The Andaz San Diego is calling all music lovers to gather for its Behind The Beat music forum, on Wednesday November 14th at 7 pm inside the hotel’s Ivy Nightclub, for an in depth discussion dissecting how technology and the digital age has changed the way music is both produced and enjoyed. Behind The Beat is the first forum in what will be a bi-monthly series of digital music dialogues which will include guest speakers. It is also part of the Andaz Salon Series of cultural events which the San Diego hotel has been hosting as an effort to connect guests and locals with enriching community outlets.

For this inaugural gathering guest speakers will include San Diego DJs, DJ Scooter and Mikey Beats, both of which are highly active in the music community both locally and internationally. DJ Scooter, who performs with artist Lavelle Dupree has been voted San Diego’s best hip-hop DJ for four years in a row and has performed at events such as Coachella and the Sundance Film Festival. Mikey Beats has shared a stage with some of the music industry’s most popular performers including, LMFAO, Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kueli, Wu Tang Clang, and Too Short, among several others. He is also the resident touring DJ for Monster Energy Drink.