10.8 Thursday (EDM) Hidden Hall presents: Bluetech Asher Fulero:Worlds Live Ovoid 7:30pm doors 8pm show 21+ Hidden Hall 400 N 35th St hiddenhall.comASHER FULERO : WORLDS LIVEPortland-based keyboardist/producer Asher Fulero has been a go-to collaborator for an incredibly diverse array of artists across genres, from atmospheric EDM legend Emancipator and Rap genius Aesop Rock to shred-guitar hero Paul Gilbert and Jamgrass pioneers Yonder Mountain String Band (and many, many more), all while simultaneously growing his own widely-diverse arsenal of top-notch original performing projects and composing nearly 50 genre-spanning albums of accomplished original music over the last 25 years.Released in November 2024, Fulero’s LP ‘Worlds’ crosses influences from Downtempo IDM, Indie Live-electronic & Post-Rock into a polished mix of emotionally powerful instrumental overtures blending the texture of real instruments with patient studio production magic. On October 9th 2026, Fulero will release ‘Otherworlds’, a remix album containing 9 reworked versions of the original pieces by amazing remixers including Kilowatts, Erothyme, Devin Kroes, ETHNO, Ovoid, and more. The first single, a remix by downtempo/hiphop legend Blockhead, releases on Friday August 14th.The ‘Worlds: Live’ show expertly recreates the studio pieces and mashes them up with remixes from the forthcoming ‘Otherworlds’ remix album, mixing in a few selections from Fulero’s previous EDM alter-ego Halo Refuser realized with live instrumentation for the first time, sometimes with Fulero alone on electric bass, keyboards, and laptop, and other times with the full four-piece band which includes Brett McConnell on lap steel, Dan Duval on electric & acoustic guitars, and Chelsea Luker on saxophone/flute. “With this ambitious amalgam of hi-fidelity beat tape and downtempo IDM soundscapes, the renowned keyboardist/producer masterfully blends a minimalist indie aesthetic with copious instrumental virtuosity, resulting in a kaleidoscopic caravan. Nodding to pioneering producers in similar sonic spaces like Emancipator, Tycho, & Bonobo, plus legendary Chicago post-rock scions Tortoise, the emotional quotient reliably rises to the surface, and is discernible early and often. Breakbeat snares, R&B rimshots, and bulbous basslines set a meditative framework, then course-correct into the background, thoughtfully tapered away to make room for more gossamer sounds such as flute, steel guitar, Fender Rhodes, or acoustic piano. Naturally, Fulero’s prolific piano performances are featured prominently, wonderfully woven into the other melodic elements” - B. Getz ‘Live For Live Music’