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

News

MusicRadar – "BackBeat is a wearable subwoofer for bassists" (March 2018)
Coverage of the original BackBeat launch, describing how the unit clips to a guitar strap and generates vibration that gives players instant physical feedback on what they are playing.
musicradar.com/news/backbeat-is-a-wearable-subwoofer-for-bassists

Guitar.com – "The BackBeat is a portable sub-woofer that sends rumbles through your body" (2018)
Coverage following the BackBeat debut at Winter NAMM 2018, covering the transducer design and the range of practice and stage configurations it supports.
guitar.com/news/the-backbeat-is-a-portable-sub-woofer-that-sends-rumbles-through-your-body

New Atlas – "BackBeat wearable subwoofer lets bass players feel the noise" (March 2018)
Technology feature on the origin of BackBeat, covering founder Yerko Sepulveda's decision to build a device that let him feel his instrument when he could not hear it in a busy mix.
newatlas.com/backbeat-wearable-subwoofer-bass-guitar/53992

Bass Magazine – "BackBeat Announces The Next Generation G2"
Announcement of the second-generation BackBeat, covering the redesign that followed feedback from users of the original unit.
bassmagazine.com/backbeat-announces-the-next-generation-g2

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.