DJ Armando is a West Michigan based Video DJ formerly known as DJ LA, 20 plus years in Radio & Nightlife business!
DJ Armando has been at the nexus of DJ’ing, nightlife, radio, & all things music spanning over half his living years as the go-to deejay for music impresarios, entertainment moguls, fashion icons, cultural trendsetters, radio stations, and fortune 500 corporate clients around the world.
When I Heart Radio wanted a deejay for radio shows coast to coast, there’s only one person they called. When Sirus XM desired unique mixes to be heard around the globe, there’s only one deejay they called. When Justin Bieber, LMFAO, Big Sean, Mike Posner, Sean Kingston, Flo Rida., B.O.B., Mac Miller, Sugar Ray, Candlebox, and Tracy Morgan all needed an opening act to electrify the crowd and set them up for success, there’s only one person they entrusted with the task.
DJ Armando’s career is the culmination of a lifetime of growing up around musicians, deejaying around the world, observing people react, and making people move. 100’s of the hottest nightclubs, radio stations, corporate companies, and celebrity clients around the globe all recognized Armando’s unique ability to connect to everyone, everywhere.
Growing his music arsenal at record stores every weekend and studying the back of each vinyl sleeve he came across, learning who wrote and produced his favorite songs. Drawing inspiration from pivotal DJ’s like Qbert, Mix Master Mike, DJ Spinbad, Kid Capri, & Tony Touch with their genre-defying style, a young Armando made it his motto to play all music, for all people, all over the world. Like his approach to deejaying, Armando’s approach to original music production and remixing is unbound by genre and era.
Now an iconic name in the Michigan music industry, DJ Armando is recognized from miles away by peers nationwide in the DJ industry as a true professional behind the decks. With equal nods to classic Ivy style, vintage Hip Hop, Pop, Rock, Electronic and anything needed to move the crowd one thing is clear Armando’s sound is truly his own.
Performing at shows twelve months a year, electrifying party people with infectious showmanship, a crowd-commanding voice, and a musical palette so broad, he relates to everyone within his reach, uniting dance floors around the globe who’s limits truly knows no bounds.
Artist, Bands, Comedians Opened for - LMFAO, Big Sean, Mike Posner, Justin Bieber, Sean Kingston, Flo Rida, Chiddy Bang, Kelly Rowland, Baby Bash, B.O.B, Cody Simpson, Mac Miller, Suger Ray, Candlebox, Night Ranger, Tracy Morgan, Godfrey, Deon Cole, Angel Salazar, Hairmania, Starfarm and many more.
NightClubs & Events Resume -
Soaring Eagle Casino DJ, Saganing Eagle Casino DJ, Stayin Alive Novi, Western Michigan University Event DJ, Kalamazoo Strong Event DJ, Kalamazoo Public Schools Event DJ, Kalamazoo College Event DJ, Kalamazoo Greek Fest DJ - 2013-14, 5/3 Ball Park- Party in the park W/ 104.5 WSNX-2009-13, New York City Marathon DJ 2011, Hot Import Nights Columbus Ohio, The BOB, Grand Woods Lounge, Mc Fadden's, Firekeepers Casino, Gun Lake Casino, The Entertainment District, Retro Club, The Gatsby
Nissan Cube Event DJ, The Wine Loft, Boma Night Club- Columbus-Ohio, View Night Club-Cleveland Ohio, The Taphouse Lounge, Wayside West, The Wild Bull, The Crossroad's Mall, Sirens Night Club, Piggy's Night Club, The Rocket Night Club, The WhereHouse, Liquid Night Club, Snicker's Night Club, The Whiskey Lounge, The Orbit Room, Billy's Lounge, Dark Room at The Kirby House, Sixx Night Club, Y Bar, Papa Petes, The Holiday Bar, Coral Gables, The White House Bar & Grill, Shakespeare's lower level, The Underground, Uccello's, Olympia Club Joe Louis Arena, Park Theatre
The Log Cabin Bar and many more.
Mix Show Radio Resume - Magic 104.9 Grand Rapids | 104.3 WOMC Detroit | 89.1 WIDR WMU Kalamazoo | 104.5 WSNX Grand Rapids |103.3 WKFR Kalamazoo | 107.7 KSLZ St Louis Mo | 89.3 WHFR Detroit |103.7 WUVS Muskegon | 106 WKHQ-FM Traverse City MI | Z93 WJZQ Traverse City Mi | Sirius XM Radio - Worldwide | The Mixdown Radio Syndication-Aired in 12 Different countries!