Justin Lassen
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Justin Lassen | |
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| Birth name | Justin L Lassen |
| Also known as | DDH (Digital Dirt Heads), EMT (Empire of Modern Thought), Omnicron, Innerplaid |
| Born | August 27, 1981 |
| Origin | Denver, Colorado |
| Died | February 22, 2021 (aged 39) |
| Genres | Electronic music, romantic music, dirtwave, hard rock, pop, classical, IDM |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, composer, musician, songwriter, remixer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass, drums, orchestral strings, vocals, synthesizer, electronics, laptop, softsynth, drum machine, computer, sampler, piano |
| Years active | 1994–2021 |
| Labels | Nihil Records |
Justin Lassen (born August 27, 1981, in Denver, Colorado)[1] was a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and remixer who has worked in the film, sound design, and video game industries.[2] He died on February 22, 2021, of apparent natural causes.
One of Lassen's earliest forays into the (public) musical world was Omnicron—an electronica project. It started in November 1996 after Lassen got his first Yamaha keyboard.[3] He released 11 full-length albums through the old MP3.com over the course of Omnicron's existence.[4] Lassen created Digital Dirt Heads, an industrial rock project, in 1999.[5] Lassen released a Digital Dirt Heads track "The Human Condition" on the Midnight Meat Train soundtrack, produced and remixed by Lassen, which was released July 22, 2008, through Lakeshore Records.[6]
Remixes
Justin Lassen has produced several remixes under the moniker "Empire of Modern Thought", including Madonna, Lady Gaga, Garbage, Blue Man Group, Fisher, Lenny Kravitz, Robert Miles, Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park, Evanescence, The Killers, Avril Lavigne and many others.[7]
And Now We See But Through a Glass Darkly
In 2003, Lassen released his dark chamber symphonic suite "And Now We See But Through a Glass Darkly". Since 2003, this dark chamber symphonic suite has racked up over 100 million downloads.[8] Lassen released a limited edition physical CD release for this work, featuring premium packaging and remastered tracks.[9]
Synaesthesia
Lassen released Synaesthesia—musical tracks he composed that were inspired by the work of several CG artists—in 2006.[10] Since then, the project has gained such popularity that he has done four different synaesthesia releases in all. Lassen released Synaesthesia as a physical CD release, completely remastered, in 2010.[11]
