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Garth/Rocket/Crosstown Traffic Bio:
Garth has been giving San Francisco nightlife the run-around for almost two decades where parties with his stamp are known for easy vibes and jaw-dropping music. Wicked, Come Unity, the Full Moons, Roots & Back2Back have all played their part in sustaining the flames of conscious hell raising that existed here in generations past.
Those lawless full moon beach parties ushered in an era of Acid House hysteria that ripped through the west coast and spread into the heartland. The Wicked crew are credited widely with having kick started the city's dance scene in the early 90's furthering its reputation as the red headed step child of Disco.
Scoring a Tony Andrews designed Turbosound rig, they possed up with a crew of friends from Berkeley, customizing a '47 Greyhound bus whose previous owners were a gospel choir. Thus cocked and loaded Wicked hit the road spreading their own gospel to seekers across the States. They were first to set up renegade sound at festivals like Burning Man & Reggae on the River.
The same bus provided inspiration for Garth's record label. Since '98 Grayhound has released 53 singles documenting an edgier sound of Cali's thriving underground House scene.
His breakout anthem with E.T.I. 'Twenty Minutes of Disco Glory' shook things up internationally and was hailed by Muzik Magazine as one of the best dance singles of '96. Since then he has produced over 40 records under various pseudonyms working alongside Eric James (Rocket), Rob Doten (Crosstown Traffic) or Markie Mark (Wicked) and remixed Faithless, Darryl Pandy, The Glimmers, Dada Munchamonkey, Perry Farrell (Janes Addiction), Yabby You, Robbie Shakespeare and Tribe Called Quest.
He has mix CDs on Om, NRK, Thrive & Grayhound. There have been countless licenses of his co-productions to big name DJ mix CDs by Deep Dish, H-Foundation, Doc Martin & Lee Burridge and his music can be found in two movies - SF rave flick 'Groove' and Gus Van Sant's 'Speedway Junky'.
Today he and collector James Glass are waving the flag for Golden Goose re-edits, raiding their record collections & respectfully placing Disco/Rock obscurities under the knife as King & Hound.
As well as regular guest spots DJing Stateside including Harvey's ThirtyNineHotel out in Hawaii, he plays many of the world's best clubs lugging his vinyl to Japan, Korea, Spain, England, Greece, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Singapore, even Indonesia & Malaysia, turning parties out upon request.
On the home front in San Francisco he throws celebrated monthly shindig Back2Back with his right-hand man Jeno. Nobody gets hurt.
Garth/Rocket/Crosstown Traffic's Discography
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