DJ FUNKLOR has been using music as a Healing, educational, and liberating tool since he
Began DJing in 1990. Since that time he has played all the premier venues in his birthplace, The Bay Area and has blessed stages in New York, Maui, Greece, Washington D.C. , The Netherlands, Las Vegas, Paris, Boston and one of his crowning acheivments playing at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
In 1998 he was honored to join the literary arts Organization Youth Speaks and has been their resident DJ, and music consultant since. During this residency he has performed in front of thousands of avid spoken word audiences and has provided musical backdrops for such luminaries as Saul Williams, Tallam Acey, Ursula Rucker, Asha Bandalee, Danny Hoch, Beau Sea, Ishle Park and countless others. All of this during his partnership with The Living Word Organization's founder and award winning performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph, as DJ for the highly successful poetry event Second Sundays in San Francisco from 2000 - 2004.
He has also taught in many schools and community centers teaching and mentoring youths on the art of Djing, Hip Hop History and music appreciation classes for Jazz & Reggae music. Youth outreach, education and the building of community continues to be a main focus In his career.
In 1999 he was asked by musician & social activist Michael Franti to join him in the studio assisting In the creation of his groundbreaking album Stay Human & the life changing experience of working in the studio with Sly & Robbie to produce Everyone Deserves Music in 2003. This relationship continued with tours DJing in support for many Michael Franti & Spearhead gigs. This included being the Main Stage DJ for 3 years in Golden Gate Park for 20,000 Plus fans at Michaels Power To The Peaceful Festival.
One of his other passions is Music Supervision, which he has done for Theatre, Dance, Visual Art & Multi Media Performances & Presentations. He also is one of the in house Music Supervisors for Identity Studios L.A. (formally Shock Wave Pictures) his credits include commercial spots for Bill Graham Presents as well as various Non Profit and corporate clients. He scored his first full-length documentary feature, Poetic License which gained national broadcast on PBS in 2000.
His broad musical pallet & expertise includes:
Hip Hop, Soul, Jazz, Reggae, Electronica, & much more! As anyone who has heard him knows he thrives Off of any opportunity to bring generations together
To promote living, loving, & learning through music.
In his blossoming and ongoing career he has been asked to play for an incredible range of talent including;
Visionary artists: BEN HARPER, ZAP MAMA, FEMI KUTI, MICHAEL FRANTI,
ME SHELL N'DEGEOCELLO
Hip Hop Pioneers: CHUCK D , ICE CUBE, KRS ONE, NAS, MC LYTE.
New School Trailblazers: N*E*R*D, THE ROOTS, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, ZION I, PARIS,
BLACKALICIOUS, LYRICS BORN,
TRE HARDSON, & MEDUSA
Soul Artists: ERYKAH BADU, LEDISI, SOULIVE,
REMY SHAND, The DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND
Jazz Legends: ELVIN JONES, RAY BROWN, MILT JACKSON, McCOY TYNER,
MAX ROACH, JIMMY SMITH
Contemparary Artists: BRANFORD MARSALIS, JOSHUA REDMAN,
MARCUS PRINTUP, CHRISTIAN Mc BRIDE
Reggae Legends: THE WAILERS, LEE "SCRATCH" PERRY, STEEL PULSE, SUGAR MINOTT,
THE ABYSSINIANS, MAD PROFESSOR & EEK A MOUSE
Reggae Superstars: DAMIAN "JR GONG" MARLEY, BEENIE MAN, STEPHEN MARLEY, LUCIANO, BERES HAMMOND
In 2004 he was chosen to play for all 3 Sold Out performances and DVD taping of comedian Dave Chappellle's "For What Its Worth" special filmed at The Fillmore in San Francisco!
In 2007 he was asked to bump up the VH1 Hip Honors Show Featuring: The Roots,
Big Daddy Kane & MC Lyte
He is currently putting in motion his long awaited dream, composing his first Album with details soon to be released......... Stay Tuned
