Bridging
PBA’s Bridging Arts Talks feature GRAMMY Award winners and nominees, music industry executives, and arts and culture innovators in small group discussions with aspiring artists.
The Bridging Arts Talks support Pacific Bridge Arts Foundation’s mission by connecting aspiring artists with industry leaders through mentorship, learning, and professional networking.
Participants include students who have participated in Pacific Bridge Arts Foundation programs, including our GRAMMY Camp Program, Musical Arts Scholarship, GRAMMY U initiative, and other music education and career development partnerships. Through these programs, Pacific Bridge Arts Foundation provides aspiring artists with meaningful opportunities to develop their skills, build professional networks, and pursue careers in the music industry.
Bridging Arts Talk Mentors
Inaugural Bridging Arts Honorees
Jon Yip of The Stereotypes
Song Writer and GRAMMY Award-winning Producer
The Stereotypes is the highly coveted, GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-platinum Los Angeles production and songwriting team behind Bruno Mars’ acclaimed 24K Magic album and 7x platinum, #1 Billboard Hot 100 song, “That’s What I Like” and “Finesse,” by Bruno Mars and Cardi B. The Stereotypes were also nominated for a GRAMMY in the category of Producer of the Year (Non-Classical).
David Yungin Kim
GRAMMY Award-winning Audio Engineer
David is a multi-platinum, GRAMMY-Award-winning audio engineer from Los Angeles. He’s worked with notable artists such as Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Nipsey Hussle, DJ Khaled, Playboi Carti, Ariana Grande, Saweetie, Jay Park, among others. He was awarded a GRAMMY for his work on Nas’ King’s Disease, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly and recorded and mixed Nipsey Hussle’s last song, “Racks In The Middle.” David was nominated for the 2022 Rap Album of the year for his work on Nas’ King’s Disease II. He has worked with artists across multiple genres of music, and his passion for audio engineering has taken him to studios all over the world.
Tokimonsta
Producer, Founder of Young Arts Records, and GRAMMY Award Nominee
As TOKiMONSTA, Jennifer Lee is the first female and first Asian-American producer to receive a GRAMMY nomination in the best dance/electronic album category for her album, “Lune Rouge.” She is a pioneer of the seminal 2010 era “L.A. Beat Scene,” and is one of the top 100 DJs worldwide. Her list of collaborators include Anderson Paak, Earthgang, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yuna, Zhu, Bibi Bourelly, The Drums, VanJess and more. She has gone on to remix artists such as Sia, Beck, Duran Duran, Portugal, The Man, Disclosure, Odesza, Ólafur Arnalds.
