Tate Egon Chavez
Music
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Bio
Sonic Activations of Fathomers’ Emergence: Art from Life
I had the honor of curating musical performances in response to Fathomers’ Emergence: Art from Life exhibition at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide, featuring DJ sets by Jeremiah Chiu and Callie Ryan, as well as a live performance by Dustin Wong.
PST ART: Art & Science Family Festival at The Getty Center
A weekend of family fun at the Getty Center exploring the intersections of art and science, and in our case, art end ecology. Featuring dublab DJs T-Kay and Maalbea, along with performances by Low Leaf and Alexey Seliverstov produced in collaboration with Living Earth, all by invitation of Community Arts Resources (CARS).
dublab 25th Anniversary Fundraiser
Celebrated a quarter century of independent creative expression with a full takeover of Zebulon, featuring twenty five different DJs, nine eclectic live performances, two live visual artists, graphic artwork and design by Studio Koto, and the launch of a capsule collection with Carhartt WIP. Co-curated and produced with Melody Scallion.
Attendance: 1,000
Over $10,000 raised
Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Sunday Sessions featuring dublab and Salon Recordings
When Gloria Molina Grand Park (GMGP) reached out to us to collaborate on their next installment of Sunday Sessions, their dance party that centers the new wave of House music DJs and producers in Los Angeles, I knew Damar Davis and Salon Recordings had to be involved. It was a privilege working with Damar and bringing out a multigeneratational community to celebrate the pioneering work of Salon Recordings in connecting global dance scenes from LA to NYC, London, and beyond.
Featuring DJ sets by Chloëdees, Damar Davis, Joaqu.n, Donis, and Sevyn.
MCed by Grandfather.
CicLAvia--Meet The Hollywoods
Co-curated DJs and performances for the Walk of Fame stage with Kara Lane of Amoeba Music. Featuring live dance pilates lead by Pony Sweat Aerobics, DJ sets by Monalisa, LUPE, and Zama Dube, and live performances by Gabriel da Rosa, Logan Hone’s Feel-Good Music Train, and Katalyst.
Co-directed technical production and AV installation with Melody Scallion.
Listen to Music Outside at Sunset in Downtown LA
Listen to Music Outside at Sunset in Downtown LA (presented by dublab, Grand Performances, and Leaving Records) celebrated a local success story of public art made accessible by and for Los Angeles through dedicated collaboration between the city and its artist residents. Featuring live performances by Laraaji & Arji OceAnanda, Low Leaf, and Sharada Shashidhar, as well as hand picked selections by Bae Bae, this program celebrates the radiant inspiration that Listen to Music is founded on and guided by, as well as the forward looking artists who espouse its boundary defying and multi-generational approach to the development of an all genre ethos of unity and transcendence through music.
Floating
Floating was a weekly all-ages arts series that explored the harmony between sound & setting through intimate outdoor musical gatherings.
We nourished symbiotic relationships among kindred artists, environmental organizations, and unique land projects with the goal of inspiring deeper interdependence among our local communities, cultures, and environments.
In addition to weekly gatherings that encouraged people to contemplate what it means to belong to an ecosystem, our programming supported a funded seasonal artist residency that explored the relationship between process and environment, as well as land residencies produced in reciprocity with local conservationists and arts communities that fostered a deeper connection between people and land.
In bringing people together over forward-thinking musical performances, we explored the intersection of music and ecology, envisioning art and performance as integral to the landscape of social organization, all while rehabilitating our relationships with nature and ourselves.
Over 400 gatherings in 2 years.
Over 300 musicians.
Over 10,000 attendees.
Managed partnerships with The MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Hollyhock House, The Audubon Center at Debs Park, Arlington Garden, and more.
In early 2024, our team parted ways with Floating to found a worker-owned collective called Living Earth.
Teammates included Noah Klein, May Rose Smeback, Massima Bell, Nina Keith, Sam Lee, and Light Liu
Floating: The Front Range
I worked with Matt Sage to support the foundation of a new branch of Floating in The Front Range. I opened relationships with several locations for programming: Sunset Amphitheater, Inspiration Farm, and the Rocky Mountain Botanical Gardens. These relationships helped Matt’s curation and creative direction flourish. I supported the series’ promotional and operational needs from Los Angeles.
Floating: Portland
I worked with Ajay Ravi to support the foundation of a new branch of Floating in the Pacific North West. I opened a relationship with the Leach Botanical Garden for programming directed and curated by Ajay. I supported operational and promotional needs of the series from Los Angeles.