DJ Disco Wiz
DJ Disco Wiz | |
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Birth name | Luis Cedeño |
Born | Bronx, New York, United States | August 11, 1961
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | DJ, MC |
Instrument(s) | Turntables |
Luis Cedeño (born August 11, 1961), more commonly known as DJ Disco Wiz is an American DJ.
He is noted as being the first
Old School
He was born in the
.After being inspired at a
New School
The grandson of the late Puerto Rican artist and Santero Norberto Cedeño; (—hip-hop's first photographers.
Wiz has openly contributed to the community education of the formative years of hip-hop. In the millennium issue of
He is also a board member of the Universal Federation for the Preservation of Hip Hop Culture, chaired by Afrika Bambaataa of the Universal Zulu Nation. The Federation also includes on its board; Grandmaster Caz, DJ Tony Tone, Kurtis Blow, GrandMaster Melle Mel, KRS-One, Lovebug Starski, Jorge “PopMaster Fabel” Pabon, and photographer Joe Conzo.
Wiz co-authored his memoirs with Simon & Schuster author Ivan Sanchez. The book is titled It’s Just Begun: The Epic Journey of DJ Disco Wiz, Hip-Hop’s First Latino DJ. The book was released on the Miss Rosen imprint of powerHouse Books in 2009.
Television
- The Emmy Nominated Vh1 Rock Doc ny77: the Coolest year in hell Developed by Nanette Burstein and Firehouse Films for Vh1.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-34323-0.
Further reading
- It's Just Begun: The Epic Journey of DJ Disco Wiz, Hip Hop's First Latino DJ By Ivan Sanchez and Luis "DJ Disco Wiz" Cedeño, Miss Rosen Editions, (2009) Powerhouse Books ISBN 978-1-57687-494-3
- Yes Yes Y'All: Oral History of Hip Hop's First Decade. Fricke, Jim and Charlie Ahearn (eds). Experience Music Project. Perseus Books Group. ISBN 0-306-81184-7
- Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop. Joe Conzo, Johan Kugelberg, Afrika Bambaataa, Buddy Esquire and Jeff Change. (2007) - Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7893-1540-3
- ISBN 978-0-385-51325-8
- Hip Hop Decoded. The Black Dot (2005) - MOME Publishing Inc. ISBN 0-9772357-0-X
- Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco. Peter Shapiro (2005) - Faber & Faber ISBN 978-0-571-21194-4
- Rap Music and Street Consciousness (Music in American Life). Cheryl L. Keyes (2004) - University of Illinois Press ISBN 978-0-252-07201-7
- Rap Whoz Who. Steven Stancel (1996) - Schrirmer Books
- U.net, Bigger than hip hop 2006, Agenzia X, Cox 18 Books, ISBN 88-95029-02-X
External links
- DJ Disco Wiz at IMDb