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Where did you grow up in LA?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a Hawaii transplant. I moved to LA when I turned 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is your favorite thing about Los Angeles?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lately it\u2019s been cruising in the Pineapple Express. My \u201859 Impala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where do you find inspiration for your studio practice?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find a lot of my inspiration in music. It takes me to another zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Favorite eat in LA?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My wife Miss Tina K\u2019s kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite work of art?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not sure. Haven\u2019t created it yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studio playlist highlights?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mongrel by DJ Shadow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Versus by Burial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wurlitzer by The Lushlife Project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angel Duster by Run the Jewels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reign (Morgan Geist Remix) by UNKLE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gun Fight by Boy Eats Drum Machine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gut Feeling by Devo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Me by Red Astaire<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omen by Prodigy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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