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Live Electronica / Funk / Dubstep / Disco 
www.eumatik.com 
Josh Lockwood 
eumatik@gmail.com 


Eumatik: 

Thoroughly composed electronica that always grooves and maintains 

a healthy balance of improvisation, catchy hooks, & sophisticated harmonic development. 

Biography: 

Eumatik is an original mechanism whose musical concepts are unparalleled in the realm of live electronica and 
dance music. What makes their approach to music so interesting is their ability to allure the listener with catchy 
hooks, slowly lead them outside their accustomed musical boundaries by means of developing harmony, and 
finally bring them back within a single composition. This is accomplished by fusing a diverse variety of musical 
techniques that range from jazz theory to 18th century counterpoint. Although their music is thoroughly 
composed, it contains lengthy sections of improvisation that make every live show unique. Eumatik brings 
elements of hip hop, funk, trance, jazz, dubstep and disco into ideas that reorder the perception of its own 
genre-based facade by tastefully covering an incredibly large range of musical concepts. Another important 
aspect that contributes to their thumb-print sound is their mix of vintage keyboards with ultra-modern sound 
design and synthesis. 


As much of their focus off-stage is spent organizing and maintaining a focused outlook on each composition, 
they're constantly looking for fresh and innovative ways to use music technology as a tool for improvisation. 
When Eumatik is on-stage, they strive to keep the crowd dancing while making sure everything is melodically 
and harmonically interesting at the same time. While performing, the overall form and direction is controlled by 
Josh Lockwood who utilizes Abelton Live along with an Akai MPK and APC. Jazz pianist Ashton Kleemann is 
constantly playing signature parts on various keyboards along with a MIDI-keyboard that Josh runs Ableton 
effects through. This MIDI-keyboard directly interacts with what is being played live to create a bizarre and 
unique atmosphere of band member communication. Mix in the organic sounds of their live drummer, Derek 
Shelton, and you hear the UFO-summoning, twist-bopping, trance-inducing, disco-fever-catching sounds that 
are Eumatik. 


Instrumentation: 

Josh Lockwood - 
Ashton Kleemann - 
Derek Shelton - 


Keyboards, Laptop, APC 40 
Keyboards, Synths, Rhodes 

Drum Set 


Discography: 

Eumatik: Fanatiks vol.1 

http://eumatik.bandcamp.com/album/fanatiks-vol 



Eumatik: Live @ the Elbo Room, Chicago 

http://eumatik.bandcamp.com/album/eumatik-live-the-elbo-room-chicago-01-20-2011-full-show 


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