Moniquea’s Jammin Croquettes show is a monthly serving of highly flavored cuts of Boogie and Modern Funk, New Wave and all of what she deems as clear-cut feel good music. Tune in and get a taste.

On this month’s episode, Moniquea is joined by guest XL Middleton.

XL Middleton is a California-based artist/producer/DJ whose sound falls into the funk-laden style the region has long been recognized for. Hailing from the city of Pasadena in the northeast corner of Los Angeles, he has been hard at work for years crafting melodic, chord-heavy tunes.

XL has released volumes of work, the sound of which largely embodies a party feel mixed with a futuristic brand of funk inspired by legends such as George Clinton, Roger Troutman, & Cameo, not to mention hip hop funksters like Battlecat & DJ Quik. He has sought to bridge the gap between fans of the modern funk/80’s boogie sound and 90’s g-funk, evolving from his beginnings as a hip hop artist to a full-fledged modern funk musician, educated by the music he once sampled in the course of creating rap beats. At an XL show, you might find him singing notes through a vocoder, rapping, playing records from his extensive vinyl collection, or shredding solos on a shoulder synth, or “keytar.” He operates his own label, MoFunk Records, dedicated to furthering the modern funk sound.

In addition to his own solo material, XL produces music for labelmate and modern funk songstress Moniquea, as well as Zackey Force Funk.