Celebrities

DJ FIVE

StudentCity Appearances:  (Acapulco '09)

DJ Five is new to StudentCity this year but in no way is he new to the club scene! As a resident of some of the hottest clubs in Las Vegas, DJ Five knows how to keep the party going all night long and will be showcasing his talents to the Acapulco Spring Break crowd for 2009 with StudentCity! Be sure to get to Palladium on March 14 as DJ Five battles DJ OB1 on the turntables for an epic Las Vegas DJ showdown. 

City: Las Vegas
Years as a DJ: 15
Shows per year: 250+
Music Style: Crunk and Soul
 
Residencies:  Tao, Playboy Club, and Moon.
Influences: D-Styles, Kid Capri, and The Beat Junkies
Favorite Track: Wu Tang – Triumph
Career Highlight: Voted Best DJ 2005 in Las Vegas Magazine

BIO

The Life and Times of DJ FIVE

He’s either standing behind the turntables or sitting at the poker tables 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Maybe with a little sleep in between, but that’s his business. Whichever tables you find him at, just keep in mind that DJ Five is dangerous.

Groomed in one of the epicenters of the turntables, Cerritos CA, it was a simple task for DJ Five to become the top seed in Las Vegas, Nevada. With DMC-caliber skills, impeccable mixing, a vast knowledge of music, and a love for Hip Hop that has spanned decades, DJ Five has emerged as a perfect fit in Sin City’s burgeoning nightlife industry. He was voted the #1 DJ of 2004 in Las Vegas’s eyes-and-ears, LAS VEGAS LIFE MAGAZINE. When pressed to reveal what has put him there, he states “I can smoke, drink, text message, dance, mix, and cut all at once.”

He does all the big Las Vegas events and has played at every hot spot in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. DJs across the nation show him love whether he’s the visitor or the visited.

Initially inspired by DJ Premier’s work on the Gangstarr classics, DJ FIVE honed his craft by mimicking DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Live at Union Square. His knowledge of rock and pop music came from those late nights spent in Las Vegas strip clubs, all the while straddling that line between mainstream and street cred by associating himself both with the Hip Hop movement and paying close attention to the trajectory of Hip Hop as it crossed over into popular culture.

His eclectic tastes and eccentricities behind the wheels of steel soon brought him into the company of 5 other like-minded DJs: Vice, Graham Funke, OB-One, StoneRokk, and Cobra. Together, they formed the Abe Froman Showmen in an attempt to preserve DJ culture and restore the term to its original glory by promoting creative programming, good music, and competent mixing...the heart of DJing, which has lost some of its shine in this era of celebrity guest spots and new jack wannabes. Fact: The Abe Froman Showmen rock parties; Let DJ FIVE prove it to you.

So, unless he turns pro on the World Poker Tour, expect to see big things from DJ FIVE. Years ago, during his residency at the Venetian, he aligned himself with Bronson Olimpieri, currently the director of development for the NINE Group. So, in addition to the weekly gigs at Ghostbar and Rain, DJ FIVE will be included in the Palms Casino massive expansion, where Sin City’s favorite DJ will have free reign of the the new Playboy Tower. Ladies?