Mark de Clive-Lowe.

For the past two years, Los Angeles has been home to one of the country’s most buzzed about DJ residencies. CHURCH, the brainchild of DJ/keyboardist/producer Mark de Clive-Lowe, is an event that showcases its founders love for many seemingly disparate styles of music.

“I like to say CHURCH is equal parts jazz club, dance party and electronic remix experiment,” said de Clive-Lowe during a recent interview with DCist. “I love music that people can listen to and music that people want to get down to on the dancefloor.”

After successfully taking his concept on the road to New York and other cities, CHURCH will be making its second appearance here in D.C. on Sunday night at Liv. One thing that sets CHURCH apart from other similar happenings is that de Clive-Lowe doesn’t limit himself to one style or genre. If it gets people moving, it’s in the mix, whether it be afrobeat, hip hop, Afro-Cuban music, house or dubstep.

While de Clive-Lowe is at the center of it all, playing various keyboards and electronic gadgetry, he also brings live musicians into the mix. Previous iterations of CHURCH have featured jazz heavyweights like drummer Eric Harland and bassist James Genus. Sunday’s performance will include rising jazz star and District native Ben Williams, a bassist who not long ago won the prestigious Monk Competition. And there are always a few surprises.

“D.C.’s a city that has such a great vibe and somewhere i’ve always enjoyed playing,” de Clive-Lowe said. “There’s such amazing talent in DC and i’m looking forward to getting some crew involved!”

The eclecticism of a CHURCH event stems mainly from de Clive-Lowe’s own diverse background. Originally from New Zealand, he started playing the piano at a very young age. In his teens, he made the jump from classical music to jazz, hoping to eventually move to New York to make it as a pianist. Exposure to Native Tongues and other hip-hop pioneers drove him toward the club scene, where jungle, drum’n’bass, house and breakbeat pushed him further away from acoustic music.

After spending 10 years as a DJ in the UK, he relocated to L.A. four years ago, and that is where things came full circle. CHURCH’s resident vocalist Nia Andrews, asked de Clive-Lowe to accompany her on acoustic piano, the first time he had performed on the instrument in 10 years. Afterwards, he began asking musicians to sit in with him during his DJ sets. His idea was to present his own musical journey over the course of a night. A show may start off with an emphasis on jazz, while getting more and more electronic and dance-driven over the course of the live sets

“I just like people to enjoy themselves, in whatever way they feel fit,” de Clive-Lowe said. ” It might start off with people hearing a Thelonious Monk interpolation, and an hour later they’ll be sweating it out on the dance floor to some jazz fueled house beats.”

Mark de Clive-Lowe’s CHURCH will take place on Sunday at Liv. 7:30 p.m. doors/8:30 p.m. show. $10.