Excision

With influences stemming from the likes of English electronic band The Prodigy, Abel dropped out of university in 2005 to pursue his passion for production fascinated by the lack of electronic music in his homeland of Canada. Spending up to 12 hours a day perfecting his craft through online tutorials, Abel adopted the stage name Excision.

In 2005 Abel founded the bass record label Rottun Recordings addressing the apparent lack of an EDM scene in Canada. It was with his label where he would release early material in the form of the “Rottun 2007” mixtape featuring producers such as Noiz, Stenchman and Ultrablack. The following year Excision released his first official single “No Escape” and the same year Abel launched his annual “Shambhala” mixtape.

Releasing his debut EP “Boom EP” in 2009 saw Excision collaborate with fellow producers Flux Pavilion and Datsik featuring the tracks “Boom” and “Calypso” as he rapidly began making a name for himself on the scene. Subsequent EP releases would see him team up with the likes of The SubDivision, Liquid Stranger, Downlink and Bassnectar before embarking upon US tours and bringing forth his memorable stage shows.

In 2011 Excision released his debut full length “X-rated” featuring the tracks “The Underground”, “Execute” and “8 Bit Superhero. 2012 proved a busy year in the Excision camp as he launched dubstep and bass label Destroid Music alongside Downlink and KJ Sawka while also introducing his new range of 250,000 watt sound system at the Boomfest showcase in Colorado, US.

With the release of his second album “Codename X” in 2015, Excision had firmly secured his place as the forerunner in Canadian EDM as he helped inject life into the practically non-existent electronic dance scene in his home territory, influencing the likes of Downlink and Datsik, some of Canada’s finest electronic exports. Making his stamp with his trippy animated live visuals and playing to as many as 20,000 audience members, Excision creates an effervescent and electrifying atmosphere, captivating crowds across the globe.

The duo are well known for producing music in a variety of genres, from Dubstep and Electro to Drumstep and Glitch Hop. They have produced a number of remixes of contemporary artists as well as some original music. Their five EPs as of 2014 are titled ‘We Are One EP’ (featuring Splitbreed), ‘Guilty Pleasures EP’, ‘The Lost Tracks EP’, ‘High Roller Remixes EP’ (featuring Splitbreed) and ‘The Uncaged Remixes EP’. Their most famous remixes include a remix of Skrillex & Damian Marley’s ‘Make It Bun Dem’ and MSD & Jillian Ann’s ‘Quiet Riot’. Some of their original singles that are the most well-known to date include ‘Disconnected’, ‘Self Destruct’, ‘Emergency’, ‘Coffins’ and ‘Razor Sharp’ amongst many, many others.

The pair met for the first time in 2005 after they had individually each been producing music for a few years, and immediately joined forces. They are currently contracted with Monstercat.

They have also collaborated with a number of other artists, including Krewella, Tristam, Elizaveta and Nothing but Thieves. Although the duo are not massively high profile in the UK yet, they are popular in the underground electronic music scene and are successful in their home countries. Global success for the talented duo does not seem too far off the cards for this unstoppable pair.