Tripmastaz is one of Russia’s finest exports to an underground house/techno scene.
DJ/Producer originally hailing from the Detroit of Russia - grimy industrial city of Chelyabinsk. Trip has devoted his life to electronic music since his early childhood. This led to first musical experiments at the age of fourteen and a professional DJ career since '99. Through numerous local gigs and parties he developed his sound into a non-classifiable style on its own which gained attention outside of his motherland. Been known for a lot of people as a fine producer, Andrew’s DJ career started even earlier. In his words: “I haven’t had a normal day job in my life.” Tripmastaz DJ style is an extension of his producer music philosophy –
Quest for interesting sounding and non-typical grooves and moods, yet keeping it freaky, funky,raw and original.
The only Russian artist with releases on top-tier labels Cocoon, Minus, Desolat, Cadenza, Ovum, Cuttin Headz.
It proved by as his music finds home at DJ Sneak's imprints, Richie Hawtin's Minus imprint, Loco Dice’s Desolat, Sven Vath’s Cocoon, Luciano’s Cadenza, Shlomi Aber's Be As One as well as a string of an underground labels worldwide, The growth of adherents led Tripmastaz to establish his own label Plant 74 Records, with its releases being licensed to compilations like !K7 DJ-Kicks, Kehakuma, Defected, Ministry of Sound. Latest 2019 news are Tripmastaz is launch of new project RareTwo Inc.. with DJ Sneak, working in the studio with on his debut album.