Chilean guitarist and composer BAXTY has released the new performance video, BAXTY Live Session. Joined by Jaime Pape on bass and drummer Martin Alvares, the new film showcases the technical prowess of BAXTY’s independent 2024 EP release, Event Horizon.
Performing the four-track EP in full, the BAXTY Live Session brings BAXTY’s immersive, genre-fusion compositions to life with a complete band line-up. The highly textural instrumental offering traverses through dynamic, enthralling and turbulent passages of ferocious intensity and soaring melodies.
The interplay of light and shade across BAXTY’s songwriting sees cinematic atmospheres constructed with ethereal orchestral instruments and electrifying synths. The grounding, rhythmic aggression from metal arrangements injects a heaviness into the sound while progressive elements ensure a continuous sense of intrigue as to what awaits next.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/-tY6YJWveGA
About BAXTY:
Based out of Santiago, Chile, the solo project BAXTY emerged in 2022 driven by Bastian “Baxty” Martinez’s need to find his own voice while seeking to connect the melodic and the aggressive. BAXTY draws heavily from cinematic sound design and immersive musical experiences, alongside an exploration of self-expression, artistic freedom and emotional storytelling.
Blending intricate and progressive technical guitars with impressive soundscapes and emotive narratives, BAXTY takes inspiration from across a wealth of heavy music genres and styles into his distinctive compositions. Influences in BAXTY’s sound derive from an array of bands notably, DREAM THEATER, THE CONTORTIONIST, ALICE IN CHAINS, PANTERA and PINK FLOYD.
In 2024, BAXTY independently released the debut EP Event Horizon and collaborated with Jordan Rudess (DREAM THEATER) performing guitar solos on “Into the Lair” and “Embers” from his album Permission to Fly. In the same year, BAXTY took to the stage opening for BABYMETAL in Chile during their Knotfest sideshow and opened two nights for DREAM THEATER at Movistar Arena, the largest indoor venue in Chile. In 2025, BAXTY performed at Guitar Universe Camp on invite from John Petrucci, and BAXTY launched The Baxty Signature Guitar model with Kiesel Guitars.
BAXTY is:
Baxty — Guitar / Composition
Jaime Pape — Bass
Martin Alvares — Drums
Connect With BAXTY:
Bandcamp: https://baxty1.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/b_a_x_t_y-100067999702752/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b_a_x_t_y/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@B_A_X_T_Y
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/artist/6Ts5xPDaRqhaJVhPPDi3pC
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/cl/artist/baxty/1692044119
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@b_a_x_t_y
