BxC is a collective of like-minded individuals dedicated to bringing hardsounds, experimentation, live electronics, energy, excitement, & diversity to the Pittsburgh scene. We have known and supported each other for years, but coalesced in 2016 in order to keep things rolling better as a team.
Live acts, new voices, & genre challenging are priorities alongside diverse DJ’ing, & an inclusive atmosphere. Performers and Artists: We’re looking for like-minded performers, video or installation artists for bookings or collaborations this year and beyond. Although we have a strong idea of what we want to curate, we’re always interested in hearing new demos, offers on touring acts, flight sharing for larger artists, or other interesting opportunities. Send them our way! We’re prepared to provide fair compensation, accommodations and hospitality to our guest performers. We all are extremely aware that nobody is doing this music for the money, but we still strive for a strong turnout and equitable compensation, tempered with a realistic expectation. Submit inquiries or demos to bxc.collective@gmail.com.
Recent guests we’ve hosted include Dimentia, Speak Onion, Enduser, Divtech, Decide Today, Machine Girl, Blaerg, Jeremy Bible, Baseck, Bombardier, Xanopticon, Machine Girl, Calum Gunn, Kindohm, Ruby My Dear, Teknoist, DJ Skull Vomit… Promoters: The BxC Collective wants to get on the road and play shows, in part or as a whole. We’re easily available to do weekend events within 6 hours of Pittsburgh, PA. Live sets, dj and/or A/V from the crew as well as tips on other Pittsburgh artists in our niche. Compensation is negotiable.
For demos, check out our Soundcloud page or contact bxc.collective@gmail.com.
Event History
2024
9/28 BXC Presents RIDYLAN, Floor Baba, Dropset @ Brillobox #breakcore #idm #dnb
5/17 NIXTROVE, M27, 8Cylinder, Uninstall Mods, Treebug @ Brillobox #breakcore #jungle #idm #live
2023
10/7 REDHAT, Purity Control, Glitterthroat, Gladiolus, Seanni B @ Rock Room #bxc #cleanertapes #breakcore
5/26 RANCHCORE RODEO w/ Lil Kevo 303, 8Cylinder, Cutups, Tizzy Raggamuffs #hardcore #break
4/1 DEATH QUALIA w/ Seaclones, C. Robo, Heather Harper, 8Cylinder + @ Collision #bxc #flashcore #hardcore #electronic #livecode
2022
11/11 YE GODS (L.I.E.S.), Lilac/Web, Plasma Arc, Qancel at Collision $10 #breakcore #idm #industrial #techno
2019
10/5/19 Vytear, Skymal, Divtech, Morgantics, Qancel @ 3577
5/11/19 Terminal 11, Acrnym, Sebatian Camens, Nancy Drone, Solesca @ 3577
4/19/19 Machine Girl, No Eyes, Woody, Five Star Hotel, Cutups @ 3577
2018
12/22/18 Solstice Bash: Morgantics, Plasma Arc, Rose Red Flechette, Tall Timber, Vaneck, Spednar @ Brillobox
8/4/18 Montaux, Dimentia, Machine Girl, 8Cylinder, N. Breinich, Cutups @ Cattivo
7/28/18 Speak Onion, XGlare, Plasma Arc, Morgantics @ Rock Room
2017
12/1/17 Teknoist, Skull Vomit, Bit Mummy, Black Daddy @ Cattivo
10/19/17 Ruby My Dear, ephen, XLLIX, Spednar @ Brillobox
10/6/17 Machine Girl, Woody, Cloning @ Roboto
9/15/17 BXC Cosmic Fest Night: Xanopticon, Acrnym, Disheveled, Morgantics, Tall Timber Arsonist @ Cattivo
7/8/17 Summer Time Bruise: Fluxion AD, N. Nreinich, 8Cylinder, II-Go, Cutups @ Glitterbox
4/28/17 Ontal, Duran Duran Duran, Cutups @ Palzanos
2016
12/10/16 Dimentia, Speak Onion, Dev/Null, Morlox, Disheveled, 8Cylinder @ BBT
11/12/16 Errata / Data: Blaerg, Jeremy Bible, XLIV, Morgantics, Spednar, Lojack @ Wood St Gallery
11/3/16 Machine Girl, Five Star Hotel, Elle Excess, Tall Timber, Nancy Drone @ Cattivo
9/2/16 Liminal Rush: Enduser, Divtech, Decide Today, 8Cylinder, Doverspike, Morgantics, Spednar, Cutups @ Belvederes
Proto
3/12/16 FLUXION A/D, Requiem, Dissheveled, Gnarled Horse Throat and dj sets from Naeem and visuals by Spednar at Brillobox
9/15/15 Bombardier (LA), Speak Onion, Disheveled, 8Cylinder, Cutups @ Brillobox
2/13/15 PLEASE BREAKCORE MY HEART w/ COMPANY FUCK, LXS, SAINT JAMES SAINT, WRECK LEAGUE at Rock Room
5/8/14 AVANT GARD CORE w/ Statas, Speak Onion, Redhat, Liability and Tropic @ Gus’s
4/18/14 DIVTECH & DECIDE TODAY w/ 8Cylinder & Cutups @ The Rock Room
1/4/14 Baseck, Fluxion A/D, Vasculator, Disheveled, 8cylinder @ Brillobox
7/5/13 TRASH NIGHT w/ Cheezface/Skull Vomit/Cerebral Apophysis/Bit Mummy/Forced @ BBT
4/12/13 Xanopticon, Speak Onion, Redhat, Watabou, Requiem at Kopec’s
10/23/11 Xanopticon, Disheveled, Mind Tiger, Rolling Ruler, Relative Q @ Brillobox
5/4/11 ASCHE, Prometheus Burning, Analog Pleasure Model, Cutups @ Brillobox
4/14/11 CAPTAIN AHAB w/ Syphilis Sauna, Comic Strips & Cutups @ The Shop
4/10/11 Yatagarasu, Bubblegum Octopus, Bit Mummy, Ag Ag Lady, 8Cylinder @ Belvederes
12/11/10 EUSTACIAN, Cheezeface, Dissheveled, Xanopticon @ The Shop
11/5/10 Broken Note, Deadlines, Bit Mummy, Robbie Rockso @ Belvederes
10/9/10 Xanopticon, Syphilis Sauna, Dissheveled, 8Cylinder, Vasculator, Cutups @ Z-Lounge
9/3/10 Duran Duran Duran, Xanopticon, Dev/Null, Cutups @ Remedy
7/30/10 BURNING CHROME industrial/noise party jams one off @ Z-Lounge
7/24/10 Prometheus Burning, I, Parasite, Surchai, TFS & Heim @ Belvederes
9/12/09 SICKBOY, Droon, Vasculator, Simon Slum, Nake Cake @ Kopecs
7/29/09 FUZZ w/ Xanopticon w/ Subdivision, Cutups & Keebs @ BBT
6/13/09 The 6th Galactic Ass Dragon Classic hardcore laptop battle @ Belvederes
9/6/09 MARK N (Bloody Fist, AU) w/ Rukkus, Doverspike, Absolut @ Braddock Elks
2/15/09 The 5th Galactic Assdragon Classic Laptop Battle speedcore laptop battle @ belvederes
8/1/08 Watch Your Step w/ Split Horizon, Prometheus Burning, Valav, Vasculator @ Belvederes
7/30/08 REALICIDE w/ Xanopticon, Rockhausen, Cutups @ BBT
12/5/07 FUZZ! with NOIZECREATOR (germany) @ BBT
11/15/07 DRUMCORPS w/ Skymal, 9MM vs HIV, DJ Finalscratch is Expensive @ Garfield Artworks
9/26/07 FUZZ! w/ X&Trick (Belgium) + Xanopticon and Cutups @ BBT
9/1/07 Captain Ahab & Realicide Captain Ahab (raccous electro – LA) and Realicide (apocalyptic noise – Cinci) plus Taureg Stigma, Cockmongler and djs Ed Um and Cutups
Kopeks
1/12/07 LAZERFUZZ w/ Dieselboy, the Brigade, Xanopticon, Cutups, Ohms @ Braddock Church
11/17/06 The 4th Galactic Assdragon Classic Laptop Battle @ On Gallery
9/9/06 ABELCAIN w/ Prometheus Burning, Vytear, Statas, Chris Decay @ Z-Lounge
7/1/06 Fanny, Dev/Null, Skymal, Xanopticon plus doverspike and dj cutups. a breakcore p’jammy p’jam ZLounge
5/18/06 FUZZ w/ Doormouse + Anonymous (live) @ BBT
3/4/06 JAGOFF UPRISING Box-set “release” party with Duran Duran Duran, Xanopticon, Prometheus Burning, Shatterbreak and Cutups. Z-Lounge
2/24/06 PUNISH YOUR MACHINE w/ Cutups wood street art show with electronics from dj cutup
10/15/05 DARKMATTER SOUNDSYSTEM w/ Resurrector, Diskore, Christof Fringeli, Prometheus Burning, Xanopticon @ Space Gallery
9/13/05 The 3rd Galactic Assdragon Classic / Monsters With Machines Tour speedcore /splatterbreaks laptop battle @ Z-Lounge
8/19/05 Destruction DJs: Sunrize, Depth, DJ Tanner and Cutups. @ Prana Gallery
7/28/05 SOUNDBOMBING w/ Prometheus Burning, Blaerg, SLutmachine, Mourningside Excursion, Xanopticon @ Garfield Artworks
1/18/05 Cylob, Flashbulb, Xanopticon, Girltalk, Ctrl-alt-del @ Garfield Artworks
12/13/04 SOCIETY SUCKERS + AARON SPECTRE w/ Skymall, Xanopticon @ Garfield Artwork
11/18/04 RHINOPLEX KRU a night of local hard electronics with XANOPTICON, 8CYLINDER, PROMETHEUS BURNING and CUTUPS. The Lava Lounge
8/28/04 TECHNODROME Deadly Buda, Cutups, 7Up, Darren Michaels, Eric Justin, Thumptek, Sedative. Lots of acid house, rave hits, hard techno and hardcore. The EYE
8/13/04 GALACTIC ASSDRAGON 2 PA vs Ohio Gabber-Mashup Laptop beer-battle. With sounds from Xanopticon, Vaneck, Cutups, Doverspike, Chris Degay, In Broken Key, Echo Deimos + More. email 8cylinder@rhinoplex.org for full info 18th St, Southside
5/1/04 The Galactic Assdragon Classic speedcore laptop battle @ 18th st house
4/6/04 Needlesharing, Larvae, Prometheus Burning, Xanopticon @ Garfield Artworks
3/9/04 RE:PULSE Japanese Special w/ FRX, Maruosa, AAAAA, Wildflower @ Kiva Han
1/15/04 DONNA SUMMER // Dev/Null // XANOPTICON// DREADNOTS at The Eye
10/29/03 SCHEMATIC RECORDS TOUR w/ PHONECIA (live), RICHARD DEVINE (live), OTTO VON SCHIRACH (live), NICK FORTE (live), HEARTS OF DARKNESSES (live), CLIMAX STREET (live), VORPAL, & XANOPTICON (live) @ The Rex
10/9/03 C64, Skeeter, Belladonnakillz w/ Cutups @ Modern Formations
9/6/03 FREQNASTY Doormouse, Stuntrock, Baseck, Drop the Lime, Girltalk, Cutups. Shadow Lounge
8/16/03 Forced Hardcore one-off. Red, Cutups. Rex Theater
4/26/03 GANGSTA BASS INC Doormouse, Otto Von Schirach, Baseck w/ Impercept & Gonzo Junglism @ Garfield Artworks
4/4/03 SONIC TERROR w/ Enduser, Line47, Dev79, Pale, Xanopticon @ The Quiet Storm
6/28/03 BAD TASTE w/ Stallio, Dr Butcher MD @ The Shadow Lounge
1/25/03 PULSE Xanopticon, Impercept, Maurice Rickard, Cutups. PGH live electronic showcase. @ Kiva Han
12/6/02 DISCO MUTANTS w/ C64, Optic, Duran Duran Duran, Enduser, Line47, Cutups @ Milk Records
8/23/02 SMASHING ART w/ DOORMOUSE, PIXELSTALIN, 8CYLINDER, CLIMAX ST., XANOPTICON @ The Warhol Museum
7/31/02 ZOD RECORDS TOUR w/ Emotional Joystick, Curtis Chip, Soperfo, Destro, Cutups @ The Shadow Lounge
5/17/02 I HATE MYSELF AND I WANT TO DIE w/ Knifehandchop,, c64, Belladonnakills, xanopticon, syne lapse variate, mskw1 @ Milk Records
3/23/02 SOUNDCLASH w/ Dev79, Nodal Terror, LTD, Joe Scott, Cutups, Ratana, Rain Quartet @ The Rex
1/25/02 DIY ELECTRONICS HACKFEST w/ Xanopticon, Climax Street, Impercept, American Trash, So Red, Dev/null, Girltalk, 8Cylinder, Cutups, 2+2=4 @ Milk Records
8/24/01 PEACE-OFF / WIDERSTAND TOUR w/ Rotator, Eiterherd, Slaaam w/ Matt Demon, White Rabbits, Xanopticon, Girltalk + @ Millvale Industrial Theater
11/31/00 THE EYE halloween show w/ tr generation, grand buffet, parvulus infectus, tooth decay, cutups @ The Eye of Horus
7/29/00 AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT last proper pbs event, all night crazyness @ Neville Ice Arena
5/5/00 D.I.A. 2 Direct Information Action. Holocaust, Cutups. Hardcore. 2nd Ave Tunnel in Pittsburgh All Ages 12PM $0
2/00 INFORMATION ACTION hardcore / live pa / info loft party
3/27/99 RAVES ARE STUPID w/ mskw1, sethcrazybaum, trout soup, reliant, dr cutups, hubajube, instigator @ projekthaus
12/17/99 CHAOTIC TRANSDIMENSION PBS rave w/ Deadly Budy, Bombardier, Subcode, Farmer T, Grrl12, Bagel, Alaska, Parvelus Infectus, Instigator @ The Irish Center
7/28/98 LIFE IS BUT A DREAM PBS rave w/ Marcus Visionary, 187, D-Cypol, Gabbergirl, Wolverine, Optic, Aneurysm, + lots more @ Millvale Industrial Theater
Bios:
Dave 8cylinder is a music producer, programmer, and artist who (in addition to running the Thac0 and Unmapped North labels) founded rhinoplex.org at the tail end of the 90s, has thrown numerous one off shows, and has generally been a shadowy force for good in the Pittsburgh music scene. Contact Dave at 8cylinder@rhinoplex.org. (http://rhinoplex.org/8cylinder)
Cutups (Geoff Maddock) is a DJ and promoter who has been enjoying and influencing the Pittsburgh electronic scene since the mid 90s as a founder of PBS, record resource through Wrecked distro, promoter of numerous one off and regular nights as well as generally out there enjoying sounds on the fringe. Contact Geoff at geoff.maddock@gmail.com. (https://soundcloud.com/cutups)
Spednar (Kevin Bednar) is a Pittsburgh-based electronic music producer who utilizes livecoding methodologies to push the bounds of polyrhythmic and microtonal compositions. With styles spanning breakcore, dnb, noise, and musique concrete, his sounds aim to excite both experimental and traditional electronic listeners alike. Contact Kevin at spednar@gmail.com. (https://soundcloud.com/spednar)
Greg VanEck is a producer and artist, releasing music and touring under several different aliases since 1999. His past projects have included Prometheus Burning and Four Pi Movement. His most current project, Disheveled, focuses heavily on modular synths, distorted drum machines, and circuit bent hardware to craft industrial techno and rhythmic noise. Contact Greg at vaneck@gmail.com. (https://soundcloud.com/disheveledbeats)
Morgantics (Morgan Visnesky) is a producer based in Pittsburgh who creates aggressive computer music with process oriented approaches on the axis of 80/160 wonk. Currently using Tidalcycles and anything he can get to cooperate with it. https://www.instagram.com/morgantics/https://soundcloud.com/morgantics