Anthony Valadez remembers the first time he fell in love with the fm dial messing around with the knob and landing on public radio. Since then he’s created radio for the LatinX community (Alternalido on KROQ) and serving as the co-host of KCRW’s music flagship program, Morning Becomes Eclectic. He’s also documented dj culture on Fuse TV’s Crate Diggers for 3 seasons with Tier 1 dj’s digging across record stores in the U.S. As a dj, he’s opened for the likes of Bruno Mars, Meshell Ndegeocello, Little Dragon, Sly Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Prince, Slick Rick, KRS One and countless others.
Growing up in the San Fernando Valley and raised by his grandfather, Valadez was very curious with visual art, theatre and it’s connection to music. In college, he wrote Blasting Holes In The Night, a modern day greek adaptation which was scored on two turntables and was invited to the Shanghai Theatre Academy’s Experimental Festival in 2002.
Today he can be found sharing his love of photography and short story form content housed on his social media. “Story telling is everything” Valadez states. “Ive never been fond of talking points but rather deep dives into the process of art”.
Tune In
While at Tune In, Valadez was part of the inaugural music team developing in-house music stations while hand curating playlists. He was also the co-host of Fireside Chat. A deep dive conversation which welcomed Omar Apollo, Khruangbin, Nick Hakim, Dj Premier, Damian Marley, SZA, Chromeo and countless other artists. Valadez also co-hosted Place In Sound, a branded content podcast looking at the history of Chicago’s musical history. He spent two weeks in the Windy City exploring local record shops, studios and talking to local creatives who re-shaped the musical landscape.
KCRW
In 2008, Valadez was tapped to dj on LA taste maker station, KCRW. After 12 years he graduated to co-hosting the station’s flagship program, Morning Becomes Eclectic. Valadez was able to host conversations and guest dj sets with Dublab, Ambar Lucid, Little Dragon, Jeff Staple, Thee Sacred Souls, Toro Y Moi, Bobby Hundreds, The Trans Chorus of LA, Seal, Robert Glasper and countless others. He was also invited to dj + host at The Hollywood Bowl in 2023. He also contributed to social assets and behind the scenes content with a DIY aesthetic.
KROQ
At the height of the pandemic, Valadez was tapped to create Alternalido, KROQ’s first LatinX program with the purpose of incorporating LA’s largest demographic market. Alternalido was produced complete guests interviews from his home studio. Guests include The Marias, Omar Apollo, Boy Pablo and more.
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