DJ
ECHO: Cali-Caliente
Mix Weekends - Saturday Night Street Party
PLACE TO BUY RECORDS:
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The
Pasadena Swap Meet
"They have a corner devoted to just records"
ARTIST:
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"Picasso,
wait what kind of artists were you talking about?"
ITALIAN
FOOD:
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Pasta and Pizza "I like any kind of pasta too, and my favorite pizza is cheese, I don't like swine"
DRINK:
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Hennessy
Straight
"Thanks to Mr. Choc for introducing me to her"
More about Echo : DJ Echo got his name from two friends, "It was kind of
a spontaneous thing", Echo says. "…my friends
didn't want to put my real name on a flyer and they picked Echo"
And he hasn't stopped since then.
A graduate from Bishop Montgomery in Torrance, DJ Echo remembers
listening to Power 106 while in the sixth grade. It was his
brother that sparked his interest in mixing. Echo remembers,
"my brother was a mobile DJ and he played clubs, house
parties, and Quinceneras. We had so many whack jobs, checks
bounced, or nobody would show up".
Echo and his brother practiced everyday in their garage, and
would record mixes off the air from DJ E-man to make sure he could meet the high standards of Power 106 and
come up with his own style. "At first it was tough mixing
for radio, because at nightclub or party you can read the crowd
and pick your music based on that". Echo continues, "Here
(at Power 106) you don't have that ability, you have to MAKE
THE CROWD".
His first mix at Power 106 was during Spring Break of '98.
To get away from it all, Echo likes to get his drink on, and
throw on a beat and cut to it, or come up with some dope ass
tracks. Most people would be surprised to know that he collects
toys, mostly Star Wars stuff, old and new. "I've got anything
from old Transformers, to G.I. Joes, but my most valuable collectable
is probably an original Robotech in the box".
Echo is using his mixing as a stepping-stone, and would like
to someday finish school and get a degree in electrical engineering.
