Shredded Nerve Plays Summer Scum 10

recorded on VHS July 12, 2025 Shredded Nerve is the main solo project of Justin Lakes. Recordings and performances incorporate found sounds, electroacoustic instrumentation, analog synthesizers, and elaborate handmade cassette loops. Originally based in Cincinnati, Lakes has operated out of Brooklyn since 2014 where he co-founded the record store Thousands of Dead Gods and subsequent tape label Dead Gods with Matt Boettke. Summer Scum is a noise fest started by Justin Lakes (Shredded Nerve) in 2012. Over the years, it has evolved to include international noise acts as well as local and underground performers. Summer Scum has been hosted in NYC, Buffalo, NY, and Cincinnati, OH. Since 2019, it has been co-run with Matt Boettke, who Justin Lakes also runs the label Dead Gods (and the former associated store Thousands of Dead Gods) with in NYC.