Artist Spotlight: Meet Footwerk

Footwerk began his music journey when he moved to DC from England at age 13.

Upon graduating from high school, he applied and was accepted into Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. While in England, he began DJ-ing and helped more established artists with equipment, set-up and other parts of live performance. In 2009, he returned to D.C. and founded Footwerk, a dynamic moody, melodic hip-hop vibe complimented by on-screen graphics and images.

Catch Footwerk as he opens up the festival live on the Main Stage on Saturday, April 20th!

NCF: Where are you from and where do you live now?

Footwerk: Born England bloke, Raised DC moe!

NCF: What inspired your performance creation?

Footwerk: Keeping the cult in the culture.

NCF: What's your favorite song to enjoy for relaxation?

Footwerk: Umi Says - Mos Def (on Vinyl w/ coffee preferably)

NCF: If you could invite anyone (the sky's the limit!) to guest perform with you onstage at NCF who would it be?

Footwerk: Cat Janice.

NCF: Any upcoming projects or shows we can make folks aware of?

Footwerk: Check out my feature on 'Speedin' from Tone P's GoGoPunk project, out now! My first release of the year 'Sharing Needles' will debut & release during my set on 4/20!