Producing dance music and performing live for over eight
years, Noah
Pred emerged from Vancouver's underground as a sought-after
techno DJ
with a sophisticated sound and unique style. Devoted to
authentic and
soulful strains of techno in all its permutations, Noah's
sound
continues to evolve while remaining firmly driven by the
dancefloor.
Since his first records came out in the late nineties,
his productions
have received international support, appearing on charts
from renowned
talent such as Carl Cox, Cari Lekebusch, and Laurent Garnier.
His
subsequent 12-inch EPs and remixes have continued to garner
critical
acclaim while moving dancefloors across the globe, appearing
on
playlists from Tokyo to Glasgow.
As a DJ and live act, Noah has travelled throughout Europe
and North
America, performing alongside such diverse artists as Funk
D'Void,
James Holden and Mathew Jonson. After three years in Montreal
working
as A&R for Consigned Recordings, Noah applied his label
skills by
spearheading the Pacific Technics project, a triple-vinyl
compilation
benefiting Amnesty International. The Pacific Technics CD,
selected
and mixed by Noah Pred, was released in June 2004.
Recently relocated from the west coast to Toronto - where
he's accepted
a DJ residency with the esteemed Fukhouse crew - he currently
runs two
labels: Metapath and Sentient Sound, featuring releases
from such
diverse artists as Kenneth Graham, Mateo Murphy, HD Substance
and Derek
Marin, in addition to his own productions. His interest
lies in the
emergent junctures between continually morphing genres -
techno, house,
electro, acid, minimal, dub - with an emphasis on dancefloor
efficacy,
textural artistry and emotional impact. Future releases
include tracks
from Soultek, Adam Marshall, Stereofuse, Evan Marc, Greg
Gow, Krampack,
Carsten Fietz, Marcus Stork and Leo Cruz.
His forays into media art and sound design have led to
recent
appearances at New Forms (Vancouver) and Decibel (Seattle),
with sets
alongside talent such as Monolake, Isolée and Thomas
Fehlmann. Noah is
currently hard at work in the studio, focused on completing
a downtempo
full-length for the fledgling Native State label under his
Shen
moniker, with a hip-hop side project and tech-house/electro
LP in the the works as well.
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