Abacus

Abacus is the stage name of Austin Bascom, an electronic music producer and DJ from Toronto, Canada. He also performs under the aliases A:xus and Blak Crowê, with six releases documented since September 2025. Bascom maintains an active presence on Bandcamp and SoundCloud under his Abacus moniker.

His sound spans deep house, house, jackin house, nu disco, and funky house territories. Abacus releases music through Phonogramme and Clone Classic Cuts, two labels that signal his position within underground house music circles. His productions lean toward the deeper, more soulful end of the house spectrum while incorporating funky and jackin elements that make his tracks suitable for peak-time DJ sets. The nu disco influences in his work add melodic richness to his house framework.