OUR TEAM
DJs, Music Producers, Songwriters, Engineers, and more
Trace Meadors (XYAN)
Director, Music Artist
​Trace Meadors, also known by his stage name XYAN, has been in the music industry for a decade. His journey began with audio experimentation, which eventually led him to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Audio Production.
​
During his college years, Trace launched the Xyan project, where he began producing and releasing rocky electronic music across various genres. He has shared the stage with notable artists such as Said The Sky, Dabin, Slander, Crystal Skies, Mitis, ARMNHMR, Nurko, and more.
Brett Hopkin (WHOiSEE)
Asst. Director, Music Artist
WHOiSEE is an electronic music producer from Austin, TX, with over 10 years of music industry experience. Brett Hopkin, originally from San Antonio, started playing saxophone and guitar at a young age, and by the time he entered college, he was already set on pursuing music. He discovered Skrillex in 2012, which sparked his interest in dance music which ultimately led him switching from a music major to the Sound Recording program at Texas State University. Brett is now starting fresh and using his accumulated knowledge and experience to build something new as WHOiSEE.
Matt Smith (MALWARE)
Music Artist
Malware aka Matt Smith is a bass music producer from Dallas, TX with 6 years experience in the music industry. Performing with major artist like Excision, Space Laces, Sullivan King, PhaseOne, and more.
​
His focus is all forms of dubstep and bass music alike, malware specializes in mixing a glitch heavy style while incorporating grounded and heavy sound design.
Ethan Berdofe (REUE)
Music Artist
Ethan Reue Berdofe also know by his stage name Reue, is known for his underground electronic sound. He has worked in many fields,
including composition, audio engineering, video game sound design, and has played various festivals, such as Lights All Night,
Ubbie Dubbie, and Illfest.
He's also had six songs featured on
Mau5trap's podcast "For Lack of a Better Radio" and released an EP
titled "Acid Patch Kids" which reached #7 on Beatport's techno charts.
In addition to his solo work, and his artist collective Oats & Honey.
Adrian Reed (Capshun)
Music Artist
Born and raised in Texas, he grew up surrounded by music. Originally creating hip hop and R&B in high school, his attention shifted to the electronic world after being inspired by Mr. Carmack, whereisalex, and Sean Dream. Consistent releases and a dedicated fan base have helped the artist attain over 100,000 monthly streams on Spotify. Dropped sets at Deadbeats, DEF, and Electric Zoo. He has gained support from big name artists including What So Not, Boombox Cartel, The Chainsmokers, San Holo, UZ, RL Grime, and notice from platforms like Sable Valley, Quality Goods Records, Insomniac, and Deadbeats.
David Elliot (DJ GRIP)
DJ
Originating from Houston, DJ Grip is well known in the Texas and Southern region of the US . He is well known for his mixtapes and club/concert performances.
DJ Grip has over 15 years in experience specializing in Rap/Hip Hop. He has performed at clubs & festivals including SXSW, Free Fest, Mala Luna, & JMBLYA throughout the duration of his career. DJ Grip has been a staple in the Austin DJ scene for years, and a great mentor/instructor to work with!
Boomer MaKay (Leibi)
Music Artist
Originating from Houston, DJ Grip is well known in the Texas and Southern region of the US . He is well known for his mixtapes and club/concert performances.
DJ Grip has over 15 years in experience specializing in Rap/Hip Hop. He has performed at clubs & festivals including SXSW, Free Fest, Mala Luna, & JMBLYA throughout the duration of his career. DJ Grip has been a staple in the Austin DJ scene for years, and a great mentor/instructor to work with!
Orreon (OG SPROCKET)
DJ
Is an original Austin native whom has been DJing full time for about 8 years. He’s always had a knack for entertaining the masses with music. He eventually picked up DJing and never looked back.
He plays in multiple entertainment districts across Austin including: Rainey Street, South Lamar, West 6th, East 6th, as well as Historic 6th. Some of his DJ influences are Buck Rodgers, DJ Blitz, Skratch Bastid, Chris Villa, Rapid Ric, & Q-Holic.
Krisopher Gray (Mr. Krisopher)
Music Artist
From punk to hip-hop, and now electronic music, Kris has over 10 years in the music industry. Performing alongside Machine Gun Kelly and Tech N9ne for multi-city tours, to headlining internationally as a solo performer with all original dark heavy bass music.
Kris has a featured sample pack on Splice that has been used on Mau5trap, Subsidia and shared by Timbaland. He has also produced custom music for Dell, Alienware, & Thrillist, as well as been featured on Complex.
