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Friday, April 11th

Raised between Miami and Rio de Janeiro, Marcello is an an avid vinyl collector of Brazilian music, along with other various “World Music” genres. Marcello has been invited to preform at some of the most prestigious venues and festivals on the global such as The Kennedy Center in Washington DC and The Montreux Jazz Festival. Over the years he’s curated opening sets for iconic artists like Jorge Ben Jor, John Baptiste, Danielle Mercury, Os Mutantes, and the Gilsons to name a few.

Saturday, April 12th

Les The DJ a.k.a. Les Talusan is a DJ, whose musical practice immerses people in the joy of community-powered discovery. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, and now based in Washington, DC for over 20 years, Les continues to find inspiration behind the decks in the U.S. and abroad. Fueled by their own story of resilience, liberation, and courage as an immigrant, parent and survivor, Les brings to the center the songs long cherished, remembered, and celebrated by people of the global diaspora.

Friday, April 18th

Adrian Loving is a published contemporary art and music historian, educator, visual artist, and DJ. Throughout his 20+ year career in the arts, Loving has curated exhibitions, music festivals, and public programming at various museums, cultural institutions, and art fairs. Adrian’s talents for spotting music artists rooted in Jazz, Funk, Soul, and Afro-Diasporic music, has led to his curatorial development of the annual Rock The Park DC: Weekender featuring international talent including Jazzy Jeff, J.Rocc, Moodymann, Trouble Funk, and Lisa Shaw.

Saturday, April 19th

An all-vinyl DJ and record collector who crafts sonic journeys across history and genres. She loves sharing her zeal for analog sounds and taking folks on a sonic journey through history.

She collects and spins an eclectic mix of soul, funk, disco, boogie, hi-NRG, italo, and city pop sounds from her record digs around the globe

Friday, April 25th

A native of Washington, DC, Jahsonic has been moving crowds since 2007. He got his start playing neighborhood house parties at the age of 11.

Jahsonic was also a national finalist in the 2011 Red Bull “ThreeStyle” DJ competition in Las Vegas and has played the AfroPunk Festival in Brooklyn.

Jahsonic is also the creator and curator of the monthly “Axel F” party, where he plays the finest in classic champagne soul, funk, disco and lazer boogie for appreciative crowds and of “Behind The Line” where he pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in music with a focus on timeless sounds.

Saturday, April 26th

Born in Panama, Underdog moved to DC at age seven with his mother and has since set down strong roots and been instrumental in shaping the landscape of the subculture of the Nation’s Capital and beyond.

Underdog sees DJing as a palette to mix all genres and a canvas for the creation of new aesthetics that defy convention. Underdog’s roots are both local and universal—as his sets traverse the globe, transport to ancient times, transcend the future, and delve into inter-dimensional depths of consciousness and soul. Underdog’s recent acclaim stems from his UNSEEN mixtape series, which has expanded his listening audience and placed him outside of any playlist category or genre-defined identity. His work has included producing and arranging global meditative music.