Born and raised in the birthplace of Hip-Hop, Bronx-bred DJ SHOW fell in love with DJ-ing at an early age. He cites his mentor DJ Joey O, along with acts like Kid Capri, Funk Flex, DJ S&S and DJ Camilo as strong influences who turned him to this passion. At the age of 13, after SHOW’s father bought him his first set of turntables, it became clear that his hobby could turn into a full-blown career.

In 2003, advancing his studies at the State University of New York at Albany, SHOW’s run as a DJ in New York at local events expanded. He became the Urban Music Director at the college’s radio station, WCDB. He also split his time between Albany and the Big Apple by DJing sets in nightclubs in New York City, and also spun for other colleges in New York State like Syracuse University, SUNY-Binghamton, Utica College, and SUNY-New Paltz.

While receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and Business, he (along with DJ Playboy) co-founded Money Talks Entertainment, where they worked to produce and distribute two mixtapes throughout the Capital Region: The Takeover Hip-Hop Series and Grown and Sexy R&B Series. Later on, MTE recruited DJ Sunkiss, and together, the trio worked to dominate the Albany DJ scene, adding The Pull It Up Reggae mixtape series and The Art of Intimacy R&B slow jams series to their collection, which has seen regional distribution and international attention.

In 2012, SHOW was afforded the opportunity to join a newly formed Hip Hop and R&B commercial radio station in the Albany area, Hot 99.1fm (WQBK-HD2 Malta, NY), as a mixshow DJ. With his foot in the door, SHOW wa able to work hard enough to earn the very coveted weeknight time slot, hosting the HOTness Night Show from 2014 through 2019.

One of the best DJ in New York, while slightly reserved and laid back when he’s not on the 1’s and 2’s, DJ SHOW knows how to turn it on to give the people what they want.

As he says,
“Whether it be five, fifty, five hundred, five thousand or fifty thousand, I’m gonna rock out like it’s my last time to spin music for the world.”

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