Alchemist FX is an Android musician who is well-known in the Sol system's electronic and drum & bass scenes, particularly in the Outer Belt. Both a producer and a DJ, Alchemist FX has built a reputation for putting on great live performances, both impromptu and pre-planned, allowing him to share his music anywhere, at any time. He has a lesser-known reputation for being a bit full of himself, though; his music is great but he tends to be difficult for fans to approach and prefers the company of "high value" friendships within his industry. Up and coming talent trying to get to know him is just chasing clout; he's a professional, though, so he approaches his peers as a matter of business interest. It is what it is, what can you say? The music is good, and at the end of the day that's what people come out for.
Somewhat young by Android terms, Alchemist FX is a HAL-5 droid manufactured by Delta Astronautics- he didn't need to upgrade from a HAL-3 or a HAL-4 frame, he was built to state-of-the-art standards and has no chassis debt to pay down. Taking advantage of this stroke of fortune, Alchemist FX has invested a fair amount of credits into upgrading his hardware, giving him a distinct physical appearance. He's opted for a cherry-candy panel coating and a monoptic lens with backlit, scrolling marquee display capabilities. All HAL-5 units are equipped with holovector projection technology, which normally allows them to plot three-dimensional astronavigational charts that their crewmates can reach into and interact with; they typically project in one color, but Alchemist FX has installed a set of full-spectrum holoprojectors to allow him to give his vector projections a strobing rainbow aesthetic. And where Delta units are built to interface with sophisticated astronavigational starship computers, Alchemist XL interfaces with his music-producing rig when he's creating tracks and connecting directly to house speaker systems when he's performing them.
Being a fairly self-sufficient music producer is a big part of what helped build Alchemist XL's reputation for delivering live impromptu shows. He likes to work in many drum & bass styles, centuries-old or present-day, mellow or pulsing, glossy or dungeonous, and when he plays a set he prefers to blend together tracks with a given aesthetic theme. While he can technically generate mixes inside his own internal computer, Alchemist FX prefers to use holovector projections of analog turntable setups to play his mixes, as imprecision gives creative works character and the physical act of using a device- even a projected one- introduces opportunities for imprecision. He can cross-fade, adjust his levels and play samples from his holovector turntable deck, and he can do this anywhere with a speaker system and a wireless access point. A stage setup is nice, but Alchemist FX can also project his holovector displays behind him to show equalizer and other effects related to his music and his mix. It really is a great little gimmick.
While he plays a lot of tracks he himself has produced, Alchemist FX is also a walking archive of tracks he's acquired from his peers. As an up-and-comer he got to know other DJs and other producers, and he'd share a track he'd produce with them, and they'd share a track they produced with him. It goes into the archives, and from the archives it goes into the mix, blending into a narrative that chronicles his own journey through his music scene, his own rise to prominence and success. Alchemist FX loves to work with talented emcees and lyricists when he's putting on a live performance, using his computer systems to integrate vocal samples into the mix as the set is happening. After a show, in private company, he likes to impress other artists by creating tracks live using found samples from his environment, building them into a track that another artist could speak over and just vibe together. It's a great trick and it's got him a lot of attention with the right people- just make sure that includes you before you ask him to hop on a jam session. He's good at his craft but, well, you know how it is.