BackBeat Technologies LLC is a Novi, Michigan hardware company founded by Yerko Sepulveda. We build the BackBeat G2, a wearable tactile transducer for bass players on in-ear monitor rigs and silent stages. Below is press coverage of the company and product. For media inquiries, use the contact form on this site.

Reviews

Bass Magazine — "Review: BackBeat G2" (Issue 16, October 2025)
Full field review of the BackBeat G2 by E. E. Bradman, tested across club, outdoor, and rehearsal gigs: "It's designed well and it delivers on its promises."
bassmagazine.com/issues/issue-16/review-backbeat-g2

Bass Musician Magazine — BackBeat Review (April 2019)
Product review of the original BackBeat by Bass Musician Magazine.
bassmusicianmagazine.com/2019/04/backbeat-review

Interviews

Bass Gear Magazine — Interview with BackBeat Creator Yerko Sepulveda, Summer NAMM 2019
Interview with founder Yerko Sepulveda at Summer NAMM 2019 on the origin of BackBeat and tactile monitoring for bassists.
bassgearmag.com/interview-with-backbeat-creator-yerko-sepulveda-summer-namm-2019

Features

DBusiness Magazine — "Feeling the Beat"
Magazine feature on BackBeat Technologies in DBusiness, Detroit's business journal.
dbusiness.com/from-the-magazine/feeling-the-beat

Worship Musician Magazine (May 2019)
Coverage of BackBeat for worship and church stage applications, page 150.
viewer.joomag.com/worship-musician-may-2019

Oakland University Magazine — "Feeling the Beat"
Feature on founder Yerko Sepulveda and the development of BackBeat through Oakland University's entrepreneurship resources (OU INC).
oakland.edu/oumagazine/news/ouinc/feeling-the-beat

CBS Detroit — "Detroit-Made BackBeat Gives Live Musicians the Feel of Music Again"
Television news feature on BackBeat as a Detroit-area invention restoring the physical feel of music for live performers.
cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-made-backbeat-gives-live-musicians-the-feel-of-music-again

The Oakland Post — "Campus Resources Help Local Inventor Play Bass, Feel Bass"
Feature on the invention of BackBeat and the campus resources that supported its development.
oaklandpostonline.com/26220/features/campus-resources-help-local-inventor-play-bass-feel-bass

About BackBeat Technologies

BackBeat Technologies LLC designs and builds the BackBeat G2 wearable tactile transducer in Michigan, USA. The G2 clips to a bass strap and converts the instrument signal into physical vibration, restoring the feel of an amplifier for players on in-ear monitors, silent stages, and ampless rigs. The G2 is used by touring and working bassists including Mark Damon of The Pretty Reckless.