When local DJ
Jayvi Velasco graduated from high school in 1991, he knew he wanted to spend his graduation gift of $500 on one thing: an old-school DJ setup. "From then on, DJing took over my entire life," he laughs. In his 23-year musical career, the house DJ has played almost every situation imaginable: the big stages of Live 105's BFD, warehouse undergrounds, and fetish parties. We spoke with
Jayvi about playing after hours, being a recording engineer, and what he's learned from the Bay Area nightlife scene. He opens for
Louie Vega this Friday, June 20, at
Mighty.