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TRAKTIVIST RADIO - EP 048 w Brian Puspos

 
 

We interview the internationally recognized artist, choreographer, and fashion trendsetter BRIAN PUSPOS! Originally from Houston, Texas, he has gained a massive following of 554k subscribers on YouTube, accumulating almost 70 million views! Through his undeniably catchy, honest, and vulnerable music that’s mixture of R&B + Pop, he has garnered over 5 million streams on Spotify with features on 88Rising, VIBE, LA Times, NYLON, FuseTV, etc., reaching No. 24 on Billboard R&B Charts & No. 2 on iTunes R&B charts! We focus on the musical aspect of his journey and the significant influence 90’s R&B played into his artistry. Brian gives insight on how he carefully handled the addition of music to his professional repertoire with great care, hard work, and respect to other artists. We explore the inspiration behind his most recent track “Smile” released on Summerchild Records. Lastly, we learn about the fascinating story behind his new clothing line Vanguard Originals, recently selected and rocked by Billie Eilish! 

Plus we feature our Track of the Week “Fake High” by Jessica Louise!

PLAYLIST

G YAMAZAWA - Good Writtens vol. 4 (I Love It Freestyle)
I Don't Want Your Money (feat. H.E.R.) – Ed Sheeran, H.E.R.
Likes – Yuna, KYLE
Dumbfoundead - K-Town Road Remix
Hãy Trao Cho Anh – Sơn Tùng M-TP, Snoop Dogg
No Guidance x Racella Cover
Graduated – A-1
Acid Freestyle – Junoflo
Sonshine – Deaton Chris Anthony, UMI
Smile – Brian Puspos
Hit Number One – Lyrics Born, Cutso
Fake High – Jessica Louise
Floating (feat. Hope Tala) – Raveena, Hope Tala
You've Got a Friend in Me - Travis Atreo
that's love – Sundial
Nothin’ on You x Midsummer Madness (Dj Wee Jay Traktivist Radio Mashup)

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TRAKTIVIST Radio is a weekly show exclusively on Dash Radio (10 million+ subscribers worldwide) through the “Discover” station (2 million+ monthly listeners). Listeners will now be able to stream music for free from Asian American artists. Through this show, TRAKTIVIST Radio aims to bring music from Asian American artists to new and familiar audiences around the world, ultimately striving to increase awareness through artistry, exclusive interviews, & in-studio performances.

Listeners may access the channel through the Dash Radio mobile application or through this web-link address: Dashradio.com/discover

 

#MUSICMONDAYS: 20 NEW SONGS + #MIXoftheWEEK 08.15.16

 
 

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It’s Music Mondays! Check out these 20 new releases from our music community! Plus our pick for Mix of the Week!

ELECTRONIC

Elephante - Catching On feat. Nevve (Lyric Video)

Party Favor, Gent & Jawns - Back Again

Steve Aoki & Deorro - Be Yourself

banginclude & Gingee - Buwan

HIP HOP

Dumbfoundead - Harambe (prod. by Getter)

Pryde - ARE YOU THERE? ep

Caleborate - 08 [Carter Flow] (Produced by Kuya Beats & P-Lo)

Joell Ortiz - Talk My Shit (Produced by !llmind, Co-Prod. by CuBeatz)

Mic Barz - CambodiAtlanta

AZURE - Wonderful

Streetz X Marlon Ponce X Biggg Slim - Bout My Shit

SPEAK (jason chu & Joe Kye ft. Chance Calloway) // Chinatown music video

BEATS/INSTRUMENTALS

KATO ON THE TRACK - God Willing

ROCK

Kitty Kat Fan Club- You Can Sleep On Top of Anything

SUNKEN VESSELS - Haunted Me

POP

Cold Water - Major Lazer (feat Justin Bieber & MO) (Cover by Travis Atreo)

SINGER / SONGWRITER

Gabe Bondoc - Twelve LP

Taiyo Na - BY THE WATER

SOUL / R&B

Jhameel - TAYCO

PUNK

AninoKo - Tangina Mo Trump

MIX OF THE WEEK

BREDNBUTTER SIDES 001 - FAR EAST MOVEMENT

#MUSICMONDAYS: 25 NEW SONGS 08.01.16

 
 

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It’s Music Mondays! Check out these 25 new releases from our music community!

REGGAE

Party next door - Not Nice (prod by Supa Dups)

ALTERNATIVE

Toro y Moi - Grown Up Calls

INDIE

Jay Som - Peach Boy

VA Violet - over you

HIP HOP

josh pan & dumbfoundead - banned from the motherland (ft. simon dominic, jay park, g2)

AtlanticHaze - Ski Mask Feat. Los Moonwalker & Sahtyre

Tae Buddha - Come Up

Lloyd Dotdot Ft Pseudo Slang - Lay Low(Prod. By Japandrew)

Russ Coson ft. Ant Trax & RJ- Took Em Both

CS - Soldier Man ft Ricky Bats & Saron , B-Roc

LYRICKS - You Must Love Me

EraNetik - Letter to Gramps

Death rhyme - Nyiam koj FT. Teddy

ELECTRONIC

Promnite - that day we all drank coors and jammed (Jarreau Vandal, starro, carmack, falcons)

Arius - Team Rocket (Headbanger Pikachu)

Mndsgn - Ya Own Way

ARMNHMR & DEVAULT - RAIN

esta. - lifelike

POP

Earl - I Love You

Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (Cover by Jason Chen x JRodTwins)

Gardiner Sisters - Running (prod by Jesse Barrera)

Naeya - Enough (Flight Pattern Remix)

SINGER / SONGWRITER

The Sweet Hurt - Million Miles Away (Louie Cover)

Alfa Garcia - Bare Feet

SOUL / R&B

AstraLogik - Groovin' Up

#MUSICMONDAYS: 28 NEW SONGS 06.13.16

 
 

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It’s Music Mondays! Playing a little catch up here, but check out these 28 new releases from our music community!

ELECTRONIC

Manila Killa - Youth (Feat. Satica)

MIKNNA - NESS

Kultur | Hideaway (ft. Cehryl)

Hudson Mohawke - System (ARMNHMR Remix)

22 (shawn wasabi bootleg)

Arius - Drop The Bomb

ODESZA - It's Only (feat. Zyra) (Fei - Fei Remix)

ROCK

Mitski - Happy

SOUL / R&B

Ghost Town DJ's - My Boo (Jeff Bernat Cover)

Joyce Wrice - You Used To Love Me (Prod. by Jlbs)

JR Aquino - Rather Be (With You)| Prod. By MOOSE

Somong - Beautiful Ones (remastered)

Mila J - Erotic City (Cover)

HIP HOP

Dumbfoundead - SAFE

Awkwafina x Margaret Cho - GREEN TEA

J.Lately - Munchies

Tony Neek$ - Commas

theWHOevers - Four Finger Ring ft. ShowYouSuck

AP The Plan - Dance/GSCMP (feat. Danny Chung)

SINGER / SONGWRITER

Kina Grannis - California

Tomo Nakayama - Mama You've Been On My Mind

Cold War - Chasing Lovely

ALTERNATIVE

meishi smile - “forever (yours)"

BEATS/INSTRUMENTALS

KATO ON THE TRACK - Check Up (Prod. Kato)

Nikobeats - No More

BIG BANANA - Mijangwon (미장원) Instrumental

LCKSMTH - 5/31/16 - Stars

Trebles and Blues - Day 28 - A Dream For You, A Dream For Me

#MUSICMONDAY: DUMBFOUNDEAD's VIRAL VIDEO + WHITE HOUSE AAPI PLAYLIST

 
 

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Last Music Mondays of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and HOT DAMN, what a way to end it!

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably seen the viral music video for "SAFE," a heater from DUMBFOUNDEAD off of his upcoming album set to release in the summer. In line with campaigns #StarringJohnCho & #StarringConstanceWu, this video skyrocketed the conversation surrounding the white washing of Hollywood, which I believe is one of the best parts. Don't believe us, check out the 2,200+ comments just within his Facebook post alone! https://www.facebook.com/dumbfoundead/

Check out the press on this video and coverage of this continued conversation:

AJ+. (Al Jazeera Media Network) |  NBC News | Huffington Post | Angry Asian Man | Vibe | HipHopDx | 2dopeboyz | 
NY Mag | Indie Wire | Mass Appeal | Co.Create | FACT , etc!!

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Additionally, TRAKTIVIST is extremely proud to have collaborated with fellow curators in putting this playlist together: a-tunes.net, mishthimusic, rudeboy hawaii, & mydiveo. Shout out to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center for asking us to be part of this month's #APAHM celebration through music!

Check out the @whitehouseaapi's / @smithsonianapa's #AAPI Heritage Month playlist curated by a-Tunes, @tazzystar Mishthi Music, @mydiveo, @rudeboyhawaii, and @traktivist!

http://ow.ly/7lM5300v1fd #APAHM #MyAAPIStory #CrossLines

 

#MUSICMONDAYS: 27 NEW SONGS + MIX of the WEEK 02.01.16

 
 

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First Music Mondays of February! Here are 27 new releases from our Asian American music community. Plus our pick for Mix of the Week!

*FEATURED VIDEOS*

mydiveo Live on Myx Tv - S1/E3 - Travis Atreo
YouTube Star Travis Atreo shares what inspires his music and his unforgettable helicopter ride with Game of Thrones’ Nathalie Emmanuel in Manila. Meanwhile, take a mydiveo exclusive peek at the Glasses Malone and Kendrick Lamar collaboration, get to know tastemaker Karli Henriquez and watch featured videos by Chrystian Lehr, Kyle, and Kristine Mirelle. #mydiveoLIVE #MyxTV #Traktivist
Watch the full episode: http://myxtv.com/shows/videos/mydiveo-live-102-(1)

Goh Nakamura - Strangers Now

J.Lately - All About You ft. Della [prod. Oops]

HIP HOP

P-Lo - In That

J. Cole - Love Yourz (prod. !llmind)

awkwafina - Yellow Alert (Ft. Dumbfoundead)

Azure - Fools ft. Rayana Jay

Pryde - Thompson Diner

Marlon Ponce - When I Want It

AM Kidd - DUE4LOVE Ft. LEXI WILLIAMS (Produced by $AMMY J)

SOUL / R&B

Tessanne Chin - Love Suicide

Jhene Aiko - B's & H's

Ginette Claudette - Time (prod. August Rigo)

DΞΔN x CRUSH x JEFF BERNAT "what2do"

ALTERNATIVE

POP ETC - Please, Don't Forget Me

Cullen Omori - Cinnamon

Perry and Danielle - Shelter

Kawehi - You’re My Life - Steve Azar cover

ELECTRONIC

ARMNHMR - LOUDER

Lemaitre - Nishio 2 feat. Giraffage

esta - alien thugs[fkingaround]

Jennifer Chung x Roark Bailey - TWICE (LITTLE DRAGON)

MOOSE - You Know I'm Okay

POP

Joseph Vincent - Stressed Out Cover (Twenty One Pilots)

Travis Atreo - Purpose (Justin Bieber) (Cover)

SINGER / SONGWRITER

Marie Digby - Jet Streams

Matt Almodiel & Olivia Thai - Empty Shells (Original)

REGGAE

Tribal Theory - Burnin'

MIX OF THE WEEK

noodles - LO-MEIN

#MUSICMONDAYS: 25 NEW SONGS + MIX OF THE WEEK 12.14.15

 
 

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Music Mondays! Here are 25 new releases from our Asian American music community. Plus our pick for Mix of the Week!

*FEATURED VIDEO*

St. Lenox - The Greyhound Bus Song

This week's featured video is by St. Lenox, the project of Andrew Choi. Variously categorized as “folktronica”, r&b, indie-pop and jazz, St. Lenox has performed nationally. St. Lenox’s debut album 10 Songs About Memory and Hope, has received critical acclaim. What caught our immediate attention was Andrew's vocals, which has been described as “somewhere between honest tabernacle rafter-shaking and jumbo mumble”. We checked in with Andrew Choi about the inspiration behind the video:

"I take the bus to travel most places because I get nervous flying and driving, long distances can be a little prohibitive. The past few years I've been taking the bus at night so I don't lose daylight time to travel. The video was meant to capture the romance of night travel." - Andrew Choi of St. Lenox

www.stlenox.com

ELECTRONIC

Banvox - Summer (Mark Redito Remix)

R3LL & Alizzz (Remix) - Autolaser - Stay feat. August Rigo

Diplo & Sleepy Tom - Be Right There (Gent & Jawns Remix)

Steve Aoki & Walk Off The Earth - Home We'll Go (Take My Hand)(Merk & Kremont Remix)

Ico - Heal (svc sctr remix)

Tool vs Kendrick Lamar - Sober Swimming Pools (Drank) (Mochipet)

SOUL / R&B

ANDERSON .PAAK - Room In Here feat. The Game & Sonyae Elise

HIP HOP

Dumbfoundead - Mijangwon 미장원 (feat. Loopy and Nafla)

The Pharmacy Freestyle - Dr. Dre ft. Kurupt & Pete Rock & Racella

Nikko Dator - Handlin Bidniz

Guante - One Bad Cop (prod. Katrah-Quey) featuring G.P. Jacob, Tish Jones

Vivians - The Shaw (In The Late 90's) feat. Nanna.B

POW - Stay Up feat. Asaiah Ziv [prod. By MOOSE]

K Rizz - Serve the Face

M.I.C. ft. Russ Coson - Do It For Me [Prod. Jasdeep]

JAZZ

Grace Kelly - The Other One

SINGER / SONGWRITER

Justin Nozuka - By Your Side (cover of SADE) // PYL Session

Jae Jin - Amen

Kesang Marstrand - Arrow Breaks Skin

POP

Us The Duo - 2015 Top Hits in 3.5 Minutes

Justin Bieber - Sorry - (August Rigo Cover)

Mark Mejia - "Love Yourself" (Cover) – Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber - Life is worth living - Sorry (mash up by Kat McDowell)

CHILDRENS

Jane Lui - ABC Disgusting

MIX OF THE WEEK

WNTR ElectroLand 2015 MIX by DJ MIA

Dumbfounded interview on Noisey on VICE

 
 

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Via Noisey

"As far as rap goes, I did look at it as an advantage by being different. I think that’s the attitude that a lot of Asian-Americans like to have when coming into the entertainment industry now. You know, right now, it’s like a gold rush. They want diversity, they want to break up white-washed [projects], they want ethnic faces in there. To me, I look at is an advantage. I definitely wish there was more of a blueprint we could follow—more Asian-Americans to look up to for a career path—but we don’t have that. That’s the only thing I’d say kind of sucks, we don’t have any of those role models that we can look up to. Our role models are still trying to make it. Our role models are still on that grind."

Read the full article here: http://noisey.vice.com/blog/la-dumbfoundead-battle-rap-asian-rapper-in-america

#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

#MUSICMONDAYS: 27 NEW SONGS + Mixes of the Week 10.05.15 #AsianAmericans

 
 

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Music Mondays! First Monday of October and we got 27 new releases from our Asian American community. Plus our pick for Mixes of the Week!

POP

Daria Jazmin - Dear Future Husband - Studio Version - The Voice 9

Jessica Reynoso - Crazy 'Bout U ft. Apl.de.ap

Kawehi - Don't Worry Baby (Cover of The Beach Boys)

NE-YO - Friend Like Me

Rita Ora feat Chris Brown - Body On Me  (Cover by Travis Atreo)

SanFran6 & CryWolffs - Cover of Chandelier by Sia and Diamonds by Rihanna

Nylon Pink - Snap Crackle Pop

HIP HOP

Level - What It Look Like feat. Lil Crazed & Rob Campman (produced by CHOPS)

Mike B. - HOW DO U WANT IT (PROD. BY EOM)

Dumbfoundead - Domies (도우미) - ft. Keith Ape & Okasian

Blood Moon Orchestra - Moving Train

J-REYEZ - STORY UP

SOUL / R&B

Jhené Aiko - Lyin King

Jason Chen x Paul Kim - Cheyenne - (Remix of Jason Derulo)

Somong - Empire

ALTERNATIVE

Deb Oh & The Cavaliers - Goodbye Manhattan

Tashi Dorji - Karma Lata

Meg Frampton - The Affair

ELECTRONIC

Go Yama - Seinye

Kero Uno - Princess Diamond ft. Kelsey Bulkin / Made in Heights

JoJo - When Love Hurts (Sweater Beats Remix)

ZHU x Gallant - Testarossa Music

Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? (Yultron Remix)

The Flavr Blue - Oxygen

Saosin - 7 Years (Mark Redito Remix)

INSTRUMENTAL

Erok - Wanderlust

Elyon - Before I Sleep (feat. Speros)

MIXES OF THE WEEK

sosupersam - SUP? 1

KID STYLEZ - NEW JACK SWANG VOL.1 (90s R&B / HIPHOP)

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