J$ first took the helm of a mixer and two turntables over fifteen years ago. Always a music fanatic, it was his love of hip-hop and the then burgeoning rave scene that led him to begin DJing. He had moved between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, but eventually on Santa Barbara as home. He has held residencies or performed at nearly every club venue in Santa Barbara (and plenty of warehouses back in the day) including Eos Lounge, Qs, Tonic Nightclub, Wildcat Lounge and many more past and present.

Changes in club tastes and technology in recent years have allowed him to expand his sets to include the many genres he loves. J$’s sets bring multiple layers fusing electro, hip-hop, house, pop, rock and more but holds tight to a big-system, prime-time friendly sound. With turntable skills that combine dance music’s subtle accuracies and hip-hop’s tricks and layering, his sound is a unique blend and part of what makes him a “guaranteed party rocker”.

Never one to let anything but the music rule, J$ always plays for the dance floors. You can currently find him as the resident every Friday at Eos, a monthly Saturday at Tonic and multiple other nights, events and parties.