Meet Jestic: The Bass-Twisting Beat Alchemist From Hemet Making Waves in the Shadows

There’s underground... and then there’s Jestic.

Hailing from Hemet, CA, Curtis Swain—aka the beat-making madman known as Jestic—is redefining what it means to live and breathe experimental bass music. Part chaos, part soul, his sound is a full-bodied collision of dark trap energy, twisted samples, and rhythms that don’t just knock—they haunt.

Jestic’s origin story isn’t studio-polished. It’s dusty VHS tapes, cracked camcorder audio, and late-night Adult Swim bumps recorded by his older brother. From that bootleg childhood discovery of Flying Lotus, J Dilla, and Nujabes, a fire was lit—and Jestic dove headfirst into a world of raw, unfiltered expression. That energy still pulses through everything he makes.

But this isn’t your average SoundCloud flex. Jestic’s music feels like a descent into beautiful madness—808s that punch you in the chest, eerie melodies wrapped in sorrow, and sound design that melts genre walls like wax. “I make what I love to hear,” he says, and it shows. Whether it’s hip-hop, DnB, trap, or some hybrid Frankenstein you can’t name, if it hits, he’s building on it.

The creative process? Pure chaos theory. He’s a sample head to the core—chopping, bending, rendering, and flipping textures until they sound like something you’ve never heard but instantly need more of. Tools don’t define him—vibe does.

His project VOL.1 was the first real stake in the ground—a declaration that streams don’t matter, expression does. “It’s not about numbers, it’s about your voice,” he says. It’s an ethos that’s carried him through highs and lows, like when he casually hit 76k plays in a day using one of j.robb’s kits “just for the fuck of it,” or when he tore it down at a desert show in Barstow, invited by the legendary Vibey Desert fam.

His biggest influence right now? Herzeloyde, the homie pushing boundaries just as hard. Their connection is more than music—it’s about survival, growth, and staying locked in even when the odds stack up.

And yeah—being an artist gets heavy. Doubt creeps in. But Jestic keeps moving. “You’re the hope people are looking for,” he says. “You’ll realize that sooner than you know.”

Coming up? VOL.2, more kits, more chaos. But in true Jestic fashion, he’s not gonna spoon-feed you the details. “Instead of telling you,” he grins, “I’d rather show you.”

When he’s not crafting the soundtrack to your nightmares, you’ll find him drifting builds, doing parkour, killing workouts, gaming, or spraying walls with graffiti. It’s all part of the same spirit—build, destroy, create again.

His final word to the next-gen?NEVER. GIVE. UP.There’s magic in your mess. Keep building the fire. People will gather.Just don’t stop.

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