DJ
Camilo

Before he was a Heavy Hitter, a Party Rocker or the International Club King, DJ Camilo was a Colombian kid from Queens named Juan Camilo Sanchez. Introduced to the turntables at 12, he debuted his first mixtape, “CAMILO Vol. 1”, in the late ’90s, then released mixtapes monthly and made his name in the NYC club scene.

In 2001 DJ Enuff and the late DJ Threat invited him into The Heavy Hitters at Hot 97. He hosted “Take It to the Streets” on Saturday nights and “The Heavy Hitter Hour” on Fridays, and was one of the first influential DJs to blend Latin urban music into American hip-hop radio live on air. Today he co-hosts Hot 97’s 4–7 PM block, the number one show in the U.S. market in that timeframe.

Global Spin Awards National Club DJ of the Year in 2017 and 2018. Top East Coast DJ five years straight (2013–2017). Signed to Roc Nation in late 2014, one of the first DJs on its roster, and one of the original Ciroc Boyz DJs alongside DJ Khaled, Funk Flex and DJ Enuff.

His club tours run from London, Paris and Dubai to Amsterdam, Saint Tropez, Cannes, Japan and beyond. Off the decks he opened Blend, a Latin-fusion restaurant chain in Long Island City and Astoria, and the pizza shop sLICe. A married father of two, he still plays multiple clubs six nights a week, from trendy NYC rooms to 60,000 fans at Summer Jam.