Out of High School
and into college, Disco was dead and Modern Rock/New Wave/High Energy/Free
Style Dance music was being played at house / hall parties and at
local clubs and on the radio. Also during this time early hiphop/pop
was just begining and the new sound, "House", that was coming out
of Chicago, was just emerging as well. All of these genre's of music
has had a profound impact on our lives. But Soul, Funk, R&B and
Gosple are where his roots lie and where he gets his inspiration from.
"Music with Meaning" is what he refers to it as. He of coarse is,
Jaime Gonzalez.
Music has been a part of Jaime Gonzalez's life
since childhood. Born into a family of musicians, Mom plays piano,
brother plays the bass and sings in the band SAGE, its influence in
his life runs deep. From the days of pounding the piano at home and
at church while his mother was playing for the congregation,
to recording
favorite songs from speakers onto a tape recorder, to listening to
all his brothers and sisters records on the family stereo, to the
saxophone he blew during his school days, music has always been in
his life.
Being a dj came early in Jaime's life. He became intregued
when hanging out at a house party, watching the DJ spinn records,
with a great looking girl by the dj's side. Thats when he said to
himself, "I can do that and I want that too". He was actually taking
notes, writing down titles of songs cause he liked what the DJ was
spinnin. He called his older brother, who at the time was also in
the begining stages of DJing, and got advise on equipment and music.
Together, they both started thier dj careers.
After practicing in his
room on two different kinds of belt drive turntalbles and a Numark
mixer with VU meters, he hoaned his skills and technique and began
feeling comfortable handling vinyl. It did not happen over night,
but, he felt comfortable enough to play at parties and would play
all types of music. His DJ hobbie took hold and he started doing mobile
DJ gigs with friends at house / hall & Hotel parties that they
would throw themselfs, that was the early promoter in him, UltraSounds
- DJ Jaime Gonzalez was born.
As his dj hobbie became important in
his life, more weddings, corporate gigs and private events would
be booked. This prompted him to start his business, UltraSounds
mobile dj services. It was his dj name he gave himself and would spinn
under as a dj, later it became the name of his company.