Black Tiger Sex Machine

About

The artist

Black Tiger Sex Machine is an electronic music trio formed in Montréal by Patrick Barry, Marc-André Chagnon, and Julien Maranda. The group emerged in 2011 alongside Kannibalen Records, the Montréal label it founded to support bass-driven electronic music. BTSM developed a dark, high-impact sound from electro, dubstep, drum and bass, and cinematic production while turning its live presentation into a narrative spectacle. The members perform in illuminated tiger helmets and connect synchronized visuals, lighting, and recurring fictional worlds to their music. Welcome to Our Church arrived in 2016, followed by New Worlds in 2018 and Once Upon a Time in Cyberworld in 2022. Later releases expanded the project through collaborations and connected concepts, including PORTALS, the OMEN project, the Skull Machine partnership with Kai Wachi, and singles with artists such as Hyro the Hero, Grabbitz, EDDIE, and Vo Williams. BTSM returned to Igloofest Montréal in January 2026, maintained a North American festival and club schedule, and announced a Montréal homecoming at Parc Jean-Drapeau for October. Current artist and event profiles continue to identify the trio with Montréal. Across recordings and performances, Black Tiger Sex Machine treats bass music as a complete audiovisual universe rather than a conventional DJ set.