Brooklyn-based producer and DJ, whose production for the dance floor is balanced out by his production of Ambient music; oftentimes combining the two in his work. Currently studying the Art of Raising a Puppy.
Brian Traister, aka Futureworlder, is a producer and DJ currently based out of Brooklyn. His love of electronic music began at a very early age while attempting to emulate R2-D2 with a Remco SoundFX Machine (his first "synth") and from being exposed to disco while watching Solid Gold on TV.
Growing up on a steady diet of northern soul, motown r'n'b, 70'S rock, disco, punk and post-punk/ new wave/ no wave, he discovered electro and early Hip Hop (gleaned from Mr. Magic's Rap Attack on New York radio station WBLS) at the age of 11. He began making tapes of the shows he heard, collecting records they featured; many of which he still owns.
He started going out to shows and clubs in NYC at age 15 and picked up DJ'ing at around age 17 when he first fell in love with EBM, Acid House and Techno records coming out of Chicago, Detroit and Manchester, UK. It was around this time that he also discovered the works of Brian Eno, Steve Hillage/ System 7, Spacetime Continuum, Mixmaster Morris, The KLF and The Orb, beginning his long journey into the Ambient world.
Brian has been actively and deeply involved with the underground club scene for over 2 decades, producing events throughout New York and New England and becoming a founder of the early 90's East Coast rave scene alongside such pioneers as Adam Warped, Bill Kraemer and Scott Richmond.
A longtime denizen of the New York Underground, Brian has Dj’ed countless shows and events as well as residency playing several exhibition openings for the New Museum of Contemporary Art. He's played in-store gigs and has even made an appearance as a guest DJ for a TV show on TLC. His production for the dance floor is balanced out by his production of Ambient music, oftentimes combining the two in his work, and he is known for his often otherworldly genre-crossing tracks and sets, utilizing music as a vehicle to explore a deeper sense of love and meaning.
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Releases:
Futureworlder "Epilogue (Original Mix)" Peaceful Mornings, LW Recordings,012 - 2021
Futureworlder "Evolutionary Tactics 1 (Original Mix)" Frames, Re:Vibe Audio, Issue 41 - 2021
Futureworlder "Evolutionary Tactics 1 (Original Mix)" Reform:House, Vol. 42 - 2021
Futureworlder "Memory Design (Original Mix)" Technoid Constructions, #36 - 2021
Futureworlder "Artificial Intelligence" The Seed - 2020
Futureworlder "Evolutionary Tactics 1 & 2" 3Bridge Records - 2020
Futureworlder "Memory Design" "Technomatic #16" Club Session - 2020
Futureworlder "Jimi Says (Josh Holiday Remix)" The Seed - 2020
Futureworlder "Jimi Says EP" The Seed - 2019
Futureworlder "Rhizomes (Josh Holiday Remix) The Seed - 2019
Futureworlder "Memory Design EP" - 3Bridge Records - 2019
Futureworlder "Just Let It All Go EP" - Whiskey Pickle - 2018
Futureworlder "Snow Dream (Eric Shans Blizzard Drifts Remix)" - "New York Deep #2" - Deezer.com - 2018
Futureworlder "An Open Window" "Frames, Issue 19" - Various Artists - Re:Integrated - 2018
Futureworlder "Snow Dream" "One Night In Mykonos, Vol. 4" - Various Artists -KKBox - 2018
Futureworlder "Snow Dream" - Re:Integrated Music Issue 15 - Various Artists - Re:vibe Audio - 2018
Futureworlder "Signals EP" - 3Bridge Elements - 2018
Futureworlder "Snow Dream EP" - 3Bridge Records - 2018
Futureworlder "Symbiotic" - The Best Of 3Bridge 2017 - 3Bridge Records - 2017
Futureworlder "Escape From New York (Original Mix)"
Futureworlder "Sunspots (Original Mix)" Technoid Constructions #10 - Various Artists - Re:vibe Audio - 2017
Futureworlder "Black Pyramid (Original Mix)" Unfound House - Various Artists - The Seed - 2017
Futureworlder "The Tesseract (Original Mix)" Cycles Per Second - Various Artists - The Seed - 2017
Futureworlder "A Matter Of Balance EP" The Seed - 2017
Futureworlder "Epilogue EP" 3Bridge Elements - 2017
Futureworlder "Sunspots (Original Mix)" - LWSOTC05 - Various Artists - The Sound Of Techno Vol. 5 - LW Recordings - 2017
Futureworlder "Symbiotic EP" 3Bridge Records - 2017
Futureworlder "Things Imminent (Original Mix)" NBE3 - Various Artists - Nothing But. Electronica - Nothing But / Label Worx - 2017
Futureworlder "Sunspots EP" - 3 Bridge Records - 2017
Remixes:
Lord and Master "I Wanted to Tell You (Futureworlder Remix)" - Deep Ellum Records - 2018
808 State "Pacific State (Futureworlder Remix)" - White Label - 2018
Sandra Collins and Micke "Zero Logic (Futureworlder Remix)" - The Seed - 2018
Macedon "Loco (Futureworlder Remix)" - The Seed - 2018
Audio Bigot and Alden F "The Upside Down (Futureworlder Remix)" - The Seed 2018
Eric Shans "Egoless (Futureworlder Remix)" - The Seed -2017
Ross Mt Park "Close Encounters (Futureworlder Remix)" - The Seed - 2017
Bryce Hackford "Representation" (Futureworlder Remix) - White Label - 2016
Yuna "Decorate" (Futureworlder remix) - FADER Label - 2011
Matt & Kim "Good Old Fashioned Nightmare" (Futureworlder remix) - FADER Label - 2010
Commissioned Work:
Searmanas x Futureworlder (collaboration) - Magpies and Peacocks fashion show, London Fashion Week - 2018
Nike "Leave a Message" documentary, track "Aquarium" - FADER TV - 2011
Microsoft Phone Tap x FADER TV series, Episodes 1-5 - FADER TV - 2011
Belkin Explorer Series, instrumental score Episodes 1-6 - FADER TV - 2010
Mixes, Radio, Podcasts, Studio and Live DJ Sets:
'Techno Tuesdays' radio show #151 w/ hosts Sinestro and Simon - 2020
DJ Charts, Junodownload.co.uk STEVE (GRIFFO) GRIFFITHS 'GRIFFO'S AUGUST 'APPENERS' - track "Introspection (Original Mix)" - 2018
KissFM Australia radio show 'Brain Food Radio.' w/ host Rob Zile - airplay - track "Forever (Original Mix)" - 2018
The Session Worldwide "Audio Odyssey" radio show, Week 160, w/ host P-Rez - airplay - track "Forever (Original Mix)" - 2018
Rodon FM "Planet Nova" Series, Greece, w/ host DJ Nova - airplay - track "Just Let It All Go" - 2018
2Ser 107.3 Sydney, Australia,"Mighty Reel" Radio w/ host Hober Mallow- airplay - track "Energie" - 2018
Deep Vibes Radio UK "Fluid" w/host Steve Griffo Griffiths - airplay - tracks "Empathy (Original Mix)" and "Snow Dream (Eric Shans Blizzard Drifts Mix)" - 2018
ChillLoverRadio.net w/host DJ Dancing' Mark - episode 48 - airplay - track "Empathy (Original Mix)" - 2018
Real Time Web Series Episode 8 -MAST TGE, tracks "Out There" and "Other Methods" used - 2017
ChillLoverRadio.net w/host DJ Dancing' Mark - episode 37 - airplay - track "Introspective (Original Mix)" - 2017
Guest DJ appearance on Strange Days show on Hypersonic Radio w host Adam Warped, Sept 2016
Trans-Pecos Brooklyn, Night Porter Recordings Presents: w/ Searmanas, Gooddroid, Live DJ Set, Aug 2016
Gibbon Records, Summer 2016 Comp Mix - studio set
"Hip-Hop Hacks" Hackathon sampling workshop for High-School students, Spotify NYC, April 22, 2016
"For the Love of Machines: Underground Dance Music 1978-1986", Mar 2016 - studio set "For the Love of Machines: Underground Dance Music 1987-1992", Mar 2016 - studio set
Glasslands Brooklyn, w/ Lorna Dune, Bryce Hackford and Master Class, Live DJ Set, Jun 2014
@ Trans-Pecos Brooklyn, w/ Lorna Dune, Bryce Hackford, Policy and Luke Wyatt, Live DJ Set, Jan 2014
Bare Minerals live DJ in-store event, October, 2014
"Julien De Smedt "Special Editions" launch at New Museum - Live DJ Set, November 2013
"Chris Burden: Extreme Measures" Exhibition Opening Reception at the New Museum, Live DJ Set, October 12, 2013
"Twilight Sessions" w/ Bryce Hackford, Rick Rab, Alien Boy, Nihiti, live DJ set - September, 2013
"Twilight Sessions" w/ Bryce Hackford, Rick Rab, Ital, Luke Wyatt, Terekke, July, live DJ set - 2013
"Llyn Foulkes" Exhibition Opening Reception at the New Museum, live DJ set, June 12, 2013
"MECCA", w/ Rick Rab, Bryce Hackford, live DJ set - March, 2013
"NYC 1993: Experimental Trash, Jet Set and No Star" Exhibition Opening Reception at The New Museum, Live DJ Set, February 2, 2013
FADER Issue 70 Podcast, November, 2010
"Happy Sundays" series at Brooklyn Bowl w Kevin Patrick, Lord Warddd, live DJ set - September, 2010
"Emory Douglas: Black Panther" Exhibition Opening Reception at The New Museum, Live DJ Set, July, 2009
Body Hammer NYC w/ Jools Palmer, Joe Hart, Paul Purgas/ Bloc, Live DJ Set, May 29, 2009
"History of the Boom Box" Mix for TDK, studio mix - October, 2009
TLC "Wedded to Perfection, Season 1, Episode 2: Under the Wire Wedding", Live DJ Set, October, 2009
"Musicology" at The Bell House, Live DJ Set, November, 2008
"Mary Heilmann: To Be Someone" Exhibition Opening Reception at the New Museum, live DJ set - October, 2008
Muxtape - "Futureworlder", studio mix set - 2003
"Passport" residency with "Fox Point Soundsystem" at the Liquid Lounge, Providence, RI, live DJ sets - 2000
With "Fox Point Soundsystem" at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI, live DJ set,1999
With "Fox Point Soundsystem" at the Green Room, Providence, RI, live DJ sets - 1997-1999
https://www.mixcloud.com/briantraister/
https://www.beatport.com/artist/futureworlder/594349
https://futureworlder1.bandcamp.com/album/just-let-it-all-go