Dj Focus is known for taking risks in mixing and blending all genres. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1974, but raised in Florida for most part of his life. I started dj'ing since I was a young kid, well I was born into music. My dad (MC/Radio personality Ralphie Contigo) use to play with a lot of bands and artist of today.

I remember going to New York City with my dad and buying all kinds of vinyl, from latin to rap and those 45" disco fever. I was to young to remember the various stores we went to. Since I really couldn't touch my fathers Reel 2 reel or  turntables, I told my dad to buy me a boom box, the same one in the movie beat street. I took that radio and hooked it up to my dads double tape deck and I use to make mix tapes for friends and family. But I really wasn't into it as much until I seen my dads passion. I used to go with my dad and help with setting up the equipment and watching my dad spin at many events. When I saw the crowd and felt the energy, that's when I said..."this is for me".

There was a woman that was having a baby shower, that happened to be friends with my mother, and she needed a dj. My mother brought it up to me and I reluctantly took on the favor. I had no clue I was going to enjoy it as much as I did, especially when the pressure of everyone else's enjoyment is resting on your shoulders. Needless to say, I wasn't compensated for the favor, but I knew at that point that I would eventually be compensated if I practiced and became a master of my trade. I started saving up every penny and with help of my parents I managed to purchase my first Dj set. So It began....

I was putting salsa beats with hip-hop together or just any latin with english. I started making mix tapes/cd's to get notoriety.I can't say watching a movie made me become a dj, but I can say it was the love for the music itself. I started doing a lot of gigs with my dad from festivals, private, corporate, political and community parties. Anxiously, I started opening up for other DJ's. The experience was completely new to me and took some getting use to. After some time I was broken in and on a roll.

I've dj'd with a lot of bands/artist like; EL GRAN COMBO, TITO ROJAS, BRENDA K. STAR, TONY VEGA, the late FRANKIE RUIZ, JOHNNY PACHECO and the list goes on. One little bar in Union City, NJ gave me my first solo dj gig. While I didn't have a following crowd then, nor did I know anyone at the lounge, they knew who I was by the end of the night. From that day on gigs were coming in on a weekly basis for me. From there it went to the clubs in NY/NJ area. I've played in all the major clubs in New Jersey including Drama Night Club, Tribecca Night Club, Wild Bull, Club Miami, Dolce, Red Zone, Aroma Lounge, Rio Grande, The Nile, Lounge 11. The list goes on..............

I am a dj but I'm also a fan/critic. I will never say no to an upcoming or veteran dj who needs a hand. I've dj'd with a lot of well known & unknown dj's/bands and became very good friends with a lot of them. I will never say I'm the best, but I know I'm good at what I do. Thank you for taking the time to read this, but just remember one thing: DON'T TAKE A STEP BACK!!! NOT EVEN TO PUSH YOURSELF FORWARD. The Original DJ Focus...Da Crowd Motivator!!!

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