About Me
I Started Spinning (DJing) in 1981. My brother had already been DJing for a number of years on Radio Station WANT (1976).To make a long story short, IN 1979, ELBRAVADOR HEARD HIS FIRST RAP SONG ON THE RADIO. IT WAS KING TIM THE 3rd BY THE FAT BACK BAND. THEN HE HEARD RAPPERS DELIGHT FROM THE SUGAR HILL GANG. THEN CAME GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE WITH FREEDOM AND SO ON AND SO FOURTH. DURING THIS TIME ELBRAVADOR..S BROTHER HAD ALREADY BEEN ON THE RADIO, BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT HE HAD NO INTEREST IN BROAD CASTING AT THIS TIME. THEN TWO YEARS LATER, IN 1981 ELBRAVADOR DECIDED AFTER DJing A PARTY FOR SOME FRIENDS OF HIS TRACK TEAM, THEN IT HIT, "I WANT TO DO THIS" HE SAID TO HIM SELF. SO HE AND THREE OF HIS FRIENDS MADE UP A CREW CALLED," THE JR FUNK MACHINE. " THOSE FRIENDS WERE, BARRY SMITH, KEVIN BOMAN, AND BARRY RODGERS. AT THIS TIME HE DIDN’T HAVE THE NAME ELBRAVADOR,NO NOT YET.ONE DAY IN MAY OF 1981, AFTER THE LAST TRACK MEET OF THE YEAR, HE WAS CHILLING OUT IN FRONT OF THE BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM. THEN HERE COMES HIS FRIEND, STEVEN DERRICOTT, WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY WITH HIS GIRL.
STEVEN HOLLERS AT HIM,"WHAT'S UP ELBRADVADOR"?
ELBRAVADOR TURNED AND SAID, "WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?" STEVEN SAID ONCE AGAIN," ELBRADVADOR". NOW AT THE TIME HE WAS LOOKING FOR A DJ NAME. HE GOT SUGGESTIONS FOR NAMES LIKE, "MELLO YELLO, VANILLA WAFER, AMONGST OTHERS REFERRING TO HIS SKIN COMPLEXION. BUT HE KNEW A UNIQUE NAME WHEN HE HEARD ONE. STILL THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT DIDN’T SIT RIGHT. SO HE SAID, "DROP THE D, AND NOW SAY IT. SO STEVEN SAID, "ELBRAVADOR? "THAT’S IT" ELBRAVADOR SHOUTED. THAT'S MY DJ NAME. STEVEN THOUGHT THAT BRAVADOR WASN’T SERIOUS, BUT HE WAS. AND TO THIS DAY HE STILL GOES BY THE NAME ELBRAVADOR, THANKS TO HIS FRIEND STEVEN DERRICOTT. Steve, I OWE YOU.
IN 1985, ELBRAVADOR HIT THE AIR WAYS. THE STATION WAS WENZ AM 1450. ELBRAVADOR..S BROTHER WAS RUNNING THE STATION. AND AT THAT TIME, ELBRAVADOR HAD THOUGHTS OF GOING ON THE AIR. SO ONE NIGHT ABOUT 11:45PM, HIS BROTHER CALLED HIM ON A EMERGENCY, AND THE EMERGENCY WAS THAT THE OVERNIGHT JOCK DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR HIS SHIFT. SO THANKS TO THAT JOCK, THAT WAS ELBRAVADOR..S BIG BREAK TO GO ON THE AIR THAT NIGHT IN 1985.THE LIST OF STATIONS THAT ELBRAVADOR HAS BEEN AT IS NOT SHORT BY ANY MEANS. THE LIST INCLUDE,WENZ 1450 AMWANT 990 AMWKIE 1540 AMAGAIN ATWANT 990 AMTHENWDCE 90.1 FMWCDX ( POWER ) 92.1 FMWSOJ ( J100 ) 100.3 FMWPLZ ( MAGIC ) 99.3 FMANDWKJS ( KISS ) 104.7 FMOUT OF ALL OF THOSE STATIONS ELBRAVADOR GAINED A GREAT DEAL OF NOT ONLY EXPERIENCE, BUT VAST KNOWLEDGE OF THE RADIO BUSINESS.SPECIAL THANKSTOMY BROTHER CHIPNANCY WILLIAMSLARRY JONESMIKKI SPENCERC.J. FRANCESNANCY FREEMANLORENZO THOMASMIKE STREETARRON MAXXWELLBEN MILESJIM MINORKIRBY CARMICHEALKEVIN KOFAXX
