Sherard Ingram

DJ Stingray, or Sherard Ingram, is an American electronic music producer and DJ from Detroit, Michigan. He is known as a prominent figure in Detroit’s techno and electro scene. He is the founder of Urban Tribe and an associate of legendary Detroit electro duo Drexciya. As both a DJ and producer, Ingram specializes in futuristic electro, preferring fast tempos and inventive beat patterns to more accessible, club-friendly rhythms. When asked to describe his style of electronic music, he prefers to classify it as Techno.

Early life and education Ingram was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. As a teenager, he attended Crockett Vocational School. He took an interest in medicine and science, and he had aspirations of becoming a doctor.

Association with Drexiya Ingram had kept a long friendship with James Stinson of Drexciya while working at the record shop Buy-Rite Music. Stinson invited him to serve as their official touring DJ in the late 1980s. It was Stinson himself who gave Ingram his stage name. At that time, he also started to use his signature balaclava, which at first was supposed to be the same Underground Resistance mask used by the rest of the crew. Ingram quickly switched it out for a SWAT mask since it was more comfortable.

Following Stinson’s death in September 2002, Ingram removed the “Drexciyan” prefix from his name and has continued performing and recording as DJ Stingray or Stingray 313.

Move to Berlin After years of playing clubs and venues across Europe, Ingram eventually moved to Berlin, Germany. He has described what drew him to the city in his own words

Albums

Aqua Team 2 (2008)

F.T.N.W.O (2012)

EPs

Aqua Team (2007) Drexciyan Connection (2009) Electronic Countermeasures (2011) Imping Is Easy EP (2012) Weaponized EP (2013) Imping Is Easy EP (2014) 002 (2015) Cognition (2015) Communications System (2015) NU-1000 (2016) 20in20b (2020) Molecular Level Solutions (2021) Industry 4.0 (2024)

Singles

Soliton (2009) Stingray Enters the Unknown (2011) Assassin / Edges of a Vortex (2013) Tribal Life (2020) Good Love (2023)