# Pictureplane

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American fashion designer and electronic musician

For artistic term, see [picture plane](/source/Picture_plane).

Pictureplane Egedy performing as Pictureplane in 2010 Background information Also known as Upsetter[1] Scythe [2] Area66 [3] Born Travis James Egedy (1985-05-01) May 1, 1985 (age 41) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.[4] Origin Denver, Colorado, U.S.[4] Genres Witch house[5] dark wave[6] electropunk[7] indie electronic[8] Occupations Musician producer singer visual artist fashion designer Years active 2004–present Labels Lovepump United Anticon Alien Body 100% Electronica Website pictureplane.bandcamp.com

Musical artist

**Travis James Egedy**[9][10] (born May 1, 1985),[8][11][*[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources)*] better known by his stage name **Pictureplane**, is an American [electronic](/source/Electronic_music) musician, visual artist and fashion designer based in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York.[12] He first appeared in the music scene of [Denver](/source/Denver), Colorado, making a name for himself at Rhinoceropolis, the DIY space where he also lived.[13] He has been credited for coining the term "[witch house](/source/Witch_house_(genre))".[14] He is also a founder of the fashion brand Alien Body.[15]

## Biography

Born in [Santa Fe, New Mexico](/source/Santa_Fe%2C_New_Mexico), Travis Egedy grew up a fan of hip hop.[16] In 2001, he started making music, using the [Magix Music Maker](/source/Magix_Music_Maker) software.[16] He was a member of the hip hop group Thinking in Circles.[16] He moved to [Denver](/source/Denver), Colorado to attend the [Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design](/source/Rocky_Mountain_College_of_Art_and_Design).[16] While at RMCAD, he became interested in noise and experimental music.[16] In 2004, he started using the pseudonym Pictureplane.[16] In 2006, he moved into Rhinoceropolis, the DIY space in Denver.[16]

In 2009, Pictureplane released a studio album, *[Dark Rift](/source/Dark_Rift_(album))*, on Lovepump United Records.[17] In 2011, he released a studio album, *[Thee Physical](/source/Thee_Physical)*, on the label.[18] In that year, he also released *Thee Negative Slave Mixtape*.[19] In 2012, he moved to [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York.[20]

In 2014, he released *The Alien Body Mixtape*, which included guest appearances from [Sole](/source/Sole_(hip_hop_artist)), [Doseone](/source/Doseone), and [Noah23](/source/Noah23).[21] In 2015, he released a studio album, *[Technomancer](/source/Technomancer_(album))*, on [Anticon](/source/Anticon).[22] His 2018 studio album, *Degenerate*, was released on his own record label Alien Body Music.[23]

In 2020, Pictureplane released the first single, "Avalanche", from his upcoming 2021 album *Dopamine*. The album was released through [George Clanton](/source/George_Clanton)'s 100% Electronica label.[24]

On 31 October 2025, Pictureplane released his sixth studio album, *Sex Distortion*, through Music Website. The record, produced by Egedy himself and mastered by Ben Greenberg, features the singles "Heaven Is a State of Mind," "Velvet Lies (Metallic Garden)," and "Weeping Sky," the latter accompanied by a music video co-directed with Chris Burden.[25][26][27]

## Discography

### Studio albums

- *Pictureplane* (2004)

- *Covered in Blood, Surrounded by Text* (2005)

- *Slit Red Bird Throat* (2005)

- *Turquoise Trail* (2007)

- *[Dark Rift](/source/Dark_Rift_(album))* (2009)

- *[Thee Physical](/source/Thee_Physical)* (2011)

- *[Technomancer](/source/Technomancer_(album))* (2015)

- *Sinister Current* (2017) (as Upsetter)

- *Degenerate* (2018)

- *Dopamine* (2021)

- *Sex Distortion (2025)*

### Compilation albums

- *Rare & Bloody* (2013)

### Mixtapes

- *Thee Negative Slave Mixtape* (2011)

- *The Alien Body Mixtape* (2014)

### EPs

- *The Shining Path EP* (2017) (as Upsetter)

- *The Degenerate Remixes* (2019)

### Singles

- "Trance Doll" b/w "New Mind" (2009)

- "True Ruin Light Body" (2010)

- "Real Is a Feeling" (2011)

- "Self Control" (2014)

- "Technomancer" (2015)

- "Hyper Real" b/w "Total Confusion" (2015)

- "Break Trance" b/w "Hot War (Cold Love)" (2016)

- "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" (2017) (with So Drove)

- "B.D.S.M" (2018)

- "Sex Trigger (Burn in Heaven)" b/w "Low Key" (2018) (with [Wicca Phase Springs Eternal](/source/Wicca_Phase_Springs_Eternal))

- "Bio-Hacker" b/w "Fever Dream" (2018) (as Upsetter)

- "Shredder" (2019) (as Upsetter)

- "Avalanche" (2020)

- "Circles" (2023)

- "Velvet Lies (Metallic Garden)" (2024)

- "Heaven is a State of Mind" (2025)

- "Weeping Sky" (2025)

- "Losing My Mind" (2026)

### Guest appearances

- [Sole](/source/Sole_(hip_hop_artist)) – "Coke Rap" from *Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel* (2011)

- [Sole and the Skyrider Band](/source/Sole_and_the_Skyrider_Band) – "Bad Captain Swag" from *[Hello Cruel World](/source/Hello_Cruel_World_(Sole_and_the_Skyrider_Band_album))* (2011)

- Deathface – "Cold Heaven" from *Cry for Black Dawn* (2014)

- [Prayers](/source/Prayers_(duo)) – "Trust Issues" from *Baptism of Thieves* (2017)

### Productions

- [Noah23](/source/Noah23) – "Goth Star" from *Lamp of Invisible Light* (2011)

- [Antwon](/source/Antwon) – "Living Every Dream" from *End of Earth* (2012)

- Noah23 – "Tropical Fruit" from *Tropical Fruit* (2013)

- Antwon – "KLF ELF" from *[Heavy Hearted in Doldrums](/source/Heavy_Hearted_in_Doldrums)* (2014)

- Noah23 – "Runnin Thru Yr Head" from *Peacock Angel* (2015)

### Remixes

- [Health](/source/Health_(band)) – "Lost Time (Pictureplane RMX)" from *[Health//Disco](/source/Health%2F%2FDisco)* (2008)

- [Sole and the Skyrider Band](/source/Sole_and_the_Skyrider_Band) – "Cavalry (Pictureplane Remix)" from *Sole and the Skyrider Band Remix LP* (2009)

- [Future Islands](/source/Future_Islands) – "Little Dreamer (Pictureplane's Old Dreamer Remix)" from *Post Office Wave Chapel* (2010)

- [Marina and the Diamonds](/source/Marina_and_the_Diamonds) – "Shampain (Pictureplane's Deep Dolphin Remix)" (2010)

- [Lockah](/source/Lockah) – "The Sour Drink from the Ocean (Pictureplane Dark Sea Remix)" from *When U Stop Feeling Like a Weirdo & Become a Threat* (2012)

- Black Marble – "Pretender (Pictureplane's Open the Door Remix)" from *Weight Against the Door* (2012)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Weinberg, Sam (September 28, 2018). ["Pictureplane on What it Means to be a "Degenerate""](https://undergroundunderdogs.com/2018/09/28/pictureplane-on-what-it-means-to-be-a-degenerate/). *Underground Underdogs*. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Scythe – Candlelit Descent Down The Initiation Well"](https://daggerforest.bandcamp.com/album/candlelit-descent-down-the-initiation-well). Retrieved August 7, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["area66 | SoundClick"](https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandID=94086). Retrieved August 7, 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stereogum_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stereogum_4-1) Stosuy, Brandon (July 15, 2009). ["Band To Watch: Pictureplane"](https://www.stereogum.com/79501/band_to_watch_pictureplane/franchises/band-to-watch/). *[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)*. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Baxter, Jason (November 10, 2010). ["Pictureplane Breaks Down Witch House"](http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2010/11/10/pictureplane-breaks-down-witch-house). *[The Stranger](/source/The_Stranger_(newspaper))*. Retrieved February 8, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Cragg, Michael (September 14, 2010). ["New music: Marina and the Diamonds – Shampain (Pictureplane's Deep Dolphin Remix)"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/sep/14/marina-diamonds-shampain-pictureplane). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Pictureplane - Thee Physical"](https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/Pictureplane-Thee-Physical). [Tiny Mix Tapes](/source/Tiny_Mix_Tapes). Retrieved January 26, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allmusic-bio_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allmusic-bio_8-1) Birchmeier, Jason. ["Pictureplane – Biography"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pictureplane-mn0002337716/biography). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved September 3, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Herrera, Dave (August 6, 2008). ["Denver – Backbeat Online – Live Review: Pictureplane, Yukon, Josephine and the Mousepeople at Rhinoceropolis"](http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/08/live_review_pictureplane_yukon.php). *[Westword](/source/Westword)*. Retrieved August 10, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Aerial Black"](https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/914807877). *ASCAP*. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Pictureplane (May 1, 2017). ["I moved to NYC officially on May 1st in 2012. 5 years ago.... Crazy. Today is also my birthday and the pagan holiday of Beltane"](https://twitter.com/pictureplane/status/859087515105599488). *Twitter*. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Sesar, Misha (February 3, 2015). ["Pictureplane Ponders The Meaning Of Modern Day Life On 'Hyper Real'"](http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/03/pictureplane-hyper-real). *[The Fader](/source/The_Fader)*. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Davies, Bree (June 4, 2014). ["Pictureplane on his new music and the development of Denver since he moved to NY"](http://www.westword.com/music/pictureplane-on-his-new-music-and-the-development-of-denver-since-he-moved-to-ny-5694448). *[Westword](/source/Westword)*. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Nutting, P.J. (December 30, 2010). ["Which house for witch house? – Pictureplane's goth beats are taking flight"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130404033135/http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-4113-which-house-for-witch-house.html). *[Boulder Weekly](/source/Boulder_Weekly)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-4113-which-house-for-witch-house.html) on April 4, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Pearce, Walter (February 11, 2014). ["Exploring Alien Body with Pictureplane"](http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/fashion/alien-body-pictureplane). *[Impose](/source/Impose_(magazine))*. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-westword_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-westword_16-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-westword_16-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-westword_16-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-westword_16-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-westword_16-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-westword_16-6) Murphy, Tom (December 1, 2015). [""You Need a Space to Get Crazy": Pictureplane on His Denver DIY Roots"](http://www.westword.com/music/you-need-a-space-to-get-crazy-pictureplane-on-his-denver-diy-roots-7386130). *[Westword](/source/Westword)*. Retrieved February 27, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Collins, Matthew (November 23, 2009). ["Pictureplane: Dark Rift"](https://www.popmatters.com/review/116211-pictureplane-dark-rift/). *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)*. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Fitzmaurice, Larry (July 18, 2011). ["Pictureplane: Thee Physical"](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15635-thee-physical/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Tambini, Kam (April 11, 2011). ["Pictureplane's Thee Negative Slave Mixtape"](http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/pictureplanes-thee-negative-slave-mixtape). *[The Fader](/source/The_Fader)*. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Pictureplane"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170720142507/http://www.anticon.com/artist/pictureplane). *[Anticon](/source/Anticon)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.anticon.com/artist/pictureplane) on July 20, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Greene, Caitlin (May 2, 2014). ["Pictureplane, The Alien Body Mixtape"](http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/pictureplane-i-the-alien-body-mixtape-i). *[Impose](/source/Impose_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** James, Matt (October 29, 2015). ["Pictureplane: Technomancer"](https://www.popmatters.com/review/pictureplane-technomancer/). *[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)*. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** Davies, Bree (November 26, 2018). ["Pictureplane's Travis Egedy Remembers Rhinoceropolis and Colin Ward in a New Music Video"](https://www.westword.com/music/pictureplanes-travis-egedy-remembers-rhinoceropolis-and-colin-ward-in-new-music-video-11031024). *[Westword](/source/Westword)*. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** Lesuer, Mike (April 20, 2021). ["Pictureplane Announces New LP "Dopamine" Along with Signing to 100% Electronica"](https://floodmagazine.com/87173/pictureplane-avalanche-premiere/). Flood Magazine.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** [Breihan, Tom. "Pictureplane Announces New Album *Sex Distortion*: Hear 'Weeping Sky'" *Stereogum*, September 4, 2025](https://www.stereogum.com/2317069/pictureplane-announces-new-album-sex-distortion-hear-weeping-sky/news/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** [LeSuer, Mike. "Pictureplane Shares a Goth-Trance Banger with 'Weeping Sky'" *Flood Magazine*, September 4, 2025](https://floodmagazine.com/205133/pictureplane-weeping-sky-first-listen/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** ["15 New Songs Out Today" *Brooklyn Vegan*, September 4, 2025](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/15-new-songs-out-today-44/)

## External links

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