blends by likwuid

BLENDS BY LIKWUID

DJ.SONGWRITER.HOST

About LIKWUID

My passions are embedded in music, people and meeting spaces. All of these components combined bring individuals closer together, consequently breaking down cultural barriers, prejudice and hate. “L is for Love,” so I try to accomplish spreading that emotion in every DJ set, performance and event.

www.iamlikwuid.com

Skills & expertise

Workshop Series

(BLENDS):OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP, META TRVP, REGGAE, AFRO HAUS, RARE GROOVES, WORLD MUSIC, DOWNTEMPO

FILM/TV PLACEMENTS

RECORDING ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES VOTING MEMBER

Portfolio samples

Photoville Music Curation which highlighted the swing era of the 1960s and the modern swing influence of indie pop and synth jazz

Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest Music Curation which encompassed the sample driven focus of the 1990s golden era of hip hop and the original 70’s funk era tunes that inspired the movement.

Heights Tavern

www.stayhipartiesnyc.comSolution: DJ RESIDENCY Talib Kweli, Nicole Albino (Nina Sky), Bobbito Garcia, Evil Dee (Black Moon), Jasmine Solano with resident DJ Likwuid live in Washington Heights for a weekly soiree.

Case: Increase foot traffic with the creation of a summer series in a desolate less traveled part of Manhattan.

Le Poisson RougeVinylcentric/pUNYC www.prettyuglynyc.com Fashion forward, trendy chic, monthly party with eclectic music blends including chillwave, 80s, 90s,house,hip hop and reggae.

Inwood LocalBeer.EatsnBeats Series DJs, Live Bands, PaintNight, First Saturdays Beer Nights provided for this swanky bar in the “nosebleed” section of Manhattan.

THE SHRINE#likwuidity #sanctuaryharlem Solution: LIVE BAND RESIDENCY Create a live band space for indie musicians, emcees, singers & spoken word artist to express themselves above 125th St.

Case: Commercial hip hop and r&b flood the airwaves, how do we increase a soulful approach to urban music and encourage a safe space (or sanctuary) for live art.

SILVANA Lovhers Rock (Tuesday Night)DJ Residency

ANGEL OF HARLEMKind of Cue (Monthly Brunch)DJ Residency Analog + digital=Live musicians meets dj

“Likwuid blends her noble rhymes with lip biting grooves. After experiencing Likwuid Stylez, I feel fully satisfied from the frontal lobe, to the hip bone.”Esperanza Spalding, Grammy Award Winner

Songwriting samples

Live PerformancesPioneering hip hop fusion artist Likwuid blends nü-jazz riffs, lo-fi synths and hard hip hop beats to the soundtrack of her 5 piece live band or dj. Likwuid has toured national college campuses, played major sized venues to local coffeehouses.

Releases

Career highlights

Music Film/TV PlacementsHBO Films, Oxygen Network, MTV Films, SXSW Films

SponsorsGood Wood NYC, Svedka, Best Buy, Wealthy Hostage, El Dorado Rum, Green Flash Brewing

PressEbony Magazine, Allhiphop.com, Beyond Race Magazine, The Examiner, AOL Blackvoices (Boombox), The Souce Magazine TV, KevinNottingham.com

AwardsPower 94.3 Freestyle Battle Champion, UMA Best Female Artist Nominee, EOW Emcee Challenge Winner, Taxi Top 10 Artist in

Southeast, JumpOffTV Battle Winner

special events/hosting

Contact

Faybeo’n Mickenslikwuid@gmail.comwww.iamlikwuid.com likwuid