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Birocratic
Birocratic is the moniker of Brandon Rowan, a Brooklyn-based producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist who has been releasing jazz-leaning instrumental hip-hop since 2012. Originally from New Jersey, he came up self-releasing dorm-room beat tapes while studying at NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music (BFA, 2015), where the early 'Beets' and 'Leftovers' YouTube uploads turned into a cult catalog. His ongoing 'Beet Tape' series — beets, beets 2, beets 3 and beets 4, plus their 'Leftovers' companions — is sold direct-to-fan on Bandcamp, with later editions pressed on splatter vinyl. Alongside his solo work he has spent years as Chillhop Music's in-house mastering engineer and remains a frequent Chillhop artist, while also session-bassing for indie and R&B projects in NYC. His sound blends laptop production with live electric bass and dusty jazz samples, and his catalog is licensed by creators worldwide because he keeps it ContentID-free. Recent releases include the collaborative 'Baloney Syrup' with G Mills and K-Magic (Jan 2026) and the single 'Principled' (April 2026).
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Total plays & views
- Projects
- 20
- Since
- 2023
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8,415,161
+4 K a day · +111 K a month, on average
20 projects · 14 artists · since 2023
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8,415,161
88 days · Total
Most played
Most played
Bonaventura
Birocratic, Saib, ØDYSSEE
1.316.049
1,3 M
Rain or Shine
Birocratic, Middle School
841.350
841 K
Rare Gardens
Birocratic, Sweeps, Enluv
760.543
761 K
Looming
Birocratic, Dotlights
739.005
739 K
Midnight Veil
Birocratic, Kosmicho, Ross Mayfield
600.692
601 K
Petaldrift
Birocratic, Sweeps, Enluv
487.556
488 K
Half-Light
Birocratic, Ross Mayfield, Kosmicho
484.936
485 K
New Nesting
Birocratic
480.410
480 K
Starcruise
Birocratic
272.545
273 K
Pepperidge Lamar
Birocratic, G Mills
230.821
231 K
Has worked with
14 artists.
Catalog
20 releases.
2025
4
2024
7
Bio
Birocratic is the moniker of Brandon Rowan, a Brooklyn-based producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist who has been releasing jazz-leaning instrumental hip-hop since 2012. Originally from New Jersey, he came up self-releasing dorm-room beat tapes while studying at NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music (BFA, 2015), where the early 'Beets' and 'Leftovers' YouTube uploads turned into a cult catalog. His ongoing 'Beet Tape' series — beets, beets 2, beets 3 and beets 4, plus their 'Leftovers' companions — is sold direct-to-fan on Bandcamp, with later editions pressed on splatter vinyl. Alongside his solo work he has spent years as Chillhop Music's in-house mastering engineer and remains a frequent Chillhop artist, while also session-bassing for indie and R&B projects in NYC. His sound blends laptop production with live electric bass and dusty jazz samples, and his catalog is licensed by creators worldwide because he keeps it ContentID-free. Recent releases include the collaborative 'Baloney Syrup' with G Mills and K-Magic (Jan 2026) and the single 'Principled' (April 2026).
Credits
- Birocratic·
- G Mills·
- Saib·
- ØDYSSEE·
- Sweeps·
- Enluv·
- Ross Mayfield·
- Kosmicho·
- Middle School·
- Dotlights·
- CloZee·
- Ian Ewing·
- Ornithology·
- K-Magic
Coordinates
- Handle
- birocratic
- Spotify
- 8,415,161
- Total
- 8,415,161