DJ Yonny | |
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Birth name | Jonathan Ávila |
Also known as | The Mixmaster |
Born |
Queens, New York, United States |
May 17, 1983
Origin | New York City |
Genres |
Hip hop, Electronic dance, Latin, R&B, House, Jersey club, Deep house, Moombahton, Reggae, Trap, Turntablism |
Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, Producer, Remixer |
Instruments | Turntable, Sampler |
Years active | 1994–present |
Website | www |
Hip hop, Electronic dance, Latin, R&B, House, Jersey club,
DJ Yonny (born Jonathan Ávila; May 17, 1983) is an American DJ, producer and remixer on New York City's radio station WBMP and on Philadelphia's radio station WRDW-FM. He is also a member of The Heavy Hitters DJs.
Jonathan Ávila was born in Queens, New York but raised in Wilmington, Delaware to a Puerto Rican father and a Colombian mother. He later moved to New York City, New York and graduated from the Institute of Audio Research in March 2005.
Yonny's big break on the radio came when he became the associate producer for WWPR's morning show called "The Star & Buc Wild Show". He also spun on his own mixshow on WWPR called "The List" on Saturdays. Yonny later became a production engineer for Univision Radio. In February 2008, “The Star and Buc Wild Morning Show" moved to Pulse 87, where Yonny became the executive producer. After the show ended, Yonny moved on to his own mixshows on Pulse 87 called “Friday Night Fix" and on A-List Radio called "Mixmaster Hour +1".