Mosh For Youth, L.A.’s Most Hardcore Non-Profit, Is Slam-Dancing for Latino Scholarships

SincetheconceptionofPomona-basedMoshforYouth,thegoalhasbeentoempoweracommunitythathasbeencontinuouslydisenfranchised:college-boundLatinoyouths. AsL.A.’sarguablymostviolentnon-profit,presidingoverlivehardcoreshowswithintenselyaggressive,butintentionallyrespectful,moshinginitspits,entersanewphase,itsmissiontowardsupportinghighereducationcontinues,onlythistimethroughrecordsales. ThefirsttrackfromAztecBlood,MoshForYouth’sfirstLPproducedunderitsnewlylaunchedrecordlabel,punchesthelistenerrightinthefacewithatwo-step.Thetrack,titled“DrownedinBlame,”openswithariff,leadstoabreakdown,andthensmacksyouintheearswithitslyrics: “Itdoesn’tmatterwhatIpreach,itonlymatterswhatyouprove,”singsVictorCampos, theleadsingerofBarrioSlaminacallforaction. CamposistheCEOandfounderofMoshForYouth,anon-profitthatraisesmoneyforscholarships.  DesmadreperformingataMoshforYouthshow.PhotocourtesyofLuckeeNgin.Initia