Stryke

When the productionwork of a recording artist ends up in the record boxes and charts of DJs as widespread and as stylistically different as Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Bryan Zentz, Doc Martin, and Josh Wink, just to name a few, one should take notice.

This has been the modus operendi for Greg Chin aka Stryke.

Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Stryke began his music career at an early age.

He started playing classical piano at the age of four.

Moving to Miami, Florida (where he still resides) when he was ten, Stryke became heavily involved in early electronic pop. His lovefor Beethoven and Chopin were quickly joined by his new love for groups such as Depeche Mode and New Order (not to mention an unhealthy addiction to video games, which he still has to this very day).

Buying his first synthesizer at age 12, Stryke quickly learned the ways of additive synthesis and began writing electronic songs with histrusty monophonic Roland SH-101 synth. He soon discovered house and techno from a mix tape given to him by his cousin, who was a DJ in New York.

He was hooked.

At age 14, the young Stryke had already begun DJing to make money to buy more synth equipment. But after discovering this new underground dance music, he became as passionate about DJing as he was about making music. Says Stryke of the two, "Both production and DJing have really become one in the same for me. I really can't separate the two. The words musician, artist, and DJ, all have the same relevance to me."

Although his styles as a producer range anywhere from techno, house, ambient, progressive, Stryke hates the barrier game. "I see it all as music. Every genre has music which is good and bad. That's it. I hate the fact that some people raise an eyebrow when I release a house record when perhaps they know me for techno. All that shouldmatter is whether something is good or bad. Period."

Make no mistake however, all pigeonholing talk aside, when it comes to DJing, Stryke gets primal. He's considered to be one of the top techno DJs around today. His globetrotting schedule and growing legions of fans is proof positive of hisability to command dancefloors worldwide. His dexterity is proven time and time again.  While DJing, Stryke utilizes three turntables, FinalScratch, and live effects processing (and sometimes even bringing out his 303 & 909!).

His live shows, while rare, are an even bigger treat. This producer/Dj is also a full fledged singer!

The future looks extremely bright for Stryke. He's had Billboard chart success with his Ad Finem project. He's collaborated with artists such as Christian Smith, MURK, & John Beltran.  With releases on labels such as Ovum, Hooj Choons, Guidance, Platform, Twisted, and many others, there seems to be no end in sight for this bright star. Stryke is quickly becoming the hardest working man in electronic music.

Listen...Communicate...Understand.