DJ A-Tron
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aaron Williams |
| Born | April 10, 1993[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | dja-tron |
Aaron Williams (born April 10, 1993), best known as DJ A-Tron, is an American DJ, radio host, web personality, event producer, and entrepreneur. He was referred to by the LA Weekly as "The Twerk King".[2] His business portfolio also includes a creative marketing and branding agency, management company, as well as an online jewelry store, The Work Shop.[3]
Early life
[edit]When A-Tron was seven years old, he realized he loved to DJ and got his first set of turntables.[4] He started DJing a lot more as he got older. He DJed in clubs and house parties.
A-Tron uses the DJ software Serato. A-Tron started creating mixes online. Starting on air at the age of 16 on his own internet radio show JerkinRadio which covered more than jerkin and also about being open and proud of who he was to the city, A-Tron split time as a teen between school and music. After graduating from St. Bernard High School (Los Angeles, California) in 2011, A-Tron started headlining at Hollywood clubs and throwing massive underground functions.[2]
DJ career
[edit]Performing, A-Tron has toured worldwide, and performed at official events for the GRAMMY Awards, and BET Awards.
JerkinRadio is an internet radio station A-Tron opened in 2008 while in high school. The station grew to 100,000 monthly listeners due to endorsements from the jerkin scene's major figures.[2]
A-Tron does many celebrities kids birthday parties and tours High School around California. He also performed at SXSW in Austin, Texas.[5]
As a mixtape DJ and producer, A-Tron has released many mixtapes during his career. In 2013, A-Tron released "Skinny Ni**as" featuring Nipsey Hussle.[6] It was announced in 2013 that A-Tron would release his debut mixtape with features from Nipsey Hussle, Joe Moses, TeeFlii, among others.[7] XXL (magazine) called DJ A-Tron "The Most Popular underground DJ" in Los Angeles.[8]
Business career
[edit]Outside of his career as a DJ and personality, A-Tron is active in the entertainment business as a business entrepreneur working with Fox Sports and multi-platinum production band 1500orNothin.
In September 2013, A-Tron opened his online retail jewelry store, The Work Shop.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "DJ A-Tron birthday tweet". Twitter.
- ^ a b c Weiss, Jeff (November 13, 2013). "A-Tron Is the Party-Starting Twerk King of L.A." L.A. Weekly.
- ^ a b "404 Error". blog.fashionjunkiez.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "[Feature] DJ A-Tron: Talkin' Business". February 17, 2014.
- ^ "Schedule – sxsw.com". SXSW Schedule 2014.
- ^ "DJ A-Tron – Skinny Niggas Feat. Nipsey Hussle & Squad 5150". HotNewHipHop. October 2013.
- ^ "Hot New Hip Hop". HotNewHipHop.
- ^ Staff, X. X. L. (January 8, 2014). "YG And DJ Mustard Prime For A Mainstream Hip-Hop Takeover – XXL Issue 152 – XXL". XXL Mag.
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