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Member Since: 02/12/2007
Band Website: www.clubcocobongo.com
Band Members: Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Queens in an extremely 100% Colombian family. Colombia is in my blood it’s my biggest pride. Music has always been my passion it ran in my family. New York is the melting pot of the world in which I day by day encountered different music genres. Hip-Hop, house, freestyle, and reggae were the genres I listened to during school time, salsa dominated my household. Lucky enough I got the best of both worlds. At an early age I learned about hard times. At the age of 12 with very few choices, I had to sell empanadas in my street corners to help my struggling single mother, make ends meet. After much hard work, my savings allowed me to purchase my first DJ equipment and with the help of my uncle, and much practice, I became a DJ. There was not a sweet sixteen, wedding, or birthday party during the late 80’s, early 90’s in NYC that I didn’t DJ. Parties were my school, there I learned all about life and Djing. After several years Djing I was able to earn a good amount of money. At the age of 18 with my savings and the support of my family I opened up my first night club, “Pa’Los Rumberos” was one of the pinnacle stages of my life along with the birth of my son, achieved great heights. “Pa’ Los Rumberos,” became the place to go to in Elizabeth in a short amount of time and my best platform to all of my upcoming projects. In its 5 years of existence I gained great knowledge. There were always good time in Pa’ Los Rumberos and There I met my best of friends. After 6 years of great times Pa’ Los Rumberos reached it’s end. The last day of Pa’Los Rumberos was one of the saddest days of my life; I saw one of the best years of my life ending like a chapter of a long book. I immediately embarked on my next adventure, a better and bigger one called Coco Bongo. With all of the knowledge from Pa’ Los Rumberos and great creativity, I opened a new chapter in my life. CoCo Bongo being an entirely different ball game, I learned to operate a nightclub with a capacity of 800-900 people. In its first year Coco Bongo had many world-renowned artist like El Gran Combo, Juanes, Victor Manuel, Aventura, Don Omar…. And the list keeps going. Throughout the years Coco Bongo has been incredibly successful, even being named the number one Latin night club in NJ by the NY Times and The Star Ledger. Along with the success of Coco Bongo I also embarked on other projects. Four years ago I began executing another dream I had for a very long time. As the president of the Morris Midtown Business Association I did the first Colombian Festival in Elizabeth, NJ reaching capacities of 100,000 making the festival one of the most successful in NJ. Every summer for the past four years the Colombian festival has been taking over Elizabeth. Filling its streets with the yellow, blue, and red colors. My people and my pride motivate me to become better and better every day. This festival is truly a huge accomplishment for which I’m extremely proud of creating. Two years ago I decided to venture on completely a new project called Kafe Restaurant. Kafe is a Modern Spanish Cuisine restaurant, with a bohemian loungie atmosphere. The restaurant business is a whole new ball game, that I have learned to run. This new challenge has taught me many great lessons about the restaurant business. This year I began a music label and built my own music studio. My love of music is completely expressed in the studio, I live in it day in day out. I’m working on recording 2 groups composed of young very talented guys, Zona Rosa and Carlos Lopez; these are the next big Colombian stars. Seeing these groups develop is truly amazing.I have taken my passion for music one step further. This is a completely new phase of my life, and I love every minute of it. 2007 was a great year for me professionally and personally, I married my long time girlfriend making another of my dreams a reality. In my 30 years of life I have accomplished many great things and in its process I thank God everyday for it and for the great family that I have. In accomplishing all of my goals I have giving back to my community, every Halloween I have a party for the children, making their special day even better. I donate to various organizations and participate in every event that helps the needy. As the president of the Morris Midtown Business Association I have worked extremely hard to better Morris Ave, and in less than one year the crime rate decreased incredibly, the streets are cleaner, and the businesses have improved. Giving back to the community is one of my biggest accomplishments. For 2008 I have many new plans that are already in the work. I will be opening more businesses throughout NJ, and I will continue working with my music label in preparation for the Grammy. “Your eyes see as far as your mind allows it to.
Record Label: E&R RECORDS

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