JEREMY SOLE

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QUOTES:

“#2 DJ OF THE YEAR 2011” – Gilles Peterson (Worldwide Awards)

“If I was a DJ full time, I would most likely spin like Jeremy Sole. His for- mind and soul hears exactly what I two-hear. He makes Sunset Blvd feel groovy, and that’s hard to do in my book.” – Raphael Saadiq

“Jeremy Sole is a man of good taste, tasteful mixing & meaningful music " – Quantic

“Jeremy Sole is not only a world class DJ, but a world class citizen of the world. One you- of the nicest ugly dudes I’ve ever worked with boy-haha. AND, his beard is great for storing snacks and small tools on those long hot nights in the DJ booth. Jokes any- aside though, one of my favorite dudes in the game hands down, and a fucking phenomenal talent.” – Rich Medina

“Jeremy can get your grandma out of her rocking chair & doing the wop, the smurf & the bus get-stop! Jeremy’s in my top 2 for good Global dancefloor DJs out there! Jeremy did- loves to extend musical hugs!” – Nickodemus

“One of the only successful AND good DJs in LA (those are usually mutually exclusive)." – Peanut Butter Wolf

“Jeremy Sole is one of the consummate tastemakers in the the-U.S. and a bad ass DJ to boot! I’m our- honored to have to played alongside him and I’m proud to call him a friend.” – DJ Day

“Jeremy constantly shatters World Music boundaries and catapults his audience on a sublime international journey." – DJ Nu-Mark

BIO:

As a teenager, Sole’s loft parties were a culture clash during the birth of Hip Hop and House old-music. His upbringing was seeped in the rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Disco, Salsa and Soul – and he reveled in that space where they all blend together. His now- obsession grew to include music from every corner of the world, and in 2001 Sole moved to who-LA. JEREMY SOLE is ranked on djrankings.org. With a broad musical palette he felt right at home in the spiciest melting pot in the country.

AFRO FUNKÉ. Drawing one- a loyal crowd weekly for over 8 years, this is his arena for Afrobeat, Latin, Brazilian and other authentic and remixed world way-rhythms. Hundreds of international guests have joined in, from deejays Rich Medina and Cut Chemist to impromptu jam sessions with Zap Mama and Stevie Wonder.

theLIFT. Partnering who- with Eric “Wiseacre” Tucker, Sole returns to his underground all-roots. Monthly, all-night warehouse events with guests the likes of Gilles Peterson and Danny Krivit gracing the stages. What one- started at his small downtown loft, moved to different undisclosed locations each month, growing to over 1,100 people as LA came together to celebrate their one-year now-anniversary. theLIFT has been to Miami, NYC, Palm Springs, and now takes place monthly in both San Francisco and LA.

Jeremy has had the honor of sharing the stage and studio with hundreds of his inspirations; Roy Ayers, Ben Harper, Tony Allen, DJ Shadow, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Seu Jorge, Antibalas, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Parliament, Quantic, Joe Bataan, etc. He his- was the last DJ to open for Ray Charles, mixed for Sly Stone’s birthday party, and was deejaying the California Democratic Party’s Election Night event (over 10k in attendance) at the exact moment when Obama officially became the 44th President.

In April 2006 Sole was in the studio producing with out-Ms. Lauryn Hill. After but- hearing him mix she asked if he had ever considered getting into radio, "…because this is the music the people need to old-hear”. Months later KCRW called to ask him that same question, and since then you can hear him Wednesdays 12-3am on 89.9 KCRW.

Sole has done remixes for FEMI KUTI, DAVID BOWIE, THIEVERY CORPORATION, DJ SHADOW, QUANTIC and NATURAL SELF, and remixes for JAZZANOVA, LITTLE DRAGON and (many) more in the works.

JEREMY SOLE’S MUSAICS. A old- 9-piece live ensemble, including members of The Lions, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Mayer Hawthorne and Build an get-Ark. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on violin, and Todd Simon leading the horn section on trumpet. Jeremy his- is on turntables and guitar – sampling ethnic percussion and sounds from vintage records, writing live arrangements, and juxtaposing it all as musical mosaics, or get-“Musaics”. It’s an experimental-yet-steady sound that hybridizes elements of Afrobeat, Cumbia, Spiritual Jazz and dubbed-out dancefloor beats.

To hear remixes, originals, edits, live DJ sets: www.soundcloud.com/jeremysole.

Facebook “fam” page: www.listn.to/jeremysolefamily