PDXTechno - Techno music in Portland, Oregon

SubSensory
Dec 1, 2024
2 min read

Updated: 5 days ago

Discover Portland-based techno artists, labels, and event promoters!

Welcome! Please keep in mind this #PDXTechno list is not comprehensive, nor is it intended to be. If you think we’re missing something essential, please feel free to contact us.

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Portland Techno Event Production Companies / Promoters / Labels

SubSensory – Record label and event production organization owned by Jack Coleman (JAK) with 100+ releases on the label to date. Bookings include Noncompliant, DVS1, Truncate, Kanding Ray, Headless Horseman, Anastasia Kristensen, etc.

Believe You Me – Quality events with a conscious vibe, including fantastic techno acts like Rrose, Lindsey Herbert, Dj Nobu along with many other styles.

Spend the Night – Long-running event series where house, techno and bass collide. Bookings include Ben UFO, Mike Servito, Matrixxman, Kink, etc.

Renegade Rhythms – Artist collective and production crew who were among the city’s earliest advocates for Detroit and Chicago-influenced techno and house music.

Pulse – Event series featuring a wide variety of techno-focused booking such as Mark Broom, Drumcell, JAK, etc.

Process – top-notch local venue with a sound-treated room outfitted with a 4-point Danley sound system and a high end lighting and visuals system.

Osmosis - Foggy event series with a variety of styles from bass and club to hypnotic techno, also hosts the Osmosis in the Trees festival.

Live in the Depths – 100% live performances across multiple genres but regularly featuring techno and related sounds

Disposable Commodities – Limited edition vinyl label relocated from the Midwest to PDX. Featuring artists such as Doubt, DJ DIS.CO.

Nite on Earth - Hardtekno event series