NAME: Miguel Escobedo DJ NAME: DJ Mr.E Born in Mexico City,Mexico Came to Bay Area in 1980,breakdancer with the "Royalty Crew"1st Place "best dj" in Marin..1990..Moved to Santa Barbara in 1991..ran "Bassmint"hip hop club Wednesdays at Zelo in S.B for 3years... Moved to Seattle in1995..ran Club P.V.Nights for 2 years. Moved back to the bay in1997,Resident the last leg of Beat Lounge at Decco, Spun wth Shortkut, Derrick, Apollo, Vinroc, A.G.akaSpiderMonkey, Code 538, Tonga Kid,..Resident, Cooltempo parties @ Rico's Loft w/Aki,Top Bill, Yoshito, Romanoski, FingerBangerz... Now Doing a monthly tribute to Beat Lounge called "Da Joint" with residents Shortkut, Mike Nice, Teeko, and Co-Founder Derrick D... WHEN DID YOU START SPINNING: 1984 on 2 "fisher" home stereos,and a Bass amp. Did 1st club at age 14 in Mill Valley..ClubHeartbreak..Did house parties and most of my High School dances for San Rafael High School. WHAT'S ARE YOUR MUSICAL TASTES? My passion is for HipHop. Since I came to U.S., HipHop was my best friend, my companion, and my savior. HipHop and the love of hiphop kept my head on straight, kept me out of gangs,and let me express creativity. My Father was a musician in Mexico City, but he enjoyed a wide variety of sounds. I grew up listening to Brazilian music,rock and roll,Traditional Mexican Ranchero,Folk,and Mariachi music,Bossa Nova, Funk, Disco... and all on my Dad's 8-track player. WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE DJS? All around I give my man Shortkut hella props,can rock any crowd, has mad skills, and is a down-to-earth brotha. Dj Blaqwest is a walkin hiphop encyclopedia, DerrickD is the ultimate digga, and my mentor, DjDemetrius of Marin City, he taught me all I know... WHAT VENUES HAVE YOU SPUN AT? In tha bay-550 Barnaveld, AsiaSF, StoryVille, Decco, Backflip, NV, SoundFactory, Snodrift, Ibiza, Rawhide, Border Cantina, Cyberfest 98, Rouge, Nikkie's bar-b-que, Tongue and Groove, BeatSauce on KUSF.... WEBSITE: http://www.papalote-sf.com MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/MR_E