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lucas masoch

Hi! I'm the guy behind Baumarius and Syamori, as well as the founder of MasochMusic. I'm a Puerto Rican artist based in Pittsburgh, PA and spend most of my time creating, hiking, and contemplating the nature of things. I'm a musician, composer, digital artist, ink artist, furry, therian, and more. 

​I spent much of my life in isolation from the doomsday cult I was raised in (which I escaped from on a plane at 18), during which I developed a form of synesthesia that allows me to perceive music as color, forms, and textures in a three-dimensional space within my mind's eye. I can also "see" emotion and touch, both pleasure and pain. I've made videos showing how this phenomenon looks and feels in real time, though their development is currently in hiatus while I focus on other projects that will do it better. The style of my music and artwork is influenced heavily by my synesthesia and liberated from my upbringing.

I'm also developing games that will make those forms of synesthesia playable. One of these games, Tenera ("teh-nair-uh"), will follow the journey of a telepathic wolf born on the outskirts of an abandoned metropolis. In search of friendship in a rapidly mutating world, he must find a way to survive the post-apocalyptic year 2237 and uncover the truth buried within the ruins of our civilization...

baumarius

Baumarius ("Bau-marr-ius") is the gray wolf of my stories. Adorned by a mane of blue feathers, he has soft tendrils that sprout from his head. By means of these tendrils he is telepathic. He is a romantic & adventurous spirit.

Baumarius is also the name of my main musical act, through which I publish an avant-garde cross between orchestral soundtrack and electronic music, which I call "film electronica." My musical style is influenced by my love of bands like Two Steps From Hell, Gareth Coker, Emancipator, Ott, and Shpongle.

If you're in my community on Discord, you'll likely see most of my friends refer to me as "Bau." You may as well if you like. I am Bau. And I use my tendrils to beam colorful music into your mind.

Or at least I will in 2237.

syamori

When the going gets rough, Bau fizzles out of existence in a burst of flame and emerges as Syamori ("see-uh-more-ee"), a phoenix with similar features. He is capable of traversing the spirit world. His design is based on some of the journeys I've had through trance in isolation, which ultimately led to my freedom.

Syamori is also the name of my second musical act, under which I publish more electronic-leaning music.

listen

Below are my two most recent albums. If you don't use Spotify, you can find me on your preferred streaming service. You can also hear WIP's from upcoming albums by following me on Patreon (the base tier is free!), where you'll get the most essential updates regarding my music. And if you really want to support me, you can buy my music here!

connect

Please direct all business inquiries to lucas@masochmusic.com.
Join my Discord community here. All other social links can be found here.