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Aight...I'll do the research myself.
music by KCRW DJs Garth Trinidad (10p-12a), Raul Campos (12a-2a), and Jeremy Sole (2a-4a)
Looks like Raul Campos from PowerTools is the DJ to hear...
Garth Trinidad
Host of Garth Trinidad (formerly Chocolate City)
Since 1996 Garth Trinidad’s Chocolate City has aired on 89.9fm KCRW in Los Angeles and kcrw.com worldwide to critical acclaim. As an award winning, world traveling DJ and unique hustler of culture, Garth is considered the foremost curator of urban alternative music and culture with top-ranking career highlights that span music programming and supervision for film & TV, advertising, online & in-flight entertainment, studio music and live event production, and music journalism. As a voting member of NARAS, Garth sits on the Grammy Awards R&B board in support of the new ‘best urban alternative performance’ category, created as a direct result of his continued approach to music programming.
Hungry to nurture and house an international identity for urban artists from all nations, Mr. Trinidad exploits stereos and club speakers to seduce minds and bodies with varied ghetto music philosophies. He’s broken artists like Jill Scott, Van Hunt and Gnarls Barkley and primes his radio canvas with progressive and familiar soul, R&B, hip hop, and jazz, while the rebirth of cool comes courtesy of such rising stars as Seu Jorge, Sa-Ra, Steve Spacek, and J-Davey with hopes of catapulting them into mainstream status. Garth’s approach to rocking parties is a fusion of world rhythms and beloved beats from many genres. One might find him finessing samba, bhangra, and afro-beat with classic hip hop, R&B, house, and other assorted dance rhythms. Over the years he’s lubricated dance floors in South America, Western Europe, and across the US, with a constant presence in Los Angeles.
Steadfast in his mission to cultivate a global urban alternative, Garth has been heard as music commentator on NPR syndicated programs “News and Notes” and “The Tavis Smiley Show”, and been found blogging, interviewing artists, and programming play-lists for Napster and iTunes. As music consultant and supervisor his client roster includes UPN, Nike, FX Network, PBS, Mitsubishi, Infiniti, and United Airlines with record production credits from Warner Bros, Atlantic, Rhino, and BBE. Companies such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, Ford and Toyota have contracted Mr. Trinidad to host events, sport apparel, and drive cars for his ability to influence the market as a respected tastemaker.
2005 saw the launch of Garth’s multi-media company ‘Garth Trinidad Sound’ and in 2006 he celebrated 10 years of Chocolate City with a series of intimate concerts, the creation of limited edition sneakers with éS, the sporty extension of Etnies, and a special feature and mix CD with Re:Up Magazine. As music supervisor in 2007, he’s helping HBO add some additional music flavor to the hit show “Entourage” and has assisted critically acclaimed director Stacy Peralta (Dog Town & Z Boys, Riding Giants) in a gut wrenching study of South Central LA gangs for release in 2008.
Raul Campos
Host of Raul Campos (formerly Nocturna), Web Producer
Raul Campos, a native to Los Angeles embodies the spirit of the city. He hosts the week-nightly show Nocturna on KCRW, the station at the heart of LA's music scene as well as Saturday night's mega-mixes for Power Tools on Power 106 FM, the longest running underground mix show in Los Angeles. Working On-air has been a dream of Raul's since childhood. In search of a more independent vehicle, he took on a position at Southern California's #1 public radio station KCRW. Station Program Director and mentor Nic Harcourt took heed of Raul's potential and he was soon filling in for On-air talent in prime time positions.
Raul is also in great demand as a club DJ and has been billed at some of LA's biggest parties with many of the worlds top DJs including Paul Oakenfold, Ron Trent, Static Revenger, Armand Van Helden and Mark Farina. He can also be found spinning at various special events around the country for clients such as Jaguar, Nokia and Fredericks Of Hollywood. Raul has also opened for musical acts including Stevie Wonder, Martin Gore of Depeche Mode, Sheila E, Supreme Beings of Leisure and Lionel Richie. He is currently busy producing music with his production partner Jake DeVere. Known as Brothers Behind the Light, they are currently slotted to release their first E.P. featuring The Supreme Beings of Leisure and F.A.M. on Binary Soul. Raul Campos has the soul and the drive to put Los Angeles on the map.
Jeremy Sole
Host of Jeremy Sole (formerly Branches)
Chicago-born Jeremy Sole has been a deejay and record collector for over 15 years. As a teenager, his education was throwing underground loft parties at the birth of Hip Hop and House music. He matured as a turntablist in Jazz, Dub and experimental hybrid bands. The rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Soul and Funk were all part of his upbringing, and as a true music lover Jeremy has always found a way to blend them all together.
"When I was young, I used to hang out in the alleys behind blues clubs so I could hear Buddy Guy and cats like that through the air vents. Those same nights I would be mixing with House legends at some loft downtown."
Since then his obsession grew to include music from around the world. As Co-Founder and resident deejay of Afro Funke', Jeremy and his partners Rocky Dawuni and Cary Sullivan produce an event that brings a diverse mix of music lovers together each week at the Zanzibar in Santa Monica. Blending Afrobeat, Funk, Reggae, Latin, Brazilian and everything else under the sun; Afro Funke' has hosted hundreds of international guest performers over the years, from Rich Medina, Cut Chemist and J.Rocc... to impromptu jam sessions with Zap Mama and Stevie Wonder. Every week is a future memory.
"If I'm playing a Dub tune, it has a similar rhythm to Cumbia so it forms a bridge from Jamaica to Colombia. Then maybe mix into a salsa track, followed by a salsa remix with a dancehall pattern that translates into certain Afrobeat rhythms. It's about finding similarities and using songs to connect cultures and build momentum. On KCRW, Branches is built on that same foundation."
Jeremy has had the honor of sharing the stage and the studio with hundreds of his deepest inspirations, including Roy Ayers, Ben Harper, DJ Krush, Lauryn Hill, War, The Meters, Chaka Khan, Seu Jorge, The Greyboy Allstars, Antibalas, Ray Charles, Reuben Wilson, Buck 65, Jerry Garcia Band and Joe Bataan.
As a musician and producer, Jeremy uses the word "Musaics" as both an artist alias and a conceptual approach; removing rhythms and samples from their original context, and juxtaposing them as a form of "mosaic music." His "Musaics" have been released on Om Records' Deep Concentration compilations, and recently featured Garth Trinidad on "A Call To Action"; the opening track of the "re:BOOT" compilation (Om/NextAid), raising funds and awareness for the children orphaned by AIDS in Africa.
As both a musician and a fan, Jeremy is honored to be a part of KCRW's reputation for progressive and eclectic programming. |
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