Synthetic Entertainment
Encyclopedia
Based in Vancouver
, BC
, Canada
, Synthetic Entertainment is a concert promotion and music management/booking company focused on industrial, metal, punk and electronic rock music. The company spawned an in-house record label entitled Synthetic Sounds distributed by Canadian indie giant Sonic Unyon
.
Some of the acts booked or promoted by Synthetic Entertainment since 2006 include Hanzel und Gretyl
, SNFU
, Agent Orange
, Combichrist
, Imperative Reaction
, 16 Volt
, Bella Morte
, Rabbit Junk
, Chemlab
, and Genitorturers
.
Some of the acts managed by Synthetic Entertainment include Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult
, Left Spine Down
, SNFU
, Raggedy Angry
, iVardensphere
and Dead On TV.
The first Synthetic Sounds title released was the Smartbomb EP
for cyber-punkers Left Spine Down followed up by 2008’s Fighting for Voltage
. In 2009 the label released the debut album for The Rabid Whole, Autraumaton
, along with the remix record entitled Voltage 2.3: Remixed and Revisited
by label cornerstone act LSD.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, BC
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Synthetic Entertainment is a concert promotion and music management/booking company focused on industrial, metal, punk and electronic rock music. The company spawned an in-house record label entitled Synthetic Sounds distributed by Canadian indie giant Sonic Unyon
Sonic Unyon
Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North)...
.
Some of the acts booked or promoted by Synthetic Entertainment since 2006 include Hanzel und Gretyl
Hanzel und Gretyl
Hanzel und Gretyl are an Industrial metal music group formed by members Kaizer Von Loopy and Vas Kallas in February 1993. In the 1990s their sound was described as a genre-defying blend of sci-fi metal/electronic and experimental, but into the new millennium they adopted a decidedly heavier sound...
, SNFU
SNFU
SNFU is a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta and later relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia. They have released nine full-length albums and are cited as a formative influence on the skate punk sub-genre....
, Agent Orange
Agent Orange
Agent Orange is the code name for one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. Vietnam estimates 400,000 people were killed or maimed, and 500,000 children born with birth...
, Combichrist
CombiChrist
Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE...
, Imperative Reaction
Imperative Reaction
Imperative Reaction is an electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Ted Phelps and David Andrecht from the remains of the band D.N.A.-History:...
, 16 Volt
16 Volt
16Volt is an industrial rock band featuring Eric Powell and Mike Peoples with various other performers added for live shows.-History:Powell became interested in music early on, and formed 16Volt in 1988. While shopping his demos several years later, he met up with a college-radio music director who...
, Bella Morte
Bella Morte
Bella Morte is a gothic band that was formed in 1996 in Charlottesville, Virginia. They also incorporate elements of metal, darkwave, deathrock, alternative, and synthpop. The name is Italian for "beautiful death."...
, Rabbit Junk
Rabbit Junk
Rabbit Junk is a Seattle based digital hardcore band, that formed in 2004 by former Shizit frontman JP Anderson. Taking influences from such diverse music genres such as hip hop, black metal and new wave, JP has called this sound "Hardclash" -History:...
, Chemlab
Chemlab
Chemlab is a coldwave and industrial rock band formed in Washington D.C., USA, in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More, Joe Frank , and Jared Louche . Influenced by the pioneers of the industrial genre, such as Throbbing Gristle, Chemlab mixed experimental sounds with rock and metal, which they dubbed...
, and Genitorturers
Genitorturers
The Genitorturers are an industrial metal/industrial rock band from the United States, with influences extending into the 1990s hardcore punk and electronic music. They proclaim themselves to be "The World's Sexiest Rock Band".-History:...
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Some of the acts managed by Synthetic Entertainment include Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult is a supergroup formed in 2009. The band made its live debut in Helsinki, Finland on May 11, 2011 at club DOM followed by shows in Oslo, Stockholm and Örebro...
, Left Spine Down
Left Spine Down
Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Left Spine Down is a band that plays what they call "cyberpunk," a mixture of electronica, metal, punk, and drum & bass....
, SNFU
SNFU
SNFU is a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta and later relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia. They have released nine full-length albums and are cited as a formative influence on the skate punk sub-genre....
, Raggedy Angry
Raggedy Angry
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Raggedy Angry is a band that plays a mixture of synth and industrial rock music.On October 1, 2010 via Synthetic Sounds and Danse Macabre the band released their 3rd full length album entitled How I Learned To Love Our Robot Overlords...
, iVardensphere
IVardensphere
Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, iVardensphere is a band that plays a mixture of tribal-tinged industrial, EBM and power noise music.On June 16, 2009 via Synthetic Sounds the band released their full length album entitled Scatterface across Canada. And in Early 2010, released Scatterface V2 on...
and Dead On TV.
The first Synthetic Sounds title released was the Smartbomb EP
Smartbomb EP
The Smartbomb EP is the first studio release by Canadian Cyberpunk/Industrial metal band Left Spine Down. The album was released on June 26, 2007 via the bands website and online music retailers such as iTunes and Amazon.com. All 4 tracks from the EP can be heard on the bands Myspace, Last.fm and...
for cyber-punkers Left Spine Down followed up by 2008’s Fighting for Voltage
Fighting for Voltage
Fighting for Voltage is the debut full length album by Canadian Cyberpunk/Industrial metal band Left Spine Down. The album was released on April 22, 2008 via Synthetic Sounds in Canada and on September 23, 2008 in the USA via Bit Riot Records....
. In 2009 the label released the debut album for The Rabid Whole, Autraumaton
Autraumaton
Autraumaton is the debut album by Canadian Cyberrockers The Rabid Whole. The album was released on March 3, 2009 by Synthetic Sounds and was mastered by Shaun Thingvold.- Track listing :- External links :* * * *...
, along with the remix record entitled Voltage 2.3: Remixed and Revisited
Voltage 2.3: Remixed and Revisited
Voltage 2.3: Remixed and Revisited is the second full length album by Canadian Cyberpunk/Industrial metal band Left Spine Down. The album was released on March 3, 2009 via Synthetic Sounds and features 3 newly recorded songs along with remixes and segues...
by label cornerstone act LSD.