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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = DJ Yonny

| image = DJ Yonny.jpg

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| birth_name = Jonathan Avila

| alias = Breakfast N Vegas

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| birth_place = Queens, New York, United States

| origin = New York City

| instrument = Turntable, Sampler

| genre = Electronic, House, Afro House, Turntablism, Latin, Afrobeats, Hip hop, reggaeton,

| occupation = Disc jockey, Producer, Remixer

| years_active = 2005–present

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| website = {{URL|www.djyonny.com}}

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DJ Yonny (born Jonathan Ávila;{{cite web|title=Alumni|url=http://www.audioschool.com/alumni-yonny.html|publisher=Institute of Audio Research|accessdate=30 October 2011|date=28 March 2006}} May 17) is an American DJ, producer and remixer. Known for his time on New York City's radio station WBMP and on Philadelphia's radio station WRDW-FM. He is also a member of The Heavy Hitters DJs.

Early life

Jonathan Ávila was born in Queens, New York to Colombian parents. He graduated from the Institute of Audio Research in March 2005.{{cite web|title=DJ Yonny Schools IAR Students on Radio Production|url=http://audioschool.com/about/latest-news/2008/01/16/dj-yonny-schools-iar-students-on-radio-production/|publisher=Institute of Audio Research|accessdate=29 July 2011|date=29 April 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212080219/http://audioschool.com/about/latest-news/2008/01/16/dj-yonny-schools-iar-students-on-radio-production/|archivedate=12 December 2010}}

Career

=Radio=

Yonny's big break on the radio came when he became the associate producer for WWPR's morning show called "The Star & Buc Wild Show".{{cite web|title=Biography |url=http://www.filthynewyork.com/events/saturday-night-crimson-nyc/110.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123032502/http://www.filthynewyork.com/events/saturday-night-crimson-nyc/110.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 January 2013 |publisher=Filthy New York |accessdate=23 July 2012 |year=2012 }}{{cite web|title=Hey Mr. DJ: 10 Questions for DJ Yonny|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/11/23/hey-mr-dj-10-questions-for-dj-yonny/|publisher=Rap Up|accessdate=23 July 2012|date=24 November 2011}} He also spun on his own mixshow on WWPR called "The List" on Saturdays. Yonny later became a production engineer for Univision Radio. In February 2008, “The Star and Buc Wild Morning Show" moved to Pulse 87, where Yonny became the executive producer. After the show ended, Yonny moved on to his own mixshows on Pulse 87 called “Friday Night Fix" and on A-List Radio called "Mixmaster Hour +1".

He spun for a hip hop show on Eminem's radio station, Shade 45 on Sirius Satellite Radio. In 2009, DJ Yonny joined NYC's WNOW (92.3 AMP Radio) as a part of the "Weekend Roll Out", "Friday Night Mixtape" and "Saturday Night Dance Factory" mixers. Yonny moved on to his own mixshow as well called “Free Lunch Mix Fix".

In 2011, DJ Yonny joined Philadelphia's WRDW-FM and was given his own shows called "10 O'clock Party Rock Mix" and "The Friday Night Party Rock".{{cite web |title=Mix Shows |url=http://www.wired965.com/mix-shows |publisher=WRDW-FM |accessdate=23 July 2012 |year=2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721002452/http://wired965.com/mix-shows |archivedate=21 July 2012 }}

On April 13, 2012, Yonny guest deejayed DJ Felli Fel's "Jump Off Mix" for Los Angeles' radio station KPWR.{{cite web |title=DJ Yonny Mixing Live on Power 106 |url=http://soundcloud.com/djyonny/dj-yonny-mixing-on-power-106-l |publisher=SoundCloud |accessdate=23 July 2012 |date=13 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526060716/http://soundcloud.com/djyonny/dj-yonny-mixing-on-power-106-l |archivedate=26 May 2012 }}

In 2013, he spun for radio stations, KFRH, KREV and KRCK-FM.

In 2014, he spun for Utah based radio station, KUUU.

=Production=

He has produced "You Ain't Got It (Funk That)" along with two other songs from Nina Sky's EP, The Other Side.{{cite web|title=Nina Sky - The Other Side (EP)|url=http://www.blazingswarm.com/2010/08/nina-sky-other-side-ep.html|publisher=Blazing Swarm|accessdate=17 December 2010|date=4 August 2010}}

=Television=

In November 2011, he was cast as one of the eleven contestants for the second season of BET's DJ reality show, Master of the Mix.{{cite web|title=NYC's DJ Yonny Heads to the Finals of Master of the Mix|url=http://theurbandaily.com/tv/jonathanhaily/nycs-dj-yonny-heads-to-the-finals-of-master-of-the-mix/|publisher=The Urban Daily|accessdate=6 January 2012|date=13 January 2012}} Despite making it to the finals with DJ P and DJ M-Squared, he lost to a "viewer vote" and became the 1st runner-up.

Discography

=Mixtapes=

  • This Is My House (2009)
  • This Is Still My House (2011)
  • Cornerstone Mixtape, Vol. 165: Hip-Electronica – A Journey Through Hip-Hop & EDM (2013)

=Remixography=

=Production=

==2010==

Nina Sky - The Other Side

Awards

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YearGroupAwardAlbum/MixtapeResult
2010

| rowspan="2"|Latin Mixx Award

| Best House DJ

| This Is My House

| {{won}}

2011

| Mixtape of the Year

| This Is Still My House

| {{won}}

References

{{Reflist|2}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.djyonny.com/}}
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Category:1983 births

Category:American people of Colombian descent

Category:American people of Puerto Rican descent

Category:Record producers from New York (state)

Category:American hip-hop DJs

Category:Living people

Category:Mixtape DJs

Category:Nightlife in New York City

Category:Musicians from Queens, New York

Category:Musicians from Wilmington, Delaware

Category:American remixers