Artist Summary

Genres: Dance / World

Label: Dakini, Caravan/HMC

Artist Bio

Drumspyder is a San Francisco based percussionist, remixer and producer with a distinctive approach to dance fusion, bringing Mediterranean rhythms and tonalities into the realms of house, mid-tempo bass, and slinky chilled grooves. Infused with middle eastern percussion, his beats cater to the performing bellydancer as well as the global dancefloor. His debut album "Kytheria" was released on Dakini Records in 2010, and his tracks and remixes have appeared on labels such as Six Degrees, Wonderwheel, Desert Trax, and Caravan, in addition to numerous bellydance DVDs.

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Discography

CD COMPILATIONS:

"Sidi Mansour", "Amor Zamani", and "Midnight Trance" on Bangin' Bellybeats (Caravan 2010)

"Kalypso" and "Dunanwi" on Tribal Matrix 2 (Dakini 2009)

"Ramallah" and "Baghdad Dub Mix" on Arabian Pleasure (Caravan 2008)

"Sexy Saiidi", "Kamanche Groove" and "Desert Samba 2" on Desert Grooves 3 (Water Music 2008)

"Zilz & Skilz" on Tribal Revolution (HMC 2008)

"Slinky" on Bellydance Underworld (HMC 2007)

ALBUMS/EPS:

Rubedo (2010)

Kytheria (Dakini 2010)

The Nekyia Vols. 1+2 (2007)

REMIXES

Gypsy Love "Wish" on the Wish EP (Hit Save 2011)

Mirabai Ceiba "Gobinday" on Kundalini Remix (Spirit Voyage 2011)

The Spy from Cairo "Indian Dope feat. Ghalia Benali" on Secretly Famous Remixed (Wonderwheel 2010)

Desert Dwellers "Taking Flight" and "Trail of Nomads" on Desert Dwellers Remixed Part 2 (Desert Trax 2010)

Jef Stott "Funky Nawari (Drumspyder's Midnight Snack Wrap-Up)" on Global Dancefloor (Six Degrees 2007)

DVD:

"Pure Catnip" (performance by the Nekyia) on Tribal Renaissance (HMC 2011)

Various tracks from "Kytheria" on Project Bellydance : The Final 6 (Cheeky Girls 2011)

"Sahar" on Turn It Up : Mastering Spins & Turns (Cheeky Girls 2010)

"Saiidi Dub/ Tabla Solo 2" (performance by Summer Sahar) on By Dancers, For Dancers Vol. 6 (Cheeky Girls 2009)

"Firebird" (performance by the Nekyia) on Tales of Desire 2 (HMC 2009)

"Sexy Saiidi" and "Tabla Solo 1" (performance by Kristina Canizares) on By Dancers, For Dancers, Vol. 5 (Cheeky Girls 2009)

"Kalypso" (performance by the Nekyia) "Baghdad Dub Mix" (performance by Aubre) on Tales of Desire (HMC 2009)

"Tabla Solo" (performance by Summer Sahar) on By Dancers, For Dancers, Vol. 3 (Cheeky Girls 2008)

"Zilz & Skilz" (performance by the Nekyia) on Tribal Revolution (HMC 2007)

"Slinky" (performance by the Nekyia) on Bellydance Underworld (HMC 2007)

Live Performance & Technical Requirements

Drumspyder tracks and live remixes plus Arabic percussion including the doumbek (or tabla), the typical accompaniment to bellydancing, and the riqq, the Arabic tamborine used in classical music. The tracks and live percussion sounds are mixed via the computer, so no additional mics or sound tech support is required, just a stereo line in (RCA or 1/4") to the sound system.

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