SF Weekly Mochipet on Wearing His Big Purple Dinosaur Suit, and Playing LovEvolution This Saturday

While many DJs can say they’ve performed alongside dance music icons such as Rusko, Bassnectar, and Mary Anne Hobbs, few can honestly claim that they’ve worn a purple furry dinosaur suit the entire time. Bay Area native Mochipet , who began his career with his well-known album, Girls Love Breakcore, has demonstrated his passion for music through residences in L.A., his founding of Daly City Records, and his collaboration with a 20-piece orchestra that performed his composition “Dessert Search for Techno Baklava” at Carnegie Hall, among other notable venues. He chatted with All Shook Down about breakcore, his favorite mochi flavor, and playing LovEvolution this Saturday.

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Lokae Interview with SF Weekly

Patric Fallon over at SF Weekly’s All Shook Down blog just did a nice “Behind the Beat” feature with new Daly City artist Lokae. Lokae reveals the inspirations for his tracks, how it feels to put out a first release, and shares some advice for aspiring producers. You might even find out where he gets his “vocoded unicorn mating calls” from.

Check it out here: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/05/behind_the_beat_w_lokae.php