Venetian Snares
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Aaron Funk (born January 11, 1975), known as Venetian Snares, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is widely known for innovating and popularising the breakcore genre, and is one of the most recognisable artists to be signed to Planet Mu, an experimental electronic music label. His signature style involves meticulously complex drums, eclectic use of samples, and odd time signatures, in particular, 7
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Birth name | Aaron Funk |
Born | (1975-01-11) January 11, 1975 (age 49) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Drum machine, Renoise, synthesizer, modular synthesizer, sampler, softsynth |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Planet Mu, Sublight, Hymen |
Website | venetiansnares |
His 2005 release Rossz Csillag Alatt Született combined breakbeats with orchestral samples, and was released to critical acclaim, helping bring the artist and genre into popularity within the experimental electronic music community.
Funk is a very prolific musician, often releasing several records each year, sometimes on several different record labels, including Planet Mu, Hymen, Sublight, and his own imprint Timesig, and also under different aliases, including Last Step, Snares Man!, Snares, and Speed Dealer Moms. He has also explored other electronic genres such as glitch, IDM, modern classical and acid techno.