Editing Dwayne Goettel (section)

===Early ventures and Skinny Puppy (1980–1988)===
[[File:KORG MS-20 Kit - 2014 NAMM Show (by Matt Vanacoro).jpg|thumb|left|alt=A photo of the Korg MS-20, Dwayne Goettel's first synthesizer|The [[Korg MS-20]] was Goettel's first synthesizer]]
Goettel's interest in making music developed when his family moved from [[High Level, Alberta]], where he played trumpet for his high school band, to [[Edmonton]]. While there, he learned to play [[piano]] and began participating in the local music scene.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Dwayne Goettel, 31, Canadian Rock Artist |journal=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=August 26, 1995 |page=C7}}</ref> His first piece of equipment was the [[Korg MS-20]], which he bought for $800. "I didn't even tell my parents. I'm up in my room, my mom walks in and she's like 'What's that!' And I'm sitting there with all these little keys and buttons going 'piszzshew'".<ref name="24hours">{{cite magazine|title=24 Hours in Vancouver|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=February 1991|issue=35|pages=40–46|url=http://litany.net/interviews/altpress91.html|access-date=19 February 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011062850/http://litany.net/interviews/altpress91.html|archive-date=11 October 2016}}</ref> He met Darrin and Stephen Huss in 1982 and formed the band [[Psyche (band)|Psyche]], one of only a handful of electronic acts in Edmonton at the time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Tom |title=Psyche Reunites with Long-Lost Electronic Friends and Fans in 9910 Concert (July 18, 2018) |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/psyche-reunites-with-long-lost-electronic-friends-and-fans-in-9910-concert |website=[[Edmonton Journal]] |publisher=Postmedia |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> He contributed keyboards for the group<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jeffries |first1=David |title=Psyche Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/psyche-mn0000369211/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> and joined them for their live debut in December that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=First 3 Psyche Albums Re-Released with Lots of Etra Rare Material - We Talked with Darrin Huss (May 12, 2016) |url=http://www.side-line.com/first-3-psyche-albums-re-released-with-lots-of-extra-rare-material-we-talked-with-darrin-huss/ |website=Side-Line |publisher=Side-Line Music Magazine |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> He was also involved with the band Voice,<ref name=ExclaimEveryDog>{{cite web|last1=Wolanski|first1=Coreen|title=Skinny Puppy: Every Dog Has Its Day|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/skinny_puppy-every_dog_has_its_day|website=[[Exclaim!]]|publisher=exclaim.ca|access-date=8 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918154802/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/skinny_puppy-every_dog_has_its_day|archive-date=18 September 2016}}</ref> helping them record their debut [[Extended play|EP]], ''Anno di Voce'',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Metella |first1=Helen |title=EP Blooms after Year's Germination |journal=[[Edmonton Journal]] |date=May 23, 1985 |page=C1}}</ref> before they changed their name to Office.<ref name="SeeMagazine">{{Cite web|url=http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/2005/0811/mus7.htm|title=Infectious bite|access-date=17 February 2019|website=[[See Magazine]]|date=August 11, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223033702/http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/2005/0811/mus7.htm|archive-date=23 February 2007}}</ref> Goettel formed the band Water with longtime acquaintance Mandy Cousins (also known as Sandy Weir) in 1985. The duo recorded demos in an Edmonton night club called Krieg, but never released their material commercially.<ref name=Cousins>{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Corey |title=Interview with Mandy Cousins (May 11, 2007) |url=http://www.litany.net/interviews/mandy_interview |website=Litany |publisher=Litany.net |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224211015/http://www.litany.net/interviews/mandy_interview |archive-date=February 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Goettel met [[Skinny Puppy]] in 1985 when Water opened for the band as part of their ''[[Bites (album)|Bites]]'' tour.<ref name=Cousins /> He had impressed founder and keyboardist [[cEvin Key]] with his performance<ref name="IDW6:07">{{cite interview |last=Key |first=cEvin |title=cEvin Key, Skinny Puppy – Waveshaper TV Ep.1 – IDOW Archive Series |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3yUzlyjyg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/Hk3yUzlyjyg| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|publisher=Waveshaper Media |date=January 2012 |work=I Dream of Wires |access-date=17 February 2019|time=6:07}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the two befriended each other.<ref name="SeeMagazine" /> Key asked him to join Skinny Puppy when it had become apparent that keyboardist [[Bill Leeb]] was uninterested in continuing on with the band.<ref name="Barclay p.516">Barclay et al. (2011): p. 516</ref> Goettel joined in 1986 during the recording of their second album, ''[[Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse]]'', on which he made his first contributions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DiGravina |first1=Tim |title=Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mind-the-perpetual-intercourse-mw0000200383 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> Goettel's extensive technical knowledge and experience in production helped to bring variety to Skinny Puppy's music<ref name=Emusician /><ref name="SeeMagazine" /> and steered them away from their [[synth-pop]] roots towards a more uniquely [[Industrial music|industrial]] sound.<ref name=AllMusicBio>{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Jim |title=R Dwayne Goettel Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/r-dwayne-goettel-mn0001644451 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> He quickly immersed himself into the group and its musical approach, and began applying new techniques in the band's implementation of [[Noise in music|noise]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Walczak|first1=René|title=Skinny Puppy: It Ain't Dead Yet|magazine=[[Propaganda (magazine)|Propaganda]]|date=1991|issue=17|url=http://www.litany.net/interviews/prop91.html|access-date=17 February 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509174257/http://litany.net/interviews/prop91.html|archive-date=9 May 2013}}</ref>

Their sound continued to evolve with 1987's ''[[Cleanse Fold and Manipulate]]'', which marked the beginning of the group's exploration into more experimental territory.<ref name="allmusic6">{{cite web|last1=DiGravina|first1=Tim|title=Skinny Puppy – Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cleanse-fold-and-manipulate-mw0000651145|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716194746/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cleanse-fold-and-manipulate-mw0000651145|archive-date=July 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Their follow-up a year later, ''[[VIVIsectVI]]'', saw the group touring in support of [[animal rights]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Sheila |title=Band's Protest Doesn't Play with Police |journal=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=October 26, 1988 |page=F1}}</ref> On stage, Goettel assisted Key as both a keyboardist<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sullivan |first1=Jim |title=A Muzzled Skinny Puppy at Avalon |journal=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=June 10, 1992 |page=44}}</ref> and percussionist<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Craig|first1=MacInnis|title=Skinny Puppy U.S. Tour Going to the Dogs|journal=[[Toronto Star]]|date=November 4, 1988|issue=E9|url=http://litany.net/interviews/110488.html|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509204838/http://litany.net/interviews/110488.html|archive-date=May 9, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> while singer [[Nivek Ogre]] acted out his elaborate theatrics.<ref name=ExclaimEveryDog /> While performing in [[Cincinnati]], an audience member mistook a stuffed dog Ogre was dissecting to be a real animal and alerted the authorities. Two plainclothes officers entered the band's dressing room and arrested Ogre, Key, and tour manager Dan McGee for disorderly conduct.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bastien |first1=Mark |title=Bizarre Band Arrested for Mock Surgery on Dog |journal=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |date=October 27, 1988 |page=D22}}</ref> Goettel, who mistook the officers for fans and had been rolling a [[Joint (cannabis)|joint]] in the corner of the room, was able to leave before the arrests were made.<ref name="WeirdEnergy">{{cite journal |title=Weird Energy: An Interview with cEvin Key |journal=Sonic Envelope |publisher=Litany|date=1996 |url=https://www.waste.org/~skumm/weird.html |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>