zum_one creates improvised electronic music and live audio-visual work through a hands-on system of synthesis, sampling, and effects — all patched and performed in real time, built for spontaneity rather than repetition.

Rooted in the dark warehouses of the Toronto and Detroit rave underground, and shaped by sound system culture and outdoor gatherings throughout Turtle Island, the work is built for the dancefloor — but it reveals its full depth with eyes closed.

The sound is dubby and introspective: deep, layered, melodic, and searching. Techno and breakbeats dissolve into one another rather than compete. Texture carries the rhythm — small quirks, blurps, and shifts that signal a living system at work.

Visuals draw from a vast archive of fragments and lived moments, processed through effects and digital circuits. The result is a tightly synced convergence of sound and image — immersive, physical, and inward-facing.