LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Z Trip Official Website) - Musician, DJ Z Trip and artist, Shepard Fairey have been throwing fundraising and visibility events for several months in an effort register voters and introduce and energize audiences to volunteer for Barack Obama's bid for Presidency. These events, called "The Party For Change" were designed to engage their mutual fan base and extend the message of the importance of voter registration to those who need to hear it most.
DJ Z Trip, recently named in the top five DJ's in the United States by DJ Times, has created a free downloadable mix for all to share called "Obama Mix". Perfected over months, the Obama Mix is one masterful 54 minute mp3 track (http://www.djztrip.com/obama/) consists of uplifting and motivating calls to action in support of this year's Presidential nominee Barack Obama. This politically charged "conscious" mashup of samples, speeches, and songs, all in the trademark Z-Trip style. Presented along with the now iconic Obama HOPE print- Z Trip's Obama Mix showcases exactly how Obama is changing the way youth culture views and engages in politics.
In a note to his fans, Z Trip urges people to get informed and to vote, "Please share the message. Educate those who may not know what is really going on. There is still time. I encourage you to make it a priority to speak to your friends, family and co-workers. Speak to anyone who will listen. This election is WAY too important for anyone to not get involved. Together we will vote to change our current course and reclaim a leadership of which we can be proud"
Z Trip, one of the biggest DJs of our time, performs over 100 shows a year, every year. Considered by many to be a founder of the mash-up movement, his musical tastes are eclectic and his mixing style rejects simple classification. Z Trip has reached the highest pinnacles a DJ's can reach- playing in front of half a million people, opening for the Rolling Stones, headlining major festivals and receiving top honors by major music and lifestyle publications.
Recently, Z Trip was invited to perform at Camp Buehring, Kuwait for soldiers of the United States Army in Kuwait as part of a high profile MySpace concert. In 2008, Z Trip headlined the Manifest Hope concert, performing his Obama Mix at the Democratic National Convention in front of innumerable city, state and national leaders.
