About
DEF3 is a Western Canadian award-winning electronic hip-hop emcee, producer & DJ, redefining how live vocals and bass music collide on festival stages. With 12M+ streams, he delivers high-voltage sets where songwriting, performance and sound design hit as one. His catalog includes collabs with Dr. Fresch, Mr. Bill, Late Night Radio, SoDown, Krafty Kuts, Amp Live (Zion I), The Funk Hunters and more, plus releases on Monstercat, Wakaan, Housecall, Lowtemp, LSDREAM’s Trippy Bee, Finger Lickin’ and Westwood Recordings. In hip-hop, he’s worked with Del the Funky Homosapien and Masta Ace, and shared stages with Nas, The Roots, Wu-Tang Clan, Big Boi, Flatbush Zombies, Hilltop Hoods, House of Pain, Salt-N-Pepa, and crossover icons like Post Malone and Nelly. Blending hip-hop storytelling with the tension-and-release of bass music, DEF3 moves crowds physically while landing on a human level—aiming to leave people lighter, more open, and fully charged. Treating mic, decks and production as a single instrument, he’s carving a lane for vocal-led electronic music through new collaborations and live integrations. A staple of forward-leaning “basshop,” he bridges rap and electronic culture without compromise: tight bars, melodic hooks, and club-ready low end built for big systems. Whether in a full AV set or stripped-down mic-and-decks mode, the mission is the same—connect, ignite, and turn every room into a shared moment. Based in Vancouver, he blends crowd control with cinematic emotion.
