| Intro | American disc jockey |
| A.K.A. | KJ Sawka |
| Is |
Musician Deejay |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 10 October 1977, Seattle |
| Age: | 42 years |
Destroid is a dubstep supergroup and live dubstep band consisting of Excision (production and midi-guitars), Downlink (production and midi-guitars), and Pendulum drummer KJ Sawka, with collaboration from Space Laces and Ajapai. The band released two singles and two albums on their independent label, Destroid Music. Destroid also performs live music shows.
Destroid promotes their dubstep music with online videos, social media marketing, and online graphic novels and a web page called “The Elevated”, using the tagline “elevate your existence”.
History
Destroid was formed after several years of Excision’s North American tours, as well as collaborations with Downlink for nu-metal band Korn. Excision and Downlink began work on the initial music production for Destroid, and then enlisted Pendulum’s KJ Sawka to round out the line up.
In October 2012, Excision released its Shambhala 2012 dj mix which included the six Destroid songs. To promote the release, a video, The Destroid Existence Conspiracy, was created by videographer Mike Diva. The group also published on their website an eight-page graphic novel; the plot parallels events depicted in the Destroid Existence Conspiracy video. The artwork for the graphic novel was created by Steven Juliano, it was written and directed by Devin Taylor, and the cover artwork is credited to both Juliano and Taylor.
Destroid’s first single “Raise Your Fist” was released on November 15, 2012 as a free download on the band’s website using a “pay with a tweet” promotion that gave fans a free mp3 in exchange for sharing the link on their Twitter or Facebook page.
On November 30, 2012 “Raise Your Fist” was released on Beatport.com and iTunes, reaching #2 on Beatport’s Top Dubstep 100 Chart, and #90 on the Top 100 overall chart. Songs available for purchase on Beatport and iTunes
In 2013, Destroid released an album, The Invasion
Destroid’s live show premiered on May 31, 2013 in San Francisco at The Warfield. That year the band also performed in Baltimore at the Moonrise Festival and in Detroitat the Orion Festival.
In 2014 Destroid released a follow-up album. The Invasion Remixes. Also that year the band performed at the Safe in Sound Festival.
In 2016 the group performed at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida.
Discography
Albums
- The Invasion – 2013, Destroid Music
- The Invasion Remixes
Singles
- “Destroid 1. Raise Your Fist” – Produced by Excision, Downlink, Space Laces – Destroid Music – November 30, 2012
- “Destroid 9. Blast Off” – Produced by Excision, Ajapai – Destroid Music – January 21, 2013
- “Destroid 11. Get Stupid” – Produced by Excision, Space Laces – Destroid Music – November 26, 2013
Songs appearing on the Exicision Shambhala 2012 mix:
- “Destroid 1. Raise Your Fist” – Produced by Excision, Downlink, Space Laces
- “Destroid 2. Wasteland” – Produced by Excision, Downlink, Space Laces
- “Destroid 3. Crusaders” – Produced by Excision, Downlink, Space Laces
- “Destroid 4. Flip The Switch” – Produced by Excision
- “Destroid 5. Activation” – Produced by Downlink
- “Destroid 6. Put It Down” – Produced by Excision