For many, Tuesday’s show at the WOW Hall would have seemed like a flop. The audience turnout was weak and the general attitude of the small crowd teetered between sedation and benevolence. But what do you expect? It was a Tuesday for goodness sake, and the start of a new term for many students.

The night started with a performance by Samo Sound Boy, an Los Angeles producer who weaves club-centric house music with juke and dancehall beats. Ryan Hemsworth, Canadian DJ and producer, followed Samo with his own hour-long electronic performance. Hemsworth let loose an arsenal of sampling material; at one point toward the end of the set, he played a distorted verse from a Kendrick Lamar track over a downtempo electronic beat, while an 8-bit sample from a Pokémon game intermittently blared in the foreground. The peculiar mixture of sounds melded into some really interesting and unique music.

These were quite possibly the most intimate performances I have ever experienced — seeing as there were only a handful of people (including the performers) in the entire hall. However, Samo and Hemsworth took the small turnout in stride and played sets that, had the WOW Hall been filled with people, would have torn down the house.

Two Fresh, a Denver-based outfit performed by the Nicholls brothers (who very well might be twins), finished the opening act with their own blend of atmospheric beats combined with thug and R&B samples.

However, the obvious star of the show was Daedelus, a Los Angeles producer and founding DJ of internet radio station Dublab. Daedelus performed with a certain type of confidence that is rare in contemporary electronic shows. His peculiar demeanor on stage was a balance of self-assurance and lightheartedness — with just an edge of wackiness. Daedelus has pioneered using the Monome in conjunction with Max/MSP, which allows him to actually play live music in front of the audience (instead of mixing pre-recorded songs). This added a respectable component to his performance and was a refreshing divergence from the usual “press play on iTunes” type electronic set.

Each artist was enjoyable, but there should not have been four openers on a Tuesday night. By the time Daedelus took the stage, the devoted crowd had lost their prior enthusiasm.