Beatboxer, Gameboy beat wizard, bass prankster DJ, slice'n'dice producer. My sonic wanderlust challenges me to develop unique approaches to the simplest aural practices, blending familiar musical territory and fresh ideas or styles.

With unlikely mashups and spacey sampladelic songs circulating around the scene, my productions offer an off-kilter take on dance music. Catch me DJing around San Francisco (or download my mixes) to see my similar approach to mixing; creating a cohesive, fun vibe from exotic / diverse elements.

Strangely enough, my compositional tool is not a keyboard or a guitar - it's a Nintendo Gameboy. Using Nanoloop (sequencing software), I combine 8-bit nostalgia with bass-heavy club styles, or in the case of my side project Casey James and the Staypuft Kid, neon electro folk. Over the years I've been honing my beatboxing skills, just now culminating in a sound library for the acclaimed BFD2 software.

I've enjoyed a thoroughly musical background, including playing percussion in numerous select ensembles across California, singing/dancing/drumming traditional West African music in Los Angeles, and performing with experimental electronic group Cutetheory in Portland, Santa Barbara and at LACMA, The Echo and CalArts in Los Angeles.

for bookings, please use the email address to the left.

I began producing and promoting underground parties in 2006, giving Los Angeles its first taste of UK dubstep styles with "An Evening Of Dubstep", featuring Distance, Pinch, Daedelus (with surprise guest MCs Busdriver and Subtitle), Baseck, Tom Burbank & myself. I followed this up with a series of shows entitled "Nasty Sonix", hosting incendiary acts including The Glitch Mob, Scuba, Joe Nice, Kid Kameleon, Ripley, Djunya, Selector Dub U & Kush Arora. Nasty Sonix now resides on the airwaves; tune into SUB.FM every 3rd Sunday of the month at 3PM PST for an assortment of dirty beats and bass from yours truly, Staypuft.

since moving up to San Francisco, I've started a party series called "The Night Kitchen" in a deep dark space in chinatown. with fresh styles from folks like Richard Devine, Matt Shadetek, Epcot & Salva, Baseck, Ricky Def and Quitter, it's quickly become known for delivering skewered beats hot to your feets. check NASTYSONIX.COM for more info.