CoOp Team
Live in America Springdale collaborates with a team of local creatives to communally grow our artistic, producorial, and arts administration skills.
DJ Girlfriend
CoOp Member
DJ GIRLFRIEND is a house + disco DJ based in Fayetteville, AR. While their work is largely informed by the music they grew up with in Memphis, TN, they also draw inspiration from the local music scenes across Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas.
Image credit: Elizabeth Salazar Photography
Pura Coco
CoOp Member
Pura Coco, born in New York, raised in Northwest Arkansas, is an emerging sensation in alternative R&B, blending Latin and southern influences into a unique, heartfelt sound. Her velvety vocals and electrifying stage presence create a deep connection with her fanbase. Pura Coco transcends traditional music boundaries, captivating audiences worldwide.
Image Credit: Zeta Inc.
DJ Raquel
CoOp Member
Raquel Thompson is the CEO and Founder of the artist-friendly label, Love More Records, co-founder of electronic music event production collective, Haus of Untz, and an electronic music DJ with over 11 years in the game under her belt. She is dedicated to building a sustainable and thriving music ecosystem in Arkansas by fostering collaboration, community, and equity in the arts.
Image Credit: Zeta Inc.
Briseida “Brioch” Ochoa
CoOp Member
Briseida Ochoa’s “Brioch” is a Latina visual artist, whose work places alternative processes of photography and printmaking as a means to new perspectives and realities with the help of cyanotype and anthotype techniques. Her work demonstrates how life extends beyond its own subjective limits and often tells a story about the effects of cultural interaction. It challenges the binaries we continually reconstruct between self and the other. She was born & raised in the sister cities of El Paso, TX & Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, MX. She holds a BFA in Studio Art Printmaking and Painting from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Image Credit: Joanna McCormick
Patricia C. Rodriguez
CoOp Member
Patricia is a creative based in Springdale, Arkansas. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and is exploring the use of art and expression in healing and mental health with bilingual and bicultural communities as well as with people in mental health crises. She is a mom who is intensely committed to wholesome fun.
Image Credit: Jesus David Lopez