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Producing since the mid nineties, Sydney based Ashley Anderson initially recorded under the moniker of Moonrock with fellow producer illpickl, releasing a self titled album in early '98 and had a track licensed to "Cafe Del Mar".
Moving onto solo projects and a new moniker for the new millennium, Ashley Anderson morphed into Katalyst and released "Manipulating Agent" May 2002.
Initially Triple J album of the week, the album went on to earn Katalyst an ARIA
nomination for "Best Dance Artist" and the two most coveted DMA awards;
"Best Producer" and "Best Album" at the 2002 Australian Dance Music
Awards.
"Manipulating Agent" featured guests that include Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Adrian Utley (Portishead), along side DJ Leeroy Brown, tearing it up on the turntables.
Website: http://www.katalystmusic.com.au |
BIO:
Producing since the mid nineties, Sydney based Ashley Anderson initially
recorded under the moniker of Moonrock with fellow producer illpickl.
The duo released a self titled album in early '98 to critical acclaim, and went
on to contribute tracks to the internationally renowned "Cafe Del Mar".
Moving onto solo projects and a new moniker for the new millennium, Ashley
Anderson morphed into Katalyst and continued to work as a producer
both in Australia and in the UK. He had his first solo release with a track
on the internationally respected, "Dope on Plastic" compilation.
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Collaborating with many diverse musicians, Katalyst remixed and produced
projects for numerous artists, including Dynamo Productions, Vassy,
McKay, Eran James, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) and
Machine Gun Fellatio with Portishead's Geoff Barrow. The collaboration
with Barrow proved more than fruitful, not only connecting on a creative
level, they both saw a gap in the Recording Industry, and decided to pool
their energy and resources into setting up the international record label,
Invada Records. |
Joining forces with engineer Fraser Stuart, Ashley Anderson and
Geoff Barrow set up the label INVADA Records in 2002. The success
Invada had in Australia in 2002 prompted them to establish INVADA Records in
the United Kingdom in early 2003.
May 2002 saw the release of the Katalyst's debut album "Manipulating
Agent". The first release for INVADA Records, this well crafted album
received remarkable acclaim. Initially Triple J album of the week, the album
went on to earn Katalyst an ARIA Nomination for "Best Dance Artist"
and the two most coveted DMA awards; "Best Producer" and
"Best Album" at the 2002 Australian Dance Music Awards.
"Manipulating Agent" featured guests that include Gift
of Gab from Blackalicious, Adrian Utley (Portishead), Paul
Johannessen (Upshot), Christina Charley (UK), along side DJ Leeroy
Brown, tearing it up on the turntables.
| Late 2002 Katalyst enlisted some top Australian and UK producers to remix
tracks from his album, "Manipulating Agent". The result was the
remix album "Agent Manipulated". Released in April 2003,
it contained tunes from 13 different producers, and two previously unreleased
Katalyst tracks. Heralding UK producers such as Easton Rocks, 7Stu7,
Purple Penguin and Dynamo Productions and Australia's own
Rhibosome, Crackpot, Tor, 2 Dogs, Danielsan
(Koolism), DJ Soup, Idiot Proof, and Blunted Stylus
to name a few. This release also gained immediate critical acclaim. |
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Katalyst's remix "Uprock This", the first single off the album,
went straight onto high rotation on Triple J. It was accompanied by a classic
film clip.
The clip utilizes footage from a legendary 1970s Australian Kung Fu flick,
"The Man From Hong Kong", and has just been nominated for "Best
Film Clip" at the 2003 DMA's. Katalyst has been nominated for
"Best Producer" for the second year running, and Danielsan's
remix of "Passing Of Peace" has also been nominated for "Best
Remix" at the 2003 awards.
2003 proved to be big year of touring and festivals for Katalyst. He has supported
some of the biggest international acts to come to Australia, including DJ
Shadow, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, DJ Premier, Jurassic
5, and The Roots. June saw the INVADA Tour with Dynamo
Productions (UK) that was a national sell-out tour.
Katalyst has played all the major festivals including Splendour In The Grass,
Big Day Out, Homebake, and LIVID.
He has been busy working on a host of production both for himself and for many
other artists including the executive production of Eran James' debut album
on Universal. Recently returning from Europe where he was producing tracks for
a new Invada Records artist, Ru_CL due for release early 2005.
LPs Releases:
Agent Manipulated Remix LP
Manipulating Agent LP
Moonrock self titled Album
Remixes:
Vassy - "Cover You In Kisses" Katalyst Remix
Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) Combustible - "Special Delivery" (DJ Soup)
Machine Gun Fellatio - "Horny Blonde 40" remixed by A. Anderson &
G. Barrow
Rockmelons - "Game Tight"
Singles:
Vassy & Katalyst - "Get Busy" written by A. Anderson & V.
Karagiorgos
McKay (Go Beat) - "Tell Him" written by A. Anderson, Fuzzface, S.
McKay, H. Mancini
Production:
Executive Produced and mixed Eran James' album 'Reviewing The Situation'
(Engineered and mixed by Spencer May).
Compilations:
The Best Of Cafe Del Mar
Cafe Del Mar Volume 6
Splendour in the Grass
Dope on Plastic Volume 3
Groovetrain Compilation
Home and Hosed Vol1
Homebake Compilation
Vibes on a Summers Day
Sub Urban Files
The Burning Issue
Evolutionary Vibes III
Ice Cream Truck - Volcom Compilation
Tweek Triple J's Mix Up Compilation
Publicity enquiries regarding Katalyst please contact:
Jo Wilson @ Mad Dog Publicity:
Ph: (03) 9248 9366 Fax: (03) 9428 9322 mobile: 0414 316 044
Email: memphis@ihug.com.au
Invada Releases:
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Friday, May 10, 2002
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Views: 5421 |
Influences have been drawn from many different musical styles, jazz, funk,hip hop, soul, soundtracks, easy-listening, blues, and the list goes on. This recording is essentially a blend of all these styles drawing from some more than others, so check it.  more |
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Friday, May 10, 2002
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Views: 2555 |
| "Manipulating Agent" is the debut release for Sydney based producer and recording Artist Katalyst AKA Ashley Anderson. more |
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Wednesday, April 16, 2003
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Views: 5369 |
| Inspired By Katalyst's critically acclaimed album "Manipulating Agent", various local and International artists have remixed them to create "Agent Manipulated" more |
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Saturday, May 3, 2003
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Views: 2617 |
| Katalyst has enlisted some top Australian and UK producers to remix tracks from his critically acclaimed, award winning album, "Manipulating Agent". The result is the remix album "Agent Manipulated." more |
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Thursday, January 20, 2005
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Views: 2725 |
| 'Dusted' an essential mix by Katalyst - is a collection of sounds that have inpsired him over the years. This is not a collection of rare songs that no-one has heard of, more a collection of tunes that have withstood the test of time. Put it on, kick back more |
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005
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Views: 4951 |
| Katalyst and RuCL team up to release this limited edition 12". more |
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Monday, May 9, 2005
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Views: 3915 |
| "Manipulating Agent" Limited edition double vinyl reissue. more |
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
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Views: 2238 |
| Consistent with Katalyst's signature sound of powerful horns, strings and beats, this is one soulful tune that sticks in your head long after the song is over. Infectious female vocals combined with world class MC's gives this tune broad appea more |
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
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Views: 2643 |
| The Manipulating Agent returns with an all-star lineup featuring J-Live, Spacek, McKay, Adalita, Diverse, Ru C.L, Hau, Matt McHugh, Katie Noonan and more... more |
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
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Views: 1488 |
| The Manipulating Agent returns with an all-star lineup featuring Supernatural, J-Live, Spacek, McKay, Adalita, Diverse, Ru C.L, Hau, Matt McHugh, Katie Noonan and more... more |
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