Proem (musician)
Encyclopedia
Proem, whose real name is Richard Bailey, is a 35-year-old musician. Formerly a resident of Austin, Texas
, he now resides in Houston. He has been releasing music since 1999 on labels like Merck
, n5MD, and Hydrant.
Bailey started experimenting with electronic devices at an early age, using thrift store turntable
s, some tape decks, a few cheap Casio
SK-5s, and some circuit bent
bargain bin keyboards. He currently sequences in FL Studio
, using a number of VST plugins, such as Kontakt and Reaktor
.
Proem has released several albums, EPs, and remixes. He is regarded as one of the early members of US Intelligent dance music
scene.
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EPs:
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, he now resides in Houston. He has been releasing music since 1999 on labels like Merck
Merck Records
Merck Records was a record label based in Miami and run by Gabe Koch. It released electronic music.-Background:Their releases cover a wide range of styles, from cut up vocal hip hop by their most prominent artist Machinedrum, to central IDM by artists like Proem, Mr. Projectile, and Deru, to...
, n5MD, and Hydrant.
Bailey started experimenting with electronic devices at an early age, using thrift store turntable
Phonograph
The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...
s, some tape decks, a few cheap Casio
Casio
is a multinational electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Casio is best known for its electronic products, such as calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches...
SK-5s, and some circuit bent
Circuit bending
Circuit bending is the creative customization of the circuits within electronic devices such as low voltage, battery-powered guitar effects, children's toys and small digital synthesizers to create new musical or visual instruments and sound generators....
bargain bin keyboards. He currently sequences in FL Studio
FL Studio
FL Studio is a digital audio workstation developed by the Belgian company Image-Line. FL Studio features a graphical user interface based on a pattern-based music sequencer...
, using a number of VST plugins, such as Kontakt and Reaktor
Reaktor
Reaktor is a graphical modular software music studio of proprietary license developed by Native Instruments. It lets musicians and sound specialists design and build their own instruments, samplers, effects and sound design tools. It is supplied with many ready-to-use instruments and effects, from...
.
Proem has released several albums, EPs, and remixes. He is regarded as one of the early members of US Intelligent dance music
IDM
IDM may refer to:Science and technology* Identity management, the management of the identity life cycle of an entity* IDM Computer Solutions* Integrated Data Management...
scene.
Discography
Full Albums:- (1999) Burn Plate No.1 (CD) Hydrant Records
- (2001) Negativ (CD) Merck RecordsMerck RecordsMerck Records was a record label based in Miami and run by Gabe Koch. It released electronic music.-Background:Their releases cover a wide range of styles, from cut up vocal hip hop by their most prominent artist Machinedrum, to central IDM by artists like Proem, Mr. Projectile, and Deru, to...
- (2001) Among Others (MD) n5MD
- (2004) liveMD[cd?] (CD) n5MD
- (2004) Socially Inept (CD) Merck RecordsMerck RecordsMerck Records was a record label based in Miami and run by Gabe Koch. It released electronic music.-Background:Their releases cover a wide range of styles, from cut up vocal hip hop by their most prominent artist Machinedrum, to central IDM by artists like Proem, Mr. Projectile, and Deru, to...
- (2004) Songs 4 The City Bus (CD) Coredump RecordsCoredump RecordsCoredump Records was an electronic music independent record label based in Midvale, Utah. Coredump Records was founded in 2002 and closed in 2006 due to the death of his founder Jay Jedlicka....
- (2006) You Shall Have Ever Been (2xCD) Merck RecordsMerck RecordsMerck Records was a record label based in Miami and run by Gabe Koch. It released electronic music.-Background:Their releases cover a wide range of styles, from cut up vocal hip hop by their most prominent artist Machinedrum, to central IDM by artists like Proem, Mr. Projectile, and Deru, to...
- (2007) A Permanent Solution (CD) n5MD
- (2009) Till There's No Breath (CD) Nonresponse
- (2010) Enough Conflict (CD) n5MD
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EPs:
- (2002) No_Carrier
- (2002) 2=1 (Vinyl)