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Luis Bod�

DJ/Remix Artist/Producer

Phone: 305.538.8484 email: luis@bodemusic.com written by: James Cubby

DJ Luis Bod� first transformed his love of music and a hobby into a moneymaking profession at the tender age of thirteen. At sixteen Bod�s music-buying habit was augmented with a stint in a small record store where he thrived on the latest music and trade publications. Although Bod� was Cuban-born, as a resident of Miami he found himself in the right place at the right time. Miami Beach suddenly became the trendy and hot �South Beach,� a nocturnal playground for celebrities and models with Bod� being one of the first DJs to hit the scene.

Bod� worked the turntables at a series of South Beach clubs perfecting his own signature sound along the way. In 1988 at Joseph�s on the Beach �a club later known as Groove Jet and then Rain-- Bod� ruled as the resident Sunday night DJ providing a �progressive, new wave, house, semi-gothic� sound. The early nineties had Bod� move to Sempers, a very private upscale but ultra-chic bar on Ocean Drive, where he created a �lounge� sound (blending Brazilian bossa novas, Latin cha-chas, and jazz with club beats) almost a decade before the style became popular. Bod�s collaboration with the infamous �Queen of the Night,� Tara Solomon, on Karaoke Wednesdays at Sempers was documented in Interview magazine.

In 1991, the weekly publication Antenna wrote, �DJ Luis Bod� will be taking South Beach by storm this season, so keep your ears open for the sounds of DJ Luis Bod�.� Antenna�s forecast rang true as the music of DJ Luis Bod� recreated more than a storm, but a tornado of sound that still endures well beyond the club circuit.

Bod� utilizes his vast knowledge of music often surpassing current trends to create unique musical blends or fusions. Known for his hard-hitting, Latin influenced, tribal-house sounds that kept the South Beach after-hours crowds up way past sunrise, Bod� has proven he that he can not only read a crowd but can effortlessly communicate with them musically. Masterfully working both turntables and compact disc decks like a true musician, Bod� can produce a world-beat infused lounge sound favored by the Martini crowd or energize a room with pumping tropical rhythms so popular with the South American and Caribbean cultures.

After maneuvering the turntables of the club circuit, Bod� found a wider scope for his musical talents, with mobile disc-jockey services. Bod� had created a profession from a thirteen year old�s hobby and his life-long love of music, but he was no longer content just being a DJ. Bod� now acts as president of Bod� Music Service LLC, a company that contracts DJs and other musicians (for private or corporate affairs). The company also capitalizes upon Bod�s talents as a remix artist to deconstruct existing works for writers, singers, artists, and record labels.

Alluding to one of DJ Bod�s all time favorite tracks (�I will Survive� by Gloria Gaynor), one can say DJ Luis Bod� has not only survived he has ridden that storm to success.