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Bio
Name: Cratebug (aka dj david macias)
DOB: 02/18/70 Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Status: Married
Location: Chicago, IL. (Logan Square)
Dj Cratebug's initial exposure to dance music mixes/blends was
through the FM airwaves of a local Chicago radio
station called 102.7fm WBMX circa 1981-1982. The djs he heard were
members of The Hot Mix 5 (Scott, Mickey, Ralphi, Kenny and Farley)
on the radio but his biggest influences were regular brothers right
from his Logan Square/Humboldt Park neighborhood (IN ALPHABETICAL
ORDER: Big ups to Dj George Aquino, Dj Mark Catala, Dj Cukes,
Dj
Darius Flores, Dj Henry Rivera and Dj Bruce Tankson to name a few...these guys are unknown to
most but to Cratebug, they helped lay the foundation for his
style and approach). But even before he ever heard any mixes, he was
always into music. His parents were for lack of a better term, party
animals. Disco, 50s, 60s, Rock, Funk, and R&B were played (In
Spanish & English) at home,
especially on the weekends. After listening to how radio djs blended
one song into another, he started manipulating whatever tapeplayers
and stereo turntables he had at the house to make his own mixes. The
concept of synchronizing beats came 2nd nature to him, he always
knew that you had to match your beats. The first time he saw a pair
of Technics 1200s was at an 8th grade dance in 1983 at St.
Sylvester's School in Logan Square....it would also mark the first
time he ever saw someone dj/mix. Who were the djs at that 8th grade
dance?? Dj Mark Catala and Dj Henry "Clutch" Rivera.
Cbug wouldn’t get a pair of his
own 12's until 1987.
He started off with a pair of Technics SL 100’s SL-B100 FG Servo
Belt-Drive Manual Turntables that he picked up from a friend for
$100. His mother couldn't afford it but somehow,she was able to scrape up
the cash for those tables. With a borrowed Realistic 32-1200B Mixer
from a friend, he was on his way.....to what? Who the hell knows but
he was having fun. Cratebug was not known as Cratebug back then. He
was known to his friends and in some dj circles as Devestatin' Dave.
For what he was doing back in '84 and '85 it WAS pretty impressive,
the scratching, the beat-juggling and song
selection. In retrospect you can say he was ahead of many (at least
in his neighborhood) when it came to on-deck technical skills. Of
course today his skills seem somewhat tame and outdated in
comparison to what djs are doing today...it's a whole other level
now. If there was one fault that Cratebug can be accused of back
then, it would have to have been his almost total disregard or lack
of drive to be a "club" dj or get his name attached to as many
flyers or events as possible like many of his peers were doing. Back
then he was more into the more intimate "house" parties that sprung
up every weekend in the Logan Square/Humboldt Park areas. That was
enough to keep him happy. MORE TO COME. TO BE CONTINUED....
Gallery
06.22.2007
-- Windsor Night Spot (Battle)
01.19.2007
-- Zentra Night Club
05.26.2007
-- Windsor Night Spot
05.31.2007
-- Brother's Bar
08.24.2007
-- Windsor Night Spot
09.02.2007
-- WBMX Reunion
01.05.2008
-- Pearl Lounge
02.02.2008
-- Tini Martini
03.01.2008
-- Tini Martini
Events
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