All You Need is BASS

The power of the transformational festival is undeniable. I can’t count how many people I’ve met over the years (including myself) who have gone to an event and come out completely changed.  At TEDxVancouver 2010, Jeet-Kei Leung gave a beautiful and insightful talk on the history and future of...

Here’s a setting we’re all too familiar with. You should be working, but instead you find yourself travelling down the endless Internet rabbit hole of memes, social media sites, YouTube videos, news sites, blogs etc. While in the midst of this infinite guilty pleasure, I find I am always drawn...

It is undeniable that the DJs and producers manufacturing their cutting edge sounds drive the electronic music community. As a result, they often garner the majority of the scene’s attention. But, just like any community, the bass subculture is made up of a number of factions and...

The year was 2008 and the place was Shambhala Music Festival. I had found myself venturing into ‘spirit country’ – a term I have affectionately given to the Labyrinth stage. Neither logic nor common sense was abundant, though if it had been I am sure I would have managed avoid my...

  One of my favorite things about attending a new festival or one that I have frequented year and year again is checking out all of the fresh new sights and sounds. As an artist I love that bass culture is so connected to visual art forms. I love sensory overload by having my senses [...]...

It’s been two weeks & the dust has settled on the Empire Polo Field. Its well manicured grasses no longer feeling the weight of 80,000 bodies, eagerly trying to soak in as much of the Coachella 2012 experience as their sun-baked bodies will take. Tales of amazing music and resurrected...

Five years ago three best friends packed our RV with gallons of water, more booze than food and set out on a scouting party from the Great White North. The day had started clear and hot as we drove further away from Reno but as we arrived in to the line the winds had started [...]...

A big part of the Bass culture involves street art. While this art form is generally unsanctioned, there are some artists who have managed to break into the mainstream. Banksy is by far the most successful and recognizable. His art is politically charged and creates controversy wherever it is...

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