Greg Schneider (born Greg Schneider) is a Boston based DJ with a passion for performing and a talent for promoting.

Greg began his DJing career more than 16 years ago, DJing in some of Boston’s hottest night spots. Driven to succeed, Greg has held critically acclaimed residencies at some of Boston’s largest night clubs and has DJ’d at some of the following notable venues, The Roxy, Underbar, Rise, WaterClub, Upperbar, The Exchange, Q, Red Sky, Aria, Aqua, The Greatest Bar, The Purple Shamrock, & Hurricane O’Reily’s to name a few.

Greg’s involvement in music extends beyond the DJ booth. Prior to learning the art of beat matching, Greg was a professional drummer and percussionist in [name the band].

More recently, Greg has been the Director of Operations and Entertainment at one of Boston’s premier hot spots, the Water Club. Greg has been instrumental in defining the vision and theme for each of the nights and has been a major proponent in making the Water Club successful and one of Boston’s finest Summer hot spots.

Greg’s passion for finding new music, versatility and ability to mix it in his own unique sets has earned him the respect of Boston’s elite DJs and Producers. More recently Greg has begun collaborating in the studio with Brian Roche (www.didacticrecords.com) and is eager to release some top quality music in 2010.

Everyone on the Didactic team welcomes Greg!

It’s a major record deal with one of the most up and coming independent record labels. Brian leaves his own label, Didactic Records and joins Smash Fabric for 2 - 4 years releasing a minimum of 5 singles over the course of that time.

“I”m incredibly excited to work with Smash Fabric. The label and the team are extremely professional and are as dedicated to releasing quality music as I am.” Brian went on to say, “I’m very fortunate to be working with the guys at Smash Fabric and I’m looking forward to the next 4 years. We’re going to put out some great records.”

Brian’s bio:

Brian Roche (born Brian John Roche in 1974) is a US based producer, DJ and artist. His musical passion centers around electronic music but is not limited to this genre. Brian is mainly a producer today, but in the past he has enjoyed success as a very busy DJ.

Originally from Ireland, Brian’s career and DJing have spanned the globe, playing with many of the ‘greats’ in the industry during many high profile events.

Brian was one of a handful of DJs to pioneer internet radio in the United States. Setting the standard for internet radio and breaking barriers for other DJs.

Brian got his first real break warming up in a Dublin (Ireland) night club more than 17 years ago. After relocating to the United States, Brian established long running residencies in some of Boston’s biggest night clubs. Despite being busy almost 52 weeks each year and DJing sometimes 2-3 times each week, Brian still managed to find time to produce big tracks such as, ‘Sexual’ and ‘Kush’ from his first artist album. Sadly, due to a combination of resources, time and commitment Brian was unable to release his artist album on a global scale.

Fast forward 10 years and Brian has re-engaged and revitalized his time in the studio. Armed with the latest tools technology has to offer, Brian has successfully released a slew of successful tracks on his own label across 2008 and 2009. Tracks such as, ‘Bounty Hunter’, ‘The Elbow Room’ and ‘The Chocolate Connoisseurs’ were instant club successes. Brian has recently gone on to release ‘Press Start’, an electro fused dance floor filler and a remix of ‘Harbour Rain’ for The Blue Paper Project on Smash Fabric Records.

Brian continues to enjoy his time in the studio and remains focused on delivering the highest quality electronic music. “At this point in my career, I enjoy the challenge of being in the studio more than playing big shows. I’m always searching for that next great melody or that next great record. I enjoy pushing myself to see what I can come up it. The icing on the cake for me is seeing people’s reactions to my music.”

More than ten years ago, Brian was one of the first DJs to abandon vinyl and DJ entirely from CD’s. His peers said he was crazy, that CD’s would never replace vinyl. We all know how that worked out. DJing from a computer is still a new concept, totally alien to the majority of the DJing community.

Now Brian is pioneering once again, making magic, performing live, mixing and remixing on the fly, breaking down barriers … however you want to describe it, after 14 years, he’s still on top of his game!

We’re pleased to announce that Brian Roche has just completed a remix for Blue Paper Project’s, “Harbour Rain”. “Harbour Rain” appears on the forthcoming album, “City Lights”. When asked about the remix, Brian had this to say, “I’m extremely excited about the remix. I had very little time from start to finish and was worried I wouldn’t be able to reach a level of quality I’d be happy with. I’m delighted to say that I’m extremely pleased with the result and feel it’s one of the best pieces I’ve to date.” Brian continues, “It was also a pleasure to work with Jon and the guys at Smash Fabric Records. They’re extremely professional and serious about making quality music.”

City Lights contains 10 exclusive tracks from Blue Paper Project and Brian’s remix is the bonus track, number 11.

City Lights from Blue Paper Project will be available in stores and online retail outlets in December.

Didactic Records is proud to announce the release of our eight single, ‘Press Start’. ‘Press Start’ is the eight single to be released from Brian Roche’s forthcoming album, ‘Rubric’ and is available in stores worldwide in December.

mikdk

Didactic Records is proud to announce the release of our seventh single, ‘mikdk’. ‘mikdk’ is the seventh single to be released from Brian Roche’s forthcoming album, ‘Rubric’. The song is available from iTunes for immediate download

Below, you can find all of the details you need to locate and purchase the song globally.

Artist: Brian Roche

Label: Didactic Records
Genres: Dance, Electronic

Release Date: 02-Sep-2009
Original Release Year: 2009

ID Number: X205762
UPC: 859702292745

Recording Location: Boston, USA
Projected go-live on or before: 25-Oct-2009

The Chocolate Connoisseurs

Didactic Records is proud to announce the release of our sixth single, ‘The Chocolate Connoisseurs’. ‘The Chocolate Connoisseurs’ is the sixth single to be released from Brian Roche’s forthcoming album, ‘Rubric’. According to iTunes, the song should officially be available on or before Sept 12th.

Below, you can find all of the details you need to locate and purchase the song globally.
Artist:Brian Roche

Label: Didactic Records
Genres: Dance, Electronic

Release Date: 01-Aug-2009
Original Release Year: 2009

ID Number: X193869
UPC: 859702161973

Recording Location: Boston, USA
Projected go-live on or before: 12-Sep-2009