Daily Discovery with DJ Hapa

American Rapper/Songwriter whom performs under the sobriquet, Reek I’van. Hailing from the streets of Southwest Philadelphia, Reek quickly captured the attention of industry enthusiasts with his fiery lyric presentation and diverse flow style. Once known as Khaos in the DVD ERA, he won every battle that came his way.  At the age of 18, Reek was arrested on serious charges facing hefty time while in his freshman year in college.  After a couple years in State Road Prison, he felt robbed of his basketball career when he lost scholarships due to his incarceration.  After finalizing his case, he immediately enrolled back into a community college and was able to walk on a as new recruit. Subsequently a great basketball season at Montco, Reek dropped out. He had to make some brash decisions with the parentage of his daughter, Maui.  Reek began building his entertainment company London Boy Ent, which has a ferocious lineup of lyricists waiting to be unleashed. While working and co-writing alongside of notable artis

Born in Casablanca and raised between Spain, Morocco, and Switzerland, GHITA was exposed to various contrasting worlds and cultures throughout her childhood, influencing her own musical tastes and vocal style, where she involves Moroccan influences with pop vocals and lyrics. Upon graduating high-school in Switzerland, GHITA moved to Boston to attend The Berklee College of Music, where she spent three years studying songwriting and performance before recently moving to Los Angeles at the start of 2016.  At only 21, GHITA has been capturing the hearts of fans worldwide. Her debut performance was in June 2015, serving as the opening act for Maroon 5 during the Mawazine Music Festival in Morocco. GHITA’s debut track, “HateULoveU”, produced by Xela, was released on August 1st, 2016 and has been quickly hitting the viral charts on Spotify with many bloggers worldwide calling Ghita the next soon to be household name. Reaching half a million streams on Spotify, the song charted on the top spots of Spotify’s prestig

Singer-songwriter Sofi de la Torre has never been one to settle.  Born in the Canary Islands, she studied in LA and London.  With her change of environment has organically come a change in sound, progressing from the guitar-drive compositions of her youth to the #popdoneright identity she assumes today.  Check out the video for her song "Flex Your Way Out" 

Global Recording Artist, Catina, is taking the US marketplace by storm with her new single “Stronger”. The single, which has been featured on the hit reality series “Dance Moms”, currently sits at the #27 position on the Billboard Dance Chart. The single was also remixed by Migos. Cat talks with us about some of the challenges of being an artist from China and all of the rigorous training she's been going through to pursue this "unconventional" career path according to her Chinese family.  Follow Cat here

Yes, you read that right - quadruple threat!  The young rising star, Asia Monet has the credits that read like someone 3x her age and she stops by to bring us her latest single, "Come Along".  Beyond the success, Asia's mindset and message is the most impressive.  Check out the full interview and follow Asia here

Grammy nominated singer and songwriter Renee Olstead has a voice you can't forget and brings by her latest single, "Help Me Make It Through The Night".  I sat down with her to talk about her process and love for analog gear and more!  Keep up with Renee here: 

Award-winning actor and recording artists Reinaldo Zavarce aka “Peche” is a multi-talented musician with a fast growing social media audience on both Instagram and Twitter now prepares the release of his first musical project as a solo artist. His new single FOOL is a departure from his musical group of ISA TKM. You can check out his single here which premieres October 26th.   Best known for his starring role as Alex in the hit Nickelodeon Latin America/Sony Pictures/MTV Tr3s drama series ISA TKM, the show, dubbed the “Latin American High School Musical” by the New York Times, became a phenomenon among teens across the Americas (US included), and was #1 demographic in over 28 countries in its first season. The Los Angeles Timesdeemed the fan frenzy around the show and its cast the “Isamania”. Zavarce won 4 Kids Choice Awards including favorite actor twice, and was featured on the covers of the biggest magazines across Latin America and Brazil. Zavarce recently appeared in episodes of CW’s Jane The Virgin and

Katie Costello is back with her new album Twice The Love.  The LA native and Brooklyn based singer, songwriter and label head stops by to play some new songs including one of my favorites, "New York Graffiti" as we chat about the project, life, and NYC cabs.

KATIE COSTELLO Hailing from New York, but originally from LA, this singer/songwriter and label owner has some new music that you gotta hear!  Very excited to debut her singles, "New York Graffiti" and "Here and Now".  Follow Katie here   TRAVIS B KNIGHT A man of many talents, including producing and directing film, Travis B Knight is also a very talented musician and singer and stops by to play his song "A Few Things Burn Hollow" LIVE in studio.  Follow Travis here    BEAUTY IN THE BREAKDOWN Having toured all over the world with countless acts including Duran Duran, Ben Harper and more, Chastity is now the front woman of this eclectic project that marries multiple genres together.  They stop by to play their song "Satellites" live in studio and chat about their upcoming record.  Follow them here

LOLA MARSH The duo from Tel Aviv stopped by to bring us their new album, Remember Roses and chat about their on going tour. Follow them here   SIMON DOOM Simon Doom lead single “I Feel Unloved” premiered on Noisey.com and has since been featured on Spotify's New Music Friday and named one of the best songs of 2017 by NME Magazine. As John Hill from Clrvynt.com put it in the streaming premiere for Babyman “Doom has nailed down how to imbue a song with both undeniable catchiness and rich atmosphere”. The record, which was co-produced by Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser (both of MGMT) is Simon O’Connor’s post-baby record much in the way In Utero was for Kurt Cobain or Smoke Rings For My Halo for Kurt Vile. That sort of perspective can either kill an artist or push him to new creative heights. Babymanundoubtedly puts Simon Doom in the latter category. ROCKY SANDOVAL R&B crooner, Rocky Sandoval is on a whole new level.  Having spent over a decade in the industry and seeing multiple "breaks", he's hit t

CAYE Having started his college career at USC School of Music, CAYE has recently decided to put his formal education on hold and hit the music industry full time.  With budding success from recent releases "LA Life" and "With You", the multi-instrumentalist and singer/rapper has found his sound and his forth coming project Pink Tree Paradise is highly anticipated.  Follow CAYE here DAVIS With residencies all over town, DAVIS is not only a talented singer and musician, but an all around good guy.  He stops by to chat about his song "Los Angeles" and rocks out a live rendition with lyrics such as "you'll never find gold in Silverlake".  Keep an eye out for him and follow him here SYDNEY ALTON The ever-so-sweet Sydney Alton brings by her new single, "Up For Air" and we chat about her acting and singing career and the big move from Michigan to LA to pursue her dreams and talent.  We also chat briefly about her role as a love interest in a Why Don't We video and possible collaboration?!  Follow her here

  FOXTRAX The band of "brothers" stops by and brings us two tracks off of their latest, sophomore EP - "Grey Morning" and "Nothing Lasts Forever".  Keep tabs on this rising band by following them here FLIGHTS OVER PHOENIX LA-based band Flights Over Phoenix stops by to play selections off of their latest project "Where I Come Down" including "Middle of the World" and "Sleepless Nights".  Follow them here   MATT WESTERMAN Rising singer/songwriter Matt Westerman is looking to make an impact on the industry by bringing you feel good, uplifting music.  He stops by and brings us "One Fine Day" and we chat about the forth coming video where he skydives for the first time!  Follow Matt here

                            ROME CASTILLE This LA native is certainly a one of a kind - fusing his musical talent with his love for fashion.  Rome came into the DASH studio with some of the freshest kicks I've ever seen paired with his signature beanie and classic suit.  His music has a throwback quality to it and I was incredibly impressed with the overall vibe of his "Sixty Series" EP (stream it here).  Some stand out tracks include the morning anthem "Look Good" and "Jean Gaultier".  He has also two tracks on the project where he collaborated with fellow "NEXT Alum" Trevor Wesley.  Keep tabs on this rising artist here: @romecastille SUNNY LUKAS At the age of 17, this young man has a very bright future ahead of him.  Born and raised in Hong Kong and a child of the world, Sunny not only writes, plays and sings, but also speaks a multitude of languages.  We sit down and talk with the high school senior about his recent singles, "Everyone Is Beautiful" and his brand new one with super producer Hit Boy.  Stre