I am a giant nerd for the underground electronic bass music scene, namely DNB/jungle, dubstep/140, UKG (garage), and breaks. The music I play is not mainstream or owned by corporate record labels- everything I play is created by underground producers and indie labels.
My purpose is to show you all that there is a beautiful thriving corner of the music industry that lives free from the capitalistic hellscape of the mainstream music industry. I love it deeply and passionately- nothing gives me more joy and through my streams I hope to share this joy with you.
I focus on deep, dark, soulful sounds with heavy basslines, entrancing rhythms and captivating vocals. My DJ project is the culmination of 7 years of intense obsession with finding the best of the least recognized. I care deeply about the histories and the origins of the sounds I play and pay my respects to the people who paved the way.
I do also play live shows, mainly in the Bay Area in California where I live. I do travel for shows occasionally, and if you check out my LinkTree, you can find ticketing links to the upcoming events I'm playing. (for bookings please DM for my email address)
I'm also the owner of CouchFam, which is a grassroots organization supporting the underground bass music scene and works to make bass music and art more accessible to those who may not be able to attend live, in-person events and shows. We have a Twitch channel and we host occasional fundraising streams, live set recordings, and every Saturday from 7-9pm Pacific is the Heavy Traffic Radio show for Sub.FM (that I play sometimes!) Give us a follow over there! CouchFam Twitch channel
CouchFam is also responsible for CouchFest, the groundbreaking livestreamed bass music fundraising event where we simulstreamed live DJs and VJs from all over the world for 48 hours straight to raise money for the artists participating in the event who had lost gig income due to the 2020 COVID quarantine. The first CouchFest raised almost $10,000 USD and every dollar was distributed evenly amongst the artists who participated in the event. It was one of the craziest things I've ever done, and is one of my life's proudest accomplishments.
I am a career UX designer and have a Masters degree from the VCU Brandcenter in Business/Branding with a specialty in Experience Design, which encompasses UX, UI and experiential design (which is interactive type stuff, like what you would see at Meow Wolf). I've worked for Facebook and Google. But more importantly, every day I try (and sometimes succeed) to find new ways to utilize my UX skills for things that are meaningful rather than soulless tech companies. CouchFam is one of those things.
I stream a variety of things on this channel:
I don't encourage my viewers to subscribe to my Twitch channel and here's why: Twitch is owned by Amazon and thereby Jeff Bezos, and they take a 50% cut of our subs, aka YOUR money. So, DON'T sub to my Twitch- if you want to support, do it on Patreon. It feels way less icky to accept support there than here. Everyone wins, and bezos gets shafted. Huzzah!
Stick it to bezos and support me on Patreon!!
Now, if you want to sub here for the Twitch community aspect and the fun interactivity of it, please by all means! I will be grateful for your support regardless of which platform you choose <3
HARDWARE: Homebuilt PC FTW
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor 3.8 GHz 64bit
- MOBO: GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI AM4 AMD X570 SATA 6Gb/s ATX
- GPU: NVIDIA GEForce GTX1080
- RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600)
- AC: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB Close-Loop CPU Liquid Cooler, 240mm Radiator
- CASE: Fractal Design Focus G White ATX Mid Tower
- POWER SUPPLY: EVGA 600 BR 100-BR-0600-K1 600 W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS BRONZE
- STORAGE: Samsung 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 500GB + 2 Western Digital 1TB
- KEYBOARD: Razer Blackwidow V3
- MOUSE: Razer Viper Ultimate
- CONTROLLER: I used to use a Pioneer Rekordbox DDJ-400, and I've since upgraded to a DDJ-SX2
GAMING CONSOLE:
- Ye olde Nintendo Switch
SOFTWARE:
- Windows 10 Pro
- OBS Studio
- Adobe Creative Suite (namely, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and a little sprinkle of InDesign and After Effects)
- Figma
- Rekordbox
- Resolume Arena
- Lumia Stream (to control lights)
- El Gato Stream Deck
VIDEO:
- MAIN CAM: Sony ZV-1
- BONUS CAM: Logitech HD Pro C920 Webcam
If you're kinda ehhh about supporting with cash money, you're welcome to send me (or Ricky!) something off my wish list! All wish list gifts will be opened on stream! ♡
