"Brendan Angelides, aka "Eskmo" & "Welder" , is a San Francisco based producer & live performer.
He has been producing and performing live electronic music since 1999 and his sets are currently based around Ableton Live utilizing various midi controllers and FX running with on the spot warping, queing and key work. He has covered numerous styles throughout the years and it has grown to a fusion of thick, floor-creaking bass layered with rich, oozing melodies and syncopated rhythms.
Eskmo has been featured in numerous publications and on such shows as BBC Radio 1 and
RinseFM and has performed throughout the UK, into Spain, France and Canada. Aside from
international bookings, he has performed in clubs, at theaters and at festivals in major cities
across the US. He has shared the stage with notable acts such as Amon Tobin, Flying Lotus, Scuba, The Glitch Mob, Si Begg, Tipper and others.
In 2009, after years of releasing on various dance labels, Brendan started his own fully
distributed digital label entitled "Ancestor". The label was created to release his works and
collaborative projects of all styles. The latest release aptly named “Hypercolorâ€, has helped him
gain a new respect and awareness in wider circles. In May 2009, Boomkat rated the release #1 in
a list of “14tracks†reflecting a new sound emerging along with Jamie Vex’d, Joker, Zomby,
Hudson Mohawke and others. He was subsequently contacted by Clash Magazine in the UK
regarding an interview about the release as it jumped to the top 10 on sites like Beatport, Addictech and Digital Tunes.