Sean Deason
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Sean Deason is an American techno
producer from Detroit. His alias
es include Project X, Sounds Intangible Nature, Freq, and X-313.
Deason got his start doing graphic design
for Detroit techno
artists while studying at the Center for Creative Studies; among those whose sleeves he designed were Juan Atkins
, Derrick May, Kenny Larkin
, and A Guy Called Gerald
. He first produced for Acacia Records, owned by K Hand, and did work at Richie Hawtin
's studio before founding his own label, Matrix Records. His first full-length, Razorback, was issued on Studio !K7
in 1996.
As Freq
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
producer from Detroit. His alias
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
es include Project X, Sounds Intangible Nature, Freq, and X-313.
Deason got his start doing graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
for Detroit techno
Detroit techno
Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music beginning in the 1980s. Detroit, Michigan has been cited as the birthplace of techno music. Prominent Detroit Techno artists include Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson...
artists while studying at the Center for Creative Studies; among those whose sleeves he designed were Juan Atkins
Juan Atkins
Juan Atkins is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, specifically Detroit techno along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson...
, Derrick May, Kenny Larkin
Kenny Larkin
Kenny Larkin is an American techno producer from Detroit. He has been described by Allmusic as "massively influential" on American, British, and German techno....
, and A Guy Called Gerald
A Guy Called Gerald
A Guy Called Gerald is the stage name for the musician, record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson ....
. He first produced for Acacia Records, owned by K Hand, and did work at Richie Hawtin
Richie Hawtin
Richard Hawtin is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s...
's studio before founding his own label, Matrix Records. His first full-length, Razorback, was issued on Studio !K7
Studio !K7
Studio !K7 is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany that focuses mostly on electronic music. The name is an abbreviation of the company's original Berlin address, Kaiserdamm 7 . !K7 has since opened branch offices in New York City, Hamburg, London, and Tokyo.It has four independent...
in 1996.
Discography
As Sean Deason- Razorback (Studio !K7Studio !K7Studio !K7 is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany that focuses mostly on electronic music. The name is an abbreviation of the company's original Berlin address, Kaiserdamm 7 . !K7 has since opened branch offices in New York City, Hamburg, London, and Tokyo.It has four independent...
, 1996) - Allegory and Metaphor (Matrix, 2000)
- Dot & Etta's Shrimp Hut (Matrix, 2009)
As Freq
- Heaven (Distance RecordsDistance RecordsDistance Records is a French dance music record label, and specializes in ambient, goa trance, house and techno. However, this label has shut down; the website was taken offline in 2004....
, 1997)