Over the last three years, the Aditya Prakash Ensemble has played host to a family reunion of musical genres. In its compositions, the ensemble’s unconventional comtemporary style – an ascending scale voiced by an Indian classical singer, a dissonant riff played by a Brazilian guitarist – unites the Indian classical music style with its much younger American sibling: jazz. Read more...

Photo: The Aditya Prakash Ensemble blends an unconventional pair of genres, jazz and classical Indian music.

Bentley Montes said he’s using the opportunity to perform at tonight’s Bruin Bash concert to begin leaving his mark as the next big DJ on the UCLA campus. Read more...

Photo: UCLA student Bentley Montes mixes tracks using throwback classics and electronic music.

Jeffrey Hsiao is new to the game. Hsiao began mixing at the beginning of this year, and is a relatively new addition to the swath of DJs on the UCLA campus. Read more...

Photo: DJ SARS, also known as Jeffery Hsiao, only began DJing early this year, but was a long-time fan.

The Daily Bruin’s Garrett Anglin sat down with the two student DJs who will be opening for E-40 and Tyga to get an inside look into what they will be spinning tonight. Read more...

Photo: One of the two student DJs opening up for major acts Tyga and E-40 at this year’s Bruin Bash, Jeffrey Hsiao, also known as DJ SARS, thinks of his DJing as an improvising process. Hsiao has found his music is created best when he organically produces his mixes rather than when it is planned.

While last year’s performance featured Panamanian hip-hop duo Las Rakas, indie rock band Ra Ra Riot and hip hop duo Chiddy Bang, Bruin Bash 2013’s lineup is taking a strictly hip-hop feel. Read more...

Photo: Last year’s Bruin Bash featured Panamanian hip hop duo Las Rakas, indie rock band Ra Ra Riot and hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang.