Scott Montieth
Deadbeat is the stage name of Scott Montieth, a Canadian electronica musician. His music often has a political focus.[1] He uses a laptop to create his music, including live shows.[2] Deadbeat's early albums were created in Montreal, Quebec; he currently works and lives in Berlin.
Early life
Montieth was born in Kitchener, Ontario.[1]
Career
Living and performing in Montreal, Montieth released his first album in 2001; his next album, Wildlife Documentaries, came out a year later.[3] Montieth then began performing with Steve Beaupré in the duo Crackhaus. In 2003 he performed at the Mutek and Sonar festivals.[4]
In 2004, a few months after his marriage, Montieth released a third Deadbeat album, Something Borrowed, Something Blue[5]
In 2005, while Montieth was still living in Montreal,[6] Deadbeat released an album, New World Observer, on the Poles label.[7] Pop singer Athésia appeared as a guest vocalist on the album.[8]
In 2006 Montieth moved to Berlin, Germany, and subsequently performed at a number of clubs and festivals.[9]
In 2019 Deadbeat has picked his 8 favorite cuts from the LNOE back catalog to rework, providing new ‘dub’ interpretations of tracks from Sasha, Hunter/Game, Ejeca, Jody Barr, VONDA7, Alex Niggemann, Jon Gurd and Dubspeeka. Last Night On Earth welcome the prolific Deadbeat with a special vinyl ‘LNOE in Dub’ compilation, featuring a new Sasha exclusive. The DJ/producer, sound artist, and music tech educator already has an extensive resume of labels and collaborators including Echocord, Mutek, Sonar, RBMA, and Monolake.[10]
Albums
- Primordia (2001)
- Wild Life Documentaries (2002)
- Something Borrowed, Something Blue (2004)[3]
- New World Observer (2005)
- Journeyman's Annual (2007)
- Roots And Wire (2008)
- Drawn And Quartered (2011)
- Eight (2012)
- Walls And Dimensions (2015)
- Wax Poetic For This Our Great Resolve (2018)
References
- "Deadbeat". Georgia Straight, by Martin Turenne on September 22nd, 2005
- "Deadbeat : Le bénéfice du dub". Voir, François Gariépy, 2 July 2003.
- "Deadbeat Something Borrowed, Something Blue". Pitchfork, by Mark Richardson, March 16 2004
- "MICROVIEW) Conspiracy Theories with Deadbeat". Igloo Mag, June 1, 2004, TJ Norris
- "Something Borrowed, Something Blue". Exclaim!, By Melissa Wheeler, May 01, 2004
- "Deadbeat New World Observer". XLR8R, Steve Marchese, June 14, 2005.
- "Deadbeat New World Observer". Exclaim!, By David Dacks, Jun 01, 2005
- "Deadbeat New World Observer". Pitchfork, review by Cameron Macdonald, May 23 2005
- "Deadbeat". AllMusic Biography by Jason Birchmeier
- "Deadbeat". DEADBEAT JOINS LAST NIGHT ON EARTH WITH LNOE IN DUB