Dr. David Haberfeld is Honeysmack, the doctor of live Acid Techno. Labeled a maverick producer and performer who brings a punk-rock spirit to electronic music. He firmly believes the essence of electronic dance music resides in live improvised performance, not DJing. Honeysmack is recognized as someone who’s significantly contributed to Australia’s electronic dance music community for almost 3 decades. Equal parts performer, producer, prankster, punk, disrupter and academic, but all electronic – Honeysmack’s reputation for challenging audiences by pushing the parameters of Techno is consistent throughout his work.
Each performance and release are pure improvisations with an arsenal of drum machines and synths. Honeysmack is not a DJ, there are no laptops, no records, no CDJs, and no USBs, this is LIVE Acid Techno performed and produced in the moment, he literary creates Acid Techno bangers right there in front of audiences.
His dynamic performances and productions are purely hardware-based and center on Roland’s iconic machines of the 1980s including the TB-303, TR-909 and TR-808. These machines were pivotal in the development of electronic dance music, and David continues to explore new contexts with these vintage machines with a mix of new hardware and modular synthesis, he even did a PhD on how he makes Acid Techno!
His work as an energetic and colourful live electronic act has earned him rare respect on the Australian live rock and EDM circuits in the 1990s with his punk approach and attitude. David’s work engages audiences with a liveliness that is totally improvised, unique, and distinctly Honeysmack– best experienced live!
