Career
As a producer, he has recorded under his own name, releasing solo House 12" singles on labels such as Dancetracks (New York), London"s Real Soon, West Norwood Cassette Library (WNCL) and his own imprint, Le Systeme Records, which he founded in 1999. He has recorded and performed as a trumpet player with respected dance music artists Metro Area, Kelley Polar and Morgan Geist, all on Environ Records. He also appeared on The Rapture"s "House of Jealous Lovers" 12" single (Morgan Geist Remix) on Doctor of Fine Arts Records in 2002.
Resident Advisor named Metro Area"s debut Civil Defense, which he played trumpet on, the second best album of the decade and The Rapture"s "House of Jealous Lovers" was rated 16th and 6th respectively on Pitchfork Media and NME"s tracks of the decade lists.
An active musician, he has also toured and/or recorded with The Silent League (Mercury Rev//The Arcade Fire/Beirut), Aarktica, Arthur"s Landing (Strut), Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham and Jon DeRosa (One Little Indian). Appearances at concert venues include The Lincoln Center, Museum of Modern Art"s PS1, The Winter Music Conference in Miami, John Zorn"s The Stone (New York), Joe"s Public, Personal 122 (New York) and The Knitting Factory.
