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Often electronic music producers are life-long geeks who fall in love with technology at the earliest of ages, getting their first taste of technolust on the old Apple IIE playing Oregon Trail in the in elementary school and since never spending more than a few days away from the computer. ChrisB. is different. He never owned a computer until the summer of 2009. But nerds and music fans alike can rest assured that since then, ChrisB. has “been geeking out as much as possible,” as he told Afromonk.com earlier this month.

For years Chris played guitar and was a fan of the improvisational jam—Grateful Dead, Phish and Sound Tribe Sector 9. Around the time of realizing the limitations of his guitar, a concurrent realization occurred on the lack of limitations in producing electronic music. Born and raised and still living in Los Angeles, it wasn’t difficult for Chris to find mentors. He became friends with and took pointers from now label mates Sugarpill and Stephan Jacobs and has come into his own as one of the West Coast’s most exciting new talents.

On March 4th, Chris will drop his debut EP “What’s Your Fantasy,” featuring four tracks that are definitely dubstep, yet incorporate melody and a musicality not often associated with the bulk of today’s bass music. Taking a nod from his West Coast compatriots, his tunes incorporate melody, bass, and a taste of hip hop. Standout track “On the Grind” is the quintessential crunkstepper, with 808 basslines and gangster vocal samples guaranteed to make booties shake. The bulk of the rest also incorporate hard-hitting bass, but with more epic buildups and fairytale sounds that no doubt gave rise to the EP’s title “What’s Your Fantasy.”