Laskfar Vortok
mail: laskfar [at] vortok [dot] info
born in México, 1984
lives and works in Los Angeles
content operative at Strangeloop Studios (2015-present)
co-founder of The Teaching Machine (2011-present)
co-founder & archivist of 3TONcinema 16mm film collection (2009-present)
co-founder of naboamusic electronic music netlabel (2007-2017)
ART DIRECTION & PRODUCER | Erykah Badu
| 2023 | Unfollow Me Tour | Multi-city, United States |
SELECTED VIDEOGRAPHIC CONTENT CREATION, LIVE PERFORMANCE & EDITING | Various
| 2023 | Chromeo • Visual performance with Freeka Tet | Coachella Festival, Indio, California |
| 2022 | Duck Sauce | Coachella Festival, Indio, California |
| 2019 | Bonobo (DJ Set) • Projection Mapping with Strangeloop | SummitLA, Los Angeles Theatre, Los Angeles, California |
| 2019 | Tokimonta • Tecate Music Festival | Monterrey, Mexico |
| 2018 | Clams Casino • AdultSwim Festival | Los Angeles, California |
| 2018 | Dr. Dre presents Anderson .Paak | O2 Academy Brixton, London, England |
| 2017 | Nick Murphy | Panorama Festival | Randall's Island, NYC, New York |
| 2017 | G-Dragon: Motte 3 World Tour | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |
| 2017 | Machine Drum: Human Energy | Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
EXHIBITIONS
| 2020 | Frankenstein • Four Larks | Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, California |
| 2019 | The Vibration Group • Anna Luisa Petrisko | Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Los Angeles, California |
| 2016 | Living in the Real World-Interactive VR and Art Exhibition | [secret location], Los Angeles, California |
| 2015 | Acele işe şeytan karışır | SOMArts Ramp Gallery, San Francisco, California |
| 2014 | Syndicate: Space | Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2014 | Syndicate: What? | Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2013 | The Homeostasis Lab | The Wrong — New Digital Art Biennial, Worldwide, Internet |
| 2013 | Trash / Droid / Capsule | Capsule Labs Pressing Plant, Los Angeles, California |
| 2012 | Graphical (micro) Libretto #1 in 4 Acts | Schmooru's Art as Life Project, Worldwide, Internet |
| 2011 | sEAS cONTROL • pOEM sTORE | 16 Beaver, Manhattan, New York |
EVENTS
| 2024 | Letraset Visual Film with Monty Cantsin & 3TONcinema | Sound Pedro, San Pedro, California |
| 2020 | Alejandro Bernál Record Release *Detrás de la montaña* | Coaxial Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, California |
| 2020 | Chronosthesia | The Basic Premise, Ojai, California |
| 2016 | I'm sorry I never apologize | Primavera Festival, Vienna, Austria |
| 2016 | Living Breathing ** | Monk Space, Los Angeles, California |
| 2015 | Satellite Series II | Schikaneder Kino, Vienna, Austria |
| 2015 | Ryat ALTMODE w/ Anonymous Bodies Dance Company | SummerStage, New York City, New York |
| 2015 | Satellite Series I | Monk Space, Los Angeles, California |
| 2013 | Dublab ‘14th Anniversary’ | Maker City, Los Angeles, California |
| 2012 | BYOB Glasgow | The Glue Factory, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. |
| 2013 | Midnight Ridazz #99 ‘They Live’ | 2nd & Beaudry, Los Angeles, California |
| 2010 | Brunch | ATA Gallery, San Francisco, California |
SCREENINGS
| 2018 | Soft Focus • Criminalism (Excerpt) | Coaxial, Los Angeles, California |
| 2015 | Holographic Watermelon | Primavera Festival, Schikaneder Kino, Vienna, Austria |
| 2014 | AV Sessions.1 | Downtown Independent, Los Angeles, California |
| 2010 | Video Art Show | Downtown Independent, Los Angeles, California |
| 2010 | Holographic Watermelon | Downtown Independent, Los Angeles, California |
CURATOR
| 2016 | Living Breathing ** | Monk Space, Los Angeles, California |
| 2015 | Satellite Series I | Monk Space, Los Angeles, California |
| 2014 | AV Oddities 008 “Ekklisis” | The Teaching Machine, Worldwide, Internet |
| 2014 | AV Oddities 007 “Pseudoforest” | The Teaching Machine, Worldwide, Internet |
| 2014 | AV Oddities 006 “Mikrotechtonichaos” | The Teaching Machine, Worldwide, Internet |
| 2014 | AV Oddities 005 “All Over (Echoes)” | The Teaching Machine, Worldwide, Internet |
| 2014 | AV Oddities 003 “Mission-X” | The Teaching Machine, Worldwide, Internet |
SHORT FILMS
| 2018 | 40,062 A.D. | The Teaching Machine |
| 2018 | United By Exceptional Service | The Teaching Machine |
| 2015 | Heaving Leaving | The Teaching Machine |
| 2013 | Gilz | The Teaching Machine |
| 2011 | Russia vs USA | The Teaching Machine |
MUSIC VIDEOS
| 2022 | After Ever After | Daedelus |
| 2022 | Orion's Belt | Ark Noir |
| 2021 | LA August 1 | Speed Dealer Moms |
| 2021 | April Two 11 | Speed Dealer Moms |
| 2021 | Virtues | Nous Alpha |
| 2020 | Darth Mango | Ghost Against Ghost |
| 2019 | Aperture | Steve Nalepa |
| 2019 | Praha | Ark Noir |
| 2016 | Loops | Kneedelus (Kneebody & Daedelus) |
| 2014 | Sacred Mountain | Laskfar Vortok |
| 2014 | Caligula Lives | Laskfar Vortok |
| 2013 | Harlem Shake | WMX |
| 2013 | Homunculus | [tlr] |
| 2012 | O—SMO | Oxygenfad |
| 2011 | Marshal His Being To Culture | Genus Inkasso |
| 2011 | Pπc1ƒïçN† | Naboa |
| 2011 | Rabid Technology | Beytah |
| 2011 | Alien Power Plant | $limelord |
| 2011 | b | iamamiwhoami (WMX remix) |
| 2011 | Children Of The Void | Ars Dada |
SELECTED VIDEOGRAPHIC ART DIRECTION & LIVE PERFORMANCE | Erykah Badu
| 2019 | Big Night Live | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2019 | The Met | Philadelphia, Pennsylvainia |
| 2019 | Poppodium 013 | Tilburg, The Netherlands |
| 2019 | Wayout West Festival | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 2019 | FLOW Festival | Helsinki, Finland |
| 2019 | OYA Festival | Oslo, Norway |
| 2019 | O2 Arena | London, England, U.K |
| 2019 | NOS Primavera Sound | Porto, Portugal |
| 2019 | Verti Music Hall | Berlin, Germany |
| 2019 | Tanzbrunnen Köln | Cologne, German |
| 2019 | Welovegreen Festival | Paris, France |
| 2019 | Primavera Sound • Parc del Fòrum | Barcelona, Spain |
| 2019 | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2018 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California |
| 2018 | The Novo | Los Angeles, California |
| 2018 | DStv Delicious International Food & Music Festival | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 2018 | Clokenflap Festival | Hong Kong, China |
| 2018 | Field Day Festival | London, England, U.K. |
| 2018 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Portland, Oregon |
| 2018 | Brooklyn Bowl | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2018 | The Armory | San Francisco, California |
| 2017 | Aragon Ballroom | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2017 | The Anthem | Washington DC |
| 2017 | Soul Camp Festival | Manila, Philippines |
| 2017 | Billboard LIVE | Osaka, Japan |
| 2017 | Soul Camp Festival | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2017 | Billboard LIVE | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2017 | Pori Jazz | Pori, Finland |
| 2017 | Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2017 | Lucca Summer Festival | Lucca, Italy |
| 2017 | Montreux Jazz Festival | Auditorium Stravinsky | Montreux, Switzerland |
| 2017 | North Sea Jazz Festival | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 2017 | Palais des Congres | Paris, France |
| 2017 | The Hammersmith Apollo | London, England, U.K. |
| 2016 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California |
| 2016 | Camp Flog Gnaw — LA Coliseum | Los Angeles, California |
| 2016 | Eaux Claires | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| 2016 | Ford Amphitheater | Coney Island, New York |
| 2016 | Rochester Auditorium Theater | Rochester, New York |
| 2016 | Arena Theatre | Houston, Texas |
| 2016 | The Odgen Theater | Denver, Colorado |
| 2016 | Brooklyn Bowl | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2015 | Hollywood Bowl | Los Angeles, California |
| 2015 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California |
| 2015 | The Dell Music Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2015 | NTelis Arena | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| 2015 | Merriweather Post Pavillion | Columbia, Marylan |
| 2015 | Miller Auditorium | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 2015 | Pertrillo Music Shell | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2015 | Essense Festival | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2015 | Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier | Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| 2015 | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs, New York |
| 2015 | Saskatchewan Jazz Festival | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 2015 | Orpheum Theatre | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 2015 | The Fillmore | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 2015 | Durham Performing Arts Center | Durham, North Carolina |
| 2014 | Fox Theater | Detroit, Michigan |
| 2014 | Essence Festival | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2014 | Radio City Music Hall • with Dave Chappelle | New York City, New York |
| 2014 | Blues Fest | Byron Bay, Australia |
| 2014 | The Star | Syndey, Australia |
| 2014 | The Palais | Melbourne, Australia |
| 2014 | Westcoast Blues Festival | Perth, Australia |
| 2014 | The Civic | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2013 | Batuque Festival | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2013 | North Sea Jazz Festival | Piscadera Bay, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles |
| 2013 | Twilight Concert Series | Pioneer Park | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2013 | The Governors Ball Music Festival | Randall's Island, New York City, New York |
| 2013 | Erykah Badu & Neda Stella | Masonic Theater, | Detroit, Michigan |
| 2012 | Red Bull Music Academy Presents … | The Moody Theater | Austin, Texas |
| 2012 | Cascais Festival | Dramático de Cascais, | Cascais, Portual |
| 2012 | Veranos de la Villa | Teatro Circo Price, | Madrid, Spain |
| 2012 | Exit Festival | Petrovaradin Fortress | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2012 | The 19th Annual Istanbul Jazz Festival | Cemil Topulzu Open Air Stage Of War | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2012 | Umbria Jazz Festival | Arena Santa Giutiana, | Perugia, Italy |
| 2012 | Nice Jazz Festival | Stage Massena, | Nice, France |
| 2012 | Festival of Villa Arconati | Castelazzo Bollate | Milan, Italy |
| Montreux Jazz Festival | Auditorium Stravinsky | Montreux, Switzerland |
| 2012 | Tollwood Summer Festival | Gehrlicher Music Arena | Munich, Germany |
| 2012 | Jazz a Vienne | Théâtre Antique de Vienne | Vienne, France |
| 2012 | Couleur Cafe Fest | Havenlaan 86C | Bruxelles, Belgium |
| 2012 | Hammersmith Apollo | London, England, U.K. |
| 2012 | Elevation Festival | Dobroslavtsi Military Airbase | Sofia, Bulgaria |
LIVE PERFORMANCE LASER & ROBOTICS | Daedelus
| 2014 | Mezzanine | San Francisco, California |
| 2014 | Spring4h Center | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2014 | Villain | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2014 | Brighton Music Hall | Allston, Massachusetts |
| 2014 | Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom | Denver, Colorado |
| 2014 | Pomona College | Claremont, California |
| 2014 | Concord Music Hall | Chicago, Illinois |
VIDEOGRAPHIC ART DIRECTION & LIVE PERFORMANCE | 12th Planet
| 2012 | Wow Hall | Eugene, Oregon |
| 2012 | Roseland | Portland, Oregon |
| 2012 | Mighty | San Francisco, California |
| 2012 | Avalon | Los Angeles, California |
| 2012 | Dubtroit | Orange County, California |
| 2012 | Voyeur | San Diego, California |
| 2012 | Hard Rock | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2012 | Madison Events Center | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 2012 | Sunshine Theater | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 2012 | Kamp | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2012 | Trees | Dallas, Texas |
| 2012 | Ampersand | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2012 | Club Mai | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2012 | 2720 Cherokee | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2012 | Magic Stick | Detroit, Michigan |
| 2012 | Bottom Lounge | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2012 | Wrongbar | Toronto, Canada |
| 2012 | Le Belmont | Montreal, Canada |
| 2012 | Middle East | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2012 | Webster Theater | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2012 | TLA | Philadelphia, Pensylvannia |
| 2000 | Webster Hall | New York City, New York |
| 2012 | Soundstage | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2012 | District | Washington DC |
| 2012 | Peabodys | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| 2000 | Masquerade | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2012 | Bad Manor | Athens, Georgia |
| 2012 | Revolution | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| 2012 | Grand Central | Miami, Florida |
DIGITAL MUSIC RELEASE DISCOGRAPHY | Laskfar Vortok
| 2024 | Erbsat Esrhosc EP | Evar Records |
| 2016 | The Dispossessed | self-released |
| 2016 | Vexterm | self-released |
| 2016 | Biogeometrical Substrates of The Autumn Winds | self-released |
| 2016 | Default Mode Network | self-released |
| 2015 | Time Despair | self-released |
| 2015 | 不可解送信 | self-released |
| 2015 | Nēkĭrostɍykǰia | Aeon III | Physika Kai Mystika | self-released |
| 2015 | Nēkĭrostɍykǰia | Aeon II | Stack Overflow | self-released |
| 2015 | Nēkĭrostɍykǰia | Aeon I | Asymmetric Voidgogy | self-released |
| 2014 | Scombussolato | Deep Lake Records |
| 2014 | Caligula Lives | Immigrant Breast Nest |
| 2013 | Minified Dendrochronology | naboamusic |
| 2012 | Enantiomorph | Immaterial Tech |
| 2012 | The Long Emergency +1 | Grindcore Karaoke |
| 2012 | Criminalism EP | Grindcore Karaoke |
| 2011 | Hurler's Syndrome | naboamusic |
| 2010 | Tetraktys | naboamusic |
| 2010 | Multiplephemerautism | naboamusic |
| 2009 | United By Exceptional Service | naboamusic |
| 2009 | Foxdye Limited Edition Lunchbox Snacks, Remixes and Party Tunes | naboamusic |
| 2009 | An = a + ( n – 1 ) ( d ) /// D M Z r u s h | naboamusic |
| 2009 | Luther Plumming Is Not A Neoist | naboamusic |
| 2009 | cnt+fg | naboamusic |
| 2009 | kremlinalism | naboamusic |
| 2009 | Palingrad (Hey Stromboli) | naboamusic |
| 2009 | Illicit Magnifica | naboamusic |
| 2009 | Cut Party | naboamusic |
| 2008 | Andy Wargasm | Naboa Split EP | naboamusic |
| 2007 | Calling All Angels, Robots, Dwarfs, And Galactic Bees | naboamusic |
| 2007 | Galarafukstusauvainieanakis | naboamusic |
| 2007 | Nacrocelpdrome | naboamusic |
| 2007 | Isee Hyoo | naboamusic |
DIGITAL MUSIC RELEASE DISCOGRAPHY | Side Projects, Collaborations, & Miscellaneous
| 2025 | SOOTH 01 | SUCK PUCK Records |
| 2013 | Thinking About Hi-Hats | naboamusic |
| 2012 | 2012 B.C. | naboamusic |
| 2010 | Quiche Hazard | naboamusic |
| 2008 | Amero Amero Christmas | naboamusic |
| 2008 | Spiderc*nt Blodge | naboamusic |
| 2007 | Holographic Watermelon | naboamusic |
| 2007 | Robotonomy | naboamusic |
LIVE MUSIC &/OR VIDEOGRAPHICS | Selected Performances
| 2017 | Baseck Crisfall EP • Release Party with M. Geddes Gengras / Lauren Bousfield | Coaxial Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, California |
| 2015 | Celebrate Everything · with Dimentia / Voltage Ctrlr / Twin Braids | Handbag Factory, Los Angeles, California |
| 2014 | Celebrate Everything · with Lauren Bousfield / Andy The Doorbum / Mike Dobler |
| 2014 | Celebrate Everything · with Mikael Jorgensen / Clipping. / Twin Braids | Complex, Los Angeles, California |
| 2014 | [BL ____K Noise] · with Richard Devine / Oliver Dodd / Surachai / Drumcell | Complex, Los Angeles, California |
| 2013 | Celebrate Everything · with Duran Duran Duran / Twin Braids / LoopGoat | Complex, Los Angeles, California |
| 2013 | Celebrate Everything · with DAT Politics / Pink Abduction Ray / Aura T09 | Complex, Los Angeles, California |
| 2013 | RUN · with Elos / Joy Through Noise / Vander / Grypt | Los Angeles, California |
| 2012 | New Age Party Music · with Terminal 11 / Tleilaxu Music Machine / Brand B | McWorld, Los Angeles, California |
| 2012 | Coachella Music Festival · visual support for Zedd | Indio, California |
| 2012 | Coachella Music Festival · visual support for Madeon | Indio, California |
| 2012 | Wham Bam · with Richard Devine / Nero's Day At Disneyland / Surachai / [D] Squared | Los Angeles, California |
| 2011 | Some More Dope Shit … · with Xanopticon / Baseck / Ted Nava / Strangeloop | Los Angeles, California |
| 2010 | Untitled Underground · with Xanopticon / Diskore / WMX | Los Angeles, California |
| 2010 | X & Flowers Of Evil LA 2K10 · with Broken Note / Xanopticon / Heartworm / WMX | Los Angeles, California |
| 2010 | Flowers Of Evil · with Xanopticon / Ars Dada / Seppuku | Whiskey Richard's, Santa Barbara, California |
| 2010 | Spectacular Spectacular · with Venetian Snares / Otto von Schirach / Baseck | Los Angeles, California |
| 2010 | Party At The Movies II · with Cyrus Rex / Strangeloop / Mike Dobler / Wet Mango | Downtown Independent, Los Angeles, California |
| 2010 | Cut Party · with Autofuture / Mr. Wednesday / AiHM | Arcata, California |
| 2010 | Clash · with Maruosa / Broken Window / Rokhausen | Dunes, Portland, Oregon |
| 2010 | Cut Party · with A,iHM / DJ Anesthetist | Le Voyeur, Olympia, Washington |
| 2009 | So Simple & MAT & Naboa · with Minus Kelvin / PehrTree / Ted Nava / Harro / WMX | Biko, Isla Vista, California |
| 2009 | So Simple & DJ Crabhat | Isla Vista, California |
| 2009 | Cut Party · with Foxdye / DJ Anesthetist / AiHM | Le Voyeur, Olympia, Washington |
| 2009 | Cut Party · with AiHM / In The Age Of Terminal Static | Dunes, Portland, Oregon |
| 2008 | GUMMOPARTY · with Diskore / Slyten / WMX / Harro | Isla Vista, California |
| 2008 | Deep True Fear Rooftop · with Killer Bob / Deep Cuts | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2008 | Brainstorm · with Xanopticon / Base Force One / Nemeton | Katakomben, Berlin, Germany |
| 2008 | lolifi · with Evan Morris / Deep Cuts vs DF Tram | Koko, San Francisco, California |
| 2008 | 2008 Tour Of Isla Vista CA · with Baseck / Seppuku / WMX / Ted Nava / Nabo | Isla Vista, California |
| 2008 | Eclectic IV · with Hecate / Dino Felipe / Baseck | Isla Vista, California |
| 2008 | So Simple Clique vs Naboa · with The Blue Spectacular / Seppuku | Isla Vista, California |
| 2008 | NaboaPop · with Naboa / Eddie N / Harro | Isla Vista, California |