shadow boxing

If you're an Angeleno in the dance industry (producer, DJ, marketing, promoting, press), we've been allowed to extend this invitation to you. KCRW (89.9 FM, Santa Monica, Calif.) DJ Jason Bentley (music supervisor on The Matrix, and occasional A&R person for Maverick) takes on the legendary DJ Shadow, whose latest, The Outsiders, was just released last week. The conversation about the state of modern electronic beats happens 7 p.m. this Wednesday at Cinegrill at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd. Marques Wyatt provides the music afterward at the adjacent Tropicana Bar. RSVP to losangeles at grammy dot com.

The hosts want dance industry folks to get more involved in the Grammys, which present Best Electronic/Dance Album, Best Remixed Recording and Best Dance Recording awards.