From his initial 4-track techno-sampling experiments as a 12 year old, to crafting Kuru's blistering landscapes of bass, Ryan has always been involved with what's next in electronic music. Active in the Los Angeles underground since the 20th Century, his DJ sets and dance events have opened minds and filled floors of every size. A distinct and twisted ear for production eventually garnered releases on imprints like Interscope, Argon, Nervous Records, C.I.A., Project Fifty One, SMOG and now Frite Nite and !K7. Today, acting as engineer for Kuru, he hopes to elicit feelings that echo his own experiences in rave culture. Hardcore will never die.

Whether through design or music, Jeff Tovar (aka DIV)'s work is always emotive, energetic, startlingly beautiful, and purposefully rooted in some type of future. Since the mid '90s, his sets have brought a sense of lush, biting texture to the Los Angeles Underground, and his no-compromise aesthetic remains the driving force behind both Kuru and Club MUSE. Nearing its 100th edition since launching in 2001, MUSE has hosted artists critical to modern dance music such as John Tejada, Photek, Addison Groove, Pinch, 2562, ASC, and Gridlok, among others. In 2011, MUSE's co-promotions with SMOG and DECEAST have provided the cutting edge of bass to a city ready to embrace the new. Professionally, Jeff's effort with entities such as 12th Planet, Droid Behavior, SMOG, Iheartcomix and as Partner and Art Director at Media Contender, displays that he can create compelling content, no matter the medium.