Hailing from Manchester, DEADLIFE, a.ka. Ed Hawx, has been producing electronic music since 2012. Originally a drummer, he became inspired by electronic music and the soundtracks he enjoyed, such as Akira Yamaoka’s Silent HIll music, Vangelis’ Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack) and video games such as Metal Gear Solid and Nobuo Uematsu’s Final Fantasy OST. He is a self-taught producer with a real mastery of his machines and software, and has become one of the most exciting and influential names on the scene driving synthwave forward with his penchant for the cyberpunk, shadowy end of the spectrum that has become known as darksynth.