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.
THE LIVE MIXTAPE
Josh Kun & J.PERIOD Present The Live Mixtape: Crossfade Edition LIVE at Grand Performances.
A high-energy Hip Hop “mixtape” performed and recorded LIVE onstage—in one take!—featuring an all-star lineup of artists, musicians, DJs, and community voices representing the past, present, and future sounds of democracy.
This isn’t a concert.
It’s a live remix of Los Angeles itself.
Following standout performances at Roots Picnic and Hollywood Bowl, DJ/Producer J.PERIOD joins USC MacArthur Fellow Josh Kun to present The Live Mixtape: Crossfade Edition to Grand Performances for one unforgettable night, celebrating the sounds, stories, and cultures that shape America.
Featuring:
D Smoke • Mumu Fresh • Fatlip of The Pharcyde • The Pocket Queen • Ben Williams • Tamuz • Deyra Barrera • Daniel Crawford • Kemo The Blaxican • The Neighborhood Orchestra • Faunoos
Plus DJ sets from: DJ Spider • DJ Mal-Ski
Featured Artists
J.Period
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’ primetime special “A Grammys 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 the USC Annenberg School.
Make a donation 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
This performance is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.