Career
Active since 2005, Mabson is best known as a DJ either under his alias "DJ Z Kyle " or his given name. He is an ever present figure of Los Angeles associated with The Smell and Sean Carnage Monday Nights. Including Beach Balls, Whitmen, Laco$te, Small Breed, Guns and Broses, Blacklight Jim Morrison, Violence and Positivity, Smooth Grooves, Toe Jam, the Jails Band, XBXRX, and The Red Hot Thilly Peppers among others
He also performs solo under his given name, Mabson solo performances are a combination of improvisational noise and DJ techniques.
Mabson toured solo with Dan Deacon in 2008. A key figure in the Los Angeles Scene, Mabson"s most notable musical works are "Burger!" a one sided cassette release, and "Don"t Stop Belevin"" a re-edit of the Journey classic that has become wildly popular in the Los Angeles Scene and a staple of his DJ sets.
Mabson DJ sets rely heavily on 1990s dance music, especially European artists such as Aqua. He is also known for his blog "Celebrity Juggalos" which features digitally altered photos of celebrities and musicians in Juggalo facepaint, e.g.
"slaygo" created by Travis von Sydow. the blog was featured in XLR8R magazine in 2008.
In 2012 Mabson created Mabson Enterprises, an on-line label, that has released 13 compilations of covers and remixes including compilations of versions of Gotye"s "Somebody That I Used To Know", Carly Rae Jepsen"s "Call Maine Maybe", Cher Lloyd"s "Want U Back," Taylor Swift"s "We Are Never Getting Back Together," Nicole Westbrook"s "lieutenant"s Thanksgiving," and more.