ClubChroma.