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Live DJ Performances

TedDrops & Mastercodes

Peak State — Abraxas Afters
TedDrops · Live SetBass / Cinematic

Peak State — Abraxas Afters

A festival-length ritual — bass-driven, cinematic, built on one slow-rising emotional arc from opening ceremony to sunrise afterglow.

Bass Church — Live Set
Mastercodes · DJ SetMelodic / Electronic

Bass Church — Live Set

Melodic techno and electronic textures woven into a single unbroken build — the crowd held in the palm of one rhythm.

Into the Caverns
TedDrops · Live RecordingDowntempo / Warm

Into the Caverns

A dawn set recorded on the open playa — warm downtempo frequencies for the last hour before the sun crests the horizon.

Bass Temple Dance
Mastercodes · Live SetDeep / Hypnotic

Bass Temple Dance

A members-only after-hours mix — deep, hypnotic, and unhurried. The room reduced to a heartbeat and a horizon.

Mastercodes - Mystic Manor Activation (live set)
Mastercodes · Live SetMelodic / Ritual

Mastercodes - Mystic Manor Activation (live set)

An activation set for Mystic Manor — melodic, ceremonial, and built to hold a room in one long exhale.

The Infamous UF-FRO Art Car Sunrise Set at LIB
TedDrops · Sunrise SetSunrise / Playa

The Infamous UF-FRO Art Car Sunrise Set at LIB

The UF-FRO art car at Lightning in a Bottle, playing the hour the sky turns — warm, weightless, and unhurried.

Butter Nuggets (3+ hour DJ Set from Tina and Rewi's Wedding)
TedDrops · Wedding SetOpen Format

Butter Nuggets (3+ hour DJ Set from Tina and Rewi's Wedding)

Three hours from Tina and Rewi's wedding — open-format and generous, moving a whole family across one night.

Nonstop Bass Drops (New Years Eve 2019 Live Set)
TedDrops · Live SetBass / NYE

Nonstop Bass Drops (New Years Eve 2019 Live Set)

New Year's Eve 2019 — relentless bass, no gaps, built to carry a room straight through midnight.

Dragon Fire (Burning Man Bass Set)
TedDrops · Burning ManBass / Playa

Dragon Fire (Burning Man Bass Set)

A Burning Man bass set with the heat of the thing it's named for — heavy, elemental, unrepentant.

A Lightning in a Bottle Morning (5+ Hour DJ Set)
TedDrops · Festival SetMorning / Long-Form

A Lightning in a Bottle Morning (5+ Hour DJ Set)

Five hours of a Lightning in a Bottle morning — the full arc from last-dark to full-sun in one continuous take.

Future Bass POP Drops (Live DJ Set from Arielle Om's Birthday)
TedDrops · Live SetFuture Bass / Pop

Future Bass POP Drops (Live DJ Set from Arielle Om's Birthday)

A birthday set for Arielle Om — future bass with pop bones, bright and unserious in the best way.

Dragon Upon A Burning Temple (Sunset to Temple Burn)
TedDrops · Burning ManSunset / Ceremonial

Dragon Upon A Burning Temple (Sunset to Temple Burn)

From sunset to the Temple burn — a set that follows the light down and the fire up.

Ecstatic Dance: The Upgrade ~ Live Set recorded at the Upgrade Retreat
TedDrops · Ecstatic DanceEcstatic / Journey

Ecstatic Dance: The Upgrade ~ Live Set recorded at the Upgrade Retreat

Recorded at the Upgrade Retreat — an ecstatic dance journey with a clear beginning, middle, and landing.

Shadows into Light (DJ Set from an Affinity Party)
TedDrops · DJ SetDark to Light

Shadows into Light (DJ Set from an Affinity Party)

An Affinity party set that earns its title — starting in shadow and arriving, eventually, somewhere luminous.

Tripping Into Dirt (DJ Set)
TedDrops · DJ SetGritty / Groove

Tripping Into Dirt (DJ Set)

Grit-forward and grounded — a set that stays low to the earth and grooves there.

A Spicy Syrup Sunrise (3+ hour Set)
TedDrops · Sunrise SetSunrise / Long-Form

A Spicy Syrup Sunrise (3+ hour Set)

Three-plus hours of sunrise at the Syrup — sweet, hot, and paced for people who never went to bed.

Burlesque Booty Bounce at Amori's Casino, Burning Man 2016
TedDrops · Burning ManBurlesque / Bounce

Burlesque Booty Bounce at Amori's Casino, Burning Man 2016

Amori's Casino, Burning Man 2016 — burlesque bounce for a crowd dressed for trouble.

Electro-Crunk-Booty-Bouncin @ Highlove's Lounge LIB 2016
TedDrops · Live SetElectro / Crunk

Electro-Crunk-Booty-Bouncin @ Highlove's Lounge LIB 2016

Highlove's Lounge at LIB 2016 — electro-crunk with the low end turned all the way up.

Dionysus Sexy Party @ The Syrup Loft
TedDrops · Loft SetSultry / House

Dionysus Sexy Party @ The Syrup Loft

The Syrup Loft, in full Dionysian mode — sultry, close, and built for a room with no corners.

Vampire Lounge Set 2
TedDrops · Lounge SetDark / Lounge

Vampire Lounge Set 2

The second Vampire Lounge set — nocturnal, velvet-dark, and patient.

Vampire Lounge Set 1
TedDrops · Lounge SetDark / Lounge

Vampire Lounge Set 1

Where the Vampire Lounge began — after-dark textures for a room that prefers candlelight.

Rancho Relaxo Sunrise Set
TedDrops · Sunrise SetDowntempo / Warm

Rancho Relaxo Sunrise Set

A sunrise set at Rancho Relaxo — downtempo and warm, made for the slowest hour of the party.

Penthouse Sunrise At Z's Loft
TedDrops · Loft SetSunrise / House

Penthouse Sunrise At Z's Loft

Sunrise from a penthouse at Z's loft — the city coming up while the room refuses to sit down.

Resourcery (My first ever DJ Set)
TedDrops · Live SetDebut / Archive

Resourcery (My first ever DJ Set)

The first set Ted ever played, kept exactly as it happened — the origin point of everything after it.

Adventures in Whenderland - Live Set
TedDrops · Live SetWhimsical / Bass

Adventures in Whenderland - Live Set

A trip through Whenderland — whimsical, bass-lit, and never quite where you expect it to be.

Original Music

SØNÐRŚ

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The profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passed in the street, has a life as complex as one’s own, which they are constantly living despite one’s personal lack of awareness of it.
Imperfect
New
Cinematic Electronic2024

Imperfect

A widescreen original production — imperfection rendered as beauty, built from analog warmth and cinematic swells.

0:00 / 4:12
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Architect of Worlds
New
Ambient Score2024

Architect of Worlds

An ambient sound-design piece scored to an imaginary title sequence — drifting pads, distant choirs, and slow gravity.

0:00 / 6:38
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Brave Enough
Electronic Experiment2023

Brave Enough

An electronic experiment about seeing the world differently — restless percussion under a single held, hopeful melody.

0:00 / 3:54
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Through Film
Soundtrack Concept2023

Through Film

A soundtrack concept for a film that doesn't exist yet — a theme searching for the story it was always meant to carry.

0:00 / 5:20
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Original Music · The Archives

High School & Childhood

  1. Thoughtful (Instrumental)Original Beats
  2. Porcelain Keys (instrumental)Original Beats
  3. Venus (instrumental)Original Beats
  4. The Beach (2001)Original Beats
  5. MandalinOriginal Beats
  6. Open Gates (instrumental)Original Beats
  7. BT - Communicate (Teddy Saunders Remix)Original Beats
  8. Future Crunk (instrumental)Original Beats
Scored to Picture

Film Soundtracks

Oh the Places You'll Go

at Burning Man

The score written for the Burning Man film — a slow-building cinematic swell that carries the piece from the first dust-lit frame to the burn itself.

Cinematic Score20236:24

Magic Moments

Soundtrack

An original soundtrack composed to the picture — warm, unhurried, and built to let the quiet moments in the edit breathe.

Original Soundtrack20225:08
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