KERIMtheDJ has been performing professionally as a musician based out of Washington, D.C. for the last eight years. He is a musician who crosses the disciplines of turntablism, percussion and technology to provide art through show experiments and service. He has been called upon to perform for and educate people internationally, digitally and most often locally. In the spirit of continuing this work, he believes he would be a fitting candidate for this fellowship based on the scope of his latest project, Flowbot Mela, and the fact that he is the first DJ to ever exist on a U.S. postage stamp.

This experience has been developed as a mix series that is the first of its kind. Flowbot Mela is a collection of songs and improvised sounds sampled, composed and mixed through the lens of a DJ. Each episode acts as an audio time-capsule that freezes and prints the moments in which it was recorded. During the experiment, he is translating his inspirations in real-time through live compositions (often made by sampling during the recording) mixed with music of any genre that can describe the moment.

Staying true to its name, Flowbot Mela merges vertical pianos, showstyle marching-band drumming and DJing to create a crossway of multi-media art that cultivates synergy in any facility due to the portability of the methods used to produce the experiment. Episodes are filmed outside the traditional DJ setting, with a focus on abstraction, a common theme in many of his works.