I began by volunteering with Shambhala, eventually finding my way to build for the Labyrinth the first year it existed before it became the grove. Since then I have thrown countless small events, as well as 9 years of building a grassroots festival from the ground up. My role primarily for our festival now is construction and bookings. I also have experience with psychedelic harm reduction and security, have been a carpenter for over a decade, posses a degree in psychology and hold space for people to have psychedelic trips, encouraging breakthrough spiritual moments of understanding, while helping to avoid mental and social pitfalls through the experience. I have worked for festivals as Sound tech, speaker builder, infrastructure construction and maintenance, gate, stage tech, garbage cleaner, door person, and once did shambhala’s shambassador program. Besides all that, I also make music, Emcee, I’ve been a bboy for over 15 years, and teach popping, animation, and bboy classes at a studio, as well as festivals throughout Canada. I am a good party guest, tidy, friendly, and encourage a positive, friendly, helpful atmosphere and love cooking for my neighbours. Oh, and I’ll stick around and help wrap cables properly at the end if my familial obligations don’t supercede.
OK here’s the music and dancing:
I’ve been making music since 2015, I’ve been DJing since 2011, I love music. My first musical loves were Michael Jackson and Sting. I’m mostly into niche bass music: Dub, half time, jungle, some breaks still, trap, hip hop, the new step of the dub is also pretty nice.
Freestyle raps from the top of the dome. Battle Raps. Writtens. Shout out to Kayla for the capture and Das Record for getting it to me.
Got a big mouth and it’s more fun than ranting.
I’ve been dancing for 21 years: Bboy, popping, animation, waving, tutting, battles, showcases, judging, jams, teaching.
Battle footage from 2025
Brandon Test from Vladimir Yatsina on Vimeo.
2012(?) footage from a Sunny Day in Saskatoon. Beats by Das Record, caught by Vlad
Very little footage, I am a party rocker, story telling freestyler with a great sense of humor. Here’s me telling a story about something that happened last night on a rainy day. This is from 2024.
Thanks to my wife, and my friends (Prasun and Kayla), all my dancer friends, everyone that’s ever shown me a song ever, the bboys and bgirls, as well as my parents who introduced me to Michael Jackson and Sting; all of whom without SnakeMan and this mountainous love of music wouldn’t exist.