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What Is, Who Is MarsRadio?

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MarsRadio (AKA Will Castro) is a professional DJ/turntablist, crate digger, and radio personality from Orlando, Florida.  Host of Underground Rhythm District after-hours mix show and the Basement Groove Collective old school show, both on WPRK 91.5 FM. Resident DJ for Upstairs Suite: Deep & Chilled Out Sessions at Kush Ultra Lounge & Hookah Bar in downtown Orlando, FL. Member of the Crosstown Sounds crew.

 

Collecting music since 1988 and DJing since 1991, he has developed the ability to improvise and  blend music at a very quick pace by ear (average time: 4-13 seconds) and hopping between genres in a wildly eclectic fusion of modern underground and obscure classic dance music, while incorporating trick-mix/turntablism elements.

 

 

 

Credits

 

Underground Rhythm District (URD) after-hours mix show on WPRK 91.5 FM is a weekly live improv mix show hosted by MarsRadio. Dedicated to modern  underground and obscure classic dance music, as well as to featuring free-form DJ mixing---a wildly eclectic mixing approach showcased by such DJs as 2 Many DJs, Optimo, Mike Relm, Jazzy Jeff, and more earlier in history by Afrika Bambaataa, and Larry Levan. Rooted in the raw fundamentals of the hip hop, disco, break beat, balearic, techno, and house music DJ mix.

 

Basement Groove Collective (BGC) old school show airs Saturday mornings, 5AM-7AM on WPRK 91.5 FM. BGC is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the music and culture of the old school, from funk and soul as well as the classic sound and heritage of hip hop. BGC is also an online mix series.

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Upstairs Suite: Deep & Chilled Out Sessions is a weekly live mix show by MarsRadio that happens every Friday and Saturday night at Kush Ultra Lounge & Hookah Bar in downtown Orlando, FL. Upstairs Suite features a highly eclectic/freeform session of all chilled-out, left-field, and lounge-friendly music that is jazzy, funky, deep, sexy, and out of the ordinary.

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Crosstown Sounds member. Crosstown Sounds in Orlando, FL is a DJ crew consisting of both new generation and veteran DJs dedicated to the more underground sound of house music and funky fusions of all music steeped in the flavor of soul and body-moving grooves. Members include Nigel John, Stereo77, Jae-Biotic, Mr. Mogembo, DJ Spreadsheets, DJ Todd-Love, Danngo, Soul De Funk, Dayo Shyne, Midnight Inspektor, Danny G, David Backes, and Zack Null.

 

MarsRadio's has been featured on:



  • Deepsoundradio.com

  • Afterhoursfm.com

  • FSEDM Our Way on party95.com

  • NSB Radio's Old City Breaks with Mr. Green mix show on nsbradio.co.uk

  • Controlled Chaos on WPRK 91.5 FM

  • Electronic Infinity on WPRK 91.5 FM

  • Organic Katnip on WPRK 91.5 FM

  • Open Source Radio on WPRK 91.5 FM

  • MUZE TV by MUZE Entertaiment

  • Diggin Deep on www.sceneorlandoradio.com

 

MarsRadio has performed at the following Orlando, FL events:



  • Party95.com's Party in Paradise beach party

  • Crosstown Sounds @ Sandwich Bar

  • Beat Squad @ Spacebar

  • Thornton Park Wine & Art Walk

  • Bougie Orlando's Feng Shui @ XL Art Gallery

  • TEEP

  • Ignition presents Paul Van Dyk @ Firestone Live

  • Foldspace Records @ Sandwich Bar

  • Queens of Noise @ Sandwich Bar

  • Metrodeep @ Suite B Lounge

  • Dope Operatic @ The Peacock Room

  • Turnable Experiments: Deeper Fusion @ Park Plaza Gardens, downtown Winter Park.

  • Merge 5 (Underground Sound) @ Suite B Lounge

  • Fox Fest 14 @ Rollins College, Winter Park, FL

 

MarsRadio has performed at various underground music events and clubs throughout Southern California and in Central Florida since 1991.



MarsRadio was the winner of the 2011 DJ battle at Drop Shop in Orlando by performing an all improvised fast-paced set within 30 minutes using vinyl records.

 

Personal History/Background



Originally a DJ from Southern California (now an Orlando, Florida resident), MarsRadio started out as a collector and DJ of  funk, soul, electro funk, and hip hop music.

 

His music selections broadened further during the early 90s with his involvement in and his exposure to numerous genres of electronic music during the emergence of the underground rave scene in the United States.

 

1991-1994, MarsRadio, along with DJ A, made up Apocalypse (a powerful DJ sound system in Santa Ana, California), used primarily by The Family (a group of multiple party crews unified as one) for underground raves in the Orange County area during those years.

 

The West Coast style of DJ mixing (popular in Southern California and the Bay Area) which includes elements of turntablism, old school hip hop roots, underground vibes, and an inclination towards fast pace blending and improvisation influenced MarsRadio's DJing style.

 

 

 

 

 

Musical Influences

 

DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Z-Trip, Afrika Bambaataa, Cameron Paul, Steve Lawler, Mark Farina, DJ Spooky, 2 Many DJs/Radio Soulwax, Mike Relm, Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike, DJ Heather, Deep Dish, Joe Cooley, R.A.W., Q-Burns Abstract Message, Optimo, Miguel Migs (Petalpusher), Jazzy Jeff, Jeff Mills, Maceo Plex, DJ Sneak, Bang Gang DJs, The Garage Residents (St Augustine), Lazy Afternoon (Orlando, FL), Monsanto, Satoshi Tomiie, Rick Ski & Fader Gladiator, Felix Da Housecat, The Mixmasters Julio G & Tony G, The Hot Mix 5, Kid Koala, DJ Woody, Carl Craig, Colette, Masters at Work, AK1200, DJ Craze, DJ Debonaire, Channel Zero DJs, Juanito FX, DJ EFX, Mister Mixx, Skratch Bastid, Scratch Perverts, Grandmaster Flash, Aphex Twin, DJ YNOT, Roc Raida, The Gaslamp Killer,  Jimi Hendrix, and Miles Davis,  

 

 

 

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