Ghostnote is a fast-growing music startup based in Berlin. Since launching in 2025, our mission has been to create the biggest label you've never heard of. At Ghostnote, we create ambient music universes with their own identities - shaped by shared moods, passions, and repeat rituals. We mix startup energy with a deep love for music, creative design, and community-building.
No matter who Sam Shackleton plays with, you recognize his handiwork immediately: Since he began weaving together North African percussion and dubstep-inspired basslines more than two decades ago, he's developed one of the most distinctive styles in electronic music. He long ago shed virtually all traces of conventional UK bass music, effectively evolving into a genre of one. Dubstep was always a misnomer for his music, which never stepped, but flowed.
The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble will perform Richard Strauss's Metamorphosen among other musical works on Saturday, Jan. 31. Credit: Left Coast Chamber Ensemble If you haven't seen it yet, catch Kala Art Institute's latest exhibition, Bookness, before it closes on Feb. 11. The exhibition explores how the book has evolved as an artistic medium throughout history. There will be a reception for Bookness on Feb. 8 at the Oakland Marriott City Center. 2990 San Pablo Ave. FREE
Dive into the electric world of RON B, a Berlin-based DJ and electronic artist who defies genre boundaries with a distinctly fresh and audacious sound. His latest EP, Confessions at 148 BPM, is a visceral exploration of the deep techno elements that define his post-genre approach, encapsulating the very essence of the city's underground culture. Crafted from the texture of countless nights spent in clubs and on runways, RON B's music captures a spectrum that oscillates between sensuality and high-octane energy.
Brought to life by an international ensemble of ten talented performers, YOUME/ALIEN creates an atmosphere rich with experimental vocal techniques and an eclectic mix of instrumental sounds from strings, winds, percussion, and electronics. This captivating blend results in an otherworldly auditory experience that is further enhanced by pulsating light, evocative fragments of text, and choreographed movement. The music and text fluidly evolve, shattering conventional compositions and embracing their transformative, collective nature.
VARLEY's sound is an evolving tapestry of heartfelt, genre-fluid music, rooted in the courage to express. With their new upcoming single, the duo ventures into the nuanced emotional terrain between clinging to love and the painful act of letting go. Through intimate, confessional lyrics, the track poignantly tells the tale of realisation, the bittersweet moment when you awaken to a love that is "halfway out the"
At night in New York, builds worlds out of voltage and digital wavelengths. His story begins in northwest Arkansas, where Nicholas Long grew up among his father's guitars and the hum of Passing Note Studio. A Depeche Mode concert in 1991 flipped the switch, sending him home with a Roland Juno 106 that became his permanent obsession. From then on, he spoke in oscillators and filters, carrying the studio's name forward after his father's death as a gesture of memory and continuity.
Breathing, shooting and snorting fire, rolling, dancing and marching, Star Wars characters, deranged motor contraptions and, of course, the Mad Hatter and his tea partiers will hit the streets Saturday in what is arguably Vallejo's signature event. Berkeley had its How Berkeley Can You Be parade, San Francisco has the Pride Parade and Vallejo has the Mad Hatter Parade, now in its 15th year.
