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Burn It Up (single) 2013
Gone Til Tomorrow (singe) 2013
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PROMO VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F63DSC9m7k
Sergio Latin Prince Jimenez has been pleasing party-goers for over 2 decades. His passion for music was nurtured as a child in his homeland of Nicaragua. At the age of 7, a young Sergio visited local radio stations and watched in awe as the DJs spun everything from the Salsa and Merengue sounds of Hector Lavoe and Celia Cruz to the U.S. imported funk, disco and R&B hits of Earth, Wind & Fire and Tower of Power. While at home, he would emulate his favorite radio heroes by speaking in to a make-believe microphone and playing 45s and LPs on the familys record player.
In 1979, things changed drastically. It was during the Nicaraguan Revolution that his mom became concerned for her familys safety. She sent him and his siblings thousands of miles away to live with their aunt in Oakland, California, an urban city 16 miles east of San Francisco. This was quite a culture shock for him but he quickly adapted to his new home and a vibrant Funk and R&B music scene that fueled his passion. I fell in love with the music and I felt like I needed to find a way to some how show people the love I have for the music. Says Latin Prince. He soon found a way to express his appreciation by becoming a DJ.
While in his early teens he moved across the bay to San Francisco and became neighbors with a local DJ named Eddie Def who became his mentor. I would go to his house every day just to touch the turntables. Just to practice. Latin Prince recalls. He was teaching me things. He was showing me how to spin. It was like a school.
Equipped with a vast range of musical knowledge and sharpened turntable skills, Latin Prince stepped out on his own and DJd weddings, quinceañeras and birthday parties. He became fully immersed into the DJ scene and created a pretty nice buzz throughout the city. Although under age, some club owners allowed him to do a set anyway. I think I was 17. The security would walk me in to the club before they would open because I was an underage kid, to spin. Says Latin Prince. Before long, he was building a huge following and played at some of the hottest night spots in San Francisco including City Lights, The X, Sound Factory, Club Mirage and Giovannis.
He became so popular that key people at 106 KMEL, the Bay Areas #1 radio station, started to take notice. After witnessing Latin Prince rock the crowd one evening, the stations mix show coordinator, Alex Mejia, decided to take him under his wing and make Latin Princes life long dream of being in radio, a reality. He also credits DJ Franzen Wong for helping to get his foot in the door. He said if you let me spin at the club, Ill let you help me run the board at the station. Said LP about Franzen. He was a key person that showed me what radio was all about. I was an intern for a 17-year-old kid, who Franzen was at the time. His brief internship paid off and landed him on air as a part of the KMEL All Star DJs.
In 1997, after 5 years at KMEL, Latin Prince tackled new ground and moved to Los Angeles and became an associate producer for HITS Magazine, one of the music industrys top trade magazines. He again covered new territory when he joined the staff of MCA Records as Director of Rap Promotions where he worked with such luminaries as Mary J. Blige, Common, The Roots, Snoop Dogg , Mos Def, Talib Kweli and others. He later spearheaded promotion campaigns at TVT Records where he was instrumental in boosting the careers of Lil Jon, Ying Yang Twins and Pitbull.
When MCA closed their doors in 2003, Latin Prince took the opportunity to launch his own marketing and promotions company, Urban Jungle Music where his clients consist of J Records, Geffen Records, Universal Records, Interscope and others. A year later he formed the Bum Squad DJz website, a place for DJs from around the world to network, share music and break new artists. The Bum Squad DJz has become one of the most explosive DJ movements in the business. It garners nearly 1 million hits per month and consists of members and followers from all over the globe including United States, Croatia, UK, France, Italy and South East Asia chapters.
With the many accomplishments that Latin Prince has made over his illustrious career, he still has one goal he is determined to bring to fruition and that is to create a body of work with his stamp on it. The only thing that is left for me to do is an album. On that DJ Khaled tip. I think thats the only thing thats missing. Says LP Ive done radio. Ive done a magazine. Ive done a lot. Ive toured the world but actually putting a body of work together, that is something Im working on.
Latin Prince most recently was National Director of Mix Show for Universal Records/Motown Los Angeles, where he worked with Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Akon, Busta Rhymes and many others.
Although, Latin Prince has many skills and a multi-faceted career, DJing and mus
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