John Tejada
John Tejada maps electronic music across time, connecting the underground’s history with the sounds shaping its future. Deep cuts and new releases move through techno, electro, house, ambient, and other corners of electronic music, with each selection building naturally into the next. The show is as much about flow as discovery, tracing the ideas, rhythms, and innovations that continue to push electronic music forward. Expect established innovators alongside emerging producers and overlooked gems from decades past. Tune in to John’s show Tuesday and Saturday nights from 10pm to midnight.
John Tejada
KCRW DJ and music artist
John Tejada is a Vienna-born, Los Angeles-based electronic music composer, DJ, and professor at CalArts. Active since 1994, Tejada has released a vast catalog including five albums for the revered label Kompakt, as well as work on Pokerflat, Cocoon, Plug Research, Seventh City, and his own long-running imprint Palette Recordings. Alongside more than 100 remixes for artists such as Orbital, The Postal Service, Télépopmusik, Psychic TV, Gui Boratto, and Simian Mobile Disco, Tejada has collaborated with Plaid, Arian Leviste, Justin Maxwell, Baths, Diamond Day, Mason Bee, Nosaj Thing, Reggie Watts (as Wajatta) and others. He is currently involved in Optometry, his duo with March Adstrum.
