!PAUS3

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!PAUS3
Also known asTHEE PAUSE
Born (1981-07-27) July 27, 1981 (age 42)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresExperimental
OccupationsRecording artist
InstrumentsBass, guitar, synthesizer
LabelsProjecting Nothing Records, Organic Intelligence
Websitewww.paus3.com

!PAUS3, or THEE PAUSE, (born July 27, 1981) is an international platinum selling musician and artist, who began his career in his early teens in the former Soviet Bloc nations of Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria.

Biography[edit]

THEE PAUSE is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and currently based in the New York City area. He has been previously selected by MTV & 495 Productions with other DJs to perform internationally for thousands.[1] Having been selected to perform with and remix multiple platinum selling artists,[2] he has been featured as a guest curator for Trance Mix.[3] He has been featured, interviewed or reviewed by Spin (France), Scotch & Murder Monthly, More Than Disco, Hot Biscuits, The Atlantic Monthly, Trip Hop Daily, Creme de le Creme, reverb, Music Under Fire, and Fahrenheit, and has multiple top-charting tracks and remixes on The Hype Machine and Beatport.[4][5] THEE PAUSE was selected in February 2012 as a featured DJ for W Hotels Worldwide and a commissioned mix was made available exclusively on W Hotels Worldwide by Starwood Hotels and Resorts iPhone application.[6]

Collaborations[edit]

Take Remedy[edit]

Take Remedy was a new collective on the New York City scene featuring Alice Love, THEE PAUSE, and Billy 'Vapor Eyes'. They have been described as a "combination of the alternative organic sound meets digital chaos".[7] THEE PAUSE is bassist, programmer and provides back-up vocals. Lead vocals are provided by Alice Love. Billy Vapor Eyes plays drums, keyboards and rhythm guitars.

Their debut EP Hello successfully charted on two individual Hype Machine Top 100 singles charts without major label promotion, EyeView and Lines unusual for a new band with a debut EP.

Hello, the five track debut EP originally only available on 12" red limited edition vinyl via Projecting Nothing Records, is now available worldwide digital via Organic Intelligence Records.[8]

THEE PAUSE and Superstar DJ Keoki pose for fans post-performance outside venue, New York, NY.
THEE PAUSE and Superstar DJ Keoki pose for fans post-performance outside venue, New York, NY.

Announced March 24, 2012, THEE PAUSE began recording with artist Nikki Noir with producer DJ Alex J of Digable Planents fame for a late-2012 CD and digital release on Projecting Nothing Records titled Of The Echoes.[9]

The Daisy Kids[edit]

In March 2013, THEE PAUSE joined forces with Scott Putesky, former lead guitarist and co-founder of the band Marilyn Manson, to form "The Daisy Kids". The Daisy Kids was an American hard rock group consisting of former Marilyn Manson guitarist Daisy Berkowitz and producer, multi-instrumentalist and bass player THEE PAUSE. Guest vocals on the Mr Conrad Samsung EP were provided by Justin Symbol of Nursing Home fame[2]. Numerous rough demos were recorded, including a yet to circulate four-song CD entitled The Samsung Sessions. That four-song CD/demo was shelved due to legal issues regarding the use of uncleared samples, and only one track from those recording sessions has surfaced to date.

Tracks known to have been recorded include:

With legal issues resolved, November 20, 2015, saw the release of the Mr Conrad Samsung EP, which had been delayed since 2013 and is the final released recording featuring guitarist and vocalist Scott Putesky prior to his passing in 2017.[11]

Mr Conrad Samsung EP[edit]

After numerous delays due to internal health problems plaguing both band members[5] Daisy Berkowitz and THEE PAUSE, the Mr Conrad Samsung EP was released digitally on September 20, 2015, via Organic Intelligence Records internationally. Vocal duties were split on this EP between Daisy Berkowitz, THEE PAUSE and Justin Symbol. No tour was planned at the time as the band members focused on their health, and Justin Symbol continued to pursue his various solo and side projects.

Digital Release Track List:

  • "Kill Baby" (intro) (Vocals; Daisy Berkowitz)
  • "White Mountain Due" (Vocals; Justin Symbol)
  • "Boheiman Rapecity (Kraft Cheese Ditty)" (Vocals; Daisy Berkowitz)
  • "Let Your Ego Die" (Vocals; Daisy Berkowitz and THEE PAUSE)
  • "Victim (Thrift)" (Vocals; THEE PAUSE)
  • "Square in the Minor" (Vocals; Daisy Berkowitz)

Andy Stott's Numb (beauty of being) Remix[edit]

Andy Stott is a Manchester-based producer of dub and techno music who has released three albums with the Modern Love label. THEE PAUSE's remix of Andy Stott's "Numb" charted on Pitchfork's Top 200 Tracks of the Decade so Far.

Let's Go Somewhere Quiet[edit]

The first single from the THEE PAUSE produced album Let's Go Somewhere Quiet to benefit The Children's Brain Tumour Foundation[12] featuring a remix of Lena Katina's track "Never Forget"[13] was released on July 27, 2012, on Projecting Nothing Records.[14] It also features an original unreleased track by THEE PAUSE. [15]

Discography[edit]

LPs[edit]

  • Silence Please, Atlantic, 2010
  • You Can Does Not Equal You Should, Projecting Nothing 2011
  • Take Remedy - Hello., KVZ, 2011 (Bass)
  • Various Artists - Let's Go Somewhere Quiet, Projecting Nothing 2012 (Producer, artist and remix artist)

EPs[edit]

  • Distort My Life With Noise, Projecting Nothing 2011
  • Distort My Life With Noise II, Projecting Nothing 2011
  • Take Remedy - Crash, (Producer & Bass) – Projecting Nothing/KVZ 2011
  • The Daisy Kids - The Samsung Sessions - currently unreleased
    • The Daisy Kids - Mr Conrad Samsung EP - Organic Intelligence/KVZ 2-15

Singles[edit]

  • Simmi Angel, "Many Faces" (Producer) – Projecting Nothing 2011
  • S26, "Memory", (Producer / Guest Remix) 2011
  • Lost Shadow, "The Last Song We Will Sing" (Guest remix) Phonocratic Records
  • Lost Shadow, Same Problems – Different Solutions" (Guest remix) Phonocratic Records, 2011
  • Lena Katina, "Never Forget" (The Remixes) - (Producer and remix artist)
  • The Daisy Kids, "Square In The Minor" - Organic Intelligence Records

Digital releases (Production, remixes and promotional)[edit]

stic.man of DeadPrez and THEE PAUSE relax post-show and smile for fans.
stic.man of DeadPrez and THEE PAUSE relax post-show and smile for fans.

Footnotes[edit]

References[edit]

  • AcidTed (Jul 18, 2012). "Let's Go Somewhere Quiet: Lena Katina – Never Forget (The Remixes)". Wordpress. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved Aug 2, 2012.
  • AcidTed (May 25, 2012a). "Let's Go Somewhere Quiet – a compilation for hope". Wordpress. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved Aug 2, 2012.
  • AcidTed (May 14, 2013). "The Spooky Kids – Square In The Minor". Wordpress. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved Aug 23, 2018.
  • Anon (2018). "Hello (feat. !PAUS3)". itunes. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved Aug 23, 2018.
  • Anon (2016). "W Hotels Worldwide on the App Store on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved Aug 23, 2018.
  • Anon (2012). "!PAUS3 Search". Hype Machine. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved Aug 23, 2018.
  • Anon (2012a). "Of The Echoes - Of the Echoes Tracklist". Organic Intelligence. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013.
  • Anon (2012b). "The Children's Brain Tumour Foundation". The Children's Brain Tumour Foundation. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved Aug 2, 2012.[irrelevant citation]
  • Anon (Jul 27, 2012c). "Nowe remixy 'Never Forget'". Blogsport (in Polish). Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved Aug 2, 2012.
  • Anon (2011). "MTV and 495 Productions Presents !PAUS3 and Hidden Cat". Last.FM. 495 Productions. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved Aug 23, 2018.
  • Anon (2011a). "Take Remedy Search". Hype Machine. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved Aug 23, 2018.
  • Kaufman, Gil (Oct 23, 2017). "Former Marilyn Manson Guitarist Daisy Berkowitz Dies at 49". billboard. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved Aug 23, 2018.
  • Lyons, Garrett (Aug 31, 2011). "TAKE REMEDY - Hello". Verbicide Magazine. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved Aug 23, 2018.
  • Maher, Adam (Nov 11, 2011). "Hip-hop group Dead Prez to Headline Jersey City fundraiser". New Jersey Journal. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved Aug 23, 2018.
  • wakkaoaka (2011). "!PAUS3 vs. Simmi Angel: Projecting Nothing Guest Mix". Trance Mix. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved Nov 14, 2011.