Winter 2025 Mixtape
Out now!



“You saved my heart today. Really and truly…” Such goes one testimonial for this artist’s work that he warmly carries.

Justin Gonzales is an artist, community teammate, and undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. Born in Manila and hailing from Los Angeles with limited access to the arts, it was not until his teens that he discovered a passion for music through playing the saxophone and disc jockeying. Through music, Justin found a life of service, both with and outside the arts.He is currently a performing member of the UC Berkeley Wind Ensemble and Cal Band (formerly their Media Specialist). Justin is a recipient of United States Marines Youth Foundation's ‘Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence’, and the ‘Outstanding Woodwind Performer’ and ‘Jimmy McClain Memorial’ awards for contributions to the Band Programs of Pasadena City College as a performer and communications staffer, respectively. He has studied classical saxophone with Larry Hughes.Alongside his studies in classical music, Justin is also a sought-after practitioner of world and electronic dance music. Formerly the Drum Major and Grade 5 Bass Drummer for the Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums, he competed alongside the group throughout the Western Hemisphere - most notably at 2018’s World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland - and is now a founding member of the City of Angels Pipe Band. Justin is also a genre-evading DJ, frequently performing sets up to twenty-four hours long, publishing conceptual mixtapes every quarter, and launching the HOKUNEIA media collective as a founding member. Furthermore, Justin enjoys performing in the Cal VSA Lion Dance Team, serving communities throughout Northern California.Outside of the world of music, Justin enjoys tea, photography, urbanism, and a highly amateur modeling career - formerly serving as the premier representative of PCC’s 'Dream, Come, Do' advertising campaign on the college’s website and billboards across Southern California. He formerly served Pilipinx Academic Student Services as their Public Relations Coordinator, and Cal Vietnamese Student Association as their Intercollegiate Council Representative and External Vice President. Additionally, he formerly served the Associated Students of the University of California as a Director of Communications for the Office of the President.Justin holds associate’s degrees in music and communication studies from Pasadena City College. He aspires to complete his bachelor’s degree, then go on to serve the State of California, either in the classroom or in fire engines.


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