Jeremy Sole is a Chicago-born DJ and turntablist based in Los Angeles who specializes in world music, funk, and electronic fusion. Beginning his career in the 1990s throwing loft parties during the emergence of hip-hop and house music, Sole moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and became co-founder and resident DJ of AFRO FUNKÉ, a weekly event showcasing Afrobeat, Latin, Brazilian, and global rhythms. He has hosted a Wednesday night show on KCRW for over a decade, mixing world music, soul, reggae, and independent rock, and has produced official remixes for artists including David Bowie, Beck, and Fela Kuti. Sole co-founded theLIFT, a monthly warehouse event series that expanded from his downtown loft to venues across Miami, New York, London, and San Francisco. In 2011, BBC Radio 1 tastemaker Gilles Peterson named him the number two DJ of the year.