1.Growing Up
Watching my mother clean the house while she was blasting salsa music has always stayed with me. I definitely feel like that had an effect on me musically.
2.Inspirations
Led Zeppelin, Héctor Lavoe, John Coltrane, Prince… The list goes on an on.
3.Your Crew
At the moment I’m rolling solo, but it all started for me when my older sister’s ex-boyfriend got me into DJing when I was 13. He was a disco DJ back in the ’80s and ever since then I think it’s safe to say that I’ve been into it. And no, I don’t have any other day job as I make my living with music… Thank god!
4.The Music You Make And Play
I like all types of music, but I make and play tribal, funky, dark and soulful techno and house music. I will be dropping a lot of new stuff in the near future on my label Maya Records. You will definitely hear some hip-shaking and mind bending music from me.
5.Right Here, Right Now
I like that music just keeps evolving, just as I do. Keep it real and you will move forward. I should also mention that NYC right now is insane, and there are tons of good parties there. I do get inspiration from a lot of things, like the newer generation. They really inspire me.
Joeskiplays Chinese Laundry on Saturday September 10.
