From Fort Collins, Colorado

From last.fm:

From the artists page on http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/therecordlabel Over the last several years, Colorado producer Paul Basic (Paul Brandt) has developed his own brand of beats fusing dusty samples with hard hitting drums and razor-sharp basslines. His roots are in drumming, having played in a band with label-mates Michal Menert and Derek Vincent Smith through highschool before moving on to produce his own tracks. Read more about Paul Basic on Last.fm.