Genetically Modified Beats

Posted on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 1:13 pm

An Electronic Music collaboration between Canadian Matt Chisholm and South African Eben Pretorius.

Both artists have always had a deep rooted love for music, which began at a very young age. Mastering the DJ skills of track selection and set progression in their home countries, fate would eventually find them both Djing for peak time crowds throughout Taiwan’s electronic music scene. With over 16 years of combined dj experience between them. Their taste for eccentric Electro with banging bass lines, found them crossing paths on the dance floor and in the booth.

In early 2007 they began working together in the studio to create something new. That year they began Djing live as the duo “Too Bad It’s Not Tronic”. They brought the latest dirty beats and live mash up sets to the Taiwan scene. Their sets were unique, always giving club goers something new to grind to. 2008 found them refining their skills even further and pushing different genre boundaries. Over the years their banging sets were heard at many of Taipei’s nightclubs. They had crowds jumping and wanting more every time they played.

2009 saw the end of “Too Bad It’s Not Tronic”. The talented Canadian, South African duo decided to move onto their next big endeavor. Bringing their studio to the stage and forming the live electronic group; Genetically Modified Beats. Using their large libraries of tracks, loops and samples along with Ableton Live and an array of Midi Devices they’re able to create, modify and play with a living, moving electronic music soundscape. Their performances throughout 2009 as Genetically Modified Beats received rave reviews both in print and online.

Grabbing the attention of clubs, promoters and peers began to pay off when they were offered a residency at Taiwan’s biggest club Luxy. Not letting up, they began to collaborate with the infamous D.Hooker resulting in the successful “A State Of Sound” parties. Melding interactive performance art with electronic music changed the way people thought about club nights. With their one a kind sets rocking the dance floors they continued to push forward, bringing their stage presence and unique sound to the masses. Their staying power in the world of electronic music became cemented when at the end of 2009 they were voted the #1 DJ of Taiwan.

Not content with just their live performances. The talented duo can also be found hard at work in their Taiwan based studio. They are currently remixing local artists and putting the finishing touches on a handful of original tunes which are waiting to drop on their highly anticipated 2010 debut Album! On top of that, G.M.B bootleg remixes, edits and mashups can always be found littered through their live sets and mix cds.

They site electronic musical influences by artists, such as; Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Booka Shade, Chemical Brothers, Crookers, Justice, Vitalic, MSTRKRFT and The Street Life Djs just to name a few.With the technical tools and the mental know how, they’re taking Electronic Music to the next level. Don’t miss the chance to experience Genetically Modified Beats Live in 2010.

QUOTES FROM THE INDUSTRY ABOUT G.M.B

Tom Leeming, Vinyl Word/Taipei Times:

GMB are one of the most technically aware, modern sounding, aurally proficient teams around. With an exceptionally deft touch on Ableton and a keen ear for stimulating sounds seeing the boys in action is a treat and a highly accomplished act. After covering most of the top acts in Taiwan through the Vinyl Word there is no doubt in my mind they match party wise what most visiting deejays have done here before them. One wonders and hopes, to the detriment of Taiwan perhaps, that Eben and Matt can make the leap from the R.O.C one day to bigger, though no less demanding, party arenas.

Angus Yeates – Frog in a Sock Entertainment:

G.M.B. have played our parties for years and have proved time and time again they know how to create the perfect vibe for a variety of crowds and venues. These boys take there music seriously and have continued to improve and gain a pretty loyal following of fans in the Taipei. We are always happy to have them involved in our parties.

Alita Rickards, contributing reporter, Taipei Times:

It’s rare that the music is so good that there’s no chance to leave the dance floor to get a drink – GMB’s last show at Luxy had me wishing for one average track so I could make a run to the bar – which never happened. I danced my ass off the entire time this duo were on the decks.

Chad Ordoyne, Perpetual Motion Taipei:

GMB has consistently put on good shows for us and have developed quite a following here in Taiwan. Perpetual Motion always has a good time slot for Matt and Eben anytime we put together a festival!

【關於GMB】

來自加拿大的Matt Chisholm和南非籍的Eben Pretorius，組成了這個電子音樂二人組，兩人對音樂根深蒂固的熱情早從很年輕的時候就開始了。早從在家鄉時，這兩人就已經掌握對於選曲以及連續接歌的DJ技巧，而命運終於透過台灣的電音場域找到了他們來替尖峰時段的群眾表演！兩人擁有加起來超過16年的DJ經驗，他們與眾不同的Electro風格伴隨著動感的Bass穿透了舞池與DJ台！ 2007初，他們開始在錄音室共同合作創造新作品，他們以名為”Too Bad It’s Not Tronic”的二人團體開始了他們的DJ生涯，帶著最新的Dirty Beats和現場Mashup演出來到台灣的舞台，他們的作品是如此地獨特，永遠都能為場內的派對客帶來耳目一新的體驗！ 2008的他們，在技術上大大地提升、並朝向更多不同類型的音樂類型推進，多年來他們的Banging Sets也已經在台北許多夜店廣為流傳！他們的每一次上場，都有廣大群眾興奮地又叫又跳，希望能聽到他們更多、再更多！在2009結束了”Too Bad It’s Not Tronic”之後，極具天份分別來自加拿大和南非的兩人決定前往下一個努力的目標，要從他們的工作室前進至大舞台、並且將他們的電音團隊正式組織起來，取名為Genetically Modified Beats！運用他們廣大資料庫之中的曲目、重複的節奏以及取樣音色，結合Ableton Live混音軟體和數組MIDI設備，他們能夠在現場多變的電音場域之下去創造、改造和發揮他們即興的電音表演風格！ GMB在2009年一整年的表現在平面媒體或是電子媒體上都是佳評如潮！他們緊緊地吸引了各大夜店的注意，終於台灣最大的夜店LUXY開始請他們常駐演出！絲毫不敢鬆懈的兩人開始與DJ D. Hooker合作，成功的造就了”A State Of Sound”派對活動！融合互動表演藝術與電子音樂，改變了人們對於夜店的傳統印象，他們用自己獨特的作風震撼舞池，又持續的推進把他們的舞台表現以及獨特的聲音帶給群眾，他們在電子音樂界的後勁鞏固了他們在2009年底被評為台灣第一的DJ！不光滿足於現場表演，這個天才二人團體同樣用心地在工作室裏努力耕耘，他們目前正將台灣當地藝人的作品重新混音、並且在許多原作之中加入修飾，這些都將會放入他們2010備受矚目的首張專輯之中！ GMB的混音、編輯和Mashups，其實已經經常混入他們的現場表演版本和一些CD合輯裡。他們受到了以下這些藝人的電音類型影響： Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Booka Shade, Chemical Brothers, Crookers, Soulwax, Justice, Vitalic, MSTRKRFT and The Street Life Djs. 透過高科技的工具和專業知識， 他們正將電子音樂帶到更高的境界， 2010年絕對不要錯過體驗Genetically Modified Beats Live的機會！