BIOGRAPHY

[As a young punk kid growing up in Santa Fe, NM, I alwys knew I wanted to be a musician. I started playing the drums when I was 13, while learning how to produce electronic music on various pieces of hardware gear and FastTracker in DOS. I believe that music is the most important art form in the world.]

brian botkiller produces progressive house, techno, IDM, drum and bass, minimal techno, synthwave, synthpop, darkwave, and a variety of other genres in the dance music world. His sound is reminiscent of Underworld, Orbital, The Prodigy, Com Truise, Kavinsky, Justice, Daft Punk, Hybrid, BT, and other electronic music pioneers.

His 2010 release Welcome to Postwar USA features industrial godfather En Esch of KMFDM, Pigface, and Slick Idiot on vocals. The 2019 follow-up In Case of Revolution features Jon Fugler of Fluke and 2bitpie. The 2020 release DARK HAMILL explored synthwave by putting a creative spin on the genre.

On even-numbered years, brian writes and releases a song every week as part of a global project called Weekly Beats. This project has grown his catalog of music to over 360 tracks.

A professional drummer for over 30 years, brian has lent his skills to many bands including Vertigo Venus, Diverje, Random Access Memory, and The Bloodies, as well as providing session drumming to Fluke, The Future Sound of London (unreleased), and other artists around the globe.

He plays and endorses Ddrum drums, Ahead drumsticks and hardware, TRX cymbals, PreSonus Audio Electronics, and Efnote electronic drums.

As a DJ, brian has held residency at clubs around the USA, playing darkwave, progressive house and techno, synthwave, synthpop, industrial, and IDM.

As a digital audio technician, audio engineer and thought leader in the audio industry and working as CTO of PCAudioLabs, the world's leader in pro audio PCs, brian has worked with producers including Brian Transeau (BT), Chris Cunningham, Brian Hardgroove, Dweezil Zappa, and others — lending his skills as a digital audio technician to these artists.

brian has taught and tutored thousands of musicians around the world as a co-owner of OBEDIA, the world's leader in pro audio training. He is also the creator of PRODUCER-OS, the music production operating system -- a program to teach producers how to more efficiently produce, release and market their music while running their careers like a business owner.