KCRW's Guest DJ Project

Series produced by KCRW

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KCRW's Guest DJ Project 

KCRW's DJs invite an array of cultural personalities to share and discuss songs that have inspired and moved them.

KCRW's DJs invite an array of cultural personalities to share and discuss songs that have inspired and moved them. Actors, authors, chefs, athletes, directors, tech entrepreneurs and more share their musical passions, giving deep insight into both their lives and their creative process.


77 Pieces

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Guest DJ Project Tom Colicchio
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Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio talks about pivotal moments of his life as a music listener. We hear how rock music has fueled his ascent to the ranks...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 09:04
Guest DJ Project: Mike Mills
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Best Screenplay Spirit Award Nominee Mike Mills tells about his life changing experience with music and it's influence in shaping him as a director.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2012
  • Length: 10:18
Guest DJ Project: Fred Armisen
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Before his career as a comedian, Fred Armisen was a musician. He selects some of the bands that have changed his life for his Guest DJ set, from hi...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 10:27
  • Purchases: 2
Guest DJ Project: Jason Segel
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Caption: Jason Segel and KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox, Credit: Bil Zelman
Actor Jason Segel stars in the long running CBS series "How I Met Your Mother". In his Guest DJ set, he shares the inspirational musical number he ...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 10:57
  • Purchases: 2
Guest Dj Project: Mae Whitman
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Caption: Mae Whitman and Eric J Lawrence
Mae Whitman plays a rebellious teenager on NBC’s TV series Parenthood, but the actress is thoughtful, sentimental and surprisingly nostalgic in her...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 10:39
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: Ron Artest
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Caption: Jason Bentley and Ron Artest
Lakers forward Ron Artest shares his surprising pre-game soundtrack – soulful songs about love – and more in his Guest DJ set.

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:33
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: Cheryl Dunn
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Photographer and documentary filmmaker Cheryl Dunn finds inspiration in street culture, as well as a wide variety of music she associates with peop...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:32
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: Chris Hardwick
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Caption: Chris Hardwick and Dan Wilcox
Nerdist and Web Soup host Chris Hardwick tells us about the beginnings of his geekdom and gets serious about his favorite Radiohead song, as well a...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:48
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: David Chang
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Caption: David Chang
Chef David Chang is behind the acclaimed Momofuku group in New York. In his Guest DJ set, he reveals that he almost picked up a guitar instead of f...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 10:18
Guest DJ Project: Blake Mycoskie
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Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Caption: Blake Mycoskie with Eric J. Lawrence
Music has made a big impact on TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie and he’s made a big impact on the world, with his entrepreneurial spirit. Blake fi...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 10:45
Guest DJ Project: Will Wright
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Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Caption: Will Wright
Video game designer Will Wright changed the entire landscape of gaming with his hit game SimCity, and follow-up The Sims and Spore. It’s clear he l...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:18
Guest DJ Project: Miranda July
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Caption: Dan Wilcox and Miranda July
Filmmaker Miranda July is a true original and she gives us a glimpse into her creative process in her Guest DJ set, including the song that inspire...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: Elon Musk
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Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Caption: Raul Campos with Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may be best known as an entrepreneur, but he is an engineer at heart and relies on music to remind him of beauty in the world.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 11:19
Guest DJ Project: Grant Morrison
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Caption: Grant Morrison and Eric J Lawrence
Grant Morrison is a renowned writer who explores the underbelly of pop culture and modern society through the prism of comic books and his music ta...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 10:46
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: Jonathan Waxman
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Caption: Jonathan Waxman
Chef Jonathan Waxman is one of the pioneers of California cuisine. He talks about songs that have touched his soul and inspired his career, from th...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 10:23
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: Emma Forrest
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Caption: Emma Forrest and DJ Anthony Valadez, Credit: Gregg Lewis
Author Emma Forrest got her start as a music journalist and last year published her memoir, a frank, and often funny, depiction of mental illness. ...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: Mary Ellen Mark
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Caption: Mary Ellen Mark
Mary Ellen Mark is one of the most respected and influential photographers in the world and, when it comes to music, she’s a true romantic.

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: Bret McKenzie
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Bret McKenzie is best known as one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords and he shares the songs that laid the groundwork for his ...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 2
Guest DJ Project: Ed Ruscha
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Caption: Liza Richardson with Ed Ruscha
Renowned artist Ed Ruscha shares his favorite rockabilly tune, a song that defined his early years in California, and an artist very close to his h...

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 10:11
  • Purchases: 1
Guest DJ Project: Kirsten Dunst
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Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Caption: Raul Campos with Kirsten Dunst
Actress Kirsten Dunst reveals her romantic side in a list of songs about love and loss, from the simple pop of The Zombies to the epic orchestratio...

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 09:44
  • Purchases: 2

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