Demdranger is a drummer, DJ, composer, and music producer whose musical output ranges anywhere from live african and latin percussion, to ambient and electronic experimental music, to gypsyfunk to weirdo hip-hop to whatever else he feels like making.
In August of 2007 he completed a Masters in Digital Composition and Performance at the University of Edinburgh, and has joined a band in Edinburgh called, appropriately enough, Digital Jones. Now that school is done it's time to get back to gigs and putting the past year of sound design, studio production, algorithmic composition, djembe and samba lessons, and avant-garde theory into practice.
Best known for his work with his former band Aubergine 3, Demdranger has performed in London, Rio, Sao Paulo, DC, NYC, C-Ville, Asheville, San Fran, Chicago, and lots of little funky gigs in good ol' Jefferson County, WV, his hometown area. His music with Aubergine 3 has been in one feature film, Must Love Dogs (Warner Brothers, 2005) and will be featured in the new ABC series "Six Degrees" (from the producers of "Lost").
Demdranger has always been a little "different" and mentally dedicated to "jumping and not jumping" at the same time, if you catch the drift. While pursuing his musical endeavours he has also been fairly active in local politics and sat on the Planning Commission in Harpers Ferry from 2004 - 2006, helping draft a comprehensive plan and, in general, trying to promote local music, prevent suburban sprawl and preserve the local ecology and environment. He is currently working on his debut album, Ghosthousework.