Bassnectar
| Bassnectar | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Lorin Ashton |
| Born | February 16, 1978 |
| Origin | Santa Cruz, California |
| Genres | Breakbeat, dubstep, glitch, electro hop |
| Years active | 1990s-Present |
| Labels | Amorphous Music Om Records |
| Website | Official Site |
| Members | |
| Lorin Ashton | |
Lorin Ashton (Better known by his stage name, Bassnectar) is a freeform electronic music and dubstep artist, DJ, and producer based in Santa Cruz, California.[1] He is known for his live performances and light shows, and actively supports the non-profit group Conscious Alliance.[2]
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[edit] Early Life
Bassnectar, born Lorin Ashton, attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. At Bellarmine, Ashton was heavily influenced by heavy metal groups such as Metallica and Megadeth. He took these influences with him into his musical career.
[edit] Bass Center Festival
In October 2010, Bassnectar announced the line-up for his first headlining perennial festival, which took place at the First Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.[3] The event, which sold out, also featured circus performers and musical collaborators. Among the opening acts were Brother Ali, Emancipator, Nosaj Thing, That 1 Guy, and Dan Deacon.
At the end of 2010, Bassnectar announced additional winter tour dates including the initial lineup for the upcoming second Bass Center Festival to be held at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, NC on February 19, 2011.[4] The event sold out weeks before and filled the venue’s capacity with approximately 8,000 attendees. The opening performers included The Glitch Mob, Ana Sia, and Filastine.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2001: Freakbeat for the Beatfreaks
- 2002: Beatfreak Bohemia
- 2003: Motions of Mutation
- 2004: Diverse Systems of Throb
- 2005: Mesmerizing The Ultra
- 2007: Underground Communication
- 2009: Cozza Frenzy
- 2011: Divergent Spectrum
[edit] EPs
- 2008: Heads Up
- 2009: Art of Revolution
- 2010: Timestretch
- 2010: Wildstyle
- 2012: VaVaVoom
[edit] Singles
- "Float" (2002)
- "Creation Lullaby" (2004)
- "Booty Line/California Sunrise" (2005)
- "Taurine Thruster" (2005)
- "Everybody EP" (2005)
- "Blue State Riddim EP" (2006)
- "Yo feat. KristinaMaria" (2007)
- "Bomb The Blocks" (2007)
- "Viva Tibet" (2008) (This song was produced with Freq Nasty and was released exclusively on giveback.net in support of their "March to Tibet" action campaign.)
- "Heads Up" (2008)
- "Art of Revolution" (2009)
- "Land of the Lupes" (2009)
- "Cozza Frenzy" (2009)
- "Here We Go" (2010)
- "Bass Head" (2010)
- "Magical World" (2010) [feat. Nelly Furtado]
- "Wildstyle Method" (2010)
- "Deftones - Prince (Bassnectar Remix)" (2010)
- "Ellie Goulding- Lights (Bassnectar Remix)" (2011)
- "Upside Down" (2011)
- "Above and Beyond" (Bassnectar and Seth Drake) (2011)
[edit] Podcasts
- "Smashers & Mashers" (2008)
- "Leftfield Downtempo Hyphop" (2008)
- "For Whom the Bass Tolls" (2008)
- "L.S.D. - The Bassnectar Remix [VIP]" (2008)
- "Live Mixset for KISS FM" (2009)
- "Kingston Town (Bassnectar Remix)"(2009)
- "2010 IDJ Mixtape" (2010)
- "Bassnectar BBC Mixtape" (2010)
- "Color Storm Remixtape" (2011)
- "Amorphous Music Mixtape Volume 7" (2012)
[edit] Video
- "Bomb The Blocks" (2007)
[edit] References
- ^ Walker, Rob (2008). Buying in: the secret dialogue between what we buy and who we are. Random House. pp. 150. ISBN 9781400063918. http://books.google.com/books?id=o8Z_qq9xjs8C&pg=PA150.
- ^ Mallory Gnaegy (November 19, 2009). "Bash with Bassnectar — Bring your earplugs, and feed on the dirty bass". Vox Magazine. http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2009/11/19/bash-bassnectar/. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ http://www.bassnectar.net/2010/10/102310-first-bass-center/
- ^ http://www.bassnectar.net/2010/11/02192011-bass-center-2/
