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About Me

My name is Josh but everyone calls me Wop. I am a full time parent first and foremost. I have two amazingly wonderful children that I am madly in love with. I am a single, full time, full custody father and not a day goes by that I am not thankful for what I have and how I have it. I'm an I.T. Regional Lead for an awesome company by the name of The Shaw Group (E & I) by day and a DJ/aspiring music producer by night. I love all kinds of music but my heart belongs to electronic music, especially breaks. I spin breaks...mostly Nu Skool and Electro but I always have a few suprises up my sleeve. I've been DJing at clubs, raves, concerts, and music events since 2000 and I've been blessed enough to play at some really amazing events and share the stage with some of the world's most talented DJs, producers, and MCs. Me and one of my best friends Jason Robo started our crew, Progressing Beats, a few years back and are still going strong with it today.I can have a good time pretty much anywhere I go, but you'll never see me more at home than when I'm at a rave/electronic music event/electronic music oriented club. I've been part of the electronic music scene/sub culture for over 10 years and I'm loving every second of it. I'm proud to be a part of this and even though alot has changed in 10 years, my intense love of electronic music and the New Orleans/southern Louisiana scene has only gotten stronger.I have the best friends and family any man could ever ask for. My best friends are family to me and my family means the world to me. I have the two most beautiful/wonderful children in the world (Kai is 6 1/2 and Mia is 5) and I somehow successfully balance children, and a very full time job with DJing/friends/going out. I love to dance (breakdancing/poppin' n lockin'/uprock). I feel very blessed to have the life that I have and the people that I have close to me, and I try to govern my entire life around one rule...treat people the way you want to be treated.
-Wop

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These are my babies...Kai Angelo and Mia Renee. They are my heart and soul and I couldn't live without them. They are my best friends. :)
Our beautiful little family
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

ANYONE WHO LAUGHS AT BAGGZ or makes me laugh. And David Elsewhere, too.

<----Upcoming Shows---->

August 1st, 2009 - BASS MASSACRE - Balcony Music Club, New Orleans, LA

September 19th, 2009 - BRAD SMITH - Dragon's Den, New Orleans, LA

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My Blog

Videos from the Pendulum show in New Orleans

Here's one of my faves I've seen thus far. (thanks to Jouban for taking it and Alisha for posting it!)http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.indivi dual&videoid=54763789Check out the other 5...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:59:00 GMT

Pendulum show at House Of Blues 3/24/09

     I think the old rave days spoiled me.  I remember pre 2000 and pre katrina getting to go State Palace every time I turned around and see some of the world's best EDM acts, and a few thousand of m...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:26:00 GMT

Great quote from Robert Schimmel's latest stand up

I was watching Robert Schimmel (a favorite stand up comedian of mine) on his latest stand up show on Shotime the other night, and he mentioned a quote he'd heard that really hit home with me.  It was ...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:45:00 GMT

This past weekend’s got me remembering, once again, how great life is

     As any single parent will tell you, the holidays are the toughest time of the year on all fronts, but especially on the emotional front.  During the holidays, pretty much...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:39:00 GMT

Wop: 1 New Orleans Photo Traffic Ticket System: 0

So a couple of weeks ago I get one of those photo tickets in the mail.  I opened it up and I instantly remembered where it was.  I was going to have lunch with Mageezer and I was on the corn...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:16:00 GMT

Insanity

Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."    I've never truly identified with his definition until ju...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:23:00 GMT

So there are people at my hotel who think I’m Michael Phelps

I really don't think I look anything like him,  but I continue to get the "Oh my God, you look JUST like Michael Phelps!" line.  So I'm at a Quality Inn in Hattiesburg and I have a group of ...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:26:00 GMT

Sleepless, music induced life ramble

At this point in my life, life is showing me how unpredictable and precious it is.  Day to day there's no telling what will get to me, what will put me on top of the world, or what will temporari...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:34:00 GMT

We’re gonna miss you, Jamie

Jamie Warmack was one of the nicest guys I've ever had the pleasure of knowing.  It's a terrible thing that his life came to and end so early and unexpectedly.  I never saw Jamie pissed or f...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:57:00 GMT

Fresh off a 4th of July weekend trip to Florida...and I do mean FRESH

I needed a refresher.  I've been working my ass off paying bills, taking care of Kai and Mia, dealing with this, that, blah blah blah.   Phatchad came to the rescue with a 4th of July w...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:42:00 GMT