“I believe sound can help rewire us. It’s not just entertainment: it’s medicine, technology, archive, and a tool for reimagining what is possible. That’s what Sonic Liberation is designed to do: return sonic experimentation to the people, and make it a daily, communal, and transformative practice.”
SOUND & INSTRUMENT DESIGN
DERRICK ESTRADA / BASECK
Derrick Estrada, known professionally as Baseck, is a Mexican-American sound artist, performer, and instrument designer with 30+ years in electronic music. Raised in Chicano culture in Lancaster, CA, he found liberation through sound at age 12 via L.A.’s underground rave scene. His practice merges live performance, experimental synthesis, fashion, and hardware innovation.
Baseck has designed original synth modules with Noise Engineering (Variatic Basicus), Malekko (Voltage Block), and Steady State Fate/BII Electronics (Triptych). He’s performed at festivals including Moogfest, Boiler Room, and Synthposium, and collaborated with Genesis P-Orridge, Alessandro Cortini (NIN), Caterina Barbieri, and Charli XCX. His label/event series Hyped On Experience supports underground artists through sound, DIY culture, and wearable design.
As an educator, he’s led workshops at CalArts, Moogfest, and Synth Library. Now based in Tulsa, his work centers joy, improvisation, and vibration as tools for healing and sonic freedom.
