Flosstradamus is a Chicago DJ Duo consisting of J2K (Josh Young) and DJ Autobot (Curt Cameruci). They gained popularity building mashups out of well known songs, while maintaining a consistent dance flow, making them dance hall masters and quick local favorites. But they don't start nor do they stop with the mashup. They are cunning tricksters of the booty shake, playing whatever will make people get off the seat and step to the beat.
After frothing local enthusiasm like a Starbucks barrista, they started touring and have played Pitchfork, Rothbury, SXSW, and even the hallowed recesses of Philly's B clubs.
After making URB's "Next 100" list they took off like one of those 2-liter bottle rockets, building a larger audience and booking more shows. About this time, J2K's sister, Kid Sister (ironic name, eh?) started making it big (this was just before Kanye spit a few lines on one of her tracks, making her well known).
They've played with Chromeo, Cool Kids, and A-Trak as well as a lot of other, lesser-well-knowns but equally talented folk.
After mixing for years, in 2008 Big Bills came out, marking the first home-brewed production for the Floss. The polished and happy-beated dance song features Caroline Polachek and has fans repeating it like a romantic repeats a Jane Austen movie (ie. till your roommate deletes the MP3).
Check out Big Bills at Green Label Sound and MySpace for tour info.
http://www.flosstradamus.com
http://www.greenlabelsound.com/artists/flosstradamusandcaroline/
From Wikipedia:Flosstradamus is the stage name of Chicago-based DJs J2K (Josh Young) and Autobot (Curt Cameruci).
They have performed at events such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Pitchfork Music Festival, Rothbury Music Festival, Lollapalooza, and South by Southwest. They are frequently associated with such acts as Kid Sister (Young's sister), The Cool Kids, and A-Trak.
In April 2006, Flosstradamus were included in URB's annual "Next 100".
In 2007, Flosstradamus released a mix album for Vice Records as part of Toyota's Scion "CD Sampler" series. In addition, during the summer of 2007 they embarked on an international tour with Chromeo, dubbed the "Fancy Footwork Tour".
Curt is also active in the Serato Scratch Live community making his Flossy FX sampler available online to the masses via their MySpace page.
In 2008, Flosstradamus played at Wellesley College for the school's celebration of the Boston Marathon. Flosstradamus also played at Northwestern University's Dillo Day on May 31, 2008, in a lineup that also featured DJ Sicarii, Clash Gordon, The Cool Kids and Ted Leo and The Pharmacists. Just past midnight on the 4th of July during the independence day weekend 2008 Flosstradamus also played at the Rothbury Festival in Michigan. They also play frequently at Subterranean in Chicago.
They have additionally appeared with the Nick Jr. program Yo Gabba Gabba! Flosstradamus appeared on stage and performed a dance related to Peanut Butter.