The Revivalist – amazing website profiling young creative artists

Carlos Niño – profound mentor, producer, radio host, concert promoter, educator

Brainfeeder – fiercely creative and awesome artist collective

SGI-USA – my spiritual foundation

Blue Whale – my favorite LA performance venue

Liberation Yoga – with the absolutely amazing Jesse Diaz-Perez

Steve Ferguson – my Pops! one of the greatest musicians I’ve ever heard

Woody Shaw – one of my biggest inspirations and influences

comp•ny – one of my favorite places to record in LA

Chris Dave – one of the world’s greatest creative drummers

Geoff Gallegos – profound bandleader/composer/arranger/educator/baritone sax

Mark de Clive-Lowe – awesome producer, keyboardist

Vardan Ovsepian – inspirational and sublime pianist, composer, educator

Mochilla – profound cinematographers/photographers/producers

Mario Caldato, Jr. – legendary producer and engineer

Rootsystem – amazing LA based jazz collective

Dexter Story – awesome drummer, multi-intstrumentalist, producer

Austin Peralta – incredible young pianist

Dublab – luminous LA arts community

The Qualities of Light – visionary cinematographers

Dwight Trible – transcendant vocalist

Yonatan Elkayam – great engineer, multi-instrumenalist, singer/songwriter

Mia Doi Todd – unique and profound singer/songwriter/guitarist

The Masses – incredible arts collective that I am part of

Dark Angels – awesome group featuring legendary drummer Deantoni Parks

Knob World – one of my favorite places to record in LA

Grace Oh – incredible photographer

Karriem Riggins – seriously tasty producer and drummer

Daedelus – progressive and profound producer

Brad Mehldau – one of my biggest influences, inspirational pianist and composer

Brian Blade – incredibly profound and interesting drummer

Robert Glasper – wondrous young composer/pianist

Vosotros – creative LA art blog

Josh Nelson – amazing pianist, composer and educator