Born: San Diego, California

Home: Compton, California

Creator of DJ Whiz Productions®

Website:  www.djwhiz.com

Why I DJ: Because I love it!

My Quote: “Never forget where you’re from. I owe it to the streets. CPT 4 Life” — DJ Whiz.

Favorite Person: My Mom. I put her through a lot!

First Record owned: Elton John – “Bennie and the Jets”

Places DJ’d:  Texas, Germany, Luxembourg, France, Japan & Spain.

The Name: (DJ Whiz) Given to me at the age of 19 by Ricky Duckworth. He was a good friend of mine who looked out for the new youngster in the dormitory. All I did was spin and study. He and some friends thought I was good enough, so they entered me in a DJ contest. I had no idea until I was picked up from work and we were on our way. My clothes and records were in the trunk. I asked what I would call myself……Ricky said, “The Whiz Kid.” I won, my career as a DJ took off and I lost my close friend Ricky who died on a basketball court in Korea at the age of 22. From that tragedy I grew, dropped “Kid” and went with “DJ Whiz.” I owe my life to God, Mom & Pops but I owe my career to Ricky.

Events: Anger Management Tour Afterparty w/DJ Green Lantern (Essen); Snoop Dogg/The Game afterparty w/DJ Jam (Köln); Keith Murray Concert Afterparty (Luxembourg), Joe Budden Concert (Köln), Lumidee & Scola Concert (Trier), “GERMAN SPRING BREAK” (Trier), Trillville Concert (Baumholder), Petey Pablo Concert (Köln), Bohagon Concert (Köln), Lil Flip Concert (Köln), Lil Scrappy Concert (Trier), X-mas w/Nina Sky (Köln), Capone & N.O.R.E Concert (Mainz), Ron Browz Concert (Mainz), Mims Concert (Mainz), Ying Yang Twins Concert (Mainz), Petey Pablo Day (Frankfurt/Mainz).

My music: From Compton to Texas; from Boom Boxes to Turntables; from Brickhouse to the Dirty South; I’ve been a music lover all my life. Of course, this didn’t really go over well with my father being a Pastor and all. Mom definitely didn’t appreciate the lyrics. What they did realize is that I had true talent and a love for music. So, I broke away from the piano lessons and criticism and made it happen. Since then, music has been my hobby and sometimes my escape, relief and comfort. For me, it’s all about the crowd. If they’re happy, I’m happy. And oh yes, I’m a product of the ghetto. That’s what makes me so strong. Got any more questions, PM me?