Dregs One
Keynote Speaker / Performer
“Each one, teach one,” a proverb hip-hop artist Dregs One is living by educating his community in San Francisco. On and off the mic, he works with inner-city youth, and addresses social issues such as gentrification, and police brutality.
As a former at-risk youth, Dregs takes us through his life as a city kid during his early hip-hop career, delivered through his energetic yet poetic rhymes. He produces classic hip-hop instrumentals; jazz influenced yet “grimey-” keeping true to the underground sound of San Francisco.
In an effort to keep building and strengthening communities, Dregs One plans to create his own organization and educate his community through workshops and events, all while living by his words: “My music, my community, and my spirituality.”
For performances, collaboration, workshops, and all other inquiries contact info@dregsone.com.
dr. Elliot Gann
Today's Future Sound WORKSHOP
A licensed child and adolescent clinical psychologist by training, Dr. Gann is a long-time beat maker and Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Today’s Future Sound (TFS), based in Oakland, California. Dr. Gann has been working with TFS in Bay Area schools and community settings, and across the globe using Hip Hop beat making and culture as therapeutic, educational, social justice, and cross-cultural intervention. He has worked with more than 100,000 youth on six continents in the past eight years through TFS and continues to develop, research and publish on the Therapeutic Beat Making (TBM) Model, which is used at Today’s Future Sound to heal trauma and address other mental health issues.
Lax the Monk
Today's Future Sound WORKSHOP
Ken Laxamana AKA Lax the Monk is a Beat Maker/music producer, engineer, and a Finger Drummer. He started making beats at the age of 17, teaching himself. After high school, he attended Academy of Art University and studied Music Production/Sound Design. Having graduated in 2021 he got his BFA degree in Music Production. He has certifications in multiple Digital Audio Workstations such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Ableton Live just to name a few. He began teaching youth Music Production techniques and engaging in Therapeutic Beat Making (TBM) in 2021 after he met the Executive Director of Today's Future Sound, Dr. Elliot Gann.
ZEPS
Dino Rhyme Flow WORKSHOP
Orlando "ZEPS" Molina is an MC and author who was born and raised in Brooklyn NY. He moved to Stockton California in 2017 when he published his first book, then the 209 helped him grow into a community leader and hip-hop educator with his kids book series "Rhymosaurs".
ZULU GREMLIN
Hip Hop 360 Workshop
Steve Zulu Gremlin Roybal is also known as King ZG on all platforms. He hails from Los Angeles and is part of the world famous Medea Sirkas/Rock Steady Crew/Zulu Nation/Latin Alliance His Credits include the movies Step up 2, Step up 3-d, The Freshest Kids, and TV shows such as Dancing with the Stars, and more. You can access more information at www.zulugremlin.com.