Gavin Turek is glowing.
Video directed by Angie Scarpa. All photos by Larry Hirshowitz.

Gavin Turek: KCRW Live from HQ

Intimate performances, fresh sounds, and candid conversations with a view.

Grab your “Disco Boots” or any dancing footwear of choice… you’re gonna need ‘em. SoCal native Gavin Turek hits KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio in full disco mermaid regalia with a set of stone-cold jams from her new sophomore LP Diva Of The People. Turek and her sartorially on-point band — Nathan Ricks (drums, playback), Eric Scullin (guitar, keys), and Patrick Taylor (bass, synth-bass) — deliver Diva highlights including “IOU,” “Hands Off The Wheel,” and (of course) “Disco Boots.” Plus, they regale us with the 2018 hit “WHITNEY.” 

We’ve been heavily into Turek’s discofied, electro-R&B dating back to her earliest collabs with fellow cutting-edge LA producer TOKiMONSTA. In the subsequent years, Turek has upped her production game with TOKi, fine-tuned her dance-floor ready sound, started her own record label, Madame Gold, and put some acting credits under her belt.

Click into the video above for an instant party and dig into her interview with Morning Becomes Eclectic host Novena Carmel below where she radiates the joy that you’ll find throughout her music and explains why “diva” isn’t a dirty word.

More: Gavin Turek: KCRW Live From The Basement (MBE, 2017)

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Credits:

KCRW Music Director: Anne Litt
Interviewer: Novena Carmel
Director/Editor/Colorist: Angie Scarpa
Director of Photography: Kylie Hazzard
Camera Operators: Rachel Bickert, Kylie Hazzard, Angie Scarpa, Miko Scarpa
Recording Engineer: Hope Brush
Mix Engineer: Katie Gilchrest
Assistant Engineer: Chandler Martin
Executive Producer: Ariana Morgenstern
Producers: Anna Chang
Digital Producer: Marion Hodges
Digital Editorial Manager: Andrea Domanick
Lighting Design: Jason Groman
Art Director: Evan Solano

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