The Art of Crossfade COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

The Art of the Crossfade DAY 2 The Art of the Crossfade DAY 2 will build upon Friday night’s lecture, exploring the DJ crossfader as an analogy for cultural intersection. Saturday’s program will bring a community workshop and a live mixtape performance to the Grand Performances mainstage for an afternoon and evening of music, conversation, and camaraderie. COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Join DJ/Producer J.PERIOD and USC MacArthur Fellow Josh Kun Saturday afternoon at Grand Performances for an interactive community workshop that uses the crossfader to create a new mixtape for Los Angeles. Attendees are encouraged to share one song that they feel tells their story and says something important about who they are—where they come from or where they're at. J.PERIOD will mix the shared songs live and will incorporate select songs and stories from the afternoon workshop into the evening’s headline event, The Live Mixtape, which will begin at 6 pm and feature a star lineup of renowned artists, DJs, and special guest hosts. Organized in partnership with Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory , Miry’s List , ALMA Backyard Farms , and The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA). The Art of the Crossfade’s community workshop will bridge cultures, share resources, and build collective stories. What to bring: A song that tells your story and says something important about who you are (vinyl, cassettes, CD, etc.—all music formats welcome!) J.PERIOD J.PERIOD is an acclaimed DJ, producer, and musical storyteller who has collaborated with icons The Roots, Nas, Q-Tip, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Dave Chappelle, and Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Billboard #1 album, The Hamilton Mixtape. JOSH KUN is an award-winning scholar, USC professor, and MacArthur Fellow. Hailed as "the most creative mixtape producer of all-time” by music icon Questlove, J.PERIOD is a DJ, producer, and musical storyteller who has collaborated with The Roots, Nas, Lauryn Hill, Dave Chappelle, and Lin-Manuel Miranda on the Billboard #1 album, The Hamilton Mixtape. J.PERIOD’s resume includes: Music Supervisor for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, founding member of The Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council, and Music Producer for CBS’s primetime special “A Grammy’s Tribute to 50 Years of Hip Hop.” His “Live Mixtape” concert series has been featured at The Roots Picnic, Lincoln Center, Blue Note Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Smithsonian NMAAHC, and Sony Hall, featuring iconic Hip Hop artists Black Thought, Mos Def, Rakim, Queen Latifah, Method Man, and Busta Rhymes. His forthcoming album, J.PERIOD Presents Story To Tell (Chapter 3), features new music from Wyclef Jean, Andra Day, and more. JOSH KUN JOSH KUN is an award-winning cultural historian, curator, and MacArthur Fellow. A Grammy-nominated writer, he is the author and editor of books like Audiotopia: Music, Race, and America, Songs in the Key of Los Angeles, and The Tide Was Always High: The Music of Latin America in Los Angeles. He is Vice Provost for the Arts at USC, where he holds the Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication at USC Annenberg. Donate to support our community partners: ALMA Backyard Farms: https://almabackyardfarms.com/donate Miry’s List: https://miryslist.org/donate Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory: https://www.bharts.org/donate The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA): https://www.chirla.org/