Around 3:00 PM yesterday afternoon, Snapchat user djkhaled305, the handle of prolific Snapchat savant and world famous musician DJ Khaled, uploaded two back-to-back, ten-second videos announcing a surprise promotional event at a location less than a mile away from the Stanford campus. The two videos, whose screenshots can be viewed below, reveal that the event will be held at 3000 El Camino Real at 3:30 PM. The event will take place presumably on account of “fan luv” [sic] from DJ Khaled, who is currently on a three-day tour of the Bay Area and is set to perform at Pier 70 in San Francisco on Friday night.
Given the event’s proximity to Stanford, organizers decided to invite a number of Stanford student DJs to open for DJ Khaled. Undergraduate Sophomores Michael Becich, Josh Fagel, and Jose Serrano were all selected to perform after being contacted on LinkedIn by organizers. According to Becich, the event, entitled “Guac Bowl” on account of the encroaching Super Bowl 50 this Sunday, is open to the public and Stanford students are encouraged to attend. Becich went on to say that he, Fagel, Serrano, and other unnamed individuals on campus have been in contact with Guac Bowl’s organizers for the past few days and have been trying to keep relevant information “under the table” until today. According to Becich, Pharrell Williams is also rumored to attend the Guac Bowl event, since he is set to perform alongside DJ Khaled tonight in San Francisco.
When asked for comment on their invitation to perform at the event and their DJ experience, the three students gave the following responses.
Becich: “As amateur artists, we are blessed be on the same stage as him. This opportunity comes along once in a millennium.”
Becich has also performed at various locations on campus, and notably was the head organizer of the 2015 “FroSoCo frat party” AKA PhiPsiChi.
Fagel: “LinkedIn is the key to success. I’m really hoping to meet DJ Khaled. I’ve always dreamed of being in one of his snapchats [sic]. I’ve only played at frat parties before because it’s more of a hobby than a part time job to me, so this is quite exciting for me.”
Serrano: “I’ve performed at Mausoleum, Sigma Nu events, DM, and Snowchella.”
Serrano went on to state that it is “a great opportunity to be opening up for Khaled because he is a producer that has worked with many talented artists. Having him share his words of wisdom and success will only make our DJ careers so much more amazing.”