Hakeem

Bio

Hailing from Los Angeles, California, Hakeem is never afraid to go too deep into his emotive musical selections. Having grown up on his father’s eclectic combination of funk music (Parliament Funkadelic, ZAPP), Jamaican dub (Lee Scratch Perry, Eek A Mouse), soul music (Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye) … all which became infused with his own love for both West Coast hip-hop and jazz, Hakeem ended up with quite a mixed spectrum of musical influence. Today, this translates into sets where he picks apart and infuses together all the pieces of this music that he loves best: beautiful synth work, ethereal backdrops, brooding basslines, and occasional vocal hooks… all on top of a pronounced foot-shuffling beats. A very active member of his local community of Los Angeles, Hakeem is no stranger to the ups-and-downs of a massive music scene. Over the last 10 years of playing domestically and internationally, Hakeem has had a lot of time to develop his sound. Though he loves playing in nightclubs alongside national and international acts alike, his love for music goes beyond the spectrum of mixing tunes. As a producer and radio presenter, he has found plenty of ways to express himself musically. He now splits his time between Los Angeles and Oslo where over he hosts a bi-monthly radio show on RINSE France dedicated to showcasing the latest underground music.