Deadbeat is Scott Monteith, a long time Montreal resident who recently moved to Berlin and does his own blend of dub tinted, minimal electronic music since 2000. He has releases on labels such as Cynosure, Musique Risquée, Scape, and Spectral to name a few. His new album “Roots and Wire” is due out November 13th on Wagon Repair, Matthew Johnson’s label.

What’s goin’ on in Deadbeat’s world right now?
A lot of of new sound research. After finishing an album I like to take things right back down to zero, delete all the presets for my synths and effects and scrap most of my sample library, backing things up for archival purposes first of course. Having done this a few times now though I realize it’s more of a psychological exercise than anything else, as in the end I tend to end up with a palette of sounds that’s not to far away from the one I had previously. We are all creatures of habits in the end it seems.

How would you describe your sound?
Dubby dance music built for the finest disco at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

How did you get into music?
I played bass in bands during my teenage years and then started going to raves in Toronto shortly thereafter. I started DJing shortly, then finally started making my own music when I moved to Montreal a few years later in 1998.

You recently moved to Berlin, pros and cons?
It’s great to be close to so many other artists and be able to go out and see great music every night of the week. At the same time it’s bad to be surrounded by so many other artists who quite often convince me to go out and see music every night of the week.

What are you currently listening to besides electronic music?
Lot’s of roots reggae, lovers rock and classic dub cuts. I am particularly feeling Harry J and Jackie Mittoo’s organ driven cuts these days.

Tell us about Applied Acoustics Systems, is it your company?
No it’s a software synthesizer developer based in Montreal that I used for technical support and marketing, as well as for designing synths and presets for their modular environment Tassman.

How is the scene in Berlin at the moment?
Very healthy I’d say, it’s nice to see things moving in a more housey, musical direction generally.

If you have to recommend just one club there?
Yaam is a fantastic club for all things reggae related that’s right on the river and has got great Jamaican food as well. It’s a fantastic place to burn on a sunny Sunday.

How important is the internet for you?
Far too important, I REALLY dislike the fact the my first instinct in the morning is to roll out of bed and check my email. It’s a necessary evil at this point though, we are all slaves to the Matrix.

What was you best night out and what would be your dream team line up for a party?
My best night out in recent memory was playing at a huge trance festival in the mountains in Italy last summer. The sound system was amazing and the line up was Monolake, me, and Moritz Von Oswald and Tikiman. It was a beautiful setting and a fantastic night of music. Add to that line up The Mole, Cobblestone Jazz, Chic Miniature, Kode 9 and Space Ape, Akufen, Stephen Beaupre, Mike Shannon, and Vincent Lemieux and I think you’d have about the most mind melting party imaginable.

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