OFF THE COUCH | JEREMY AVALON

Jeremy Avalon is a DJ, Producer & guitarist based out of Atlanta, Georgia. He is a part of the ATL based WERC Crew artist collective and for many years has handled guitar duties for legendary Atlanta band Heavy Mojo. Inspired by his father's immense vinyl collection, Jeremy showed an interest in music at a very early age.

Already a world traveler by the age of 11, Jeremy incorporates many international influences into his DJing and production. Caribbean/ Afro-Latino rhythms permeate his Sound as well as uptempo Hip Hop/R&B, Funk, Indie Dance & Deep House. These are the tip of the iceberg as concerns Jeremy's musical palette.

His Music career has essentially given him the opportunity to be a "two sport" artist. This diversity in talent has allowed him to share the stage with acts ranging from rock bands like Fishbone & Cowboy Mouth, then switch- ing gears into DJ mode playing on bills with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rich Medina, Talib Kweli, DJ Moma, Vikter Duplaix, Pete Rock, Sango & Bryan-Michael Cox to name a few.

Jeremy has also been featured on One Music Fest's DJ stage three years running as well as slots on A3C & Afro Punk music festivals. His talents have even brought him into education curating mixes, speaking on panels & demonstrating the connect between art & DJing at Emory University.