Through music, spoken word, and comedy, the album will weave a narrative that raises a collective voice in support of immigrant rights and in opposition to the inhumanity of current ICE actions. The album aims to foster collective consciousness about combating this injustice and to raise funds for frontline organizations working with communities impacted in Los Angeles and throughout California (see beneficiaries below).

Artists: Ozomatli, Money Mark (Beastie Boys), Fishbone, Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) ft. Adam Horovitz (AKA Ad Rock - Beastie Boys), Fred Armisen, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets), Jello Biafra and The Guantanamo School of Medicine (Dead Kennedys), SlimKid3 (Pharcyde), Frankie Quinones / Cholofit Creeper, Fredo Ortiz (Beastie Boys), LUXXURY, Al Madrigal (The Daily Show), Richard Montoya, Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), Eduardo Arenas (Chicano Batman), Gretchen Parlato & Jazmine Becerra Green, Lalo Alcaraz, Filer Coleman (Cop Shoot Cop), Los Abandoned, Las Chorizeras, Nancy Sanchez, Revival Season, Rafi El, Tropa Magica, 2 Mex., Ceci Bastida, Chris Estrada, Daniel French, Gardena Collective, Ghetto Dojo, HopesAndDrums, Jodi Lin, Jon E. Edwards, Justin Konrad, Uli Bella, Maria-del-Pilar, Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, Out Alive, Puerta Negra, and curating this whole sonic journey is DJ Dali.

Official kick-off announcement for the CONTRA-ICE project. Directors of the project will speak on the mission, with an open Q&A. Performances and art from select artists involved to be announced closer to the date. Additionally, the event will play a crucial role in fostering potential donor involvement.

A massive block-party music festival featuring main-stage performances in support of the project's vision, including several featured on the initial CONTRA-ICE compilation, as well as others (TBD). Benefit concert to include community engagement villages with a focus on:

• Immigrant Legal Resources
• Know Your Rights and Self-Defense Trainings
• Decolonization Workshops/Panels/Educational Speakers
• Healthcare Resources (including mental) for impacted communities
• English Translation Workshops for non-English speaking communities
• Food, household supplies, and pet care resources
• Auction for high-value donor involvement

The frontline organizations listed below are working with communities in Los Angeles that have been affected by unjust treatment by federal immigration agents and are recipients of funds raised by the CONTRA-ICE project.

• Unión del Barrio
  Dedicated to building a people's organization that promotes and defends the human rights and class interests of la raza in the United States.

• National Day Laborer Org
  Improving the lives of day laborers, migrants, and low-wage workers by building leadership and power among those who face injustice.

Dali Colorado

Project Director, Creative Director, Co-Sound Designer
dali@contra-ice.com

A connector of people. A visionary of Love Over Fear: Belief that music and art foster a vibrational connection through shared experiences, emotional resonance, and synchronized movement that transcends language barriers, creating a sense of community and belonging. Her work in California, Massachusetts, and Oregon has been grounded in two passions: supporting artists in the music industry and community outreach advocacy efforts in animal welfare. Forever a DJ, musician, dancer, and student. Los Angeles High School for the Arts Graduate in Music. Emerson College Graduate, BS in Communication with a Minor in Dance.

DJ Dali Mixes – Social Justice Sound Journeys Inspired By Our Current State

• NO KINGS NO MAS
• Dreams Aren’t Illegal
• CONTRA-ICE FAMILIA MIX

Lalo Alcaraz

Artistic Director, Co-Project Director
lalo@contra-ice.com

His life is dedicated to the representation of raza and the uplifting of immigrants; that’s why Lalo is a visual artist, activist, satirist, author, journalist, editorial cartoonist for L.A.’s CALÓ News, 2x Pulitzer finalist, winner of the 2022 Herb Block Prize, and 2025 RFK Book & Journalism Prize and 7 SoCal Press Club Awards. Creator of the nationally syndicated daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha,” and editorial cartoons for Andrews McMeel. TV/film writer, producer, cultural consultant (The Casagrandes, Bordertown, Coco, Forza Horizon 5), BA in Art, SDSU, M. Arch, UC Berkeley. Not a fan of ICE except sometimes in whiskey.

Lalo ART

Uli Bella

Co-Creative Visionary and Project Champion

Ulises (Uli) Bella is a founding member of the multi–Grammy Award–winning band Ozomatli. Raised in Southeast Los Angeles, Uli discovered his passion for music at an early age and studied at the LA County High School for the Arts. A self-described forever student, he is a multi-instrumentalist, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and founder of Ghetto Dojo Jiu-Jitsu Club. Uli is also a founding member of CONTRA-ICE and a champion of the mission Love Over Fear, expressed through music, art, and creativity.

Jim Coleman
Co-Album Production Director, Co-Sound Designer
filercoleman@gmail.com

Jim was a member of the band Cop Shoot Cop in the 1990s, and in 2018, he and Unsane frontman Chris Spencer formed Human Impact. Additional projects include Phylr and filer coleman, The Children…, Here (with Teho Teardo), Baby Zizanie (with JG Thirlwell), This Wilderness (with Robbie O. Leaver), Deaf Doula, and Out Alive. He has composed music for indie feature films and television, collaborating with directors such as Todd Phillips, Beth B, Hal Hartley, Rosemary Rodriguez, and Richard Kern.

Jake Trussell

Co-Album Production Director & Creative Lead

Jake Trussell is known for his work as a creative director, communications strategist, music producer, and DJ. He founded Mashit, a record label that has produced over 20 vinyl and digital releases and gathered fans worldwide, including the late BBC Radio 1 legend, John Peel. The Chicago Reader has called Mashit “Innovative … clever … futuristic.” As a recording artist and DJ (DJ C), he has released 50+ records, composed film scores, and performed around the globe. Boston Magazine called him an “alchemist of sound,” and XLR8R Magazine a “pivotal figure” for his innovative recordings and DJ style. He's currently producing HopesAndDrums, an interdisciplinary project combining music, writing, and visual art.

Jake has also served as Director of Marketing and Communications for Intuit Art Museum, Vice Chair of the Arts and Business Council of Chicago, Creative Director at Chicago’s economic development organization, chaired by the Mayor, and Webmaster for the Massachusetts College of Art & Design, where he also earned a BFA in Interrelated Media.

Ashley Vasquez
Social Media Director & Content Producer
ashley@dcmkid.com

A storyteller and adventurer, Ashley bridges creative intuition with sharp strategy. Through her boutique creative agency, DCM Kid, she and her team craft content rooted in emotion, culture, and truth. With a background spanning production, branding, and digital media, Ashley moves fluidly between worlds, uniting cinematic craft with real-world impact.

The daughter of an immigrant bar-owner, Ashley knows the value of hard work and holds a deep conviction: that storytelling grounded in truth, curiosity and craft can reshape culture. She invites collaboration with seekers, makers and believers—those who want to do more than simply show up, but show up changed.

Ashley has brought her solution-oriented, anything-is-possible mindset to brands and bands such as Ozomatli, Victoria Beer, K-Swiss, Corona Beer, Disney, STX Entertainment, and Jack in the Box, to name a few.

Matt Donahue

Matt Donahue is a veteran finance professional, active musician, and community and civic volunteer. Currently working in public finance service for local governments and non-profits, he started his career in education as a teacher and then helped start up an online learning company dedicated to teaching computer programming. He earned a BA in Afro-American studies from Harvard College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management, where he studied finance and non-profit management. Matt volunteers for local civic oversight committees, a learning research non-profit, and lives in Portland, Oregon.

Joe Steinhardt

Joe Steinhardt is the co-founder of Don Giovanni Records, a fiercely independent label and a cornerstone of the DIY punk and indie music world since 2003. What began as a way to document the New Brunswick, New Jersey underground grew into a home for untraditional and underrepresented artists, releasing career-defining records by Mitski, Screaming Females, Waxahatchee, Moor Mother, Irreversible Entanglements, Kari Faux, Laura Stevenson, Mal Blum, Downtown Boys, Alice Bag and more, while also backing influential outsiders like Lavender Country, Keith Secola, Swamp Dogg, and Peter Stampfel. Steinhardt studied at Boston University and earned a Ph.D. in communication at Cornell. He currently resides in Philadelphia, where he is an Associate Professor in Drexel University’s Music Industry Program.