While you stay at home, we're here to bring you music on a new episode of TRAKTIVIST Radio!

In honor of Women’s History Month, we feature an all-female playlist for Episode 054 of TRAKTIVIST Radio!

It’s been a crazy week, but we hope we helped ease your mood and brought some good vibes with TRAKTIVIST Radio Episode 053!

TRAKTIVIST Radio Episode 052! We brought back our Picks of the Week segment and premiere Sabrina’s first ever TRAKTIVIST mashup!

TRAKTIVIST Radio Episode 051! We have music from Mr. Carmack, Yuna, G Yamazawa, 88rising, NIKI,  swimcoach, Rekstizzy Big Banana Music, Racella Matt de Guia, Brandt Orange, Kiana Valenciano, Justin Bieber, Kehlani, John Concepcion, Yanna, anders, Mark Johns, Love Rossylo, Albert Posis, Trevor Dering, Sweater Beats, VALNTN, PRETTYMUCH, Inigo Pascual, Hayley Kiyoko, Robotaki, Sundial, Travis Atreo, Ehnara, and MC Zuko!

TRAKTIVIST Radio is back with our first show of 2020! We’re excited to get back to bringing you the hottest music from your favorite Asian Americans!

We’re #1! Celebrate with us our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of TRAKTIVIST RADIO this Thursday 5pm pst on DASH Radio! We’ve been blessed to have this incredible opportunity to showcase the music and stories from the artists in our Asian American community! On this show, we’ll be playing some of our favorite live in-studio performances from many of the artists that came thru this past year! 

And to you our supporters, listeners, artists... our family! Thank you for rockin’ with us in our collective effort to increase the representation and awareness of our artists in the North American and Global music industry and culture!

We interview the internationally recognized artist, choreographer, and fashion trendsetter BRIAN PUSPOS! Originally from Houston, Texas, he has gained a massive following of 554k subscribers on YouTube, accumulating almost 70 million views! Through his undeniably catchy, honest, and vulnerable music that’s mixture of R&B + Pop, he has garnered over 5 million streams on Spotify with features on 88Rising, VIBE, LA Times, NYLON, FuseTV, etc., reaching No. 24 on Billboard R&B Charts & No. 2 on iTunes R&B charts! We focus on the musical aspect of his journey and the significant influence 90’s R&B played into his artistry. Brian gives insight on how he carefully handled the addition of music to his professional repertoire with great care, hard work, and respect to other artists. We explore the inspiration behind his most recent track “Smile” released on Summerchild Records. Lastly, we learn about the fascinating story behind his new clothing line Vanguard Originals, recently selected and rocked by Billie Eilish! 

Plus we feature our Track of the Week “Fake High” by Jessica Louise!

Our smoothest and sleekest show to date with two guests who create quality R&B/Soul music! First, we interview the legendary singer, songwriter, & musician GABE BONDOC! One of the originals from the YouTube era, he continues to make a name for himself with his catchy originals and acoustic renditions of popular music garnering 70 million views and over 20 million streams on Spotify! Gabe blesses our show with a world premiere of the recorded version of “The One,” as well as live in-studio performance! We also dive into his upcoming EP “ONE,” a highly anticipated release since his previous 2016 album, and also talk about his headlining show this Friday at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles! Lastly, Gabe shares incredible advice on how to maintain balance while juggling music, family, and work.

Second, we interview an extraordinary singer, songwriter, musician, and producer from San Diego, Califorrnia ALBERT POSIS! As another YouTube OG, he has a unique ability to captivate all types of listeners through his genre crossing songs, which is evident through his 16 million views and millions of plays on Spotify! We learn about his musical journey starting off on YouTube, but choosing a professional 9-5 job in business until the courageous recent decision to pursue music full time! Albert also shares his experience as a songwriter for other artists and gives awesome advice for inspiring artists who want to be more prepared in working with songwriters. Lastly, Albert shares with us exciting details about his upcoming single and EP and being able to be a supporting act for Gabe Bondoc this Friday at the Teragram Ballroom!

YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS SHOW!

Get to know one of our TRAKTIVIST Directors Lauren aka “Dj Lee” who makes her radio debut on our show. Our team discusses a recent article about Asian representation in the current hip hop climate, NBA star Jeremy Lin winning a championship, as well as the hot new movie “Always Be My Maybe” featuring Ali Wong & Randall Park. We also share our “Global Pick of the Week” and our “Picks of the Week”! 

We feature music from #Bambu #GYamazawa #PLo #NAV #SweaterBeats #RubyIbarra #BohanPhoenix #TedPark #Jessi #JohnConcepcion #JustinPark #SyloNozra & more!