Soundlab was a collective of artists, both

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and

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, that started in the East Village, New York City around the mid 1990s. The founding members were Howard Goldkrand, Beth Coleman and Paul D. Miller aka

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. The collective included many musicians and artists from the

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scene including DJ Olive, Lloop, Dj Wally, A.K. Atoms, Kit Krash, Acoustyk aka MegMan, Lucy Walker and Tim Sweet. The initial ''Soundlab'' events took place at David Linton's ''House of Ouch'' in Chinatown and then moving around to secret venues around the city including participation in The RV's Substation massive at

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's old

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space (being the last event ever held there). Bands such as We, Byzar and Subdub were regular performers as well as

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, Vernon Reid, DJ Soulslinger, the

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and

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. Beth Coleman and Howard Goldkrand contributed a chapter to ''Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture'' (The MIT Press, 2008) edited by Paul D. Miller a.k.a.

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