Artist: Stormdrain
Location: San Francisco, U.S.A.
Profession:
Artist

Links:
www.stormdrain.com
scottreyns.com
www.twitter.com/stormdrain
www.facebook.com/stormdrain
www.myspace.com/stormdrain
www.fixtstore.com/stormdrain

Discography:

(Original Releases)

Stormdrain: The Immovable Objection (2004, Subterreign Media)

Software:
Mac, Windows XP Pro, Digidesign Pro Tools, Native Instruments Dynamo and Reaktor, Reason, Recycle, some older-school toys like Opcode Vocode and Koblo soft synths, numerous plug-ins and a few other virtual instruments

Hardware:
Mixed A/D interfaces from LE to TDM, Mac G4 QuickSilver and IBM T-60 ThinkPad, various external drives (Firewire/SCSI), Unitor AMT8, AudioTechnica 4050, Neumann U87/67, Rode NTK, Alesis RA-150, Event PS8, Yamaha MS-10M, TX81Z and RX17, Clavia Nord, Roland D-70, XP-50 expanded, MDC-1, MBD-1, R-70, U-220, Pad-5 and MA-8, Boss VT-1 and DS-2, ProCo Rat, Korg AG-10, DOD SR834, T.C. Electronic FireworX, Lexicon Alex, E-MU ESI-32, Peavey SX/SP, Numark TT-1520, Marantz PMD-720, Sony TCD-D8 and FH-707R, floor tom, iron bells and steel crashers via acoustic pickup; some devices have been customized

Tag Cloud:
industrial, goth, alternative, rock, pop, coldwave, electronic, trip-hop, modern

Scott Reyns is an artist/producer/actor in San Francisco, CA who has been creating original industrial pop/rock music under the moniker Stormdrain since the mid '90s. Live band members and/or co-writers have most recently been Chris Garber, Oliver Marsh and Jason Silva, previously Ninos Oshaana, Steve Molinari, Kevin Allen and Don Jasper.

In '95-98 the act released various demos, played select live performances and entertained some label interest at both independent and major levels however signed no offers, partially due to differences within the band. Afterward Stormdrain continued to release demos and perform live then took a break until returning in late 2004 to independently release "The Immovable Objection," its first commercially available record.

Live:

To date, Stormdrain's live appearances have kept to Bay Area venues (e.g. The DNA Lounge, Cactus Club etc.) mainly playing supporting slots for other industrial/goth acts (e.g. Imperative Reaction, 16volt, Diatribe, Switchblade Symphony, Deathline International etc.).

In the wake of shows played in '06-07 Stormdrain eventually went back into a state of general remission for reasons mixed; both internal and external to the band. Upon completing a renovation of his personal studio (Subterreign Media) in 2009, Scott has become increasingly active with voice over work and musically has started "taking things in new directions; to places I'm actually quite excited about so not rushing." Others who have worked on Stormdrain previously are now pursuing other projects and paths both within and outside of music.

Studio and Rehearsal:

Career Defining Moment:
Every day is that moment. Every day, whether I'm onstage or in a studio or wherever, I'm either getting something productive done or I'm not. I try to keep looking at it that way so as to mind how in this business you're only as good as the last thing you did, but still respect how if you keep doing the same thing it can get too predictable; dull and tedious. Evolution takes time but it's good. Arrested development isn't.

Inspired by:
Firstly, just getting things off my chest and enjoying the creative process. Secondly, any and all periods when I'm lucky enough to do so in the company of people who are genuine, talented, straight-forward, mature and secure enough to be able to work well on a team.

Currently Listening To:
Puscifer, Paul Oakenfeld, D12, Kidney Thieves, Sweet Emma, The Butthole Surfers, Deep Forest, Zeromancer, Peeping Tom

Collaboration Wish List:
I'd love to spend even just an afternoon learning some things from Adrian Utley (Portishead), Katharine Whalen (Squirrel Nut Zippers), Angelo Badalamenti or some of the team from Kodo or Cirque Du Soleil. People who do things that are amazing to me and yet live in a world that's so different than the kind of work I do or the way I do it.

Dream Project:
I'd like to spend some time living and working in Europe at some point.

Final Word:
Thank you very much for reading and listening. Keep in touch!

Available from FiXT:

Stormdrain - The Immovable Objection (MP3 Album)