Mesh Screen Printing has been making a name for itself in the local music world. Not only does the Palm Springs business make beautiful quality prints and shirts for local bands and businesses; the shop recently hosted “Watch Your Head Vol. 1,” an all-day celebration of Coachella Valley hardcore music and community. For more information, visit instagram.com/meshscreenprinting. Owner and lead printer Chase Prints is the latest to take the Lucky 13; here are his answers.
What was the first concert you attended?
Dr. Dre, Up in Smoke tour.
What was the first album you owned?
KoЯn, self-titled.
What bands are you listening to right now?
Face Facts, KILLFLOOR, and Kanye West.
What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone love, but you don’t get?
New age rap shit is on another level. I’m still banging some slappers, though!
What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?
KoЯn at Woodstock ’99, Jimi Hendrix, Biggie.
What’s your favorite musical guilty pleasure?
Lo-fi instrumentals.
What’s your favorite music venue?
Oof, that’s tough. It depends what style of music I’m listening to at the time. I’m on different moods every day.
What’s the one song lyric you can’t get out of your head?
“Real g’s move in silence like lasagna,” from “6’7,” WEEZY F BABY!
What band or artist changed your life? How?
Jay-Z. The Blueprint made me want to become a hustler. Nipsey Hussle made me become a business owner and showed me the value of being in certain positions in life.
You have one question to ask one musician. What’s the question, and who are you asking?
Nipsey Hussle: What lit the fire?
What song would you like played at your funeral?
“Steady Mobbin,” Lil Wayne.
Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?
This isn’t a fair question, ha ha.
What song should everyone listen to right now?
Listen to what keeps you going, what motivates you. Use what you listen to as your guide to being your greatest self.
