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Hot Wave is a hypnotic techno producer out of Washington DC, creating mystical, atmospheric music using hardware synthesizers and naturally created sounds. Bryan Johns, the artist known as Hot Wave, started his journey in the late 90's after being exposed to dance music at underground raves in Baltimore, USA. Influenced by his love for science fiction and his many years performing punk, jazz, and metal in various bands, Bryan picked up some turntables, installed impulse tracker, and started recording music to play in DJ sets. He released Drum & Bass for years before discovering a penchant for Ambient and Techno that let him branch out and explore. Hot Wave's sound is deep and ethereal. Swirling soundscapes, dark basslines, and subtlely evolving themes tell stories of moving towards the future while maintaining the sentimentality of being human. His worlds are built using hardware synthesizers, manipulated field recordings, and an over-active imagination. Ri Caragol Grew up in Puerto Rico and around 1996, discovered electronic music at the tender age of 14. I fell in love with it and soon thereafter started going to raves and clubs. After seeing my first Live PA, The Atomic Babies at a Rave in a Cave I was hooked on live electronic music and decided to concentrate on that aspect of the electronic music scene - Live performances. Cuedra An Egyptian-American with a wide range of musical influences ranging from rock and metal to downtempo and breaks to psytrance and techno. Cuedra is always on the search for the right vibes and tracks that speak to his senses, whether it's an afro house or a techno.