We’re looking forward to introducing you to Bugz. Check out our conversation below.
Hi Bugz, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?
A recent moment that made me both proud and laugh happened during one of our Fire Sabbath sessions. My bassist and I were running through a new song and we don’t have a drummer. So, I just jumped in. I’ve never played before, but I hit the kit anyway. After we finished, I stepped out for a break, and was talking to the front desk clerk. I was in a way joking saying don’t judge my skills I’ve never played drums. Instead, he just looked at me and said, ‘Could have fooled me you sound like you know your way around the kit.’ I laughed, proud we’d made it work, and amazed at how quickly the music takes over when you just show up.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Bugz, I’m behind Bell Tower Ritual, a two-person project exploring experimental sound and immersive drones. We focus on creating visceral, textured music that blends field recordings, bass, and rhythm in a ritualistic way. Our work isn’t about flashy performance it’s about presence and feeling. Right now, I’m honing our live setup and shaping our sound to make every session and show an experience in itself.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
As a kid, I believed I could be a rockstar or a pro skateboarder, invincible, unstoppable. Now I see it takes more than will: money, work, timing. Still, pursue it, not for the lights or applause, but for the fire inside you, the pulse only you can follow. Let your craft be your ritual, your devotion, not your stage.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
I’d tell myself: keep being weird, and don’t fear the shadows. What you create for yourself matters more than what anyone else sees
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What important truth do very few people agree with you on?
Most people don’t agree that chaos, noise, and imperfection hold power. They chase perfection, control, and order, but the true currents of energy flow through what is raw, flawed, and unsettling. The shadows, the dissonance, the things that make you uncomfortable; they carry the messages the polished world ignores.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. When do you feel most at peace?
I feel most at peace either when I’m in the studio, shaping sound as it folds in on itself and collapses into layers, or when I’m at home, quietly crafting and creating alongside my wife.
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