By Bethany Park
bethany@newsroom.byu.edu
The techno music scene started with raves. With current remarks by President Gordon B. Hinckley about the evils of raves, the question of techno popularity lasting in the Provo community has arisen.
'The press raves have been getting will draw interest to techno music. People will realize it is cleaner than any other music and more fun,' said Erik Evans, 24, senior from Palmer, Alaska majoring in marketing and communications, and president of BYU club Technoheadz.
Ninety percent of techno music doesn't even have words compared to the vulgarity of other music such as hip-hop, Evans said.
In truth many students already get the point about techno music considering that Technoheadz currently has 500 members, though they have only been around for a year.
Apart from the club Evans, Chris West, 24, a senior in civil engineering, and Greg West, 23, a junior in custodial engineering, all from Palmer, Alaska, have their own techno group called Vitamin DDT.
Evans used to be into rock and roll, but he found techno music more creative.
The group has original sounds, but they also do remixes. They won second prize in the Contagious Records international competition for its remix of the 1980s song 'Give Me Tonight' by Shannon.
Going back to its rock roots, Vitamin DDT is also featured on the Remix to Hell album covering the song 'Night Prowler' by ACDC.
'Techno music is fun to dance to, but even more than that it has a kind of energy that you don't find in other music ... a natural rush,' said Andrew Grierson, 23, junior from Oregon City, Ore. majoring in history and a web designer for Technoheadz.
But techno music isn't necessarily all about being creative. Money can motivate anything and top remixers can make up to $50,000 a song said Evans.
Currently Vitamin DDT is writing new material and entering more competitions. They have an album called Auralphobia with seven original songs and five remixes, but they've come a long way since then, Evans said.