Dave Thomas (dt) is the originating mind and common denominator behind cryophonik. Born in Michigan in the late 60's, he has been a musician for most of his life, beginning in elementary school, when he learned to play the piano, organ, and trumpet. In middle school, he learned to play the bass, which eventually became his primary instrument and would lead to a successful professional career in his later years. It was around this time that he also started collecting synthesizers and learning to program them. After high school, dt obtained his first college degree in Music Theory/Composition. However, a few years later, he went on to obtain additional undergraduate and graduate degrees in Biology. He paid his way through college by playing in numerous bands and ensembles, doing studio session work, and working as a live audio and lighting engineer. Although he primarily played bass and provided vocals in these bands, he was also responsible for programming and sequencing the synthesizers in his most successful projects, which included Grooveyard and Let's Beat up Joe. After completing his Masters degree in 2001, he and his wife moved to northern California to start new careers.
With the hectic schedule and responsibilities of his new professional career, dt decided that it was time to start a new chapter in his musical career. So, he gave up on the live performances and built a home studio from which he could start producing his own music. He quickly realized that the world of software-based recording and the unleashed power of today's synthesizers opened a world of possibilities for producing some of his favorite forms of electronica, ranging from 80s synth pop to 90s industrial, to the trance anthems of the 90s and 2000s, and chillout tunes spanning all these decades. Hence, cryophonik was born. cryophonik and Avery Parker have collaborated on numerous tracks together.
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Website: www.cryophonik.com
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Aliciya Angel has been a mainstay in the Sacramento music scene for several years now, fronting several bands as a vocalist and guitarist, and playing numerous local venues as a solo performer. Her style is a unique combination of rock bitterness blended with sweet soulfulness and she is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and performer in her own right. She first started working with dt in 2006, when he was collaborating on a side project called Pimpin Majesty, started by local musicians Eric Neff and Scott Oliver.
Seventeen year old Avonlea Montague, born March 28, 1991 is a singer/songwriter based out of northern California with unique vocal and writing styles. Before beginning work with cryophonik in late October of 2007, she took voice lessons from '50s group and Columbia recording artists The Four Lads tenor singer, Jim Arnold. She was trained in classical singing and belting, working consistently with show tunes. Working alongside cryophonik has produced a collection of promising vocal trance, chillout, and pop songs. "I am passionate about three things in life: love, music, and feeling free to express myself. Through music I can do all of that; feel it, express it, and create it."