Guy LaBorde is an independent music producer and musician from Mammoth Lakes, California. He grew up surrounded by mountains near Yosemite National Park, and is currently based in San Diego after graduating from UCSD's ICAM Program.
Guy found electronic music in elementary school, and was enamored by the possibilities of synthesized sounds. From then he started experimenting with Digital Audio Workstations, gravitating towards ideas that resembled the phenomena of nature in the environment around him.
Immersed in online communities and collectives that pushed the envelope of electronic music, Guy developed a personal connection to the Hyperpop and Future Beats scenes, and their extrapolation of details. Harnessing influences from across his childhood to the present, Guy produces a style of wonky and colorful electronic beats with a palette inspired by futuristic Hip-Hop, House, and Bass Music.
He sees the creative process as reactive rather than proactive, where experimentation and interaction lead to discovering an idea that he resonates with. Allowing emotions, experiences, and social connotations to influence his decisions, Guy LaBorde assembles each creative project as an intricate puzzle, with each necessary piece serving the greater whole.
instagram: @guyster5
UCSD inquiries: glaborde@ucsd.edu