Ron Croudy, also known as Rontronik, is a music producer, DJ, and co-founder of micro-label Töshöklabs. Based in New York City, the diverse music aficionado has been creating intelligent dance music (IDM) for over a decade. In 1999, Ron debuted his first two tracks on a compilation entitled “Töshöklabs Presents: Dated” under the monikers “technique:concrete” and “Cardboardmen”. In August of 2007, he put out his first solo release on Töshöklabs, the “Magma EP”.  Now, Rontronik, continues with exclusive production collaborations, remixes and a growing catalog of digital releases including of his online dj mix broadcast series simply titled “Radio Rontronik”.

Current DJ events include:
_ Sonic Sermon (Saturday monthly at Botanica)
_ Adventure People (Thursday weekly at Botanica)

Past DJ events include:
_ The F#%king Catalina Wine Mixer (at Botanica)
_ Tightrope (Also known as Highwire and Pocketporn. Started at Lotus Bar. Still running weekly as “Adventure People” at Botanica)
_ Panda Bear Digital (at Panda)
_ Speakeasy Wednesdays (at Belmont Lounge)
_ No Name No Slogan (at Von)
_ The Weirding Module (Club Midway)
_ Yellow Cake (at Kingsize)
_ Eclectic Company (at Company and Route 85a)
_ Diamond Halo Grenade (at Morissey Park)
_ Futurecurrent (at Cafe Deville and Nublu)
_ The Outer Limits (at Bar Bleu)

_ Fat Baby
_ APT (Heroic Trio with Saidah B & Beans of Antipop Consortium)
_ The Loft (Flint, MI)
_ Studio B
_ Blue Owl
_ Trophy Bar
_ TV Bar (Detroit, MI)

Past Appearances include:
_ H2BT (Detroit)
_ Pontiac, MI (opening DJ Set for Anti-pop Consortium)
_ Studio B, Brooklyn NY (DJ Set)
_ Seattle WA, (opening Live PA for Beans)

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DJ Style:
_ Seamless mix blending genres and styles but catering toward the event
_ Example: The night could start with a jazz standard, segway into Classic R&B then to ’80s pop move on to golden-era hip-hop to house/dance and end with the latest trap-step (this depends on crowd, event, and what is “appropriate” for the situation).

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Tech Equipment Favorites:
_ Ableton Live
_ Native Instruments Traktor DJ (+S2 / S4)
_ Pioneer DJM Mixer Series
_ Akai APC 40
_ Access Virus B
_ Vestax VCI-100SE (DJ TechTools Edition)

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Photo: Candy Kennedy

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