www.wepushbuttons.com is a webzine/forum/portal dedicated to uniting and promoting Portland Maine’s growing electronic music scene and presenting it to the global community. WPB features in depth reviews of local, national, and international artists, artist interviews, comprehensive local club and event listings, as well as community bulletin boards, gear spotlights, staff commentary and more.

We are not genre specific, but instead will be covering all forms of electronic music: hip hop, techno, house, trip hop, downtempo, DnB, breaks, trance, IDM, leftfield, electro and beyond.

There is something for everyone at WPB. Whether you are a producer or consumer, artist or fan, label head or tech head, you all have a place to discuss what’s new, interesting, and influential to your life and lifestyle in electronic music. This is your site; a place for you to plug in.

Contact Us:
Submit your recorded materials for review to: reviews@wepushbuttons.com
Submit local listings to: listings@wepushbuttons.com
Find us on myspace: www.myspace/wepushbuttons

Snail Mail:
We Push Buttons
PO Box 5036
Portland ME 04101

STAFF

Jason Hjort
Web Guy
Jason Hjort is a producer, dj, guitarist, and owner operator of local house and techno label brick.city.media as well as a busy freelance web designer. Hjort’s passion is creating, producing, and releasing tasty euro-tinged house and techno for discriminating dance music enthusiasts. With frequent trips abroad, he prides himself on seeking out and presenting new and exciting music through his dj and live PA sets. He is also the founding member of live house collective slowing room as well as guitarist, programmer for Portland indie rock act Hiss & Chambers, and half of the techno duo The Secret Weekend. When he’s not producing beats or building sites, Hjort can be found in one of many Portland nightclubs drinking too many dirty gin martinis.

Marc Shepard
Web Guy
Marc Shepard is a producer/dj. Marc is the owner and founder of Milled Pavement Records, arguably the most recognized and innovative underground hip hop label in the Northeast. His music is a crime scene of film noir moods, blown out beats and throbbing trip hop. He also is well-known in the area for his freelance work as Mount Sinai Design, providing web design with a focus in Flash. He is a unique blend of quarterback, cheerleader and coach for a large team of artists. His main interest is wearing flip flops during the Maine winters.

Todd Richard
Office Guy
Todd the Rocket Richard is a drummer, percussionist, producer and dj. Todd is the owner and managing director of Rocket Resources, a marketing, event, and communications company specializing in arts, entertainment, and food and beverage industries. He is a co-owner of Nantucketastrophe Records, a pop, soul, and hip hop label started by his brother Travis. He is also affiliated with the Milled Pavement and brick.city.media labels. When not playing music, Todd also writes about food and beverage for the Portland Phoenix newspaper.

Nathaniel Deloach
Host Guy
Nathaniel Deloach is a producer, dj and hip hop artist living in Portland, Maine. He records as his inner ego Mike Clouds and is recognized for his recent successes with partner in grime A-Frame. His presence is a cornerstone in the Milled Pavement label and artist collective. His mission, should he choose to accept it, is to resurrect and reaffirm the true essence of hip hop music.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Brooke Biette a.k.a. Little Button
Nate Shupe
Chris Burns
Julian Heughan
Matt Taylor
Jay Cornell