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BIO

DJ METRO

PUERTO RICO'S

FINEST...

DJ METRO Puerto Rico's Finest 

 

DJ METRO...... 

NAME: Jose Aponte........

AKA: Puerto Ricos Finest.......

Age: Over the legal drinking age.......

Occupation: Dj / Producer / Remixer

Style: Open format with a Urban touch.

Years: 30 and still counting....

 

More than a DJ, Metro is a performer. His blends of this urban/dance culture with Turntables is unique, filling dancefloors in PR and all around the world. 

 

Since the mid 80's Metro fell in love with his turntables House and Techno music, but always had a passion for Hip-Hop. But it wasn't till the early 90's that local rapper Don Chezina asked him to be his DJ for a 10 city tour in the States.

 

For more than 5 years he Dj'd in shows, concerts and TV shows for Don Chezina.

 

Around the year 2000 Metro was taking a break from touring. By this time a new rapper asked Metro to be his DJ, Metro liked the new guy style and said yes. The new rapper now known to the world as TEGO CALDERON and Metro toured the U.S. and Internationally for 2 years.

 

Due to the various obligations as a club and radio dj, Metro had to stop touring and was forced to quit Tego.

 

Over 30 years in the game Metro has been a dj to various Reggaeton artists such as: Ivy Queen, Eddie D, Daddy Yankee, Vico C, Nicky Jam, Baby Rasta, Gringo, Julio Voltio, BF Yaviah, Zion, (and the list goes on)... 

 

He also opened show and shared stage with other artists such as: Ludacris, Bad Bunny, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Wisin y Yandel, DJ Irie, DJ Craze, Residente Calle 13, Gilbertito Santarosa, Hector El Father ect...

 

He is considered one of the best djs on the island, known for his skills on the mic and on the turntables. 

 

Studio Work

Metrologia 1101 (Future Flow) 

Guanabanas Reality (Flow Music)

Illusions Dj Candy Boy

Eddie D and the Ghetto Crew

In The House Radio

Rocelyn Sanchez

Dirty Reggaeton Mixtape (nyc)

La Calle Lo Espera- Mix Tape feat. Tego Calderon,Julio Acosta, Don Chezina 

 

Radio Stations

Mix 107.7fm. Various guest spots

 

Mega 106.7fm. Street Jamz  friday 5-10pm

 

Hot 102.5fm. Hot Jamz Saturday 11-1am

 

Promotions: 

Scion, Medalla, Hennessy's, Coors Light, Licor 43, Smirnoff Ice, Stanton, Gemini, Motorola, VideoMax ect.

 

Concerts: 

Hector "El Father" (Coliseo de Puerto Rico) 

Lito y Polaco (Coliseo Roberto Clemente)

Gilbertito Santa Rosa (Centro Bellas Artes) Santurce

Noche de Mix 107.7 in la Feria 

Tego Calderon: Agua y Luz (Dominican Republic) 

Tego Calderon: Puertorrican Parade (New York) 

Tego Calderon: Madison Square Garden (New York) 

Tego Calderon: (Panama) 

Dj Metro: Palacio de Recreo (Dominican Republic) 

Don Chezina: (Guatemala, Mexico, California, Chicago, Boston, New York, Dominican Republic, Miami, Maryland, Canada, Orlando, Los Angeles, Honduras, etc...) 

Eddie D: (Conneticut, Miami, Orlando...etc) 

Dj Metro / Dj Blass: Tour 5 cities (Nicaragua)

 

Some other places he has the pleasure to spin at:

New Orleans (Hard Rock Cafe) Miami (Palledium) 

New York (Club Exit, B.B. King, Madison Square Garden) 

Spain (Madrid, Barcelona) 

Italy (Lime Light) 

Peru,

Chile,

Ecuador 

Washington 

Atlanta 

North Carolina 

Las Vegas 

London (Ministry of Sound) 

New York Aniversary of Zulu Nation 2014.(Where i was also blessed into ZN).

 

Now Touring as the Official Dj of Vico C. And with his own tour in progress you can expect Dj Metro Rocking a Club near you!

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