Brendan Barstow

Brendan Barstow’s musical life is rooted in rhythm. From an early age, Barstow was banging on tables and desks and later an actual drum kit, playing with a variety of post-hardcore bands in high school.

When he moved to Pittsburgh to study cognitive psychology, the drum kit stayed home and Brendan began channeling his musical energy into production. A curiosity quickly turned into a passion
during his initial experiments in experimental bass music.

Brendan’s love for House & Techno flourished after meeting fellow Pittsburgh producer Alias, and the pair went on to write and perform as their dark UK house/techno moniker Warewolf.

Brendan has played an instrumental part in the growth of the Pittsburgh dance music scene as co-founder of the Pittsburgh party crew Longturn Music. Since 2017, the artist collective has played host to burgeoning talent in microhouse and tech house, facilitating the North American debut of rising European stars like Dimmish and Annie Errez.

Brendan launched his solo production alias in late 2019 with a charting debut titled Self-Liberation on Slovenian imprint Innocent Music, created in collaboration with Longturn residents Elias Menninger and Gladstone Deluxe.

With releases on Ukrainian outlets Whoyostro and Miaw, Brendan appears committed to continue bridging the club culture of the American Midwest with the minimal production aesthetic of the Eastern European scene.