Handsome Tiger
Handsome Tiger is an Anishinaabe Métis, North African music producer/dj from Turtle Island, residing in Vancouver BC. His production blends traditional sounds from his culture alongside other Indigenous sounds, interwoven into the contemporary sounds of electronic bass music today. Named in CBC music’s 6 Indigenous artists you need to know in 2021 and CBC’s Reclaimed artists to watch in 2020. No stranger to the Vancouver and West Coast music community, Handsome Tiger has played countless shows and gathered numerous releases under his belt. With a love of bass music he’s been a strong advocate in supporting and contributing to many events in Vancouver’s underground Scene. Quickly becoming Canadian festival scene favourite with appearances at Bass Coast,Shambhala, Mutek to name a few. His DJ sets mix many flavours of sound system culture and Global bass sounds including dub, grime, dancehall, afrobeats, rap, reggaeton and more all woven together to light up any dance floor.
He's shared the stage with artists such as EarthGang, DJ Shub, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Ky-Mani Marley, Sister Nancy, The Librarian, DJ MADD, TMSV, Madam X, D Double E, Lady
Chann, Hypho, Distinct Motive & Lighta! Sound. ( Bio Producer / DJ + Sound Design )
Handsome Tiger is an Anishinaabe Métis, North African music producer/dj from Turtle Island, residing in Vancouver BC. His production blends traditional sounds from his culture alongside
other Indigenous sounds, interwoven into the contemporary sounds of electronic bass music today. Along with making music for electronic performance and DJing under his moniker, he also composes and works in sound design for film and private commissions. In 2020 he started working with Nagamo Publishing, a curated music database of original compositions from Indigenous composers. This has gained him the access to working with traditional Indigenous vocal & drum sounds and incorporating them into all aspects of his music production.