Michael Szewczyk (born 1973), known as DJ Textbeak, is an American DJ, artist and record producer.
DJ Textbeak is known internationally for his varied style of dark and experimental music including remixes for ∆AIMON, Cyanotic, 3Teeth, Architect, among others. In 2016, he was a support act for Modern English.
He is considered influential in the Witch house genre for his early introduction of the movement and exclusive contributions of remixes. He was a contributor to the Zombie Nation song "The Mind of Many."
Early life Textbeak grew up raised by his single mother and grandparents who helped explore his interest in sounds from classical composition to film documentaries and environmental noise. In his early teens, he was able to orchestrate these sounds through modular distortion and sampling.
Forming his sound, Textbeak was musically grouped with and appealed to punk, dark electro, and techno genres. In 1991 he moved to Columbus, Ohio to start the rave group Body Release with Todd Sines, Titonton Duvante (Residual Records) and Charles Noel (Archetype), to tour the United States.
By 1993 Textbeak was known as The Cobbler and signed and released original material through Jevan Records, a goth and industrial label, in what he classified as musically "alien, cerebral, and scary." The group project entitled Bath was nominated for music awards.
Career In 1998, he began releasing solo material and performing internationally alongside acts Merzbow, Tamara Sky, Larry Tee, Nitzer Ebb, and Meat Beat Manifesto to name a few.
In 2011, Textbeak started his own 2-hour satellite program entitled TXTBK's CHVяCH XV BяXK3N 7ANGvAG3 featuring original and remixed tracks of new witch, experimental, industrial, and electro. In the same year, he was invited to participate in an exhibit entitled Necessary Discomforts, a tribute to Rozz Williams at the Hyaena Gallery. In creating artwork, Textbeak's approach is similar to his filter of music, applying collage samples of visual information into a base of painting and illustration. Textbeak also has produced a large body of digital work.
In 2016, Auxiliary Magazine nominated Textbeak best DJ of the year.
Personal life In 2022, Textbeak married artist Noelle Solringen in Detroit.
Discography As Bath YearTitleLabel1996FoolsJevan Records1998N-GraverJevan Records1998N-Graver Part TwoJevan Records2016Endpoint FireworshiperX.O. Skeleton Musick
Solo albums YearTitleLabel2007Various Levels of DecayVaatican Records2008False ShitAmduscias Records2008Word VesselsBleak Netlabel2008LovecraftTimetheory2009Pis*FreakVaatican Records2009I could be WrongColin Joncho Records2012Textbeak -N- Tndrond - The Spirit of OppositionI had An Accident Records2014Textbeak and Tndrond - Ghost OrnithologyDark Daze Music/Moon Sounds Records2015Textbeak, Decohere & Voctave - Tndrond Live 2003X.O. Skeleton Musick2018Sick For Songs A Season EatsCleopatra Records2021Sick For Songs A Season Eats RemixesCleopatra Records
Singles & EPs YearTitleLabel2006ThrushPhiltre2008Watching Birds FallVaatican Records2008Free Tacos and Cat PissSwishcotehque2008Operation Anvil RemixesTimetheory2008Solo Patterns with Eric WalkerLasergun2008Repeat Repeat DeletePoliticide2008The MalaisianAudiotie2008BirdhouseXynthetic Netlabel2008Four and Twenty Black BirdsColin Johnco Records2008Indiglo (EP)Tundra2009Biolmpactive RhythmAudiotie2010Glorious and SinisterSwishcotheque2012Amplifii DXCANS - Label/Collective2013EICV7 No.56EverythingisChemical2013GatchamanPost Religion2015Like GhostsSequel Sound2025Neon Bitch2025Orlando (Featuring Brood Faye)Detroit Industrial2025Entropy Lock (Featuring Antoni Maiovvi)Detroit Industrial2025Shoulder Angles and Float Lights (featuring Broken Nails)Detroit Industrial2025Running Toward the Abyss (featuring Other)Detroit Industrial
DJ Mixes YearTitleLabel2011CovenfvckBlack Lodge Music2011IKONIK A Mix 4МИШКА2012Precarious20122014Swsmix002Swishcotheque2014CXB7 #165 OutroTXTBK's CHVяCH XV BяXK3N 7ANGvAG3 Soundtracks YearTitleReference2025Poor Poor EldonA film by Lorin Morgan-Richards, score by Textbeak and Joshua Kovarik2026The Decline and Fall of Holly Dew and Walter Melon A film by Lorin Morgan-Richards, score by Textbeak and Joshua Kovarik
References
External links Textbeak official website Textbeak on Soundcloud Facebook page