CreativeJunkFood, LLC (CJF) is a DC-based multimedia creative agency that helps brands and organizations connect with their audiences through high-quality visual content. Since 2010, the work CJF produces has grown to include animation & video, murals & public art experiences, branding & brand strategy, digital graphics, and print media. Providing a unique blend of traditional art theory, story-telling, and technology, the content they deliver is always fresh and tailor-made to the highest value.
BLACK ALLEY has been pushing the art of music to its rhythmic limits for some time now. Determined to create a unique musical elixir, Black Alley has taken the finest ingredients of rock, hip-hop and go-go to create their own genre-bending sound called “Hood Rock”. The band is one, each musician surrendering to the union of sounds, each delivering music from their soul, while in dialogue with one another through their instruments. Each member of this collective is essential to the workability and funkability of the unit, which is Black Alley.
Pedro Night is a Nicaraguan DJ whose main mission is to spread great music around wherever he goes. Born and raised in the state of Maryland, he fell in love with music at the age of 5 and has been obsessed with the art form ever since. Armed with an eclectic ear and a curious mind, he has studied jazz, Latino, soul/R&B, hip-hop, house music, classic rock, and several other genres. His main musical influences are Duke Ellington, The Notorious BIG, Celia Cruz, Ray Charles, Kanye West, and Kaytranada. Pedro is also the co-founder of ADOBO, the flagship Afro-Latino party series in Washington, DC which also works to raise money and awareness for issues affecting black and brown communities in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the DMV area. A DJ able to satisfy many types of crowds and listeners, Pedro is always looking forward to continuing on the musical journey he calls life.
DJ Biggs hails from the Nation' s Capitol Washington D.C. A veteran in the DJ game, his musical taste takes you on a musical journey at any event he's spinning. You can catch him at all in D.C. on any night of the week. When he's not in DC he's played all over the country at some of the dopest events around.
CreativeJunkFood, LLC (CJF) is a DC-based multimedia creative agency that helps brands and organizations connect with their audiences through high-quality visual content. Since 2010, the work CJF produces has grown to include animation & video, murals & public art experiences, branding & brand strategy, digital graphics, and print media. Providing a unique blend of traditional art theory, story-telling, and technology, the content they deliver is always fresh and tailor-made to the highest value.
Have you ever scanned the radio looking for some music that fits your specific mood at that moment? Well, that’s the daily quandary for show host John Avery. Thus the creation of ‘Raiding The Crates on DC Radio’, a weekly two-hour ride through John’s wildly diverse music taste and genre-hopping music collection. Be prepared to hear shows ranging from Southern Soul & Blues to House Music. Hear songs by artists from Frank Sinatra to Frank Ocean; from Sarah Vaughn to Fantaisa; from Al Green to The B-52’s. John is all over the place, but never too far from his first love: MUSIC. If you’re the least bit adventurous, make it a point to join him weekly for “Raiding The Crates”.
The party will feature DC based dancers performing to the sounds of the DJs in surprising spaces and places throughout the event. Dancers representing traditional folk dances to classical ballet to urban styles, ranging from concert dance to improvisational explorations of the space itself, will all be featured. From rhythmic, percussive grooves to lyrical, graceful moves, the dancers of DC invite you to experience the movement as we kick off the best month of the year!
Meet some of the dancers below!
