The Friendly Traveler

Felix Hwang (born 1975 in San Francisco, California, USA), better known by the name of Friendly Traveler, is a hip hop record producer, DJ, and composer. He is a featured DJ at the Stanford University-based radio station, KZSU. [* [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/01.29.04/kev-0405.html Kevvy Kev and Friendly Traveler feature] in Metro Silicon Valley]

Friendly Traveler started out in the mid 90's as a hip hop producer. With his colleague Ainzboogie, the tandem of producers was known as Hidden Artifacts: Findas of Lost Beats. In 1996, they started their own record label, Distorted Echo Recordings. During this time, Friendly Traveler collaborated with Bay Area-based emcee, LT, and formed the duo, LT & the Friendly Traveler. LT & the Friendly Traveler released an EP ("Equilibrium") in 2000 and a full-length album ("Most Likely...") in 2002.

During the recording of "Most Likely...", Friendly Traveler began to DJ. Being a self-taught DJ caught the attention of Kevvy Kev, the host of KZSU's hip-hop show, The Drum. Friendly Traveler soon became a resident DJ and is now an integral part of the show.

In 2006, he was commissioned to compose original music for the feature film "X's and O's".

Discography

Official albums:
* LT & The Friendly Traveler – "Equilibrium" (2000)
* LT & The Friendly Traveler – "Most Likely" (2002)

Film scores

* "X's & O's" (2007)

DJ

* KZSU - featured on The Drum and MHZ with Raymundo.

Other work

Friendly Traveler can be seen in a cameo appearance as a DJ in the 2007 movie "X's and O's".

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/friendlytraveler Friendly Traveler on MySpace]
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* [http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/01.29.04/kev-0405.html Kevvy Kev and Friendly Traveler feature] in Metro Silicon Valley

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