Cquestt

Cquestt is a DJ, producer and event organizer who was born and raised in Los Angeles. She began as a professional dancer and toured internationally before she took up DJing. In a PAPER interview she said that, growing up in LA, hip hop was her foundation. Her sets mix styles such as gqom, reggaeton and dancehall. She has played Coachella, Camp Flog Gnaw and LA3C, and she was an associate producer on the Netflix series FOREVER.

She founded Baile World, a party series built on storytelling and community. She has said she started it because she wanted a party where she could hear reggaeton, dancehall, dembow, baile funk and jersey club. She also founded ROOTS, an event series that combines panel discussions, food and music to spotlight diasporic culture. She is billed at upcoming Los Angeles shows.