Similar Artists

Crystal Method,Chemical Brothers,Prodigy,

Influences

DJ Dan,Timo Maas,,

Bio

1992 - THE BEGINNING
BORN IN CLEVELAND, OH CRAIG GREW UP AS A NORMAL KID. HOWEVER, ONE FATEFUL WEEKEND OVER 10 YEARS AGO HE ENTERED A LASER TAG COMPETITION IN GATLINBURG. THERE WAS FOG, LASER LIGHTS, AND HIGH ENERGY MOVEMENT. (ALL THE FAMILIAR SETTINGS OF A MODERN CLUB SCENE) THE ADRENALINE RUSH WAS AMAZING & OF COURSE THAT SLAMMING MUSIC! AFTER LEAVING THE BUILDING THE OWNER TOLD HIM THAT THE COMPILATION WAS "RAVE TIL DAWN." IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND HE EMBRACED IT. HE BEGAN BUYING EVERY "TECHNO" ALBUM HE COULD FIND AND TRIED TO IMITATE THE SOUNDS ON HIS CASIO KEYBOARD.

1993 - "DRASTIK" IS BORN
I BEGAN RECORDING MUSIC (COMPLETE WITH REALLY BAD SINGING) ONTO CASSETTES. MY FRIENDS & I WOULD TAKE COPIES WITH US IN THE CAR AND SEE HOW HARD WE COULD PUSH OUR 12" SUBWOOFERS. SO IT CAME TO BE THAT EVERYONE WANTED COPIES. WELL, NOW THAT I WAS A ROCKSTAR *LAUGH* I HAD TO WORK ON AN ALBUM COVER RIGHT? I WAS INTO DRAWING SO I MADE A PAIR OF HEADPHONES WITH AUDIO WAVES (SUPERIMPOSED ON A MUSICAL STAFF) SHOOTING OUT. I CALLED IT "DRASTIK MEASURES" IN REFERENCE TO THE PICTURE, BUT I DIDN'T BOTHER LOOKING UP THE CORRECT SPELLING OF "DRASTIC." WHEN I CHOSE MY ARTIST NAME LATER ON I WANTED SOMETHING WITH ROOTS. (NOT SOMETHING PULLED OUT OF THE DICTIONARY.) THE NAME "DRASTIK" WAS SHORT AND TO THE POINT AND IT DESCRIBED MY MUSIC AND PERSONALITY. THUS THE NAME STUCK AND I BEGAN REFERRING TO MY MUSIC AS: DRASTIK.

1994-1998 - EDUCATION
IN THE COLL