Anthony Valadez

Anthony Valadez's love for an eclectic range of music was fostered by listening to KCRW, a public radio station based on the campus of Santa Monica College. Raised in the San Fernando Valley, he eventually got into DJ'ing at clubs and later took radio gigs at California State University Northridge's KCSN, Los Angeles' listener-supported KPFK, and KCRW. In 2004, he ventured into remixing and producing by working with Carlos Niño's AmmonContact and Nick Rosen. After he connected with the Record Breakin' label, he released a 2008 single (on which he was joined by onetime neighbor...