Back To Cali - ISSUE 4 FEB 2020

BRINGING JOY
BY MICHAEL DRENTEA & NICK BIANCO
In a day and age where all your music can be found on various streaming platforms, these platforms are missing the key ingredient,
personality. Radio has been around since 1900, and while the music itself has been available on some sort of physical medium since
then, the DJs, announcers and commentators have always been the ones to keep the audience hooked and listening after the song
has ended. It takes a very special type of person to entertain the way that DJs do, and BTC was lucky enough to pick the brains of San
Diego’s most legendary radio DJs.
DJ Julian Ramirez @djjulianramirez
From North County’s Carlsbad, to SiriusXM’s satellite radio, DJ Julian Ramirez is blasting off!
Spinning since the late 1990’s, Julian says he was influenced early on from various DJ’s, “My sister
was always throwing parties and seeing DJ’s come over to his house and spin, making people
vibe and dance was incredible as a young teenager. Later, I started going to huge raves at warehouses
where the DJ spinning had the power to control the entire room, tempo and energy of
the crowd no matter how big or small, and I knew I wanted to pursue it more”.
Listening to lots of different music and DJ’s has helped influence DJ Julian Ramirez’s his musical
palate, and spins using an open format style, playing multiple genres from anything from Metallica,
to Dr. Dre, from Disco, to house, hip-hop, to pop and top 40.
DJ Julian Ramirez earned his stripes working with DJ Skee’s Dash Radio, getting his own show
Photo: Soul Assassins Radio
for 2 years called “Finesse Boyz”, before venturing into “Soul Assassins Radio” with SiriusXM’s,
Shade 45 airing Friday’s at 11pm PST with Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs, and DJs, DJ Ern Dogg and DJ Julian Ramirez. This past 2019, DJ Julian Ramirez has
DJ’s for Psycho Realm, Cypress Hill, Travis Barker, DJ Rhettmatic of the ‘World Famous Beat Junkies Crew’, Roc Marciano, Meyhem Lauren a popular
fixture from rapper Action Bronson’s food documentary, “Fuck That’s Delicious”, and Shepard Fairey, Owner of Obey Clothing.
He has produced beats for rapper The Game, was hand-picked by rap legend Dr. Dre for a mega-mix for his Aftermath website. This 2020, DJ Julian
Ramirez is currently focused on working on his production and producing new beats in the Soul Assassins studios. Download the SiriusXM radio app,
on Shade45 to keep up with DJ-Julian Ramirez and Soul Assassins Radio.
DJ RadioRaymondT @radioraymondt
DJ RadioRaymondT is a well-known San Diego on-air personality, and now LiveXLive’s “Voice of
Hip-Hop and R&B”! A staple in San Diego County, many may remember DJ RadioRaymond-T as
the former on-air radio personality at Jammin’ Z90.3 FM from 2005-2014, also the morning producer
at 91X.FM, and disc-jockey at Magic 92.5 FM before joining the Slacker Radio team in 2014.
Photo: Donna Coleman
Hosting various hip-hop and R&B shows such as his ever popular “Weekly Hip-Hop and R&B
Countdown” playing 40 of the biggest tracks of the week, recently, his newest home Slacker
Radio was purchased by ‘Live X Live’ in 2018, and gives DJ RadioRaymondT a much bigger platform
for his new segment “Street Vibes” a video feature that captures a vibe of the streets, fans,
and culture of the music. DJ RadioRaymondT says, “We showcase what’s outside the concerts
or festivals that help create the vibe” with its debut show starring female platinum recording
artist Saweetie, a former San Diego State University, and SDSU Aztecs drill team dancer, who
transferred to and later graduated from University of Southern California (USC).
Throughout his radio career DJ Radio Raymond-T has interviewed everyone from out of state rising stars such as Baltimore’s Da Kid Emm, to rap
music legends D.M.C. of the infamous rap trio Run D.M.C., and other popular artists Twista, Fat Joe, and more. You can catch DJ Radio Raymond-T
on air with his new show “Chop Shop”, a podcast airing every Wednesday, and another new segment called “The 10” with host DJ Jennifer White,
giving you the top 10 songs you need to know about every week. Download the all new LiveXLive app to keep up with DJ RadioRaymondT and all
your favorite music.