Behind the Meme: The Rise of Dubstep’s Newest Mysterious Act, Richard Finger

Forget everything you know about artist branding. In a scene filled with cryptic masks and serious personas, a new kind of duo has emerged: Richard Finger. This duo has somehow become one of the most talked-about acts in bass music recently, securing a debut at Red Rocks with barely a handful of songs to their name.

The entire project is a mystery in anti-marketing. Richard Finger basically appeared out of nowhere with some crazy SoundCloud uploads and has absolutely boggled some dubstep fans minds. Their social media is a stream of some absurd humor and their track titles are complete nonsense, yet the music itself is legitimately powerful, gritty dubstep that stands on its own. This intentional act, full of unadulterated meme energy, is exactly what has attracted so many fans and sparked endless online detective work in hopes to find out who’s hiding behind these mysterious fingers.

This February, the mystery arrives live at the System Overload festival in Arizona. Witnessing Richard Finger is a must. An important part of a cultural moment even. Will it knock your socks off? Are we going to find out who’s behind these masks? No one knows, and that’s the entire point.

In an industry that can be too serious (sometimes), Richard Finger is the middle-finger-shaped comedic relief everybody needs. Don’t miss your chance to see the legends, the Fingers themselves, rewrite what dubstep culture is live. Get your tickets before this mysterious duo points their way somewhere else.

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