MIC DIAZ PRESENTS WHO IS SOCAL? EP. 14: BREAKDANCERS

Thursday, February 25 at 8 PM

[ WHO IS SOCAL? ]

Our Filipino-American community boasts of some of the most talented breakdancers from various backgrounds. Let’s get to know our breakdancers and their inspiring stories of how they became bboys and bgirls, what inspired them, what they are doing during this pandemic and so much more!

[ SPECIAL GUESTS ]

Lyndon Apostol

Professional Breaking and Gymnastics Instructor

Lyndon debuted his professional stage-presence as the Rat King in Pacific Festival Ballet's The Nutcracker at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, propelling his career to perform in films, commercials, and musicals such as Mary Poppins, Mama Mia, West Side Story, and the new off-Broadway musical Comfort Women. His main focus this year is further developing his entertainment company's branch of dance instruction, InvEnt Dance.

Justin Foronda

Bboy, Restaurateur, Registered Nurse, Musician

Justin Foronda, a.k.a. Bboy JustFunk, is an L.A. based Bboy, restaurateur, Registered Nurse, and musician who attributes his creativity and work ethic to the dance he fell in love with in 1996. His passion manifests through his endeavors as he aspires to share his knowledge with his community.

Melissa Adao

Dance Educator

Melissa Adao, also known as MEL, represents 20+ years of dance education, community building and self-empowerment.

Paru Frances Herrera-Lim

Cross-cultural B-girl, Artist and Chef

Paru Frances Leanne Cariño Herrera-Lim (she/they) is a cross-cultural b-girl, artist and chef migrating from Virginia, Manila, London and Chicago. Sculpted by the nomadic nature of their formative years, she thanks DePaul University’s breaking (dance) club, The LAB (Chicago) and social justice theater, Free Street for catalyzing her creative energy. She relocated to L.A. in 2017 to expand her practice in guided movement + zine publication.

Nelson Labadie

Breakdancer and CEO of Picture Flicks

Nelson began breaking when he was five years old in the '80s before he moved to the Philippines for two years. He then started breaking again in 1991-1992 with a crew called Playskool Society. They preformed all over San Diego and they were present in all the Freestyle Session and B-boy Summit events. Nelson is now the CEO of Picture Flicks in San Diego, California, which is a premier headshot studio and content creator rental studio.

Jerick Sevilla

Business Owner, Bboy

Jerick Sevilla is a Bboy, owner of Suicide Kings and enjoyer of life.

[ THANK YOU ]

Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible.

PLATINUM SPONSORS:

Olivia Quido-Co of Olivia Quido Skin Care and Med Spa

GOLD SPONSORS:

Johanna Kempski of Resume Writer 2D Rescue

Jenny Padayao of Binalot Los Angeles

Jen Villar of Be About the Box

Ann T. Buenaventura of Color Street

Seno Family

The HiFi Hedgehog Gift Shop

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MIC DIAZ PRESENTS TUESDAY TIPS EP. 4: LOVE

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 8 PM

Come and join your SoCal Pinoys hosts for another night of fun, merrymaking and learnings in our latest and greatest show that is all about YOU!

This February, it's all about love! Call and ask our guest co-host about love and relationships.

NOTE: Answers and opinions are based on experience and are not professional advice. 18+ only. Calls will be anonymous.

[ GUEST CO-HOSTS ]

Teresa Valmonte

Tech Valmonte believes in the profound effect of emotions on our health and well-being. A mom, wife, and entrepreneur, she is a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner, Licensed Spiritual Healer and Certified Rainbow Technique Specialist.

Ozzie Del Fierro

A widow and a father of two who is perfectly imperfect.

This show is brought to you by The HiFi Hedgehog Gift Shop.

[ THANK YOU ]

Thank you for making this show possible.

PLATINUM SPONSORS:

Olivia Quido-Co of Olivia Quido Skin Care and Med Spa

GOLD SPONSORS:

(Some are also Raffle Sponsors for Thursday’s Podcast.)

Jenny Padayao of Binalot Los Angeles

Johanna Kempski of Resume Writer 2D Rescue

Specializing in Resume Writing, Interview Strategies, LinkedIn profiles and Career Guidance.

Jenny Padayao of Binalot Los Angeles

Jen Villar of Be About the Box

Ann T. Buenaventura of Color Street

Seno Family

The HiFi Hedgehog Gift Shop

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MIC DIAZ PRESENTS JAM SESSIONS EP. 6: HIP HOP NIGHT

Friday, February 19 at 8 PM PST

[ LIVE PERFORMANCES ]

At Mic Diaz Presents, we feature various genres of music and artists of diverse backgrounds. Tonight we bring to you some of the best musicians and emcees that represent hip hop and nerdcore in honor of Black History Month and to celebrate the legacy of one of the godfathers of lofi hip hop.

[ SPECIAL GUESTS ]

Robert, Claire and Alex Trio

Organ/piano/drums trio

Robert Perez, Claire Perez, and Alex Williams are an organ/piano/drums trio based in Los Angeles. With each member utilizing their expertise in a wide variety of musical disciplines, the trio aims to bring listeners into their fantastic and adventurous music.

Creative Mind Frame (Emmanuel Kwame Auoad)

Rapper, Saxophone player

Finding inspiration all around him, Creative Mind Frame can turn even the most mundane of subjects into a catchy bop. Approaching life with a creative mindset and a passion to continually improve, he’s currently making waves in both the world of process improvement and nerdcore. He is an avid streamer (Rocket League) and Ninja outside of work and music!

Kadesh Flow (Ryan Jamaal Davis)

Rapper, Trombone Player

"A propulsive emcee, a bold songwriter, a skilled trombonist, an auspicious producer and an enterprising artist." - 90.9 The Bridge

Kadesh Flow is a rapper with an MBA, a trombone Super Saiyan, and a Billboard Charting recording/ performing artist. He brings all of the above together, both on tracks and on stage, in riveting form as he actively blends his jazz and hip hop backgrounds.

Substantial (Stan Robinson)

Rapper, educator

Substantial is a Virginia-based international Hip-Hop recording artist and educator from Maryland. He is the Hip-Hop Ambassador for the US State Department and Next Level Program, Hollywood Music in Media Award nominee (Original Song - Video Game) for 'Renegade' from Arknights OST, and former Nujabes collaborator.

[ THANK YOU ]

Thank you for making this show possible.

PLATINUM SPONSORS:

Olivia Quido-Co of Olivia Quido Skin Care and Med Spa

GOLD SPONSORS:

Love Alvarez of Jj Cuisine

Johanna Kempski of Resume Writer 2D Rescue

SILVER SPONSORS

Artist x Food Sponsor Program:

Ruby Guerrero of Roobies Foodies

[ WANT EXPOSURE? ]

Want exposure for your business?

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Our podcasts have 2K+ viewers each time. That's almost 10% of the 31+ SoCal Pinoys membership!

We will livestream to:

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www.socalpinoys.com

2. Mic Diaz Presents Facebook Page

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3. Mic Diaz Presents Youtube Channel