Morning Star Staff
His DJ handle not only takes up a whole line of space, but his music will fill the space at Vernon‘s 2929 Nightclub.
Longwalkshortdock (let’s short form that to LWSD) is at 2929 Friday for 13th Floor’s Jingle Bass 5 event.
“He creates an undeniable stage presence and visceral experience at his shows,” said Josh Brazier, with Vernon entertainment production company 13th Floor.
LWSD’s arsenal includes a system of live vocals, synthesizers, drum machines, guitar, effects, toys, computers and even some of his own strobes and lighting.
Born Dave King, LWSD became interested in gritty electronic music from playing video games as a child in the early ‘80s. Strongly influenced by these sounds and melodies, he started recording and looping segments and also got a taste for sampling and recording.
He taped segments of his piano practice to fool his parents into thinking he was practising in the other room when he was really playing Nintendo.
Eventually King would go on to study sound engineering at the Art Institute of Burnaby for Music Recording and Production.
Now a veteran of sound design and electronic music production, LWSD creates music that fits into its own genre.
Influenced by metal and rock, found-sound and vintage analog synthesis, he stacks layers of melody in his tracks until they implode and reform.
Heavy drums and aggressive synths join forces with rolling grooves and melodic lead lines to create a wide variety of slamming dance floor originals.
Not limited to dance music, LWSD’s creations cross into many territories. His vast catalogue of hundreds of songs dive into ambient, IDM (intelligent dance music), electro, acid, house, big beat, indie rock, drones, electronica and down tempo.
Playing songs and remixes he wrote and produced, LWSD has performed live with the likes of Phil Western (Download, Skinny Puppy, Kone) and opened for talented artists such as MSTRKRFT, Junkie XL, Vibesquad, Alex Patterson (The Orb), Mimosa, Adam Freeland, Shout out out out out and Matt the Alien, among countless others.
Always working to enhance and upgrade the live experience, LWSD has collaborated with a veteran of visual wizardry, Tim Hill of RimVisuals, who will accompany him during his performance in Vernon.
“Using projectors loaded with custom content, the live LWSD/RimVisuals experience is nothing short of a full venue transformation into a ethereal and immersive light cube of doom,” said Brazier.
Also performing at Jingle Bass 5 is Kelowna’s Maxx Ammo and 13th Floor’s Scuba Steve.
Friday’s show (19-plus) starts at 9 p.m. Presale tickets are available at www.13thfloorent.com.
