Zardonic

Federico Ágreda, best known as Zardonic is a Venezuelan keyboardist, DJ, composer, producer and remixer known for his musical projects in genres such as drum and bass, dark ambient, black metal and minimal techno.

Zardonic started composing at the age of 16 under his black metal moniker Gorepriest, and two years later he earned the Best Keyboardist award at the Premios Metal Hecho en Venezuela 2002-2003 (Metal Made in Venezuela Awards). This gained him a significant following in the Venezuelan metal scene. During the next years he evolved through various projects of industrial, ambient and electronic music under different aliases. As Zardonic, he distinguished himself as a remixer for extreme metal bands including The Berzerker (Australia) and Gorgoroth (Norway). His remix of Nine Inch Nails' The Hand That Feeds became a global sensation on the NIN Remix Web site.

His catalog of remixes continues to grow as well as his collaborations with other artists including Counterstrike (South Africa) and Messinian (Philadelphia, PA, USA). With the latter, he composed the Policia track which was a worldwide dancefloor hit, even played by DJs like Andy C and DJ Hype.

Lewis Davidson, owner of American Drum & Bass label Technorganic Recordings, states that Zardonic "...is showing how his varied background, environmental location and unique production styles are quite possibly the secret recipe for Drum & Bass perfection". He has also been referenced as "the biggest dark Drum & Bass act in Latin America".

Some of his other known projects are Intimus Universum (now known as Triangular Ascension), Sol Nocturno (previously known as Gorepriest) and Klipp (together with production partner Moreon).

Full biography at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardonic