DJYo

Atlanta, GA, USA

Cleveland Ohio native, Michael Pair aka DJ Yo! grew up listening to music in his household. His mother sang in the church choir and his father was a Jazz enthusiast and an avid record collector. Young Michael’s favorite song, that his father would play, was ‘Machine Gun’ by Jimi Hendrix. One day on a bus ride to school, Michael heard the Sugar Hill Gang for the first time. Later he viewed the Herbie Hancock ‘Rocket’ video featuring a DJ scratching on a turntable. He was so inspired and captivated that he wanted learn how to emulate what he saw. After high school, Michael joined the military and purchased his own equipment. That early passion he had for Hip Hop led him to become a deejay, DJ Yo! He spent countless hours learning and perfecting his craft. His skill level increased to the point where he started to deejay professionally. Deejaying eventually piqued his interest into the creative aspect of music and over time he learned music composition and audio production.