04.12 (Fri)
Bio :
Cutting his teeth in a small town in Alaska, Astronomar was brought up on an eclectic record collection comprised of Steely Dan, MF Doom, Switch and Mr. Dibbs. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2013, Mar had already become a mainstay in the US club scene. His 2012 remix of Wax Motif & Neoteric’s ‘Go Deep’ blew up after nightly plays from Skrillex & Boys Noize, including a play on Skrillex's Essential Mix for BBC Radio1. The remix hype further propelled Mar to notable releases on tastemaker labels including Mad Decent, Fools Gold, OWSLA, Dim Mak, BNR Trax and his own label Main Course, which he co-founded with Bot (1/2 of legendary Crookers) & Neoteric. Mar's magical touch has definitely not gone unnoticed, being called upon to craft remixes for other noteworthy artists including What So Not, RL Grime, and UZ... which has sparked a cult like following for the Alaskan wunderkind. There’s no dance festival in the US absent of a fan sporting the unmistakable Main Course logo tee.
In 2015 Astronomar traveled across the globe for a headline Australian tour, played EDC Las Vegas and main stage at HARD Day of The Dead. To top it all off he was chosen by Zeds Dead to be... More Biography
Cutting his teeth in a small town in Alaska, Astronomar was brought up on an eclectic record collection comprised of Steely Dan, MF Doom, Switch and Mr. Dibbs. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2013, Mar had already become a mainstay in the US club scene. His 2012 remix of Wax Motif & Neoteric’s ‘Go Deep’ blew up after nightly plays from Skrillex & Boys Noize, including a play on Skrillex's Essential Mix for BBC Radio1. The remix hype further propelled Mar to notable releases on tastemaker labels including Mad Decent, Fools Gold, OWSLA, Dim Mak, BNR Trax and his own label Main Course, which he co-founded with Bot (1/2 of legendary Crookers) & Neoteric. Mar's magical touch has definitely not gone unnoticed, being called upon to craft remixes for other noteworthy artists including What So Not, RL Grime, and UZ... which has sparked a cult like following for the Alaskan wunderkind. There’s no dance festival in the US absent of a fan sporting the unmistakable Main Course logo tee.
In 2015 Astronomar traveled across the globe for a headline Australian tour, played EDC Las Vegas and main stage at HARD Day of The Dead. To top it all off he was chosen by Zeds Dead to be... More Biography