DJ Speedsick
Alec Eberhardt, better known by his stagename DJ Speedsick, is an American electronic musician, DJ, and record producer based in Chicago, Illinois. Emerging from the experimental music scene in the late 2010s, his work gained attention for its abrasive sound and role in a revival of interest in high-BPM/hardcore techno.
He has created scores for fashion campaigns by brands such as G-Star. He has shared bills with artists such as FKA Twigs, Yves Tumor, Regis, and Lil Ugly Mane.
Early life and education
Speedsick was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He graduated from Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin, in 2011, and later attended Columbia College Chicago from 2011-2015, earning a bachelor's degree in film and video.Career
2017-2018: Early releases
DJ Speedsick debuted in 2017 on Austin-based label Breathing Problem Productions with the album Odyssey '97 on, a five-song release featuring a contrast of harsh instrumental industrial music and noise. His sophomore effort N.Y.S.S., containing three lengthy electronic noise pieces, was released later that year by Brooklyn label Dead Gods, followed by a reissued alternate version of his debut entitled Spiral '07. 2018 saw the release of Death Trip '17, along with the establishment of his own label, Snake Eyes & Sevens, with the EP In Trances.2019-2020: Breakthrough
In January 2019, he released the album Nothing Lasts through the Brooklyn-based label Bank Records NYC. The album was acclaimed within underground and independent music circles and credited with helping define the sound of a new generation of electronic musicians.In 2020, he released Blood Mixed With Shit Mixed With Blood through the Berlin-based label Psychic Liberation, Electromagnetic Chauvinism through American noise label Fusty Cunt, Midwest Death Trance through Lobster Theremin's sublabel Techno Is the Devil's Music, and returning to Breathing Problem Productions with 777, a three-cassette compilation of unreleased earlier material.
2021-2023: Later output, and fashion ventures, scoring
2021 saw the release of a split 12" record with Berlin-based producer Buttechno entitled "Spectres" on his Psy X Records imprint, distributed by Juno Records.In 2024, he collaborated with London-based director Jordan Hemingway on scores for advertising campaigns by fashion brands including Acne Studios, Maison Margiela, and G-Star. That year also saw the release of Recycled on RRRecords, Execution Style on Pure Hate, Satanic Connection Between UNIX® and the Underworld, and No Exit, a digital release featuring raw guitar and drum sounds.
In 2025, he performed as the opening act for two sold-out Chicago dates of FKA Twigs' Eusexua Tour at The Salt Shed. He composed his debut feature-length film score for the 2026 indie found footage horror film Compliance, directed by Kyle Mangione-Smith and starring Lindsey Normington.