DJ Bonics
{{Short description|American disk jockey (born 1980)}}
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| birth_name = Brandon Glova
| other_names = Bonicto
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|9|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
| alma_mater = University of Pittsburgh
| occupation = {{hlist|Disc jockey|record producer|remixer}}
| years_active = 2000s–present
| website = {{URL|www.djbonics.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| origin = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
| instrument = {{hlist|Turntable|Sampler}}
| genre = {{hlist|Club|electro|EDM|hip hop|house|trap|turntablism}}
| label = Taylor Gang
| associated_acts = Mac Miller, Wiz Khalifa
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Brandon Glova (born September 4, 1980), better known by his stage name DJ Bonics, is a hip hop disk jockey for Wiz Khalifa and former radio DJ.
Career
DJ Bonics worked for seven years as the mixer and afternoon drive DJ for WKST-FM, a Kiss-FM station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{cite news|last=Barley|first=Nicole|title=Free Style|url=http://www.whirlmagazine.com/2010/09/free-style/|accessdate=6 August 2012|newspaper=Whirl Magazine|date=17 September 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} After leaving WKST-FM in 2010, he became the official DJ for Wiz Khalifa. He has also done solo shows. Previously, he DJ'd in Minneapolis, MN for 95.3 GO Radio.
Personal life
DJ Bonics is a Filipino.
DJ Bonics is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. In December 2010, a few days after returning from his first tour with Wiz Khalifa, DJ Bonics had a heart attack caused by a blocked artery.{{cite news|last=Mulkerin|first=Andy|title=30-year-old DJ Bonics is using his heart attack to raise heart-health awareness|url=http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/30-year-old-dj-bonics-is-using-his-heart-attack-to-raise-heart-health-awareness/Content?oid=1380727|accessdate=6 August 2012|newspaper=Pittsburgh CityPaper|date=23 December 2010}} He underwent surgery, quickly recovered, and began performing with Wiz Khalifa again within a week.{{cite news|last=Mervis|first=Scott|title=Despite heart trouble DJ Bonics has barely missed a beat|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/despite-heart-trouble-dj-bonics-has-barely-missed-a-beat-278448/?p=2|accessdate=6 August 2012|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=3 July 2012}} After the incident, he participated in a benefit to benefit the American Heart Association in Pittsburgh. In addition, he formed the Bonics Heartbeats Foundation to promote healthy living.{{cite news|last=Thrasher|first=J.D.|title=My Name is DJ Bonics...2012 is my year|url=http://www.mediafire.com/?2g1c4zcz9vyu5q3|accessdate=6 August 2012|newspaper=JENESIS Magazine|date=16 January 2012}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.djbonics.com/}}
- {{SoundCloud}}
- {{YouTube|u=djbonics|DJ Bonics}}
- {{Discogs artist}}
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Category:Record producers from Pennsylvania
Category:Musicians from Pittsburgh
Category:University of Pittsburgh alumni
Category:American electronic dance music DJs
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