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DJ Jason Ojeda
It should come as no surprise that Jason Ojeda has emerged as one to watch among the next crop of young DJs vying for the coveted status of International DJ. Known today for his hard house beats and smooth soulful grooves, Jason grew up in a household where DJing literally was the family business. He was spinning records for his uncles mobile DJ company on Long Island, NY at nine years old. I mostly did weddings and sweet sixteens back then, Jason explains. My mom would drop me off and pick me up at the end of the night. Jason landed his first local club gig and residency at 15. I was running the party before I was even legal to drive, he laughs. After that, Jason bounced around local house music clubs on Long Island before being offered a residency at CPI, a Hamptons night spot regularly frequented by partying summer weekenders from New York City. The exposure from CPI led to gigs at top New York City venues including Sound Factory, Limelight, Life, Roxy, Roseland and the prized residency: opening for Junior Vasquezs Saturday night Earth party at Exit. Im excited about where I am now, says Jason who defines his sound behind the booth as tribal, funky, vocal and very soulful. Ive been wanting to break into the global scene for a long time and Remixing has been my key. Now I have my sights on the world. I want to break out of NY so bad. Thanks to Erick Morillo of Subliminal Records he gave me my biggest shot in the summer of 2005 at his weekly party "Subliminal Sessions" held at Pacha, Ibiza. Three of Jasons remixes have charted on Billboards Top Twenty including Abigails You Set Me Free (Groovilicious Records)and Cher A Song For The Lonely which both hit ..1 I actually owe my start in production to Robin S. She heard me spin one night and asked me to remix her new records, All that Ive Got and 24 Hour Love. I accepted without hesitation, even though I didnt have a clue about producing or working in a studio! I figured I couldnt let a golden opportunity pass me by. Luckily, Jason had some notable and experienced friends willing to help him out. - continued - DJ Razor hooked me up with DJ Guido who back then was producing country music out of a shack behind a house on Long Island, Jason laughs. Together, Guido and I remixed Robin S. songs and turned them into immediate club hits. Our remix of "All That I've Got" ended up being featured on the soundtrack for the movie Space Jam. Soon after, Guido joined Razor to form the superstar DJ/production duo of Razor & Guido. Jason aligned with DJ Motomo 315 to form the production company, MindTrap. Under MindTrap, they produced a plethora of dance party remix staples including Inaya Day and Chino Ros "Movin Up" (Nervous Records) and Kim English "Missing You" (Nervous Records). After Mind Traps recent split, Jason Ojeda has found success on his own with dance floor hits "Hope Have I" by Sphinx and "Crying At The Discoteque" by Alcazar the latter of which appears on the Queer As Folk Soundtrack (RCA Victor). The biggest misperception about me is that because Im a Long Island DJ, I can party with the best of them. When youre on my dance floor, you can be pretty damn sure that Ill work your body up to a frenzy and get you tweakin' in ways you never imagined
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