Solid Space
Solid Space is an organic collective dedicated to celebrating art, history, mental health, storytelling, and culture. From October 2024 to December 2024, I was the house DJ for their event series at Gojo House in Inglewood. I booked talent, maintained a database of collaborators, updated the site to promote events, and optimized organizational processes to encourage cross-functional alignment over the course of six events.
Role
Resident DJ & Operations Director
Service Offering
Intentional Events
Client
Emma Habesha Restaurant
Established
October 2024
Playback Session
I ideated and hosted a listening/Q&A event that allowed fans & collaborators to gain deeper insight into rapper Kwame Adu's album conceptualization and creation processes. this playback session in collaboration with Pirate Studios gave the artist space to delve into his inspirations. with a 25-minute runtime, Kwame Adu’s debut LP ‘Shinji’s Album' (2023) is chock-full of poignant imagery, concise wordplay, and fresh production.
SUMMER SELECTS
a tastefully curated home experience post-covid lockdown (2021)
disillusioned by event shutdowns and venue closures, i decided to host a house show series in my backyard during the summer of 2021. over the span of two nights with minimal marketing, i was able to entertain over 100 houseguests and pay all the performers!
music possesses this undeniable power to bring people together. it is incredibly important for me to encourage collaboration in an increasingly competitive art world by facilitating meaningful connections among likeminded artists.
Gearfest
a day-long music festical on usc’s campus
(2019 - 2020)
gearfest is usc’s black student assembly’s largest signature event of the school year. i was an executive producer for the 2020 iteration of the event, conceptualizing and executing that year’s theme - gearfest ascension.
headliner - brent faiyaz.
gearfest is usc’s black student assembly’s largest signature event of the school year. i was an executive producer for the 2019 iteration of the event, conceptualizing and executing that year’s theme - gearfest gradient.
headliner - ybn nahmir.
Creative Experience
an art collective highlighting marginalized voices and emphasizing community by way of on and off-campus events, mixers, showcases, panels, and more
(2018 - 2020)
the fresh faces mixer/showcase is an annual gathering i spearheaded as executive producer of creative experience. the ethos of this event was to showcase newer artists and create a space for them to connect with each other so that all creators felt included, not just the “popular” ones within the close-knit community.
first fridays is an event series sponsored by ground zero, an on-campus performance venue at usc, in an attempt to increase student attendance after its temporary closure. here’s some footage from the show i co-produced for black history month 2019!