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IDENTITY LA - FREE FESITIVAL FOR APAHM!

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One of my dreams was to throw a huge Asian American Pacific Islander music festival....Blessed to say That day has come!!

SAVE THE DATE: MAY 6 - LOS ANGELES
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Featuring DEAN, Us The Duo, Giraffage, starRo (soulection), Tenelle, Year Of The Ox, Kronika (soulection), Doctors & Engineers, Dj Zo, Miso, 2xxx!, & Saay!
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Our team at ISAtv, Far East Movement, Wong Fu Productions, & Transparent Agency are PROUD to announce IDENTITY LA: A Concert & Celebration for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
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RSVP to Facebook event invite to get updates! https://www.facebook.com/events/666086940243016
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Presented by Council Member David Ryu (CD 4), IDENTITY LA Music Festival is a FREE public concert highlighting Los Angeles’ vibrant Asian Pacific American (APA) history as well as showcasing APA’s contributions in shaping the social, cultural, and economic future in Los Angeles.
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This high-energy music festival will feature an evening of live performances by internationally renowned APA artists and entertainers, award ceremony, food trucks and more. The lineup features a mix of hip-hop, R&B, and pop music as artists perform live at Grand Park.
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IDENTITY LA

Saturday, May 6, 2017 | 5:00 - 10:00PM

Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles
200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

#asian #asianamerican #pacificislander#losangeles #music #festival #free #freeconcert #freeconcerts #identityla

#MUSICMONDAYS: 19 NEW SONGS + MIXES of the WEEK 04.25.16

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Last Music Monday of April! Check out these 19 new releases from our Asian American music community. Plus 3 incredible Mixes of the Week!

*FEATURED*

Joules - Rotate (remix) feat. Jennifer Chung (ISA MUSIC x TRAKTIVIST)

ELECTRONIC

Swanky Tunes, Far East Movement - Entertain Us

THEY. - Back It Up (Instant Party! Remix)

POP

Us The Duo - “(Stop) Just Love”

Megan Lee - Stronger

Jhameel - Bomb Digga Woo

DANakaDAN x Jun Sung Ahn - "Alive"

AJ Rafael - Kollaboration Green Room

"DOJI" - ISA Music Feature

ZAYN - PILLOWTALK | Acoustic Cover by Olivia Thai

SOUL / R&B

JESSICA SANCHEZ - "CALL ME"

HIP HOP

Bambu x Chops - Breathin’

Native Guns x Power Struggle - Bigas Hindi Bala (Rice Not Bullets) Produced by: Digital Martyrs

MikeDashE - DOUBLE UP (Prod. by P-LO)

Verbal Kent + !LLMIND - "Roll With Me"

Nikobeats - check one, two (feat. noah rime$, fly anakin, khari)

Ru AREYOU - Reeferboyz Ft Illie & PC

Yung Koconut - Droppin

blackbear - shake ya ass ft p-lo

MIXES OF THE WEEK

DJ BYE FELiCiA - Coachella Mini Mix

NEST HQ MiniMix: Mark Redito

The Glitch Mob - Do Lab Coachella Mix 2016

#MUSICMONDAYS: 25 NEW SONGS 03.07.16

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First Music Monday of March! Check out these 25 new releases from our Asian American music community. Also, don't forget to check out our TRAKTIVIST guide to SXSW, featuring tons of talent from Asia and Asian American!

*FEATURED*

Myx TV shines the spotlight on Run River North for the full month of March!Watch "THIS IS" Run River North here : http://myxtv.com/shows/videos/mydiveo-live-102-(3)

TRAKTIVIST is proud to be a continued supporter of the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), not only as DJ’s for the Opening Night Gala, but also as Co-Presenters for this year’s Directions In Sound. Learn more here: https://www.traktivist.com/caamfest-2016-directions-in-sound/

ALTERNATIVE

Mitski - Your Best American Girl

ROCK

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - A Man Alive

POP

Jason Chen - Better ft. McJin

DNCE - WORK (RIHANNA COVER)

SOUL / R&B

Jack Garrat - Worry - Feat. Anderson .Paak

NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) - Link Up

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Racella Cover

ELECTRONIC

TOKiMONSTA - FOVERE (album)

Elephante - Temporary Love x Walking On A Dream

WUT DO U MEAN? (MARK REDITO FLIP)

Gingee - Be Free

Lloyd Dotdot - Deal with You (“Tokens" Compilation)

Astronautica - Palm Springs

HIP HOP

Towkio - G W M (Ft. Vic Mensa) [Prod. Mr Carmack & Kenny Segal]

MikeDashE - This That & a Third (#3up Compilation)

YellowPaco - KBBQ MV feat. DANakaDAN

Guante & Katrah-Quey - Our Relationship is a Slowly Gentrifying Neighborhood feat. Jayanthi Kyle
<a href="http://guante.bandcamp.com/album/post-post-race">Post-Post-Race by Guante & Katrah-Quey</a>

Tony Neek$ - Jaded

Lil Crazed - No Choice ft. Sope

K Rizz - Dead Or Alive [Prod. SLAYRIZZ DID THAT]

BEATS/INSTRUMENTALS

!llmind - Toy Garden (Co-Prod by M31RK)

SINGER / SONGWRITER

Priska - Kollaboration Green Room

Peter Su - Before You Get Too Old
<a href="http://petersumusic.bandcamp.com/album/lions-on-the-beach">Lions on the Beach by Peter Su</a>

Matt Almodiel - Gibberish

CLASSICAL

The Silk Road Ensemble & Yo-Yo Ma - St. James Infirmary Blues

#MUSICMONDAYS: 27 NEW SONGS + 2 MIXES of the WEEK 01.18.16

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My favorite day of the week, MUSIC MONDAYS! Check out these 27 new releases from our Asian American music community. Plus the 2 Mixes of the Week!

*FEATURED VIDEO*
mydiveo LIVE on Myx TV - Ep.1 - ANDERSON .PAAK x TRAKTIVIST

“Mydiveo Live” is a fresh new weekly music magazine show that features interviews with the hottest trendsetting artists and industry tastemakers, new buzzworthy music videos music events coverage and other recording session exclusives.

SOUL / R&B

Anderson .Paak - Come Down (Prod. by Hi-Tek)

Kehlani x WSTRN - "In2" Remix

Jason Chen x David So - Thinkin Bout You (Frank Ocean cover)

Brandy - I Wanna Be Down (Paul Kim x Nine Diamond Remix)

ELECTRONIC

Deorro & Uberjak’d Feat. Far East Movement - When The Funk Drop (Original Mix)

Steve Aoki Feat Rich The Kid & ILoveMakonnen - How Else

ARMNHMR - LOUDER

Sarah Neufeld - The Ridge (Kid Koala Remix)

Mndsgn & Nanna B. - Akasha

Astronautica - Glass

Gavin Turek x TOKiMONSTA - Surrender (Mike Gao Remix)

Manila Killa feat. Joni Fatora - All That's Left

ROCK

Deerhoof - Boiler Room In Stereo

ALTERNATIVE

Run River North - Seven (B-Side from Drinking From A Salt Pond)

HIP HOP

AZURE - Magic Hour

MIKE B. x YUNG KOCONUT x REKSTIZZY - OVA (Prod. by BIGBANANA x KEN NANA)

Moosh & Twist (feat. Pryde) - Uptempo

G Yamazawa - Real Friends Freestyle (Kanye West)

DANakaDAN ft. Priska - KEEP TO THE PATH - ISA MUSIC

Mr. J. Medeiros - G.A.D. (Production: Ricky Tillo)
<a href="http://mrjmedeiros.bandcamp.com/album/milk-and-eggs" class="broken_link">Milk and Eggs by Mr. J. Medeiros</a>

Heartbreaka x Gee Q - On the Low

The Blaqueout (Nikko Dator x Kazzy Chase) - PRESZN

BEATS/INSTRUMENTALS

Lunice - Look Like

Elbe Kim - The Fire (instrumental)

SINGER / SONGWRITER

GOh Nakamura - Modern Love (David Bowie Cover)

Peter Chun - The Art of Letting Go

CLASSICAL

Anne Akiko Meyers - 'Jalousie' Tango

MIXES OF THE WEEK

Equipto - Braxton Blendin' (Anthony Brown vinyl mix)

MIKKOH - Foreword

#MUSICMONDAYS: 35 NEW SONGS + 2 MIXES of the WEEK 11.07.15

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First Music Monday of December! Check out these 35 new releases from our Asian American music community. Plus our 2 picks for Mixes of the Week!

ALTERNATIVE

Perry & Danielle - Kollaboration Green Room

Run River North "RAIN" Live // ST5A Sessions - ISA MUSIC!

SOUL / R&B

Nxworries - Anderson Paak & Knxwledge - Link Up

joules ft. Jennifer Chung - Lady Luck

Jeremih ft Jhene Aiko - Worthy

I. Rich feat. Mila J and Dizzy - DOESN'T RING A BELL

Joyce Wrice - Love Made Me (Prod. DK The Punisher)

Albert Posis -Sprung

De'La x Russ Coson x M.I.C. - Fell Off

Ruth + the Library - Circles

Maylee Todd - POETRY (OF INTUITION)

POP

Love Yourself - Justin Bieber (Cover by Travis Atreo and Joseph Vincent)

Hotline Bling x Drake (Nix Ukulele Cover)

olivia thai - here by (cover of alessia cara)

ELECTRONIC

Panic City ft Reid Stefan & Mike Taylor - Up All Night (Original Mix)

TOKiMONSTA (feat Anderson .Paak & KRNE) Put It Down

Doctor P feat. Far East Movement - Business

esta. - AllNight

starRo - The Winner (shigge Remix)

SHKT & Vanilla Ace - Fall In Love (Giacca & Flores Remix)

Moose - For Life feat. Elena

SINGER / SONGWRITER

Jane Lui - Southern Winds

INDIE

(Z) - For the Mad Ones (prod. by Illmind)

HIP HOP

J.Han - Slow Down

Lunice - All Clear (CJ Flemings RMX)

TOKYO WAVES - YUNG KOCONUT x DANNY CHUNG x AWKWAFINA (Prod. by BIGBANANA)

G Yamazawa - Dining Room

Hua Li 化力 - Luxury (prod. by Gloze)

IAMSU! - I'm Gone ft AZURE & DUMBFOUNDEAD

Sabotawj - Ganja Shop

DANakaDAN - Strangers, Again Ft. Priska

Sam Ock - Hypocrite

EraNetik - Looking at Me

ROCK

THE SLANTS - Sakura

METAL

Hemorage - Reconstruction From Self-Destruction (Studio Session)

MIXES OF THE WEEK

Stranjah - 2015 History Mix

josh pan - the levitation stone

Playlist: JANM Summer Night Concerts

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Last night, we had the privilege to dj at last night's Japanese American National Museum's (JANM) Summer Night Concert. The night was AMAZING, one of those perfect evenings full of positivity, community, food, and art. The concert featured performances from Magnetic North + Taiyo Na, Marie Digby, Priska, & DANakaDAN.

Nothing is more rewarding than being to play an entire set of music made by Asian Americans. Lots of folks came up to the dj booth asking for names of songs. So here it is, the playlist, in no particular order.

PLAYLIST:

1. spazzkid - Truly (feat. Sarah Bonito)
2. Emi Meyer - 約束
3. "Charlie" Chin, Chris Kando Iijima & Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto - Yellow Pearl
4. Kishi Bashi - It All Began With a Burst
5. Mr. Carmack - Pay For What
6. Anderson .Paak - Blackbird
7. Young Rising Sons - High
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
9. Keith Ape - It G Ma ft. JayAllday, Dumbfoundead, Loota, Okasian, Kohh (Traktivist edit)
10. J. Han - Tired
11. The Bar - Barkada
12. Latryrx - Lady Don't Tek No
13. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (Major Lazer Remix)
14. Häzel x Joanna - Sun come in
15. AJ Rafael - We Could Happen
16. Clara C - Offbeat
17. theWHOevers - "Fantastic(RENO)"
18. Rihanna, Kanye, McCartney - FourFiveSeconds - (David Choi, Kina Grannis, Imaginary Future Cover)
19. Ann One - Say Yes (SESSIONS AT ST5A Ep. 1)
20. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (Henry Fong x NYMZ Remix)
21. Yultron - Milk Was A Bad Choice
22. edIT - Battling Go-Go Yubari In Downtown L.A.
23. Kero One - Check The Blueprints [Japan Only 12inch Remix]
24. TOKiMONSTA - The Center
25. Scott Bradlee - Drunk in Love - Vintage Big Band / Swing Beyonce Cover ft. Cristina Gatti