From the flat fields of Ohio to the concrete jungle of New York, Todd Sines' environments; real and virtual, have served as inspiration for his unique, hybrid sound. His post punk, industrial, and hip-hop upbringings, filtered through an obsession with analogue and early digital technology, resulted in stripped down electronic funk; before minimal was mnml -- it was just effective. Through his techno band, Body Release, with key Ohio players Titonton Duvanté, Charles Noel [Archetyp] and Mike Szewczyk, they dabbled in early rave sounds before embarking on their own paths. Todd's introduction in early 1993 to Detroit's Carl Craig and Daniel Bell resulted in seminal releases with Peacefrog, Planet E and 7th City by year end. Catching the ear of Richie Hawtin, "boiling point" was featured on his debut mix CD in 1995 on Mixmag. Soon after, releases on Andy Vaz's Background Records and Titonton's own Residual brought his sound to house and techno aficionados worldwide. Since his move to New York in 2003, he's worked with a variety of other artists, including !!!, Death in Vegas, Liquid Liquid's Sal Principato and Apollo Heights; he's remixed Alexander Robotnick, Paul Randolph, Robert Owens, Moonstarr, Adam Marshall, Lanoiraude and more. With his new material with Natacha Labelle on Frankie, he pushes the boundaries of house music, and with the resurrection of his .xtrak alias on YORE, his return to jackin' minimal funk reminds people of where it all started.


DESIGN BIO:
Todd Sines is the director of + SCALE, an award-winning multidisciplinary studio working in design, film, video, music and fashion, based in NYC. Over the last 10 years, his projects have included directing + designing film titles, commercials, music videos, special effects, CD-ROMs, websites, identity systems, advertising, environmental graphics + signage, and various art installations + projections. Before starting + SCALE in 1999, he worked as a senior graphic designer at the Wexner Center for the Arts; as an interactive designer for Resource and Motivo, and an effects / Flame artist for Ozone Studios. His work for Miramax, Tri-Star Pictures, Palm Pictures, The Limited, Limited Too, Burton, Apple, Adobe, HP, Nationwide, Wexner Center for the Arts and Zanadi Jeans has awarded him recognition from One Show Interactive, Communicating Arts Interactive Annual and CSCA's Creative Best, amongst others. He's taught Motion Graphics in the Design Department at Ohio State University, where he obtained his Bachelor's of Fine Arts in media arts. He has contributed articles to RES, XLR8R, and is currently at work on a film screenplay.

In addition, he is also an accomplished musician, producer and DJ who has toured Europe + the US extensively, with over 30 releases, compilations and remixes under his belt, with labels Background, Beta Bodega, Chair, Contact, Ecco.Chamber, Irma, Peacefrog, Planet E, Reinforced, Residual, 7th City, 21/22, and many others.