about


The West Coast’s premiere all 45 RPM outlet. ‘The 45 Sessions’ was started by DJ Platurn in February of 2010. Having traveled all over the world, worked with Red Bull, Amoeba Records, Puma, SXSW, and many more, the 45 Sessions has proven to be much larger than its 7″ circumference. Little records, big sound!

The 45 Sessions are resident DJs Platurn, Shortkut, E Da Boss, Enki, Delgado, Mr. E, & Saurus


Past guests and collaborators include…

Just Blaze | Z-Trip | Prince Paul | DJ Koco | Nu-Mark | RED BULL | Diamond D | 45 King | DJ Scratch | DJ Cash Money | Large Professor | PUMA | Maseo | Breakbeat Lou | Dante Ross | HIERO DAY | Cosmo Baker | Rich Medina | Marc Hype | DJ Robert Smith | Sweater Funk | SXSW | Jaycee | Dam Funk | J-Rocc | Peanut Butter Wolf | FTC | NERDTORIOUS | Flipout | Mayer Hawthorne | Kon | Amir | Shortkut | Rhettmatic | J Rocc | Skeme Richards | Supreme La Rock | STOKYO | Gaslamp Killer | Cut Chemist | FUTURE PRIMITIVE | Skratch Bastid | Recordbreakin’ | Tha Alkaholiks | The Beatnuts | The Bladerunners | DJ Epik | J-Zone | B-Cause | Vinnie Esparza | Cool Chris | BREAKAWAY RECORDS | Joe Quixx | Matthew Africa | Centipede | AMOEBA RECORDS | BASTARD JAZZ | Slopoke | Saurus | Pump | Hedspin | FUSICOLOGY | Cutso | Goldenchyld | The Dime | Crimson | TRUE | Billy Jam | Raashan Ahmad | Boogie Blind | Danny Holloway | Chorizo Funk | BEAT SWAP MEET | 100 Proof | J Boogie | Aima The Dreamer | Hot Peas & Butta | King Most | Proof | Natasha Diggs | Chungtech | EAST BAY EXPRESS | Doc Fu | Inka One | Rascue | SF FUNK FEST | Irie Dole | Smokey | WHIPT BAKED GOODS | Derrick D | Teeko | Zeph | Suspect | Brian Oblivion | STRICTLY VINYL RECORDS | O-Dub | MuddBird | Nate LeBlanc | David Ma | Expo | MOTOWN ON MONDAYS | Mat The Alien | Sure Fire Soul Ensemble | Flow | The Gaff | Frenzie | YOSHI’S OAKLAND | DJ Atm | Music Man Miles | Chicken George | DJ Sun | The Whooligan | J-Period | People Under The Stairs | Fran Boogie | Myron & E | Quantum | DJ Dus | Smokestack | Max Kane | Tim Diesel | Paola Puente | Monalisa | The Beat Junkies | SF WEEKLY | Justin Torres | Baby Jaymes | THUD RUMBLE | DJ Mel | Mike2600 | Tewz


You can currently find the 45 Sessions holding one offs throughout California, touring across the world, and releasing merch and music on the regular. Thank you for your support.

Please e-mail the45sessions@djplaturn.com for all imagery and promotional materials.

3 thoughts on “about

  1. Pingback: Live recording of Vol 19 of the 45 Sessions at Oakland's Disco Volante | Musings from the DJ Booth

  2. My son Matthew Africa, 40, was killed in an auto accident near Modesto on September 3, 2012. His work as a DJ and record collector wa the joy of his life.

  3. Pingback: The Oak Q and A: DJ Platurn On The 45 Sessions’ Remarkable Five-Year Run | Oakulture

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