Meet Joey Delzingaro. A DJ whose story mirrors many a successful DJ’s, maybe even yours…

A child of the 80s, he begins DJing at 13 years old, drawn to the breakbeats and floor wars of the b-boy scene. He meets and is mentored by freestyle impresario Ziggy Gonzalez (producer of Coro’s #1 "Where Are You Tonight”), travels from NYC to Miami promoting for labels such as Micmac Records and Cutting Records, and eventually returns to Orlando where he establishes himself as a well-respected club DJ and concert promoter.

But there’s a little more to Joey’s story: Joey is almost totally deaf.

“I was introduced to the music scene in the early 90s,” says Joey. “But I always had trouble being in a crowd. I wasn’t very social because of my hearing. I couldn’t ask everyone to repeat themselves a hundred times just so I could understand them. So I basically withdrew and suffered in silence as I watched my friends succeed in the DJ industry.”

That all changed in 2016 when a friend asked Joey if he’d consider DJing for a party. “I was a little hesitant at first but I went ahead and played at the party and that reignited a flame that was once bright.”

They said I couldn’t DJ because I couldn’t hear.
But I wouldn’t listen.

Inspired anew, Joey bought two brand new turntables and a mixer and spent the next year and a half experimenting with a variety of digital setups before discovering Traktor.

“That was it for me. I learned to read waveforms while stomping my foot as a human metronome and to use amplified headphones to feel bass pressure. That allowed me to utilize what little hearing I have left to be able to mix.”

With the encouragement of childhood friend Derek Steplight aka DJ D-XTREME, Joey has since become a mainstay of the downtown Orlando club scene, regularly appearing as DJ Joey Blanco Peek Downtown while organizing his own shows once every other month.

This is where I talk about me eh? Well the names Christopher Nelson but on this site I guess you'd refer to me as Hawkjay of First Class Records. Working on my first mixtape as of the time Im writing this bio. Wanting to get that released before the spring is over. If it receives enough likes, views and garners enough attention then I'll make a second one. If I get 20,000 listens/views best bet I'm working on an album because at that point it'd be worth it. I've been doing music since I was 14 ish so about 10 years of it I'd say. I can very well see the improvement as well. My music involves hip hop, rap, R&B and anything else I decide to dabble in. Well, that's pretty much it for me Heyya! First Class Records we in here!

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