Glenn A.D.

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Glenn A.D., aka Pulz-8 started DJing in 1992, making his first appearances behind the decks in his hometown of Chicago. Many years were spent as a vinyl buyer for Gramaphone Records, one of the world's most renowned record stores. There he received an education in electronic music of a caliber very few DJs have had the opportunity to acquire, which was invaluable in the early days when first establishing a name in a town overrun with DJs. He has played countless DJ gigs as well as live P.A. performances around the country, including a six-year stint at Exit nightclub and a three-year weekly residency at the original "Lunacy" at Chicago's famed Crobar Nightclub.

In 1996 he was recruited as the keyboardist for the band WOD, a local Chicago industrial outfit that made a lot of noise (literally) throughout the Midwest. The band toured and played tirelessly for the next 2 years serving as openers for many well known industrial and electronic acts such as Sister Machine Gun, Lords of Acid, Cirrus, Hanzel Und Gretyl, Sheep On Drugs and Chi-town favorites 13MG, to name a few.

Residencies and guest spots


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As a DJ, Glenn's many residencies, as well as guest sets, have included such Chicago hot spots as Gotham, Karma, Neo, Spundae and God's Kitchen at Vision, Spybar, Sonotheque, Smartbar, Soundbar and practically every other major venue in Chicago. He has played alongside international DJ superstars such as Carl Cox, Christian Smith, Renato Cohen, Mistress Barbara, Monk (Rabbit In The Moon), Junkie XL, Donald Glaude, Mark Farina and Doc Martin at venues all across the U.S., from Miami's Winter Music Conference to the Los Angeles Art and Music Festival.

Production


In mid-2003 Glenn teamed up with Miami producer/DJ Kirill to record a track for his label, Project Cuba, under the alias Kirill vs. The Surrogate. They released their remix of "Cuban E-Fusion" by the Cuban band Sin Palabras. This record was well received by DJs in both Chicago, for its deep Chicago-style bassline, as well as Miami, for its Afro-Cuban flare. The track features live "Yoruba" vocals and amazing percussion from members of Sin Palabras. The single found its way onto Chris Fortier's Balance Promote Group Chart that September and into the sets of DJs across the globe.

8-Trax Recordings


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In March of 2004 Glenn launched 8-Trax Recordings. This record label serves as a vehicle for his original productions as well as remixes by some of Chicago's finest producers. 2006-2007 saw the followup to the debut release on 8-Trax entitled "Red Eyes Open" featuring remixes by Nosmo and Andre Solaris of XM Radio.

2006 was spent working hard in the studio. Getting back to his industrial roots, Glenn collaborated with legendary Chicago DJ Jeff Moyer and Chris Randall (Sister Machine Gun) to produce the WTII (Wax Trax II) 5th Year Anniversary CD compilation. This release, featuring some of the more influential industrial acts of the last few years can be purchased at most online music retailers. (Check www.WTIIRECORDS.com for more info.)

Latest news


Glenn relocated to Las Vegas in 2008 and is currently in the studio working on original trax and remixes to be released on Zuvuya Recordings, Impact Mechanics and 8-Trax Recordings in early 2009.

Stay tuned for much more new material in 2009 as well as massive updates to 8-Trax.com, including photos, vids, live mixes and other downloads. In the meantime, check Pulz-8's MySpace page for upcoming releases as well as exclusive downloads.

Available releases


12 inch vinyl from P-8: "Sky High/Red Tide" (catalouge no. 8T01) on 8-Trax Recordings can be purchased via mail order at www.gramaphonerecords.com or www.waxaddict.com. Digital downloads of those trax as well as new unreleased material are also available.

Thanx for listening.

Peace always,

Glenn