A KPFK DJ Event, hosted by KPFK host Morgan Rhodes and featuring KPFK DJs Carlos Nino, Santana Westbrook, Mark Maxwell, Michael Barnes, Teddy Robinson, Abraham Beltran and Kristi Lomax. Special guest DJ Marques Wyatt. May 2 2012 at The Virgil, 4519 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles.

Tickets still available at the door.

DJ Bios:

Mark Maxwell’s DJ adventures began over 20 years ago in Venice, CA....in 1993 with a straight ahead jazz show called The Real Deal which aired weekly on Radio Free Venice.  This was followed by guest spots on KXLU 88.9 & KPFK, which eventually lead to his own slot. There have also been lengthy and successful residencies at spots like Gotta Have It, the original King King, Fais Do Do, Axe, Bo Kaos, Mama Gaia, Luna Park, The Mint, Louis XIV, Woody Harrelson's 02 Bar, The Pig & Whistle, Little Temple, The Edison, Zanzibar, Angels, and currently The Del Monte Speakeasy. Since 1998, Mark Maxwell has been the "humble facilitator of the sounds of the creator" on KPFK 90.7 FM. His jazz program, RISE is a truly singular weekly celebration of the spirituality, African roots, and political consciousness of creative music.


Michael Barnes has been in college/community radio since the age of 18, beginning in Atlanta, GA at WRAS Atlanta, 88.5 FM, better known as “Album 88.” From 1996 to 1997, Barnes served as a co-music director at WRAS and during that time the station was nominated for a “College Radio Station of the Year” award from Gavin. Over the years he’s been a music programmer at WORT Madison, KALX Berkeley and most recently at KCRW. Barnes also holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley and currently teaches courses in Sociology at California State University, Long Beach.

Breakbeats & Rhymes Radio is hosted by Los Angeles Hip Hop duo, Rebels To The Grain, bringing you the finest in Hip Hop music. The show is broadcast live each Sunday morning from 2-4 A.M. on KPFK 90.7 F.M. Tonight’s  Breakbeats & Rhymes DJs are Mixmaster Ralph M (of Funkdoobiest) and DJ Luman. Visit the website at www.breakbeatsradio.com

Teddy Robinson is an on-air DJ / Personality..on KPFK, his music show is Stairway To Heaven -- a Classic Soul music program centered primarily on 70s Soul. Teddy plays classic artists such as Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, etc. The show airs on KPFK 90.7 FM, Los Angeles and streaming live around the world online at www.kpfk.org Sunday night/Monday morn... 3a-5:30a PST. Teddy's show is currently in its sixth year on KPFK. Teddy is originally from Youngstown, Ohio, he is a Pisces, his favorite color is Orange.


Morgan Rhodes has been programming music for radio for 7 years in various places. She attributes her eclectic musical tastes to a childhood spent traveling the world and musically progressive parents. She is a champion for the underground soulful electronic scene and was able to represent this scene as music supervisor for the forthcoming film MIDDLE OF NOWHERE releasing through Participant Media on October 12th of this year.


Santana Westbrook aka BuddhaSupreme is the host/ producer/ DJ of Truth Seekers Radio, 12am to 2am Friday nights into Saturday mornings on KPFK 90.7 FM. Santana along with a crew of resident DJs - “truth seekas” Christal, SP aka Otherish, Afta1, Lassana, and L & Red - spin you deep into the night with their spiritual grooves. More at truthseekersradio.org.

Kristi Lomax hosts One Track Mind, Fridays from 10pm-midnight on KPFK 90.7 FM. Kristi’s popular show brings a mix of soul, world rhythms, and a live mix of the latest club jams.

Carlos Niño is the host of Spaceways, your sure shot for Psychedelic Love Music and classic, obscure and experimental recordings from around the world! Sundays 10pm-midnight on KPFK 90.7 FM.  An internationally celebrated producer, arranger, composer, musician, radio host, DJ, music consultant, writer, poet, and event organizer, based in his hometown of Los Angeles, he has been an important force in the contemporary independent music scene for over 15 years. A prolific artist, Niño has been involved in the production of more than 75 records and has toured with various bands and as a DJ throughout Europe, Japan and the United States. Niño started his first radio show All At One Point at KPFK 90.7 FM, Los Angeles in October 1995 and since has had several time slots on the station. All At One Point was focused on "Hip-Hop, Soul, Jazz, and World Rhythms." While hosting the show, Niño showcased his favorite contemporary artists and featured live in studio performances and interviews with a wide variety of legends, up and coming artists and bands, as well as DJs.
DJ Organic, Hymnl and Jon Liu all co-hosted the show with him at different times. In 1999, after a 6-month hiatus, (following the birth of his son Azul,) he returned to KPFK with a new sound and vision: Spaceways Radio. Airing on Sundays from 1999–2003, then for 6 years on Friday nights, Niño currently programs Spaceways Radio on its original day and time Sundays, 10:00pm - Midnight.

DJ Qwess Coast "ALTHOUGH WE SEE THE LIGHT THE DARKNESS IS THE MATTER" After 15 years and 1000′s of events, the culture of hip-hop has taken DJ Qwess Coast around the world. Originally from Inglewood, CA, Qwess started spinning at the age of 10. He did his first party at 14. Although he had turntables and a mixer, he didn’t have enough music on vinyl, and he didn’t have CD players, so he used two Sony Play Station 1‘s as CD players with his mixer, and got the party going. He eventually started booking events as a mobile disc jockey and selling mix tapes. What makes Qwess so unique as a DJ is his ability to bridge the music from 1950 to today and blend it for any crowd, whether it’s deejaying private events or clubs, backing up artists, concerts, weddings, corporate events, or school events. When he’s not spinning, he’s doing sound engineering or stage management or tour production for some of the hottest artists in the game.


Marques Wyatt Sonic love travels in many dimensions—through visceral pathways of the senses, as a uniting force on dance floors everywhere, in movements spanning entire eras to unify—whether souls, states or nations. And as sonic love relates to house music, Marques Wyatt is a seminal force. In the mid ‘80s, at a time when the shape shifting of house music was rarely heard outside Chicago and New York, Marques introduced the East Coast sound to his native Los Angeles via legendary house parties like BBC, MAC's Garage and Does Your Mama Know, to name a few. In the ensuing years, his prowess as a talented DJ, promoter, and producer earned him recognition as one of the most sought-after artists in the genre, domestically and internationally. Always true to his inner visionary, Marques continued his ventures into uncharted territory by introducing Los Angeles to “acid jazz” through Brass, his unforgettable weekly which debuted the live performances of high profile acts such as Jamiroquai and the Brand New Heavies way back when. At the same time, Marques continued playing his own brand of uncompromising, soulfully organic house alongside talents such as Frankie Knuckles, Louie Vega, David Morales, Danny Tenaglia, King Britt, Mark Farina and Miguel Migs. Marques’s keen sixth sense for creating epic parties culminated in his weekly house institution, Deep, now going strong in its tenth year.