Garth Trinidad is a modern day griot - a DJ, artist, culture critic who employs various platforms to frame a stylish narrative that celebrates creative independence. His award winning international mix of music has been heard on KCRW's airwaves since 1996.
Regarded by press and peers as a key influencer of global music culture, Garth has introduced the world to such artists as Little Dragon and Janelle Monae, interviewed the likes of Quincy Jones and Yoko Ono, and is credited in part with shaping LA's modern music landscape. Through radio and journalism, event and content curation, music supervision, consulting, and production, he inspires audiences to nurture discovery and better discern popular culture.
Trinidad lists Apple, HBO, Nike, Sony, and Toyota as clients in his work outside the station. He has been featured in such publications as Wallpaper, Vanity Fair, and Rolling Stone, and local TV stations ABC-7, KCET, and KTLA-5.
An alumni of Otis College of Art & Design, he moonlights as an illustrator and fine artist.
Garth Trinidad on KCRW
More from KCRW
KCRW’s Top 30: Khruangbin at Coachella nearly triples spins of ‘A LA SALA’
KCRW's Top 30 ChartKhruangbin aren’t the only ones reaping desert rewards… you’ll find the Coachella bump all over this week’s Top 30.
KCRW Broadcast 780
MusicFanatic! I hope you had a great week. I’ve been in relative confinement, working on the final draft of a book. I think there’s at least three to four days left to go.
Lost Notes, Season 4 - Ep 4: Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection
ArtsLost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities.
Women to take record number of seats in CA Legislature
PoliticsThis fall, women lawmakers are slated to make up the majority in the California Legislature — a historical first. They could lead on reproductive care and family leave.
KCRW’s Top 30: Chicano Batman soars ahead
KCRW's Top 30 ChartSoCal’s Chicano Batman rides high, but did LA electropop duo Brijean just drop the city’s official anthem?
Guest Mix: Past memories and uncharted futures converge on Bolis Pupul’s ‘Letter To Yu’
Best New MusicOn his debut solo album “Letter To Yu,” the Belgian producer and Charlotte Adigéry collaborator delivers a towering homage to his late mother and an audio travelog of his visits to her…
KCRW’s Top 30: Baby Rose (slow) burns up the chart
KCRW's Top 30 ChartOur 2023 breakthrough artist, Baby Rose, earns the spins to take her BADBADNOTGOOD produced EP “Slow Burn” to number one.
CA’s Prop 1 narrowly passes to reform mental health spending
PoliticsWith the narrow approval of Governor Gavin Newsom’s $6.4 billion mental health bond, Prop 1, the work begins to build thousands of treatment beds.
KCRW Broadcast 778
MusicFanatic! Fanatic spring has done sprung. I know as far as the calendar is concerned, spring is unleashed on the 19 th .