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Rik Sotero

RIK SOTERO ANTILLON-I am a new creation(2Cor:5:17)

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Cute MySpace Layouts The Road to Salvation- God being first and foremost in my life, I have been spinning live and mixing down the dance vibes since 95'! Evoking a emotional audience response with a balanced glitchy, electro, proggy, tech house sound selection coupled with unique mixing that electrifies the listener. You may also have known me as Sotero Errera, Doc Holiday or Defiance.??In the last 13 years I played clubs and events nationally and world wide (Denmark, LA, Miami, New York, Colorado, Las Vegas, San Francisco) including career highlight performances such as playing for pop singer Pink's summer birthday bash, playing alongside Jay Tripwire, Q-burns, Lance Desardi, Jeno, Keoki, Rabbit in the Moon, Lee Burridge, Colette, Mark Farina, Solar, Jason Blakemore, Tony Humphries, King Britt, Greyboy and Beat Junkies. Other career highlights include DJing on MTV, World Music Conference, Hard Rock Casino Snowboard Rail Jam, Fox Sports Television, ESPN2, Triple Crown of Snowboarding on NBC Televisions, Chevy Snowboard Grand Prix, NBC Television Gravity Games, Tha Sessions Crump dancing contest and the JAYO foundation. I can find the right balance to always fit the mood of any event from fashion shows to sporting events. Last New Years Eve I played electronic music for our church while pastors prayed the New Year in! For special occasions I will play old school hip hop, acid jazz, reggae and other forms of electronic dance music. Much of my musical influences come from my mother, rock, punk rock, new wave, hip hop and producing snowboard & motocross films for 10 years. "Cutting film resembles matching a beat". Coming to Los Angeles from Miami and Colorado, I have made a decent reputation in LA and San Francisco by spinning guest spots and residencies. I've been working on putting out tracks on future house label WaxOnWaxOff Recordings/WoWo. Formally part of Colorado's Milehighhouse, I am now with FRIENDofaFRIEND and all the while maintaining my surf companies Ding Bag & www.dropinrideshop.com. Believe it or not, I still find the time to participate in the action sports I love so much! Motocross, skating, snowboarding and surfing. I am also involved with Chrisitian ministry at my church(sanctuaryhb.com) where I am a deacon, am involved with Prison Ministries, Surf ministry and anything God calls me to do. I know only play a few select live gigs with a message of the "Good News" in my mixes. MY SALVATION- DJ'ing has been a metaphor in my life because I end up spinning out of control! I thought all along that I could go through life on my own and by my own rules "We are not saying that we can do this work ourselves. It is God who makes us able to do all that we do." 2 Cor. 3:5. Not until I got slapped in the face several times, did I realize I was doing it all wrong! My hardened heart was softened when I let God in and only than! How many times did I have to fall before I realized this? Most of my life unfortunately until 2005 when God led me and my wife to the Sanctuary Church. That is where I humbled myself before Jesus and completely surrendered my life to God. That meant and still means anything and everything that keeps me distant from Him. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness"(1John1:9) Without God in my life, I was lost and seeking fulfillment in all the wrong places. Bars, girls, drugs, fame, etc.."for the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life"(Rom.6:23). I realized that dj'ing, the film industry, my old friends, some of them famous, were not filling that void in my heart! All of it only led me down a false path of hope that are the ways of the world and the flesh. I wasn't a product of my environment, I chose that environment! Now that I look back, God was calling me all along and I finally found Him! "Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come into him"(Rev. 3:20) That voice in my head or gut feeling was God! Whether I was doing something right or wrong He was there the whole time. Realizing that, I fully excepted Him into my heart through Jesus Christ receiving the gift of eternal life!(Eph2:8-9). I see everything different now. "If anyone belongs to Christ, he his a new creation. The old things have gone; everything is made new!"(2Cor.5:17) I can't imagine life without Him and without being obedient to his word. Because of my obedience in serving Him I found one of my purposes in my life. Helping the lost youth except Jesus into their hearts. Visiting juvenile and prison facilities is now a priority in my life. God is also blessing me and the people in my life in so many ways through my salvation and theirs. It's truly unbelievable what God can do for us. "For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee"'(Hebrews 13:5) This is only the beginning. Miracles do happen! I give it all to God now and for his purpose. To be a soul winner helping the lost through ministry, sport and music for salvation, sanctification and peace! "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13) God bless you and don't forget to thank him daily for everything he gives us! PLUG- Peace, Love, Unity and God! Peace & Beats to you all.....

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/13/2005
Band Website: dingbag.com and prepaidlegal.com/hub/rantillon
Band Members: My brothers and sisters in Christ including those yet to come..... Matthew 16:24-Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Influences: Jesus Christ and all my brothers and sisters that are walking right with the Lord. Bless the Lord!

HILLSONG UNITED lyrics
Sounds Like: "Your platform is the weapon for today through praising the Lord and sharing his truth with the world!"
Record Label: WaxOnWaxOff Recordings/WoWoWax
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Years Eve better than any other!

By now you should notice a slow progression of my walk with Christ. I would have to say that so far New Years Eve topped it off! The night was called Harp and Bowl. Revelation 5:8-"Now when He had ...
Posted by Rik Sotero on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:07:00 PST

After hours with God

John 15:16-"You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you."...
Posted by Rik Sotero on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:30:00 PST

Hillsong United!!!

Hillsong United from Australia is awesome! I finally got to see them play live and I was absolutely touched by the amount of teenagers present! I have never witnessed so many kids praising the lord....
Posted by Rik Sotero on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:42:00 PST

Crumping, what is it? Crumping!

Have you ever heard Crumping? Urban break dancing meets tribal! I am proud to say that prophet Ruckins Mckinley asked me to dj a dance event that he host every two months. Last November kids from d...
Posted by Rik Sotero on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:39:00 PST

I am there for you through the grace of God!

If you have read my blogs you will see a pattern of how my life has changed. Christ has restored me forever. I don't go out to clubs or dj at them very much anymore. If I do it is with a cause now ...
Posted by Rik Sotero on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:32:00 PST

The road to my salvation

The Road to Salvation-God being first and foremost in my life recently, I have been spinning live and mixing down the dance vibes since 95'! My energetic performances evoke a emotional audience respo...
Posted by Rik Sotero on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:00:00 PST

This weekend will be the closest to SF you'll get in SoCal

This weekend we had the honors of having Greg Eversoul from San Francisco play three days in a row in SoCal! Greg is a great guy and dj. I have known him for about 8 years. I used to play hip hop b...
Posted by Rik Sotero on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:46:00 PST

San Francisco!

Halloween... Where do I start!.. Ok I guess with Friday at Wish Bar... DJ Seven and I tagged team from 10-2... It started off a little mellow and than the costumes started showing up... Yes as early a...
Posted by Rik Sotero on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:16:00 PST

Detroit Bar 5th. Anniversary

The Detroit Bar 5th. Anniversay was interesting.  Not the usual crowd I am used to seeing there but very OC hip. They had a big tent in parking lot to hold the extra people and an open bar a...
Posted by Rik Sotero on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:23:00 PST

Detroit Bar w/Rick Preston

So Rick and I played Detroit Bar on October, Friday 13th.   Oooh spooky!  I was honored he asked me to play with him and it end up being a great night.  Unfortunately many of the O...
Posted by Rik Sotero on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:13:00 PST