Disphing

Ellis Pearson, also known by his stage name **disphing**, is a musician and graphic designer based in Brisbane, Australia. disphing gained notoriety in mid-2022 after winning a remix competition for *Walk Away* by American dubstep artist Eliminate, and is also known for his various releases on labels such as SILKENWOOD and Ledge.

## Background

### 2015 - 2018: Berzerk Battery

Ellis Pearson was born on September 12, 2006 in Canberra, Australia, before moving to Queensland in 2008. Pearson was interested in music from a very young age; he started learning the piano at age 4, and developed perfect pitch. He only became interested in electronic music after hearing Martin Garrix's 2013 single, *Animals*, as well as seeing the *Just Dance 4* version of Skrillex's track, *Rock N' Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain)*, performed at a school concert in 2014.

Pearson began producing music on Auxy, an iOS app, at age 8. Around this time, he had also begun a gaming YouTube channel named *Berzerk Battery*. Pearson's father, after seeing the songs he had made, offered to distribute them to streaming services as an album, through CD Baby. Throughout 2017-18, Berzerk Battery would release 3 albums.

### 2019 - present: disphing

In 2019, Pearson rebranded to *disphing*, and privated his gaming YouTube videos. Following this rebrand were *Auras* and *Neon*, an album and EP respectively, expanding upon Pearson's established melodic style, and *anomaly*, a more bass-heavy EP. In May of 2021, Pearson would release *Liquidize*, a midtempo melodic-house track, which would go on to receive national airplay via triple j. In September of the same year, *Stimulant* was released.

In November of 2021, disphing won a remix competition for *AFFECTION!* by Self Discovery, marking his first appearance on a label. Later that December, he released *Kaleidoscope* via Ledge., and *when it's over* on SILKENWOOD's *sleepover!, vol. 1*.

In June of 2022, disphing was chosen as the grand prize winner for a remix competition held for Eliminate's track *Walk Away*, from the *Belly Of The Beast* EP. The remix was released in an EP alongside remixes from Paper Skies and Zef Parisoto via Disciple. Following this was *please*, a collaboration with Self Discovery, released as part of SILKENWOOD's *sleepover!, vol. 2*. In July of that year, disphing released *recollect / remnants*, his first A/B single, and first self-release since *Stimulant*. He also released *klfjlgjhjfkg*, originally created within 24 hours for FORM's *All Nighter Vol. 7*. Throughout the rest of 2022, disphing took part in series of label compilations; *Labyrinthine*, via SILKENWOOD's *SPLIT FREQUENCIES, Vol. 2*, *Cyton* via XODUS Collective's *Uniquium Vol. 1*, curated by Noveci, *TOTALLY NOT DUBSTEP*, via Full Flex Audio's *Underground Unit: Sector 6*, and *Cybertruck*, via Ledge.'s *SUMMIT 002*. In January 2023, disphing's track, *Forward !*, was included as part of the final album for FORM's *any%*.

In February of 2023, disphing would be part of a remix competition, and later compilation, for (un)familiar.'s song *Introducing Disorder*, alongside poligon and Zenshira. During this month, he also released his debut sample pack, *stuff i made vol. 1*. As part of the fifth instalment of SILKENWOOD's Better Together event series, disphing collaborated with aephyn on the track *savior*, which was released in the final compilation on April 21st.

### Visual work

Apart from compilation releases, all cover art for disphing's singles and other projects is made by himself. After making a teaser for Ledge.'s *FAUNA 001* in August of 2021, he was appointed VFX director at Ledge., and joined the staff team. He is also the artwork and graphic designer for Antithesys Records.

## Discography (as Berzerk Battery)

### Albums

 Perplex
 Shadows

## Discography (as disphing)

### Albums & EPs

 anomaly
 Neon
 recollect / remnants

### Singles

 Stimulant
 Kaleidoscope
 klfjlgjhjfkg

### Remixes

 Walk Away
 Introducing Disorder