DJ Nykon spins LuckyIam of Living Legends and currently resides in Portland area.

DJ Cide began networking in Seattle and acquired his first weekly gig at Contour in Pioneer Square as a 19-year-old.

This allowed him to find more shows and venues to scratch at such as the Showbox, Des Amis, Nectar, Venom, Tost, Phenix, Chop Suey, Belltown Billiards and War Room.

In 2005, he had the opportunity to go on a nationwide tour with Jamaican recoding artist Prezident Brown. DJ Cide toured for five months though Washington, Oregon, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado.

Karate Kitchen is composed of Shea Isely, Shawn Turnbull, Rodger Brown, and Joseph Metzger.

Shawn knew Rodger from school. Shea knew Rodger from the Sweaty Sweaters. Joe knew Shawn from Deadly Sinclair, but Shea didn't know Joe and Shawn didn't know Shea and Rodger didn't know Joe. When the all finally met, they got to thinking, and thinking has a way of turning into music sometimes. That is how Karate Kitchen came to be.

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DJ Element started in 1993 as MC Element at age 13, in Maryland, MCing and writing lyric and making mixtapes on top of tapes.

In 1997, he first started playing records in Seattle. His DJ career took off playing at festivals and shows, as well as starting the first Reggae Night in the resort town of Sandpoint, ID.

He DJ and organized the first three original Northwest Reggae Festival shows.

Formed in the summer of 2006 in Bellingham, WA, N/NW has been gaining recognition for it's eclectic style and hype stage performances.

N/NW: is composed of D.I., Johnny Concrete, Lokeye, Mic Lee and Raw Jawz.

“The way I see hip hop is as an art and a science. There has been many great teachers which has led to many great students. I am a student of rhymes, beats and cuts. I remember in junior high rapping over cassette single b-side instrumentals. I remember needing a beat like biz mark needed a haircut. Hip hop is forever elevating and staying fresh because freshness is what hip hop was founded on. Peace to the four elements and don't forget the beatboxers...they never get credit.”

Bellingham native and singer/songwriter Jenni Potts has been a musician since she was 7. Her music is ambient and airy, and she says some of her influences include Radiohead, Cat Power and Explosions in the Sky.