The Crystal Method is Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan, an electronic production team originally from Las Vegas but now based out of Los Angeles. Their first two singles, "Now Is The Time" and "Keep Hope Alive," became dance floor anthems and their debut album, Vegas (Out Post, 1997), is one of the biggest selling...More
The Crystal Method is Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan, an electronic production team originally from Las Vegas but now based out of Los Angeles. Their first two singles, "Now Is The Time" and "Keep Hope Alive," became dance floor anthems and their debut album,
Vegas (Out Post, 1997), is one of the biggest selling electronic albums of all time. Their most recent full-length,
Divided by Night, released on their own Tiny E Recordings in 2009, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Album. In addition to constant touring and a reputation for their live performances, TCM has worked in film and television soundtracks and collaborated with a wide variety of voices including Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), Emily Haines (Metric), Peter Hook (New Order), Matisyahu, and Martha Reeves for the
Re:Generation Music Project.
The
Re:Generation Music Project follows five electronic DJs/producers - DJ Premier, Mark Ronson, Skrillex, Pretty Lights and The Crystal Method - as they remix, recreate and re-imagine five traditional styles of music (Rock, R&B, Country, Jazz, and Classical). These five distinctive DJs collaborate with some incredibly talented (and some unlikely) partners - The Doors, Martha Reeves, Erykah Badu,Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, Nas, Leann Rimes, Dr. Ralph Stanley - to discover how our musical past is influencing the future. You can catch the film in an encore screening on Thursday February 23.
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