| Profile: | Deadbeat is one Scott Monteith, an adopted Montrealer who has been releasing his own special blend of dub laden minimal electronics since 1998, for labels such as Cynosure, Force Inc, Intr_version, Revolver , and Scape. His work has been met with consistant critical acclaim from the industry's leading publications and websites, and drawn performance invitations for some of the world's most respected festivals, including Barcelona's Sonar, Berlin's Transmediale, and Montreal's own Mutek. From 1999 to late 2003, Scott worked, assuming various roles, for the Montreal based company Applied Acoustics Systems, makers of the Tassman Software Synthesizer. Having now moved on to pursue his own musical efforts full time, the experience has left him with a passion for the development of new creative interfaces, and a strong grasp of some the most cutting edge technology in the industry. Whether crafting quirky, not-quite-dancefloor techno, or rumbling digital dub, the driving force behind all of Scott's musical efforts is a desire to find a sound that is uniquely his. One that honours the past beyond empty tribute or cultural appropriation, and infuses the digital tools of the present with the beauty of human imperfection. Hindered only by the occasional buffer underrun or synapse misfiring, Scott continues to search for his own unique voice between the ones and zeros. |
