Miles Douglas, aka Mikos Da Gawd, is a producer, DJ and emcee with a sound as colorful and complex as San Francisco itself. Born in the Mission and raised in the Bayview district, he was shaped by the city’s winding streets and rolling fog; density and diversity; its contradictions and constant evolution.

As a kid, he discovered soul music, then underground hip-hop. (He credits an older brother with that first A Tribe Called Quest record: “My ears were never the same.”) In high school, he started making beats for friends like George Watsky and Adam Vida. After a few years of rapping and producing with the group 40Love, and a few more DJing under the mentorship of the Whooligan and the LA-based Soulection collective, Mikos found himself with a following of his own, a diverse roster of clients -- and a sizeable track record.

Since 2014, when Mikos made a beat for Anderson.Paak’s debut LP, Venice, and co-produced the Watsky single “Whoa Whoa Whoa” (altogether, his collaborations with h