Life, Inspiration, and Production Techniques: Baseck's Journey Through Sound

An artist talk about Baseck's personal journey in electronic and fringe music undergrounds, origins to the present day. Breaking barriers through music, throwing events and its intrinsic intertwining with community building, blasting frequencies and producing tracks. "Less gear is more!"

Born in the high desert of California and renegade raised, Baseck is an explosive energy within the underground, fusing technology, art, rhythm and rave into high-octane, hyped-on experiences. A master of the machines, freak of the frequencies, Baseck cuts through the monotony of modern club music, evoking chaotic feelings of euphoria and beauty. Playing with juxtaposed extremes of dark and light, Baseck is forever chasing the distinctly wild emotions of early rave experiences yet simultaneously moving the sound and culture forward with razor-sharp focus. The Los Angeles Chicano visionary is fearless, one of one, sustaining the raw and do-it-yourself ethos within electronic music while worldbuilding through every set. Whether heating up Boiler Room on four decks, collaborating with AG Cook and Boys Noize, or playing marathon 10-hour sets at Insomniac's Escape massive, Baseck's warrior rhythms are designed to shock the dancefloor and shatter our day-to-day continuum.

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If you missed Baseck's modular drums workshop at S1 back in 2018, here's your chance to learn more. You can ask Derrick about techniques you heard at our 10th Anniversary show and with a little luck we might hear some bonus beats at the end of the talk.

Saturday, July 11th, 2026

4pm - 5pm

All ages

Location: Synth Library Portland

123 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 012, Portland, OR 97232

$5-10 sliding scale

Tickets are required to attend. No one is turned away for lack of funds, so email info@synthlibraryportland.org for lower/no-cost tickets if $5 presents a financial barrier to attendance.