NextAid Sustainable Groove Stage

24 October 2011

NextAid, using the beats of our generation to provide hope for the next! Yes, you CAN combine fun, beats, dancing, and social change into one experience! Come hang out at the music stage and check out performances from local talented musicians, singer/songwriters, and DJs that will create a sustainable groove for Green Festival goers…all weekend long. NextAid has put together a diverse line-up with headlining LA’s favorites DJ’s Jeremy Sole (KCRW) and Dj Nnamdi (KPFK)!

Check out Los Angeles' best performing artists who will be on hand to keep you in the groove at Green Festival:

SATURDAY

MC’d by Francis DellaVecchia, Founder of Joyful Activist

DJ Sparatik
Hailing from the east coast, Sparatik has experienced life in major cities that include Manhattan, Boston, San Francisco, Orlando, and now Los Angeles. In addition to DJing for 13 years, her technical education includes degrees for both Recording Arts and Digital Media from Full Sail, later returning as a lab instructor for both Web Design and MIDI. Working alongside producers Medway (Hooj Choons), Noel Sanger (Nettwerk) and Pimp Daddy Nash (Eighth Dimension Records), she put her production chops to the test teaching 12-hour overnight shifts in the MIDI lab. Her arrival in San Francisco saw her teaching an advanced mixing class for DJs at Norcal DJ & Music Production Academy, and later in Los Angeles as an instructor for SAE-LA, a school for music and multimedia technology.
11am - 1pm

Andrés Ospina
Colombian guitarist
Andrés Ospina is a singer/songwriter based in Santa Monica, CA.His lifestyle goes in accordance to his commitment to nature and the environment.Andrés' first album, Buenaventura was released on April 22, 2010, in observance of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Ospina had dual lives growing up.Listening to 'Rock en Español' in urban Colombia, and spending his summers in the Caribbean island San Andrés where his father owned a Reggae Disco. He would spend his days ridding bareback on an old mare, eating sugar cane and growing strong under the sun. As a songwriter, Andrés looks back at those days as a source of inspiration. Andrés has embraced a low-impact way of life, eating from local sources, and dreaming up ideas to help the oceans and the planet heal.He tells his stories through his songs by channeling the energy of the sea through his voice.
1pm - 2pm

DJ Jeremy Sole
theLIFT / Afro-Funke / KCRW
For the past 20 years, Chicago-born Jeremy Sole has been making beats since the MPC 60 was born, deejaying since rotary crossfaders were the standard, and playing clubs since he was too young to (legally) get in. As a teenager, Sole's underground loft parties were packed with sweaty bodies - a culture clash at the birth of Hip Hop and House music. He matured as a turntablist in Jazz, Dub and experimental hybrid bands before the phrase "Acid Jazz" confined that sound. The rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Disco and Funk were all part of his upbringing, and like a true music lover Jeremy has always reveled in the place where they all blend together.
2pm - 4pm

Emma Cramp
singer/song-writer folk guitarist
Emma Cramp is an up and coming singer/songwriter. She writes all her own material, sings and plays guitar. With her roots planted everywhere from the countryside of England to the deserts of Saudi Arabia, Emma has found L.A. to be her home time and time again and currently lives amongst the trees of Topanga Canyon. She refers to her sound as 'Meadow Mountain Folk Rock' and draws inspiration from love, life and all that lies between.
4pm - 5pm

DJ GOZAR
SUBSULELO
Truly falling in love with the artform as a radio DJ, L.A. native GOZAR has been mixing records for listeners and dancers for a decade. His sets are now based heavily in Afro-Caribbean sounds, full of funky indigenous tropical beats. After living in Guatemala in 07-08 throwing parties and working on a documentary, he returned to the City of Angels to DJ, take photos and enjoy the Cali sunshine. His monthly residency, SUBSUELO, takes place at Eastside Luv in Boyle Heights.
5pm - 7pm

SUNDAY

MC’d by Lauren Segal-Avenna

Crystal Sarada
Crystal brings her luscious, soulful voice and guitar to original songs that intermingle flavors of world and jazz with transcendent melodies. Weaving the ancient language of Sanskrit mantras with her heartfelt lyrics, her music speaks to the celebration of Divine Love. With Crystal Bowl and Didgeridoo, prepare to be transformed in a sound healing journey of sonic nectar!
11:30 am -12 pm

Heidi Jauregui
Project MuszEd
Heidi Jauregui is a 13-year-old guitarist/singer/songwriter. Heidi develop her skills thanks to Project MuszEd, a nonprofit providing youth in need with resources and life skills in music education, performance and higher education.
12:15pm - 1pm

DJ Nnamdi
Radio Afrodicia / KPFK
Originally from Nigeria, Nnamdi Moweta came to the US over twenty years ago. After studying at the San Francisco Art Institute, he quickly established himself as an influential DJ, music supervisor, consultant, manager, and promoter. He is committed to showcasing the best of African and African-influenced music and currently hosts the long-running radio show Radio Afrodicia, which features a large variety of contemporary musicians.
1pm - 3pm

John Von Seggern Paul Weitz Duo
Stand-Up Bass & Guitar (Jazz duo)
Paul Weitz (Guitar) Hails from Buffalo, NY and has been a professional musician for more than 30 years. Paul studied Classical Guitar at the University of Buffalo and studied formal Jazz Guitar in Los Angeles with Ted Greene and Sid Jacobs. His CD "The Paul Weitz Trio" can be found on CDBaby.com and iTunes. He performs in the Los Angeles area. Major influences include Barney Kessell, Ed Bickert and Lenny Breau. Paul has played with notables Jimmy Wyble and the Lettermen.
John von Seggern (Bass) John attended the New School Jazz program in New York City in 1991 studying with Reggie Workman and Gary Peacock. He began his professional career playing jazz in Tokyo. In 1995, in Hong Kong, he became one of the top session players in the Chinese pop music industry as well as a fixture of the city's jazz club scene. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2001 he has focused on playing jazz and performing with his own original projects. In 2010 he released the album Extreme Measures, acollaboration with West Coast innovators John Beasley, Steve Tavaglione and Gary Novak.
3pm - 4pm

DJ just JAM
Jeff Murrell, owner of Focus Entertainment, specializes in all green events powered by solar energy. The idea came from needing sound on the beach, who for years has worked as a DJ for clubs and private events. For 14 years Murrell also was an active AVP volleyball player and traveled the country competing against the best beach volleyball players in the nation. During his travels he found that many of the beaches in the country were riddled with trash. After observing the degradation one too many times, Murrell decided to find a unique way to help mitigate the negative impacts that have led to such overwhelming pollution, finally leading him to start Focus Entertainment which encompasses music, entertainment, sport, and environmentalism, all into one very cool green package.
4pm - 6pm

About NextAid

NextAid's mission is to improve the lives of children, youth, and women in Africa by promoting and implementing sustainable solutions. NextAid raises awareness for, and partners with, community-based projects and grassroots organizations in Africa and believes that an integrated approach is the best formula for establishing real and lasting change. Through music events and public education initiatives, NextAid provides empowering opportunities for concerned individuals to make a difference. www.nextaid.org