DJ Yonny
Background information
Birth nameJonathan Avila
Also known asBreakfast N Vegas
BornQueens, New York, United States
OriginNew York City
GenresElectronic, House, Afro House, Turntablism, Latin, Afrobeats, Hip hop, reggaeton,
Occupation(s)Disc jockey, Producer, Remixer
Instrument(s)Turntable, Sampler
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.djyonny.com

DJ Yonny (born Jonathan Ávila;[1] May 17) is an American DJ, producer and remixer. Known for his time on New York City's radio station WBMP and on Philadelphia's radio station WRDW-FM. He is also a member of The Heavy Hitters DJs.

Early life

Jonathan Ávila was born in Queens, New York to Colombian parents. He graduated from the Institute of Audio Research in March 2005.[1][2]

Career

Radio

Yonny's big break on the radio came when he became the associate producer for WWPR's morning show called "The Star & Buc Wild Show".[1][3][4] He also spun on his own mixshow on WWPR called "The List" on Saturdays.[1][3] Yonny later became a production engineer for Univision Radio.[3] In February 2008, “The Star and Buc Wild Morning Show" moved to Pulse 87, where Yonny became the executive producer.[3] After the show ended, Yonny moved on to his own mixshows on Pulse 87 called “Friday Night Fix" and on A-List Radio called "Mixmaster Hour +1".[3]

He spun for a hip hop show on Eminem's radio station, Shade 45 on Sirius Satellite Radio.[3] In 2009, DJ Yonny joined NYC's WNOW (92.3 AMP Radio) as a part of the "Weekend Roll Out", "Friday Night Mixtape" and "Saturday Night Dance Factory" mixers. Yonny moved on to his own mixshow as well called “Free Lunch Mix Fix".

In 2011, DJ Yonny joined Philadelphia's WRDW-FM and was given his own shows called "10 O'clock Party Rock Mix" and "The Friday Night Party Rock".[5]

On April 13, 2012, Yonny guest deejayed DJ Felli Fel's "Jump Off Mix" for Los Angeles' radio station KPWR.[6]

In 2013, he spun for radio stations, KFRH, KREV and KRCK.

In 2014, he spun for Utah based radio station, KUUU.

Production

He has produced "You Ain't Got It (Funk That)" along with two other songs from Nina Sky's EP, The Other Side.[7]

Television

In November 2011, he was cast as one of the eleven contestants for the second season of BET's DJ reality show, Master of the Mix.[8] Despite making it to the finals with DJ P and DJ M-Squared, he lost to a "viewer vote" and became the 1st runner-up.[8]

Discography

Mixtapes

  • This Is My House (2009)
  • This Is Still My House (2011)
  • Cornerstone Mixtape, Vol. 165: Hip-Electronica – A Journey Through Hip-Hop & EDM (2013)

Remixography

Production

2010

Nina Sky - The Other Side

Awards

YearGroupAwardAlbum/MixtapeResult
2010 Latin Mixx Award Best House DJ This Is My House Won
2011 Mixtape of the Year This Is Still My House Won

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alumni". Institute of Audio Research. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "DJ Yonny Schools IAR Students on Radio Production". Institute of Audio Research. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Biography". Filthy New York. 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Hey Mr. DJ: 10 Questions for DJ Yonny". Rap Up. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mix Shows". WRDW-FM. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "DJ Yonny Mixing Live on Power 106". SoundCloud. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Nina Sky - The Other Side (EP)". Blazing Swarm. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  8. 1 2 "NYC's DJ Yonny Heads to the Finals of Master of the Mix". The Urban Daily. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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