AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 

Growling Mad Scientists is Riktam Matkin and Bansi Quinteros, who regularly tour the world. They have sold over 300,000 CDs, on over 150 releases, with 8 albums & 10 compilations. Their mind-blowing music pushes and blurs sonic boundaries and has inspired both producers and DJs alike, making G.M.S. one of the most in-demand live electronic music acts in the world. The Origins of G.M.S first began when Riktam and Bansi met in a Coffee Shop around the age of 14 when they both lived in Amsterdam. Both were passionate about music and parties, so the duo chose to leave school and seek their education in the dance scene. This was the early ’90s and Amsterdam’s club/rave scene was in its infancy, and genres like Gabber dominated the fledgling underground culture. Two years later, Riktam and Bansi traveled to Goa and experienced a musical epiphany. After their experience in India, they returned to Amsterdam and began recording music on cassettes to bring to Goa for the next season. In Goa, Riktam and Bansi later Djed at some of the wildest, most memorable parties of their young lives. The experience made an unfading mark on their psyche and subsequent high voltage gigs around Europe further enlightened their spirit. It was something new for everyone and the Goa trance influence laid the bedrock for G.M.S.’s sound, which is packed with throbbing bass-lines, guitars, beats, and vocals. They were attracted to the way that people had a good time at the parties and the way that they reacted to positively uplifting beats. When Riktam and Bansi returned to Amsterdam, one of their friends had purchased some recording equipment. Not only was their production career born, so was the name of the group. The name G.M.S. defines their music; Bansi came up with the name since one of the sounds on a synth was called a growler. After a few early singles, G.M.S. unveiled its acclaimed 1997 killer debut album, Chaos Laboratory, which was recorded with former member Sebastian Claro, who left the group after a two-year stint. The album accelerated G.M.S. into new territories with serious players in the psytrance scene and only hinted of what was to come. 
1200 Micrograms (sometimes credited as 1200 Mics) are a psychedelic trance act formed in Ibiza in 1999-. The members are Riktam and Bansi who are the duo also comprising G.M.S., and Raja Ram and Chicago.