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The Connection Magazine DJ Willie Reggaeton
By Elbert Garcia - Jersey's DJ WILLIE ( Willie Concepción ) is definitely making his case for the industry's hardest working Latin DJ. It's not that he's the undisputed king of the Reggaeton Mixtapes, his cd / turntables have blessed some of the hottest clubs from Cali to Calle 8 in Miami. Closing in on a Reggaeton radio show, he's already got a foot in major media from the internet to guest DJing on Mun 2's "The Roof", as well as hosting the popular, internationally distributed show "Rumba Caliente" program.
Yet his proudest moments came this past year, when Emilo Estefan himself selected him as the DJ for the Latin Grammy's in L.A., a move that helped pave the way to being named the 2004 Latin DJ Of The Year by Premiere Magazine. It's all given him a front row seat to the growing respect and power that Reggaeton's crossover appeal is giving to the Latino Culture.
"It's not just Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, New York and Miami, its all over" said Dj Willie. "And thank GOD its' doing it". "The more people can see what your culture is into, the more they'll like it". "It's not just about music its about getting people together".
Willie makes no bones about trying to be the Latino Dj Whoo Kid ( The G-UNIT DJ that currently sells about 25,000 Mixtapes per month.) To do the takes not only hard work and determination, but also a wide range of knowledge of all Latin music. For that the 27-year old Dominican native of Newark, NJ humbly thanks his father and his brother for pumping his ears early with everything from old school Salsa and Merengue to classic Hip Hop, Freestyle and House.
"I'm glad I know all types of music from all universal styles", said the father of two. "You can't just put stuff on, you have to know everything".
It's that type of preparation that has taken this Dominican to places far beyond his imagination - International spots that not even the most seasoned traveler might expect to find DJ in like Spain's Canary Island's.
"The Island of Tenerife has a population of about 1,500 and at this nightclub that I was in, there must of been about 1,200 people". said Willie with a laugh and a smile. "More than half of the Island was there. "Cop's were in Bikini's"...(laughing)
Ahorre April 18, 2005 11:05 AM