Noise Pop Festival 2025 Presents

Wajatta

Gray Area

San Francisco, CA

March 1, 2025

Wajatta is the musical duo of comedian/musician Reggie Watts and electronic music artist, DJ, and producer, John Tejada. Pronounced wa-HA-ta — it’s a mash-up of the artists’ last names. Brainfeeder released their latest single “Waiting For The Get Down” in September of 2023. Previous releases include 2020’s Don’t Let Get You Down, and their 2021 EP, Do You Even Care? The duo describe Wajatta's music very broadly as “electronic dance music with its roots in Detroit techno, Chicago house, ‘70s funk and New York hip hop.” The pair has received love from KCRW, The Guardian, Mixmag, Future Music, and DJ Mag among many others.

Reggie Watts is an internationally renowned Musician/Comedian/Writer/Actor who starred as the bandleader on CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden. Using his formidable voice, looping pedals, and his vast imagination, Watts blends and blurs the lines between music and comedy, wowing audiences with performances that are 100% improvised. He was the DJ at the 2021 Emmy Awards, and recently released his memoir Great Falls, MT [sites.prh.com]. As a solo performer, Watts brand of musical/comedy fusion has led to sold out headlining tours in the U.S. and Europe, including festivals such as Bonnaroo, SXSW, Bumbershoot, Just For Laughs, Pemberton and more, and he has released specials with Netflix, Comedy Central Records, and Third Man Records.

John Tejada has been at the vanguard of West Coast techno since 1994, releasing a succession of acclaimed albums, singles and EPs for such prestigious labels as Kompakt, Poker Flat, Cocoon, Plug Research, and his own long-running imprint, Palette Recordings (est. 1996).

DJ LadyRyan

Lady Ryan is a Bay Area favorite – inspiring a sense of safety, joy, and belonging as a spiritual conductor and dedicated professional. Her passion for music can be heard throughout the Bay Area and beyond, whether she’s energizing the crowd at Warriors games, hosting one of her celebrated Soulovely or Sweetspot parties, or gracing the airwaves of 91.7 KALW in San Francisco.

Starfari

STARFARI is the stage name of Ali Jafari, a disco and mid-tempo producer based in the Bay Area. Over the past 20 years, he has embarked on a musical journey characterized by a unique blend of vibrant disco beats, infused with psychedelic and international samples. During this time, he has shared stages with renowned artists such as Folamour, Poolside, Tycho, L’imperatrice, Boys Noize, Franc Moody, Peggy Gou, Thievery Corporation, Polo & Pan, Madeon, Foals, Bonobo, Moon Boots, Tom Misch, and many others who have inspired him.