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DJ Basura MICHAEL BOADO
from Profiles 11.4
-Michael Boada
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It was inevitable that Michael Boado would become a DJ. Growing up, music was a part of every scene he found himself in. His cousins acquainted Boado with the turntable, and he began collecting records, enamored with electronic, new wave, and hip hop releases. While he was working at local record shops like Sam Goody and Streetlight as a young adult, Boado was honing his craft as a DJ. Under the guise of DJ Basura, he would hand out mixes downtown, and soon afterwards, he landed gigs in the downtown clubs. Eventually, he landed a residency at the Blank Club, where he stayed until it became the Ritz.
Early in the 2010s, Boado helped found the record store Needle to the Groove (NTTG), where he currently works. Not long after the shop opened, NTTG launched their own label, focusing on homegrown, undiscovered talent. The label has proved successful, attracting an international market through their online store. Soon, Boado wants to record an album of his material that he can release through the NTTG name. Until then, you can find DJ Basura anywhere there is a party downtown.
“The label is such a learning experience. I don’t know where we fit in the musical landscape here. We’re just doing our own thing. We’re rolling with the punches. But I want to see our roster grow and put out a ton of quality releases. Thanks to social media, we get to see what really is happening in San Jose. It’s diverse. I think there is more going on here than there ever has been.”
Written by Yale Wyatt
Photography by Daniel Garcia
