Elan Vytal [ee-lahN vi-tahl] French origin: elan vital. –noun - The creative force within an organism that is responsible for growth, change, and necessary or desirable adaptations; may be activated by electricity.

Producer, laptopist and DJ, Elan Vytal, aka DJ Scientific, combines precisely engineered hip-hop beats and scratched rhythms with classical and world music sounds, both live and sampled, creating a uniquely contemporary, yet accessible urban sonic experience. From dance clubs to concert halls, his crossbreed of musical genres and traditions is earning him critical acclaim and audiences worldwide.

Elan Vytal began his musical career as an MC in Oakland, CA with politically charged hip-hop group Rizing Sun Productions. Upon his arrival in New York in 2002, he began spinning regularly at clubs and high-end social events, including private parties for Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, and working as a resident DJ at Diesel Stylelab in SoHo, all while attending School of Audio Engineering. His recent solo credits include Brooklyn Museum First Saturdays, Studio Museum of Harlem Pro Dreams sound installation, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (opening up for Doug E. Fresh), New York Philharmonic’s Kidszone Live (educational outreach featuring an electronic music workshop at Avery Fisher Hall), and the production of Bach Meets Hip-Hop for Hewlett Packard’s special event in Las Vegas, NV. He is also the Creative Music Director for international shoe brand Sketchers.

In late 2003, Eylan Vytal met composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) and the duo began collaborating extensively, creating and premiering a series of new works, including Call Them All, a laptop concerto written by DBR with sound design by Elan Vytal, commissioned by American Composers Orchestra, which premiered at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall in 2006, and Sonata for Violin and Turntables, an hour-long touring program co-written by Elan Vytal and DBR that was recently highlighted at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, The PuSh Arts Festival in Vancouver, BC, and UCLA’s Royce Hall. In addition to performing one-on-one with DBR, he is also a member of DBR’s nationally touring, nine-piece ensemble, DBR & THE MISSION.

In 2007 Elan Vytal self-released My Reason, his debut solo album representing a myriad of collaborations. The first single off the album “Doin’ My Thing” features Brooklyn native MC Mopeshi. Other guest artists include Oakland based hip-hop outfit Boogieshack and NYC-based virtuoso violinist Earl Maneein. Selections from this album are also performed as part of Kompasshun, a live music and dance party hosted by Elan Vytal at The Whitney Museum in July 2007 with hip-hop producer, cellist and trombonist, Dana Leong.