Daniel Martin-McCormick

Bio

Relaxer is the project of Daniel Martin-McCormick (fka Ital), member of Black Eyes and Gaze. Rooted in the US punk/noise underground of the late ’90s and early 2000s, Martin-McCormick’s music embodies a sensual, visceral edge that reflects and extends that legacy. His hardware live sets, honed over a decade of tours, are exhilarating, white-knuckle rides, while his DJ sets fluidly cross genres and eras with a cathartic sense of play. He is the co-founder of the Dripping camping festival and NY-based event series. He was a key member of Sustain-Release from its inception and co-director from 2017-2021, founded the labels Lovers Rock Recordings and Climate of Fear, was one of the first residents at Bossa Nova Civic Club. He’s been a repeat performer at Berghain (where the Relaxer project made its live debut), De School, Unsound, Nowadays, and many others. His latest EP, Break, is out now on 29 Speedway.