Born in Stockholm, Sweden while his parents were on tour, Bass Cadet was immediately submersed into the world of music. He spent his youth playing in bands with his brothers and at the age of twelve he discovered the guitar. At the age of nineteen he played lead guitar and opened for high profile groups such as Cake and the Def Tones. In later years he had the opportunity to co-produce an album with Peter DiStefano from Porno For Pyros. The album was remixed and mastered at Westlake Studio. This is the world renowned site where musicians like Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Missy Elliot have produced chart topping albums. For years he was a touring musician playing in the realm of live music, but he eventually found himself in need of change. His guitar no longer brought him inspiration. Music has always been his obsession so it was crucial that he rediscover his creative connection. Like many dj's that have been tearing it up on the west coast it was Lorin (Bassnectar) that first inspired him to start mixing. Bass Cadet stepped into the scene like most electronic heads by staying up until the sun rose in celebration of the music. He spent most nights of the week soaking up the grinding bass ridden beats of the broken beat sound. It wasn't long after his first encounter that he knew he had once again found his connection to music. Because he grew up applying his knowledge of music theory, sound engineering and stage performance, he had a solid foundation from which to work. From the moment he dropped his first record he excelled at the technical aspects of djing. Since then he has played multiple clubs throughout the west coast and at several massive events such as Burning Man, Love Parade, and Love Fest. He has played with international dj's such as Fort Knox Five, Bassnectar,Freq Nasty & Rennie Pilgrem. With the help of Yno5, for which he is the co-founder, the Purgatory Cruiser (http://tribes.tribe.net/purgatorycruiser) was brought to Burning Man 2006,2008 & 2009 and to the San Francisco Love Parade/Fest for the past four years. The Purgatory Cruiser is a massive beast of metal and flames, and with the help of the community and Bass Cadet's passion for excellence the Cruiser rocked it past sunrise several nights out on the playa. The Cruiser was the backdrop to a stellar line-up of international and west coast favorites including but not exclusively; Freq Nasty, Edit, An-ten-nae, Bassnectar & Glitch Mob. The hype fueled by his exceptional performances and the success of the Purgatory events has helped to bring him exposure, and people are loving his sound, and style. He is now traveling throughout the country saturating the crowd with not only his unique sound but his disarming warmth and gentleness. Once you hear him drop his beats you'll be left yearning for another fix of audio masturbation. But don't worry, he'll keep it coming.
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Hello you! Just want to say good seeing you last weekend! Glad I got to play after you. We have some similar styles. I was talking to Renee about me n Lindsey coming up to your area next weekend and having a river day or goin n doing sumthin cool. Or even just relaxing, would be great to see you two. I hope you are well and looking forward to seeing you again soon!! Rock It!
Friday, December 26th Yerba Buena Discos & Temple SF Proudly present <
Yerba Buena Discos is teaming up with Temple SF to present the release party for Ben Tom's 420 To Russia. This is guaranteed to be a thumping night of underground house music in all styles, with special DJ's for the night. Come celebrate San Francisco's local underground scene and work off Christmas dinner with Ben Tom himself spinning, along with Amenti Music's Olivier Desmet and Homero Espinosa & Allen Craig of Yerba Buena Discos. Ben Tom's 420 To Russia is available at your favorite online music sites, including Stompy. Com & Beatport. Com. See you there!
Featuring: Olivier Desmet (Amenti, Primal) Ben Tom (TMG, SSM, YBD) Homero Espinosa (YBD, Tango) Allen Craig (YBD)
Downstairs: A2D (Analog 2 Digital)
21+ Temple 540 Howard Street, San Francisco templesf. com
