Exploded Drawing

Exploded Drawing is an organization based in Austin whose aim is to elevate the electronic music community in Texas by encouraging creativity and stimulating conversation Created by Butcher Bear & soundfounder

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Exploded Drawing LXII Our 68th Official Session Doors and Records 8:30-9:30  soundfounder & Butcher Bear Black Milk Live set (Detroit)Provider (Austin) Louiewithapen (Ft. Worth)

Immrcy (Dallas)

Vermin The Villain (NYC) Insightful (Austin) Thank you to everyone that has supported us for the last 16 years. Our next show is happening  Friday  July  10th, 2026 $5 ALL AGES Doors at 8:30p with soundfounder & Butcher Bear throwing records  Live sets at 9:30p Sharp!

Visuals:  Drip_Cuts and Orion Garcia  with special guests: Ami Plasse live drawing and Shelushy/ASH on guest visuals

We are a 501 (3)© Non-Profit Organization partially funded by the City of Austin and the rest from your donations. If you’d like to make a donation to Exploded Drawing of any size ($1-$1000), you can do that here: paypal.me/explodeddrawing

at DadaLab  2008 Alexander Ave. Austin, TX 78722.

Poster and all art by Michael Scheel aka Glory, Gold & Glitter

Subscribe to our channel here: www.youtube.com/explodeddrawing

We Love Y'all!

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Exploded Drawing LXVII - Our 67th Official Session

 May 29th we return to @dadalab.io for our first official session of 2026. 6 electronic artists performing exclusively original work. Lealani ( @veggieburgerr ) is an LA based electronic musician, singer, multi instrumentalist, visual artist who has collaborated extensively with Kid Koala, David Choe, Money Mark and many more. She spent most of 2025 touring the world with Deltron 3030. We've been wanting to have her for a regular ED session for years. Noise outfit @blank.hellscape , producer and vocalist @egauxsells , producer/dj @veneer__music , and beat maker/key boardist/rapper @locuust.yt are all Austin artists making their ED debut. @bruxist_alv will be joining us from Edinburg, Tx in the Rio Grande Valley.  We will also be cutting a very limited run of Lealani 7" records live at the event to be raffled off to audience members. These records will contain 2 songs not available on vinyl anywhere else and WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT. Doors and music start at 8:30. Live sets at 9:30. We can't wait to see all of you again :) Always $5. JOIN US!

 

Doors and Records 8:30-9:30  soundfounder & Butcher Bear Live Sets at 9:30 Lealani (Los Angeles) Blank Hellscape (Austin) Egaux Sells (Austin) Blank Hellscape (Austin) Bruxist (Edinburg)  Veneer (Austin) Thank you to everyone that has supported us for the last 16 years. Our next show is happening  Friday  May 29th, 2026 $5 ALL AGES Doors at 8:30p with soundfounder & Butcher Bear throwing records  Live sets at 9:30p Sharp! Visuals:  Drip_Cuts and Oríon García   at

DadaLab  2008 Alexander Ave. Austin, TX 78722.

We are a 501 (3)(c) Non-Profit Organization partially funded by the City of Austin and the rest from your donations. If you'd like to make a donation to Exploded Drawing of any size ($1-$1000), you can do that here: paypal.me/explodeddrawing Poster and all art by Michael Scheel aka Glory, Gold & Glitter Subscribe to our channel here: www.youtube.com/explodeddrawing We Love Y'all!

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Exploded Drawing LXVI Our 66th Official Session

We will return to @dadalab.io to celebrate 15 years of Exploded Drawing. At each anniversary, we invite back a massive line up of some of our favorite artists from past ED sessions to play 10 minute sets of original music. It moves quickly and makes for a very stimulating evening.  To make the evening extra special we will be raffling off a @rolandglobal SP 404MKII sampler with a travel case from @analogcases. This iconic sampler has had a huge impact on our event over the years and we're excited that one of our 15 year attendees will be taking one home. We are releasing a book featuring all of the art work by @glrygldglttr from the first 15 years of Exploded Drawing posters. This will be available for the first time ever at the 15 Year Anniversary Party. The event will also be the release party for the new "Less Than Near 0" EP from @butcher_bear and @chiefdoomsday Doors and music at 8:30. Always $5. Always all original beats and electronic music since 2010.  Thank you for an amazing first 15 years! JOIN US!

Doors and Records 8:30-9:30  soundfounder & Butcher Bear Live Sets at 9:30 Kinder (San Marcos) Healing Systems (Austin) Hexpartner (Austin) Sources & Methods (Austin) Mono/Poly (Los Angeles) Black Taffy (Dallas) Flobama (Austin) Jaron Marshall (Austin) Intimacy Simulator (Austin) Butcher Bear w/ Chief & TheDoomsdayDevice (Austin/San Marcos) Pulsecoder (Austin) 

Thank you to everyone that has supported us for the last 15 years. Our next show is happening  Friday  September 19th, 2025 $5 ALL AGES Doors at 8:30p with soundfounder & Butcher Bear throwing records  Live sets at 9:30p Sharp!

Visuals:  Drip_Cuts and special guest ASH With Live Drawing by Ami Plasse of GonzoViz

at DadaLab  2008 Alexander Ave. Austin, TX 78722.

Poster and all art by Michael Scheel aka Glory, Gold & Glitter

Subscribe to our channel here: www.youtube.com/explodeddrawing

We Love Y'all!

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Exploded Drawing LXV Our 65th Official Session

We return to @dadalab.io for our 65th official session. In a career spanning well over 2 decades and 25+ full albums, @daedelus has worked with greats like MF DOOM, Madlib, Flying Lotus, DJ Shadow and many many more. This will be their first performance at a regular official ED session. To celebrate this very special night, we will have the folks from Grosero Records LIVE VINYL CUTTING a 7" with 2 exclusive, unreleased Daedelus tracks. We will be raffling the records off to people in attendance. Only 15 records will be made available, EXCLUSIVELY the night of ED 65. Celebrating 15 years. We're also very excited to have @alexdl.wav and @beng.r premiering their brand new live collab set.  @liljack.jpeg will be joining us from San Marcos, @40.hands from San Antonio, @jredou_ko from Houston and @joan.dark.dj from Austin, all making their Exploded Drawing Debut. Top quality all night :)  Always all original electronic and beat music since 2010. Always $5. Doors at 8:30. JOIN US!

We look forward to seeing you.

Doors and Records 8:30-9:30  soundfounder & Butcher Bear Live Sets at 9:30 Daedelus (Providence) Alex DL & Ben G R (Austin) JREDOU_KO! (Houston) Joan Dark (Austin) 40 Hands (San Antonio)  Little Jack Heart Attack (San Marcos)

Thank you to everyone that has supported us for the last 15 years. Our next show is happening  Friday  August 1st, 2025 $5 ALL AGES Doors at 8:30p with soundfounder & Butcher Bear throwing records  Live sets at 9:30p Sharp!

Visuals:  Drip_Cuts and Oríon García 

at DadaLab  2008 Alexander Ave. Austin, TX 78722.

We are a 501 (3)(c) Non-Profit Organization partially funded by the City of Austin and the rest from your donations. If you'd like to make a donation to Exploded Drawing of any size ($1-$1000), you can do that here: paypal.me/explodeddrawing

Poster and all art by Michael Scheel aka Glory, Gold & Glitter

Subscribe to our channel here: www.youtube.com/explodeddrawing

We Love Y'all!

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Exploded Drawing LXIV Our 64th Official Session

June 6th Exploded Drawing will return to @dadalab.io for our 64th official session. @deantoniparks has spent the last couple of years as a member of Andre3000's band. In his career he has also contributed to projects with The Mars Volta, John Cale, Sade, Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar, The GTA 5 soundtrack and many, many more. His first appearance at Exploded Drawing was over 8 years ago and one of our favorite moments in ED history. Multi instrumentalist/producer @bunycalx will be joining us for the first time in many years with loads of new music. Creative beat maker @mu.archival will be joining us from San Antonio.  @yociscokidd will be joining us from Dallas. Austintes @buugee_ and @mommysparrow will both be making their Exploded Drawing debut.   Always ALL ORIGINAL electronic and beat music since 2010. Always $5 to get in. We look forward to seeing you. JOIN US!Doors and Records 8:30-9:30  soundfounder & Butcher Bear Live Sets at 9:30 Deantoni Parks (Atlanta) MU (San Antonio) SPRR0W (Austin) Yo Cisco Kidd (Dallas) Bunycalx (Austin) Buugee (Austin)

Thank you to everyone that has supported us for the last 15 years. Our next show is happening  Friday  June 6th, 2025 $5 ALL AGES Doors at 8:30p with soundfounder & Butcher Bear throwing records  Live sets at 9:30p Sharp!

Visuals:  Drip_Cuts and Orion Garcia 

We are a 501 (3)(c) Non-Profit Organization partially funded by the City of Austin and the rest from your donations. If you'd like to make a donation to Exploded Drawing of any size ($1-$1000), you can do that here: paypal.me/explodeddrawing

at DadaLab  2008 Alexander Ave. Austin, TX 78722.

Poster and all art by Michael Scheel aka Glory, Gold & Glitter

Subscribe to our channel here: www.youtube.com/explodeddrawing

We Love Y'all!

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Exploded Drawing LXII Our 63rd Official Session Doors and Records 8:30-9:30  soundfounder & Butcher Bear Swarvy (Los Angeles) Computer Jay (Los Angeles) Atarimatt (College Station)

Intimacy Stimulator (Austin)

Gaussian Blur (Austin) Hip Stir (Austin) Thank you to everyone that has supported us for the last 15 years. Our next show is happening  Friday  April  18th, 2024 $5 ALL AGES Doors at 8:30p with soundfounder & Butcher Bear throwing records  Live sets at 9:30p Sharp!

Visuals:  Drip_Cuts, Devras Plexi and VJDK 

We are a 501 (3)© Non-Profit Organization partially funded by the City of Austin and the rest from your donations. If you’d like to make a donation to Exploded Drawing of any size ($1-$1000), you can do that here: paypal.me/explodeddrawing

at DadaLab  2008 Alexander Ave. Austin, TX 78722.

Poster and all art by Michael Scheel aka Glory, Gold & Glitter

Subscribe to our channel here: www.youtube.com/explodeddrawing

We Love Y'all!

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Exploded Drawing LXII Our 62nd Official Session Doors and Records 8:30-9:30  soundfounder & Butcher Bear J. Rocc Live 404/turntable set (Los Angeles/Stonesthorw/ World Famous Beat Junkies) Yadira Brown (Austin) Kenny Keys (Houston)

Hexpartner (Austin)

Geoff B (San Marcos) Ben Buck (Austin) Thank you to everyone that has supported us for the last 15 years. Our next show is happening  Friday  January  31st, 2024 $5 ALL AGES Doors at 8:30p with soundfounder & Butcher Bear throwing records  Live sets at 9:30p Sharp!

Visuals:  Drip_Cuts and VJDK  with special guests: Ami Plasse live drawing and Shelushy/ASH on guest visuals

We are a 501 (3)(c) Non-Profit Organization partially funded by the City of Austin and the rest from your donations. If you'd like to make a donation to Exploded Drawing of any size ($1-$1000), you can do that here: paypal.me/explodeddrawing

at DadaLab  2008 Alexander Ave. Austin, TX 78722.

Poster and all art by Michael Scheel aka Glory, Gold & Glitter

Subscribe to our channel here: www.youtube.com/explodeddrawing

We Love Y'all!

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Exploded Drawing LXI 14 Year Anniversary Our 61st Official Session

Friday September 6th, 2024 Doors and Records 8:30-9:30  soundfounder & Butcher Bear Crystal Voyager  9:30-9:40 (Austin) Kilgore Trout 9:45-9:55 (Austin) The Deli 10-10:10 (Austin)

Nvrsideways 10:15-10:25 (Austin)

Mono/Poly 10:30-10:45 (Los Angeles, Brainfeeder, Hit+Run) Collin Swayze 10:50-11 (San Marcos) Kinder 11:05-11:15 (San Marcos) B11CE  11:20-11:30 (Brownsville) Lucía Beyond 11:35-11:45 (Austin) Corduroi  11:50-12a (Austin) Thank you to everyone that has supported us for the last 14 years. Our next show is happening  Friday  September  6th, 2024 $5 ALL AGES Doors at 8:30p with soundfounder & Butcher Bear throwing records  Live sets at 9:30p Sharp!

Visuals:  Oríon García, Drip_Cuts and VJDK 

We are a 501 (3)(c) Non-Profit Organization partially funded by the City of Austin and the rest from your donations. If you'd like to make a donation to Exploded Drawing of any size ($1-$1000), you can do that here: paypal.me/explodeddrawing

at DadaLab  2008 Alexander Ave. Austin, TX 78722.

Poster and all art by Michael Scheel aka Glory, Gold & Glitter

Subscribe to our channel here: www.youtube.com/explodeddrawing

We Love Y'all!

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******LINE-UP UPDATE************

Mono/Poly (Brainfeeder/Hit+Run)) has been added to the line-up!

Celebrating our 14th Anniversary, our 61st official session will be

September 6th, 2024 at DadaLab, 2008 Alexander Ave, 78722.

Join us for our 14 Year Anniversary Invitational. At each anniversary, we invite back 10 of our favorite electronic performers from past ED sessions to play 10 minute sets of original music. It moves fast and makes for a very stimulating night. Thank you to everyone in our Texas and global community for an amazing first 14 years. The 2nd longest running producer showcase in the country (maybe the world?)

Always all original, always $5. JOIN US!

NOTE: Once again, we will open doors and start music at 8:30 so that we can be done a bit earlier to accommodate for noise issues in the neighborhood. Please plan accordingly, thank you!

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Celebrating our 14th Anniversary, our 61st official session will be

September 6th, 2024 at DadaLab, 2008 Alexander Ave, 78722.

Join us for our 14 Year Anniversary Invitational. At each anniversary, we invite back 10 of our favorite electronic performers from past ED sessions to play 10 minute sets of original music. It moves fast and makes for a very stimulating night. Thank you to everyone in our Texas and global community for an amazing first 14 years. The 2nd longest running producer showcase in the country (maybe the world?)

Always all original, always $5. JOIN US!

NOTE: Once again, we will open doors and start music at 8:30 so that we can be done a bit earlier to accommodate for noise issues in the neighborhood. Please plan accordingly, thank you!

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Happy to tell y'all, our 60th official session will be

August 2nd, 2024 at DadaLab, 2008 Alexander Ave, 78722.

Texas Ambient beat legend Black Taffy will be joining us from Dallas with material from his new album. Experimental electronic pop duo Felt Out will be making their ED debut. Funky sample based beat expert Tony Dark will be joining us from Houston. Black Davinciii will be returning for the first time in years to celebrate his new music. dstry and Kuvu are both great Texan Electronic artists we've been following who will both be with us for the first time.

Always all original electronic and beat music since 2010. Always $5. Always All Ages. JOIN US!

IMPORANT NOTE: Doors and records from Butcher Bear & soundfounder will be at 8:30 and live sets start at 9:30. We're pushing everything up 30 minutes to accommodate noise issues in the neighborhood. Please plan accordingly. Our community has always shown up on time and we love you for that ❤️ see you all soon

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Hey y'all, 

We wanted to let y'all know we will be throwing our next Exploded Drawing Session on Friday, May 31st at our new home, Cloud Tree Studios, at 3411 E. 5th St., Austin, TX 78702. Doors and records at 9p, live sets at 10p. Exploded Drawing is an organization based in Austin whose aim is to elevate the electronic music community in Texas by encouraging creativity and stimulating conversation,  

created by Butcher Bear & soundfounder. We are celebrating our 14th year in 2024.

All Artwork by: Glory, Gold & Glitter As always, this event is $5 and All Ages. 

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Hey y'all, 

We wanted to let y'all know we will be throwing our next Exploded Drawing Session next week on March 8th at our new home, DadaLab, at 2008 Alexander, Austin, TX 78722. Doors and records at 9p, live sets at 10p. Exploded Drawing is an organization based in Austin whose aim is to elevate the electronic music community in Texas by encouraging creativity and stimulating conversation,  

created by Butcher Bear & soundfounder. We are celebrating our 14th year in 2024.

 We are very happy to be celebrating 3 record releases this time around, all from (iN)Sect Records; The self-titled debut from Sources & Methods (Reaganometry & Multi-Tracker), "Refraction" from Eno Obong (Dallas) and "Sketch Book", the new album from Broken Social Scene's drummer, Justin Peroff, under the name JP. Rounding out the line-up are Lucía Beyond (Austin), Dougie Do of Magna Carda and the duo of A.M. Architect (San Antonio). More info on all three releases can be found here: 

https://insectrecords.bandcamp.com As always, this event is $5 and All Ages. 

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SoundFounder & Butcher Bear will be performing this Sunday Oct. 29th at the Far Out Lounge with this incredibly stacked lineup for Levitation Fest. More info at: http://levitation.fm/ They rule!

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Set-times for @xplodeddrawing Friday, Sept. 30th at the @austincinemakerspace Doors at 9p with records from @soundfounder & @butcher_bear Live Sets at 10p. @limalo__ 10-10:10 Heavy Stars @laceymylewis 10:15-10:25 @therealfennec 10:30-10:40 @boombaptist 10:45-10:55 @djdesign 11-11:10 @freshtilldef 11:15-11:25 @nvrsideways 11:30-11:40 @chiefdoomsday 11:45-11:55 @flobama91 12-12:10 @_nameless 12:15 -12:25 @zetrocmusic 12:30-12:40 @botany.sound 12:45-12:55 with @vjdk @el_dripcuts and @oriongarcia_ on visuals; @glrygldglttr on the poster and with new shirts and @kaelincrowley on the lens. Special shout out to @freshmoonent and @tony_moondoctor on the system and @revolutionspirits helping us out with our thirst. Can’t wait to see y’all! (at Austin Cinemaker Space) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjCkWb_uD62/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here’s the lineup for our 12-Year Anniversary! @_nameless @djdesign @nvrsideways @therealfennec @boombaptist @flobama91 @laceymylewis Heavy Stars @freshtilldef @chiefdoomsday @botany.sound @limalo__ and @zetrocmusic all going down at the @austincinemakerspace on Friday Sept. 30th, 2022 thank y’all so much for all the support over the years. We can’t wait to celebrate with every one of you. @oriongarcia_ @vjdk and @el_dripcuts on Visuals; @glrygldglttr on the artwork. @soundfounder & @butcher_bear throwing records all night. Doors at 9; Live sets at 10p All Ages, $5 (at Austin Cinemaker Space) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch5KosHJUGL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Exploded Drawing 56 is tonight at the @austincinemakerspace All Ages $5 check out our other posts for set times and address and all that info! Doors and records from @butcher_bear & @soundfounder at 9p Live Sets at 10 (at Austin Cinemaker Space) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChdEh-SFnAQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=