goalvarado

Bio

Born and raised in Corpus Chrisiti, Tx. during ;60's thru mid 80's. ; Started playing with the wheels of steel when I was 17yrs old. ; Went to a night club and heard Le Freak (Chic) with an echo, went to DJ booth and asked where he had ;purchased ;the different version. ; He stated he did the echo with two records. Didn't believe, bet him $5.00 he put the record back on and echoed. Lost $5.00 and got the Mixing bug ever sinice. Bought 2 direct drive turntables and stated to learn mixing ever since. I lost $5.00 but got a friend for the last 40yrs and probably for life. I am still in contact with the Dj (Panotaker) who taught me beat mixing. Started doing high school gigs and moved up to clubs. ; Worked in the Corpus area from 1982-1986. Moved to San Antonio, TX to attend college. ; Worked as Dj at the Night Club at Hyatt Hotel on the Riverwalk from 1988-1992. Hung up my headphones after getting married and recieving my BS Degree in Chemistry and Biology and have worked as a chemist in the chemical manufacturing industry in the Houston Tx. Ship Channel. ; Returned to school ;and recieved my MBA at the age of 40 and ;got ;the itch to start ;mixiing again. Bought 2 Techniques 1100 turntables on Ebay. ; While studiying for my MBA I found out I love the world of stocks. ; I hooked up with a friend who is president of a financial firm and learned the art of stock investing. ; ;I am greatful ;to the art of beat ;mixing and Dj Panotaker for taking the time to teach me the art beat mixing, ;it ;allowed me to pay my way through ;college and ;made some great freindships. ; ;Currently married for the last 18yrs and have a 7 yr old daughter who loves ;hearing the music from the 70's and 80's. ; I recently let her listen to a mixed ;CD ;I did for my 40th ;B-Day and ;she loved it. ; She knew several of the songs from the Wii game "Just Dance". ; ;She ;told me if I was still Djing that I would rock. Made me smile, who ;knew 25yrs later my daughter and I would be enjoying ;songs I used to ;mix 25 ;yrs earlier. ;:) ; ;Music ;truly touches the hearts of ;young and old. ;

Katy United States

Member since: 14 Aug 2010