Baker Artist Portfolios

Sam Hopkins is a Kansas City-born DJ, drummer, electronic music composer and sometimes actor and visual artist. He has performed in Baltimore since 2005 as DJ Balagan, and as a member of rock bands Lo Moda and Sink. He has several digital releases as 1/2 of the electronic music duo South of Boundary, which has featured collaborators such as Baltimore's own RoVo Monty and Kotic Couture, and Brazil's Edu K. As Balagan, Sam has produced hip-hop tracks for Dapper Dan Midas and achieved global chart recognition for house and nu-disco releases on Baltimore's Better on Foot label, and he has acted in HBO's We Own This City. As a music and cultural journalist, Sam's work has been featured in the Baltimore City Paper, WYPR, and Bmore Media. Sam resides in the Oakenshawe neighborhood of Baltimore City with his wife and two sons and is an active member of the Hampden Elementary/Middle School community where he DJs the spaghetti disco fundraiser each year.