Ever since John Tejada and Arian Leviste began releasing music in 1994 people have often wondered what is Arian’s role in the production duos sound? Leviste has created much of his own music but was never interested in releasing it, choosing to focus on collaborations with Tejada instead. Finally, the long wait is over! We are proud to present the first solo effort by Leviste and it’s been worth the wait. Three ultra varied tracks starting with the driving drums and bassline of “Senioritis.” “Better Get Used To It” shows off Leviste’s melodic abilities with a beautiful melancholic epic. These first two songs really show what an important role Leviste has played in the duos productions over the years. “Change The Station” rounds things out with a bit of modular synth experimentation over a jacking rhythm track. While work with Tejada is mostly done in John’s studio, these tracks were all created pretty much without Tejada’s knowledge in Leviste’s own studio made up of various modular and classic synths and beat boxes. Leviste also finding strong values in working with hardware instruments creates his productions in a classic style working out of the box. Arian has been exclusively involved in much of John Tejada’s work for the past 16 years ranging from eps on 7th City and Pokerflat to full length albums on Moods and Grooves, Playhouse, and of course Palette Recordings.