Rusty Santos

Artist / Producer / Mixer Rusty Santos is a musician and producer known for making avant garde music and experimental pop.

He first gained attention producing Animal Collective’s Sung Tongs and through his collaboration with Panda Bear on Person Pitch. His solo work explores subliminal territory, emerging from his nonlinear approach to music production and composition, creating inside of dreams, collaborating with new artists, and using the studio as an instrument. He invites the listener to step outside the conventio

nal norms of song and sound. Rusty’s catalog spans epochs, having produced and mixed records for artists like Born Ruffians, Dirty Projectors, and Dawn of Midi, and mastering albums for artists like Beach House and DJ Rashad. His roots in the acoustic and electronic psychedelia scenes, including collaborations with Black Dice and Gang Gang Dance, have informed his approach to making records; his influence is felt across the underground.

10/29/2025

I released a song and announced an album due in Feb. photo by

10/10/2025

I released the tune ‘Helium chasms’ from my upcoming album ‘Psycho Horses’. Pre-order the LP on vinyl via Bandcamp. Straight from the horse’s mouth ( don’t pay through the nose someday on discogs !! ) photo by

10/06/2025

Helium chasms is the first single from my new album.

An acoustic guitar and a shaker are support for reverb-drenched vocals on this caustic song about separation. There are a few chords played on electric, as well as a synth bass buried in the mix. At the very end, a single drum kit smash is repeated and fades out over a delay pedal. It’s personal, heartbreaking, and does not pull punches.

Music written and performed by Rusty Santos and Marcio Rivera (aka .xyz )
Lyrics and melodies by Rusty Santos
Produced, mixed, and recorded by Rusty Santos
Mastered by
Artwork designed by Wendy Murphy (aka )

09/30/2025

Scope my LIVE speaker setup 🔊I’m playing 10.10.2025 at hosted by with .xyz 📀 I’m releasing a single next week and this is the first show with my new sound 🎸 I’m on at 9pm sharp | dj selector 📸 photo of me by

08/27/2025

Tomorrow was a dream is the final single of my project called Rusty Santos. I will be launching a new project, also called Rusty Santos.

Thank you for helping me make this epic
- vocals key - samples, synth bass, piano
- drum kit, percussion
Mastered by
Artwork by

08/23/2025

Hats off to for the Abbie from Mars editorial pick. Nina is my fav music platform; expect good music to traverse this portal. Hare some new records I worked on: the song Bad Design by that I mastered, the album Mirror Chamber by Beijing’s that I mixed, the song Cry Baby by that I produced and mixed, the song Her Happiness is Gone by that I co-produced, and Danger Field EP by that I mastered

07/15/2025

I’m playing a show Saturday July 19 with at presented by soooo pumped!!!!!!!

07/09/2025

I’m on tonight 8p-10p PST
I’ll be DJing with .xyz
new episode of MICROWORLDS
photo by

07/08/2025

Bird On My Shoulder by me and is out today. The song closes with the line, “Our Earth is life.” I believe this. What are we doing to ourselves? Our planet? Special thanks for a great time mastering

06/11/2025

MICROWORLDS tonight with guests We’ll be talking about their gallery, performance, and educational space + playing music on 8pm - 10pm PST

05/27/2025

Me and for MICROWORLDS
Jackie Mendoza - vocals
Rusty Santos - vocals, electric guitar, bass key - drum programming
Produced and mixed by Rusty Santos
Mastered by
Artwork by Jackie Mendoza

05/14/2025

We are dropping a limited edition cassette our song MICROWORLDS 🔬
Tune in to tonight (05/14) to hear it first 🎧 is co-hosting the inaugural theme song episode.

To celebrate, we’re launching a presave contest.

✔️Presave + tag a friend in the comments to enter.
⚡️or listen to the broadcast on dublab.com 8pm-10pm PST and DM the “secret word.”

Winners will get a copy of the cassette plus something special from us.

Address

Los Angeles, CA

Website

https://www.rustysantos.com/

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