Baltimore-born DJ/producer Alex Epton (aka XXXChange) grew up
surrounded by art and music. Both parents were artists and Epton
claims 'supported any vaguely creative endeavors on my part.' Too busy
taking music classes, he was surprisingly not very involved in the
local club scene. It was really only when he left Baltimore for
Boston's New England Conservatory of Music that his interest grew. So
much so that he ditched school and moved to New York to play in
electronic punk outfit Zero Zero. The band, being produced by DFA,
sparked Alex's fascination with production, and he soon found himself
transferring focus towards studio work. Read More...
Baltimore-born DJ/producer Alex Epton (aka XXXChange) grew up
surrounded by art and music. Both parents were artists and Epton
claims ‘supported any vaguely creative endeavors on my part.’ Too busy
taking music classes, he was surprisingly not very involved in the
local club scene. It was really only when he left Baltimore for
Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music that his interest grew. So
much so that he ditched school and moved to New York to play in
electronic punk outfit Zero Zero. The band, being produced by DFA,
sparked Alex’s fascination with production, and he soon found himself
transferring focus towards studio work. DFA took Epton on as an
intern, and Alex then began spending all of his spare time on Zero
Zero’s Pro Tools setup, applying his newly learnt production techniques
to his own projects.
With friends Naeem Juwan, Ronnie Darko and Chris Devlin, Alex formed
the highly acclaimed Spank Rock. He produced their first album
Yoyoyoyoyo as well as subsequent singles.
Alex Epton now focuses on DJing (as XXXChange) and production. He has
done remixes for the likes of Thom Yorke, Beck, !!! And Lady
Sovereign. Epton has also produced albums and tracks for the Kills,
Kid Sister, Amanda Blank, Naeem Juwan (solo work) and Pase Rock.