Slyder

Slyder is an electronic project from Los Angeles associated with Jeremy Dawson and Gregori Chad Petree. Its music is described as progressive dance and trance-oriented, with long introductions before the main beat arrives. The project gains early recognition through its feature on “Rise FM” in Grand Theft Auto 3.

Members and related work

The act centres on Jeremy Dawson; Gregori Chad Petree is also part of the project’s original formation. Dawson and Petree later perform together in the indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. The name Slyder is also used by other acts in different genres and countries, including an improvisation group from The Hague, a slide-guitar rock band, and a German electronic producer.

Style and context

The Slyder project sits in progressive dance, trance and uplifting trance territory, with a sound built around extended build-ups and a pronounced drop into the main rhythm. Its link to Grand Theft Auto 3 places it within a wider early-2000s electronic and dance-game crossover audience.