Johnny Dynamite is a Philadelphia based post-punk artist signed to Born Losers Records. Over the course of his first three albums, Johnny Dynamite has emerged as a succinct storyteller and songwriter. The characters inside Johnny’s dream world are lucid, manic, and brimming with pangs of nostalgia. Poised against dark and atmospheric instrumentals, his harrowed vocal delivery and lyrics paint a picture of lost youth, hopeless romanticism, and teenage rebellion.
Dynamite blends many different genres and connects the dots between different pockets of subculture; equal parts glossy new wave and anthemic rock n’ roll. Johnny’s signature beat centric production style incorporates hard hitting drum machines, 80’s style guitar riffs and ethereal retro synth patches. His sound has been compared to legacy acts such as Pet Shop Boys, INXS, and The Cure as well as more modern acts such as MGMT and M83.
Marottes is the alt electronic moniker of filmmaker Mike Mytnick.
After a decade working in the media industry across New York and Los Angeles, Mytnick returned home to Cleveland, Ohio to create Marottes, a project born of disillusionment of the status quo and feeling stuck between two worlds.
Marottes exists as the archetype of the Fool’s Journey: a person finding the courage to go on a new adventure into the unknown. The project takes its name from the marotte, the puppet carried by jesters, and the witchy symbolism of tarot.
Blending dark synthpop and alternative electronic influences, his music draws from gothic allegories, the depths of Lake Erie, and the experience of navigating loneliness in a world on the edge of collapse. Marottes invites listeners to embrace introspection, transform fear into confidence, and dance unapologetically through the darkness.
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