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DJ Franco de Leon

www.FRANCODELEON.com - now up!

About Me

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Franco de Leon has been working professionally in the entertainment and music industry since 1998.As a musician, DJ, music producer, and host, he has appeared on stages in Chicago (IL), San Antonio (TX), Los Angeles, San Francisco (CA), Milwaukee (WI), Cleveland (OH), Anchorage (AL), Ann Arbor (MI), Amherst (MA), Cicero (IL), Milwaukee (WI), as well as several cities in Germany and England.He has shared stages with acts such as Flavor Flav, Slick Rick, DJ Q Bert, Rhymefest, Derrick Carter, Dead Presidents, DJ Kool Herc, Rahzel, Mad Lion, DJ Lego, Swollen Members, Binary Star, All Natural, Mass Hysteria, JUICE, DJ Forrest Getemgump, and many others.He has been featured in news publications across the globe, as Critic's Choice in the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Reader, to European Publications as well, not to mention his extensive credited work (in a variety of capacities) for major record labels, corporate advertisments, television networks, theater and performance art, and of course, independently funded projects in a variety of genres, from Hip Hop to House, to Rock and Blues.Always hoping to push the envelope, regardless of genre and medium, Franco de Leon hopes his work speaks more for him than any written bio could.
(Oh yeah, I will be playing every major Bboy Event in the world over the next two years, so I'll be sure to see you in your country relatively soon.)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/12/2004
Band Website: FRANCODELEON.com
Band Members:

Do you like the "Save Room (Franco Dancin' At the Cafe)" Remix of Jon Legend's Original?: Buy it by clicking this: Only $3.00!
Influences:

Sounds Like: My mortality and all your favorite music - just better.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Winning and Losing

I've been traveling a lot. I'm not sure what I'm writing about. Just writing. We don't know, I've come to realize, when we're really winning or losing. I'm constantly enamored of this life. This ...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:44:00 PST

Reflecting: accepting these blessings

I know that I usually don't make journal-type entries in my blog: its seem as though I've been blessed with so many outlets to discuss the haps in my life, at best with friends and family who are genu...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:36:00 PST

Official Store List and Promo!

Hey all: itching for some Hot Butter Breaks? (click to buy:) Or, visit these retailers in your neighborhood and ask for it by name!The Bassment, 1415 N. Ashland, Chicago, IL, 60659Gramaphone Records,...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:18:00 PST

I Quit My Job...I Hope the Music Embraces Me

I resigned my job as manager of a hip and popular downtown restaurant.Music, from making it, to finding it, to playing it, to selling it, to loving it, to hating it - that's where my heart is.While I ...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:54:00 PST

Gramaphone and Reckless CD Spectacular - Buy 1, and Mail in for another Free 1!

Peace friends,My newest CD, Hot Butter Breaks, is now being carried at Gramaphone Records and also Reckless Records - both in Chicago, IL.Gramaphone Records is located at 2843 N. Clark St., Chicago, ...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:38:00 PST

Long Overdue: What I Ate in Toronto

..Well, first off, I'm geeked about my new CD, Hot Butter Breaks, that is now out.  Pick up a copy here:  HOT BUTTER BREAKS BUY ME LINK Anyway, back to why you're reading this: So, after che...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:59:00 PST

Archived Influences

Tuesday, January 02, 2007:  getting to say "restart" to life...oh, and, "loving pretty girls who I don't know well enough not to like"... Wednesday, January 10, 2007: Andy McKee, and his insane g...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:15:00 PST

What I Ate in Ann Arbor

Okay okay okay...I know that I've missed quite a few entries as to the favorite meals I've had while gigging out of state...the thai spot in San Francisco with the Style Renegades, that one patio meal...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:22:00 PST

To Grow Up, or Not.

Peace Myspace Friends, Well, hm...here I am, once again, at a crossroads.  I think that when I was younger, I thought being an adult would be a series of black/white decisions.  I learned, ...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:15:00 PST

Is It True? Is It Fucking True?

Once upon a time, when I owned a small recording studio, and the frequent topic of conversation amongst my clients was "how to make it here in Chicago", the answer that was often uttered by those who ...
Posted by DJ Franco de Leon on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:55:00 PST