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Athan is a producer, vocalist, and writer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, creating cinematic industrial pop that’s emotionally raw and easily digestible. Every track, whether it’s intimate or explosive, is written, produced, and recorded by Athan, whose background in design, editing, and storytelling informs every layer of his work.
His debut album, LIMBO, explored identity and depression through a conceptual evolving lens. With his upcoming record, Calm, Athan shifts focus toward something more grounded: real relationships, especially the one he shares with his wife. The result is a record that balances emotional weight with clarity, pairing calming melodies with sharp, personal lyrics. It’s still intense - but this time, there’s peace inside the chaos.
Outside of his solo work, Athan is the creator and writer behind The Grotto, a fictional podcast with a growing cult following and 200–500 daily downloads. He also maintains a strong livestreaming presence, averaging over 100 viewers per stream on Twitch. Across his personal music and work from The Grotto, he averages 4000+ monthly streams on Spotify.
BIO
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[REDACTED] is our fictional podcast that follows Jacob Kane, a failing actor desperate for a fresh start who assumes the identity of his deceased twin, Jordan. What he expects to be a simple accounting job turns out to be something far stranger: a position within THE [REDACTED] UNIT, an underfunded agency tasked with discreetly handling bizarre and often dangerous paranormal cases.
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Funded in less than 8 hours on Kickstarter, our guest writers include Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination), Nick Lives (Home Safety Hotline), Trevor Henderson (Siren Head), KC Wayland (We're Alive) and much more.
Think of it like a TV show for your ears. Fictional podcasts are immersive, fully produced stories told through voice acting, music, and detailed sound design - no visuals, just sound. It's storytelling in its most intimate form.
AUDIO DRAMA
Athan is also the mind behind The Grotto, a liminal horror fiction podcast on the Rusty Quill Network (Magnus Archives), with a growing cult audience and 200-500 daily downloads. The show combines atmospheric storytelling with original music, pulling listeners into a dark, immersive world that explores the thin lines between grief, pain, mourning, and loss.
Athan is also the creator of [REDACTED], an upcoming large-scale, fully funded monster-of-the-week audio drama featuring a full cast, original score, and guest writers prominent in the horror space. Set to debut at the end of the year, [REDACTED] builds on his strengths as a writer, director, and sound designer - bringing narration, performance, and design together at a scale that pushes the format forward.
110+
TWITCH VIEWERS
75,000+
COLLECTIVE MONTHLY STREAMS
400+
ACTIVE DISCORD MEMBERS
athan@theredactedunit.com
@athansmusic on all socials
SAMPLES
Aggressive Synth Pop Track with Electronic Elements
Calm Conventional Radio Pop Track with Unique Presentation
Cinematic Trailer Track with Strong Production
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