Who is Bassnectar?

Bassnectar aka Lorin Ashton is an American DJ and record producer. He is famous for introducing electro mixes that later influenced the uprising of American hip-hop culture.

Bassnectar: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Nationality

Bassnectar was born on February 16, 1978, in Santa Cruz, California, United States. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is Caucasian.

His birth name is Lorin Ashton. He grew up in a Santa Cruz, California commune. Details about his father and mother are not disclosed.

As an adolescent, he had been presented to world music by an uncle who presented him with an arrangement of hand drums and recordings of African and Latin music.

In the meantime, the youth had turned into a genuine whip metal fan and was additionally inspired by grunge and in-your-face rap.