DJ Crushed Velvet

George Ingmire aka DJ Crushed Velvet is a New Orleans-based radio programmer - covering everything from Bounce, Hip Hop, Brass Band, Soul & Funk to House, Electronic, Ambient & World music. His style as a DJ is eclectic and daring, bringing a mix of the well-known and the soon-to-be-loved. For eight years, he produced a nationally syndicated radio program, New Orleans Calling, about the music, food and culture of New Orleans. Every Wednesday afternoon, he’s the host of the New Orleans Music Show, a music and interview program, on WWOZ (wwoz.org) in New Orleans.

In addition to music, George Ingmire works in film as sound recordist, working with Spike Lee on ‘When the Levee Broke’ and ‘If God is Willing and the Creek don’t Rise’ and in places that include Haiti, Peru, Columbia, and Mexico.  His film ’Think of Me First as a Person’ is in the National Film Registry (2006) and has screened worldwide.