Halo Askew Entertainment

Welcome

Halo Askew Entertainment is a record label dedicated to eccentric electronic music curation, development, publication, and live production. We are home to Haunted Echo, Resident51, Mind Static, Aversion Theory, The Beat Circles, Crew Called Self, Lechuga Caliente, Electronic Networks Division, and solo projects from Kris “Halo” Pierce.

*iTunes:*
*https://music.apple.com/us/album/electronic-networks-division-ep/1617896496*

ALL THE THINGS! https://linktr.ee/haloaskew

Crew Called Self – Modular on the Sea – Out January 28, 2022!

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Vol 5 – 2021 Label Sampler

Aversion Theory’s new single, Suffering! Available everywhere you listen to music.

Lechuga Caliente – I’ve Waited A Long Time For This

Thank you, Clouzine and What’s In-Store Music!!

Check out the debut of the new music video for Midnight Dive at Jammer.Direct.

Ryan Martin shares the first words about Midnight Dive at Jammerzine.

Celebrating 20 years of making dark music. Includes tracks with Aversion Theory, Melodywhore, Mind Static, Haunted Echo, Resident51, and Claus Larsen (Leaetherstrip). **Check out Devil In A Black Dress on Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/5ZQrTH6ZGUfD2dGVKqNvr4?si=3Kunj3UvTWyHM98WN55d-A

Check out this exclusive interview with Jammerzine. (AUDIO) https://jammerzine.com/jammerzine-exclusive-an-interview-with-kris-halo-pierce/?fbclid=IwAR1PmWowN4LCjULxWUNsxFzVXfkbParIatP2MzsxGEI_Kz7DhoemPgrEpMU

**New album from Crew Called Self! Check out *From The Before Time* on Spotify here:** https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yBABMvu6iBwXulrFErXFt?si=gRdnqjcuQBeN858h93RRLw (opens in new window)

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Socials – @haloaskew

Doing the thing for Jazz Is Dead tonight.

It feels great to be back at Sound Associates building a Broadway show. Today was a label party, or what I call Arts and Crafts.

Life with a Real Estate Title Agent: I receive a package from my mom the day before my birthday.

I think I found my next essential, overused plugin thanks to a tiktok video. PaulXStretch by Sonosaurus. I'm not ready to set aside my Michael Norris plugins, but this is an interesting, musical audio mangler. So far it sounds great on keys and vocals.

The one dish missing from this cookbook that doesn't make sense. So obsessed I'm making a video.

Tonight's audio adventure: Floyd Nation (Pink Floyd Tribute band)

Arranging, rearranging, swapping sections and making a new song. Always a blast with @tijenthevegan in the studio.

Last year, I had the opportunity to have my "story" written by a really accomplished writer who had some amazing, meaningful credits, Lorne Behrman. You can read the whole piece at my website. Link in bio.

Huge, heartfelt shoutout to @conzoomrecords the top two releases are currently for pre-sale at the conzoom shop and my contribution in some cases is limited to the physical product. There's a special project in the works, which, as a former music store worker, would count as my 5th import from Germany.

Blog

January 28, 2022

Behind the Curtain with Crew Called Self

Out now is a new album from Crew Called Self called Modular on the Sea. In today’s post, Jim Petty goes into the details of how this album came together. Modular on the Sea is comprised of instrumental, modular synth interpretations of sea shanties. This album started as a joke. I have been working as …

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January 13, 2019January 13, 2019

A Beginner’s Guide to the Audio Industry – Interview

I got interviewed by a graduate of the audio program at Fordham University, Ian Donach.

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018

Interview – Jamie Robb Gibson (Aversion Theory)

I sit down with Jamie Robb Gibson of Aversion Theory to discuss his origin and plans for the future.

About Us

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Kris “Halo” Pierce (aka DJ Halo/Haunted Echo) is a multi-award winning, genre-crossing producer who has performed on America’s Got Talent (8 million viewers) with placements at DJ Times, EDM Nations, MTV, TopSpin Media, Interscope, Viacom Media Networks, Sony Creative, and VH1.

In 2015 he joined ranks with two-time Billboard Top 20 artist, Kim Cameron, releasing a dozen chart topping originals and remixes. Sassy, classy, and forward-thinking (with just a dash of Kylie Minogue), they’ve been taking their show on the road, hitting hot locales like NYC, Miami, DC, Croatia, Amsterdam, Prague, and Ibiza.

He owns and operates Halo Askew Entertainment, a record label dedicated to eccentric electronic music curation, development, publication, and live production.

Halo Askew Entertainment

Recent Projects:

Based in NYC, he doubles as a sound engineer and audio technician for hundreds of large format shows, including theatrical production audio mixing (Julie Taymor’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”), radio (Whoopi Goldberg’s “Wake Up With Whoopi”), live bands (Cyndi Lauper, James Blunt, Tori Amos), keyboard support (NBC/Universal’s Grammy and Emmy award winning “Jesus Christ Superstar Live” starring John Legend), and Broadway (Gettin The Band Back Together).

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