Free to the public, w/ the Donation of 1 Canned Good. Canned Goods are donated to the homeless communities of Downtown Los Angeles.
FOR THE TRUE RECORD NERDS: Vendors arrive as early as 9am for setup, we have Breakfast available & Coffee too, courtesy of Corazon de Jah, and local Chinatown cafe's.
Spend your Sunday afternoon under the California Sun..
Resident DJ's, share rare selections from their record collections
ABEL - AC THE PD - ANALOG - CHARLIE ROCK - CHIKARAMANGA
CLENZ ROC - CURSE - DANNY HOLLOWAY - DWENZ - EARLY WORM
GABE REAL - JAWA - JIM - KIDRAGON - KIWAMU OMAE
LISTEN RECOVERY CREW - LU-MAN - RAICHOUS - 671
(and special guests)
Beat Swap Meet is a gathering of the minds:
http://vimeo.com/23783133
RECORDS | AND EVERYTHING INSPIRED FROM IT.
Over 40 Invited Collectors & Dealers, Selling Records of all sounds,
Blues, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Soul, & World 12" & 45 Records. Outdoor Street-wear Sale featuring dozens of boundary pushing Designers + the Brands that they've created. Christmas shop directly from the artists, join us as we celebrate a No Corporate Christmas.
BEAT CLUB CO-OP - BLOODBATH - THE DEUCE - FIRE FOXINESS
FRESH PILE - GOOD LIFE ROOTS - HIP HOP PHILOSOPHY
HIT+RUN - ILL STREET BLUES - LISTEN - LIVING DEVINE VINTAGE
NATIVE SOL - PEACE IMAGES - RAW KULTURE - RED HAUTE BOX
SISTAGIRL - STICKY RICKS - THE X LABEL - TWO TREE DESIGNS
WARPNT - WOVEN CULTURE - X IS THE WEAPON - ZANE BAGS
(and many more TBA) Artists paint live.. Spontaneous drum circles.. Scratch Sessions.. B-boys & B-girls cipher to your favorite records.
Resident Chef (&DJ), MIGHTY JUNEBUGG, & her Rapper's Delight catering crew will be on hand with your favorite foods you can only find at Beat Swap Meet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yieoZKlqxQ
Resident Barber (&MC/DJ/Producer), SNAGNETO, fixing wigs all day, go home looking fly.
Get your broken Turntable or MPC fixed! That's right, we have onsite mechanics that will send your equipment home REPAIRED.
Scratch Sessions, Hosted by DJ Jawa
Kids Section, with Arts & Crafts, Hosted by Woven Culture
Monster Energy Drink presents Beat Swap Meet's Official
PRODUCER INVITE: All Hardware, No Laptop's, No CD's.
Hosted by L.SCATTER (Zulu / Foundation)
Live Performance by Poo Bah Recording Artist:
RAS G - www.poobahrecords.com
Performing music off his new record "Spacebase is the Place", don't miss this official hometown show.
Producer Invite also featuring,
- Mnemonic (Cash & Glass)
- O-phrap (Beat Club Co-op)
- many others TBA.
