Ahead of Budweiser's Made In America Festival this coming Labor Day weekend, Noisey is traveling across the States,
talking to bands and local artists and finding out about the cities that made them. On our first stop we head to
Seattle to talk to Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service, bubblegum punk pop quartet Tacocat,
and spacey surf girls La Luz. Plus we have a snoop around the Sub Pop offices.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Made In America | Made In Seattle
Ahead of Budweiser's Made In America Festival this coming Labor Day weekend, Noisey is traveling across the States,
talking to bands and local artists and finding out about the cities that made them. On our first stop we head to
Seattle to talk to Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service, bubblegum punk pop quartet Tacocat,
and spacey surf girls La Luz. Plus we have a snoop around the Sub Pop offices.
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
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