Chris Campbell is a broadcast personality/nationally-renowned tastemaker and host of the multi-genre electronic music program The Progressive Underground. He is also a correspondent for NPR (National Public Radio) curating global underground music for national segments such as "Heavy Rotation" and "Songs We Love."  Campbell is the host of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s “Paradise Jazz Series,” “Concerts at the Cube,” and is co-host of the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre’s “Jazzy Wednesdays Summer Concert Series.”   

He has also hosted events including the Detroit International Jazz Festival, Charivari Detroit Electronic Music Fest and has curated/hosted Detroit Performs LIVE on WTVS-Channel 56 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), along with hosting/moderating a variety of concerts, industry showcases, artist album releases, panel discussions, movie screenings, and press unveilings.

Campbell is also an author and music journalist who has written for national and international publications such as Smooth Jazz News, Upscale, and Examiner.  He is a published author as his books “The Essential Neo-Soul” and “Essential Neo-Soul 2.0” spotlight the modern-day progressive soul music movement and are the only publications of their kind to cover the history of the modern/alternative soul community.

The Progressive Underground Show 160 feat. OSUNLADE

  Yoruba Records On this weekend’s The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews global music innovator and iconOSUNLADE and discusses his...

Deep house innovator OSUNLADE to be profiled on this weekend’s The Progressive Underground, Sunday, March 6, 8 p.m. EST

Yoruba Records On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews global music innovator and icon OSUNLADE and discusses...

The Progressive Underground Show 159 feat. ANTHONY “SHAKE” SHAKIR

Frictional Recordings On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we interview techno legend ANTHONY "SHAKE" SHAKIR and sample some of this extensive...

ANTHONY “SHAKE” SHAKIR to appear on this weekend’s The Progressive Underground, Sunday, February 28, 8 pm on 101.9 WDET

Frictional Recordings On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, we interview techno legend ANTHONY “SHAKE” SHAKIR and sample some of this extensive discography while chopping...

The Progressive Underground Show 158 feat. SEAN BLACKMAN

  Sean Blackman Music On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, we profile international recording artist SEAN BLACKMAN as he talks...

Global artist SEAN BLACKMAN to appear on this weekend’s The Progressive Underground, Sunday, February 21, 8pm

Sean Blackman Music On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, we profile international recording artist SEAN BLACKMAN as he talks about...

The Progressive Underground Show 157

Digisoul Recordings On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we delve into tracks from Dawn Pemberton, Quadron, Susan Clark, Hazel, Idesia, Navasha...

The Progressive Underground Show 156

Jay Nemor Music On this weekend's installment of The Progressive Underground, we bump tracks from the Brand New Heavies, Toni,...

The Progressive Underground Show 155 feat. Collective Peace

Collective Peace Music On tonight's episode, we have in-studio guests LaDarrell & Ideeyah Johnson, the founding members and leaders of the...

Sunday Sessions 072: DJ Cambeaux

Progressive Productions Inc. Tonight's edition of The Sunday Sessions is invaded by The Progressive Underground as DJ Cambeaux (the artist...

COLLECTIVE PEACE to be featured on this weekend’s Progressive Underground, Sunday, January 31, 8 pm

Ideeyah & LaDarrell Johnson of COLLECTIVE PEACE On this weekend's The Progressive Underground, we will have COLLECTIVE PEACE founders LaDarrell...

The Progressive Underground Show 154

    On tonight's episode of the Progressive Underground, we bump tracks from Monique Bingham (pictured), Louie Vega, Miguel Migs,...