CT Salsa Fest - Battle of the DJs

Latin Moves Ent. presents:

Get Ready for The Battle Of The DJ’s, Friday Night… May 28th, 2010
Hosted by - DJ Rob Suave -Boston, MA

And the dancers win!! It’s a fact…..

Dancers always support live music, but we love to dance to great DJ music. It’s a fact…..

The DJ’s love spinning for great dancers and always bring their best music to Salsa Congresses.

This Friday Night For The 2nd Year - The CT Salsa Fest Presents The Battle Of The DJs

We know why you love dancing to great DJ music at Congresses……
comfortable length songs chosen for their great dancing feel, awesome music you don’t
hear in the clubs, and a room full of great dance partners eager to dance. What could be better?

Well, how about 8 top DJ’s bringing their best to see who can inspire the dancers the most!
Lots of songs means lots of dances. Every DJ will play at least one Cha Cha. These top DJ’s will be competing for the title of
The Northeast’s #1 Salsa Congress DJ, $1000 in prize money and the respect of the dancers!

Come enjoy this special evening of non-stop dancing. We’ll have a never-before seen showcase presentation to get our
evening started, but there’s no shows and no waiting for the ballroom to be cleared, just a great night of amazing music and
awesome dancing.

Dancing starts at TBA.
Special Showcase performance at TBA
Battle of The DJ’s begins at TBA and dancing goes all night till 3am.

ATTN: DJ’s… for more information on The CT Salsa Fest Battle Of The DJ’s, please click here.

Disclaimers: All information pertained herein is preliminary and is subject to change without notice.

CHECK OUT THE DJs WHO WILL BE BATTLING FOR THE #1 SALSA CONGRESS DJ TITLE BELOW

2009 5th Annual CT Salsa Fest Battle of the DJs Winner!
DJ El Turco
Name: Ali Ersu
Phone 781-354-5641
Website: www.djelturco.com
Location: Boston, MA

A native of Turkey (hence the name ‘DJ el Turco’), Ali Ersu got his first taste for latin music in 2001 while vacationing in the
Dominican Republic. Some say “there is a little latin in everyone,” but when Ali first heard music playing all day long
throughout the resort, he experienced an awakening. “There is no greater music than salsa”, he says, "and from the first
day I heard it, I knew it would be a part of my life forever."
In 2003, Boston-based Noche Latina Dance Company had an opening for a guest DJ at a local salsa night at Union Street
Restaurant & Bar (Newton, MA). Ali submitted a mix CD of some of the latest music he'd collected and played to himself.
The promoter was extremely impressed and booked Ali immediately.
In the following months, his new position turned out to be more of a challenge than he expected. He had to work
extremely hard, learning about dancer tastes and the many different styles of salsa music. But his hard work paid off and
earned him a residency at Union Street. His career was launched.
Since then, Ali's DJing style has taken him to many different clubs and events in Greater Boston, including Havana Club,
Studio 665, Plaza Garibaldi, the Boston Salsa Congress and many more. Since 2006, Ali has also become a popular DJ
internationally, spinning at several salsa clubs in Turkey and at Beijing's most famous salsa club, Salsa Caribe. One of his
biggest international events was a set for the Beijing Salsa Congress where he spun to a crowd of salseros on the Great
Wall of China.
Ali is currently resident DJ at one of Boston's hottest salsa clubs, Mambos, in Boston's Back Bay. His vast music collection,
his knowledge of salsa culture, and his passion for the dance have made him one of Boston's best DJs.

DJ Saoko
Name: Alonso Pirela
Phone: 401-632-5730
Website: http://www.djsaoko.com
Location: Providence, RI

DJ Saoko was born and raised in the oil town of Cabimas, Venezuela. In the 1970s, the decade of the “Salsa Boom”, salsa
was part of his life as an elementary school student. Salsa was playing almost everywhere: in TV shows, buses,
neighbors’ houses, parties, barbecues, and the “esquinas”. Esquinas were neighborhood corners where guys would often
gather to hang out and to listen and talk about salsa. From those days until now salsa has been one of his greatest
passions.
DJ Saoko’s childhood friend and neighbor Hilmer Martinez was a big influence on him. Hilmer is a respected Venezuelan
band director, timbalero, singer and radio show host. Hilmer would always share his newest records at that time with DJ
Saoko and neighborhood friends. Sometimes he, Hilmer, and other friends would spend hours and hours in listening
sessions. Things started with him DJ’ing a few times in 2003 and 2004 at the dance club Platforms in Providence on
Salsa Sundays, as well as at some private parties. Between 2005 and 2006, he was a rotating DJ for La Cabana night club
in RI. From 2006 to the present time he has DJ’ed in events for the Venezuelan Association of New England. DJ Saoko
has DJ’ed in several Salsa Socials for JJ Latin Dancers from 2007 to present.
DJ Saoko has also DJ’ed in several other salsa events, including “Salsa Night” at Showcase Live in Foxboro, MA in
November of 2008. Since the spring of 2008, he has been part of the regular rotation of DJs for Salsa Sundays at
Platforms. Starting in early 2009 he has been DJ’ing regularly at Club Caribe and Havana Club in the Boston area. He was
recently a Guest DJ at the Christmas party at Iguanas Salsa Tuesdays in New York City. DJ Saoko has also recently DJ’ed
at the Houston Salsa Congress in January and Salsa Fever Thursdays in RI.