locrates

Born Daniel Jon Murray, locrates is an Auckland based Beatsmith, known previously as Shephurd – Producer of the record label UTL.

Currently locrates is an instrumental artist, composing works to be played under live synth and sample riffs via a Turntable, Sample pads, & Keys.

His signature sound consists of a merger of sounds from East Coast “Boom-Bap” & Southern “Trap” Hip-Hops, as well as a Bristol “Trip-Hop” sound. A heavy, dark driving beat, laced with whispers of choppy melodic beauty.

locrates includes DJ U-Neek, Havoc, Pink Floyd, Portishead & DJ Krush as his major influences.

Under the name Shephurd, locrates released a handful of instrumental beat-tapes and an EP titled Exit 420, released with the support of the “Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party” & “The Grow & Brew Shop”.

In 2020 he was comissioned to produce the official remix EP “lo.st Heart” – his reimagining of the Heart EP from Viii.