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, and solo projects from Kris “Halo” Pierce.

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.

We also have a D&D podcast. Just a normal family hanging out during a pandemic. (AUDIO/VIDEO) https://anchor.fm/thenatural1z (link opens in new window)

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

If you’re the kind of person that likes getting your music straight from the artist, we’ve (finally) made a Bandcamp page for Kris. Check it out at: https://krishalopierce.bandcamp.com/ (opens in new window)

**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)

Selma calls them "riddles" but they're basically running one-shots while I play Skyrim. My kids are nerds.

I was just talking about this album! My family snuck that shit up on me.

It's a landmark kind of day. Granted, over half of that is from Midnight Dive and its associated remixes alone.

[insert gratuitous Mary Poppins reference here]

My tribute to John Trudell. Taken from "Baby Boom Che." John Trudell is a Santee Dakota activist, performance artist, actor, and poet born in Omaha, Nebraska.

Selma always likes to point out when it's "drum machine o'clock" #808

Lorena and Darina did such a phenomenal job dancing for us last night. Even when we strayed from the setlist and fell into an epic 30 minute improv jam, they really held everyone's attention.

We did a thing tonight! @zef_noise will ruiz

MORE RELEASES

RELEASE DATE **2018-10-18**
CATALOG **HAE20181**
Kris ‘Halo’ Pierce skillfully blurs reality with this Coldwave-meets-Ambient Breaks track, blending his signature melancholic vocals with haunting, ever-evolving melodies. Drive With Me (To The Edge of Space) is an escapist anthem. Twenty-one years after two high school friends set up a studio in the garage, the symbiotic, outside-the-box, song-crafting between Kris Pierce and Wendi Hughes, remains strong. The etherial, stream-of-consciousness vocalizations by Elaine Benavides twist expertly around the cut time beats and frantic breaks, taking on a life of their own as a living, breathing lullaby. The supporting remixes, produced by Halo as well, are deep dives into House and Drum n Bass territory and are wildly diverse. Whereas the original mix is more living room electronica, Halo’s Insomnia House and Everything Breakz remixes are DJ set friendly.

RELEASE DATE **2017-12-18**
CATALOG **HAE201716**
The new Aversion Theory album is a generous mix of alternative and electronic music, and has a Thrill Kill Kult vibe to it. Dealing with a multitude of subject matter, Welcome To Your Life ebbs and flows from the first song to the last.

Blog

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.

December 13, 2018

2018 – The Year of Buzz

Britney Spears, John Legend, Universal Studios, and Broadway?

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.

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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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