Beau Velasco was drummer in Black Panda and Death Set. The latter band formed on Australia's Gold Coast in 2005 when frontman Johnny Siera befriended Beau Velasco at a gig by Beau's former band Black Panda.



After relocating to the US by early 2006, Death Set's genre-bending punk style incorporated elements of electronica and hip-hop, with Siera and Velasco sharing vocal, guitar and songwriting responsibilities.



Named the best live band of 2007 by the Baltimore City Paper, the Death Set put out a string of eps and singles before their acclaimed debut full-length, 'Worldwide,' was released in July 2008.



Tragically drummer Beau Velasco passed away in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Sunday, September 27, 2009.