DJ "Jammin'" Jimmy Carillo has been with HIP since it's inception. A former N.Y. club DJ & club owner "Jammin" Jimmy began his professional DJ career in1977. As the owner of a Manhattan record shop, he met many DJ's and was introduced to the club DJ world, and trained by Neffi Centano. He was hired to DJ in Columbus, Ohio, where he formed Disco Den Ohio Record Pool. There he also promoted after hours parties at United Skates of America Roller Rink. He became their New York DJ coordinator, based at the Jackson Height rink, hiring and training DJ's for their 5 New York area locations. He manned the turntables at numerous New York venues in the 70's and 80's, including L'Amour, the Brooklyn Zoo, and Heatwave in Brooklyn, Roller Park and L'Amour East in Queens, Bedrox and the Doo Wop Club in NYC, and many guest spots, including the Reggae Lounge in Manhattan. In the 90's he DJ’d the Classic Disco Night at the famed Club Boca in Boca Raton, Florida. Since moving to Florida full time in 2000, he revived his musical journey, building the largest karaoke Meet-Up group in Florida,with more than 1200 members, and continued to DJ for HOA's and restaurants in the Boca-Boynton-Delray area. He has DJ'd at Ocean One Delray, first downtown and then Delray Marketplace, for more than 6 years. He now plays at the Pavilion in Boca, and Aloft Hotel downtown Delray. There have been guest spots at Cosmo's, Platforms, Vic & Angelo's, Ellie's 50's Diner, Delray Ballroom, and several other area night spots. He performs in dinner theater for Standing Room Only Productions as the DJ in "Death at theDisco", "The Carlucci-Cohen Comedy Wedding", and several others. His forte is classic disco and Hustle, where he is most impressive. He has excelled at HIP 2023 & 2024 with his blend of Hustle music keeping the dancefloor moving. We look forward to his continued participation at HIP2025.

Noel was born and raised in New Jersey. He began as a mobile DJ at age 16 in 1979 in New Jersey playing at house parties, birthdays, local clubs, weddings, and The Puerto Rican Parade in Paterson NJ. The popular format at the time was Salsa & Disco. He played both Hustle & Salsa in New Jersey at a club called El Salsero Night Club and played Classic Disco in Garfield New Jersey for the after-hour party at the Cameo. Noel’s 1st passion was classic disco then came Salsa, Freestyle, House and more. 

Noel was inspired to learn to hustle at an early age of 13 years old in 1977 when Saturday Night Fever came out. He then learned to dance hustle with friends when going out to popular hustle hot spots in New Jersey & New York observing dancers and learning how to dance in the streets. Back then didn’t know anyone who was teaching at the time.

Noel had to stop Deejaying for a while in 1981, when he loaned out his equipment and records to a friend to DJ and event at a popular club called 203 where his friend left his equipment overnight and was stolen. While still attending school, he had to save money to recoup but life changed when his high school sweetheart got pregnant, and Noel had to put things on hold to become a parent early at 18 years old.

Fast forward, Noel moved to South Florida in 1990 for a better life for his wife & child. After settling in for a few years and finding there were no good DJ’s that compared to NY for the music that was suitable for hustle dancing he was accustomed to, he then started to get back into Deejaying.

His passion for music spreads through multiple genres which is what makes him sought after for many events. Overall Noel is not only a DJ but also a dancer. His philosophy is that a DJ is only as good as the people that are dancing to his music.

While living in Florida, Noel played at The Palladium Night Club in Margate, The Gold Coast Ballroom, South Florida Swing Dance Society and has performed at many top events including IHSC (International Hustle & Salsa Competition), Disco America in Philadelphia, Millenium Ballroom & The Delray Ballroom.

You can often find Noel entertaining Socials in Hustle, Latin & West Coast Swing throughout South Florida.

Noel is currently the owner of All Events DJ Services, a mobile DJ & Entertainment company serving South Florida.   He performs at many Weddings, Dance Socials & Corporate Events.

Cesar Caballero, also known as "Cesar Cab," began his DJ career at the age of 13 in Cordoba Argentina. He had his breakthrough at the age of 17 at "Longchamps", a popular nightclub in the city, in the late 80's.  Since then, Cesar has worked in many important nightclubs in his hometown, adapting to different musical styles.In 2021, he relocated to New Jersey, USA, and began DJing at many popular clubs, studios, and ballrooms in the tri-state area.Cesar is also the creator of "Hustle in the House," a series of mixes and streaming live shows on Mixcloud and Youtube, dedicated to providing a musical space for Hustle dancers.In addition, Cesar has been on staff as a DJ at:     Disco America 2022, 2023     New Jersey Hustle Congress 2022, 2023     New York Hustle Congress 2022, 2023In 2022 and 2023 Cesar was the recipient of the "Favorite DJ" award by the readers of 'DancerTalk' the online newsletter.

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.: - Plato-

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Born and raised in South Brooklyn at 16 years old, Dawn Michaels was introduced to DJing, the year was 1980. She learned on dual techniques 1200 belt drive turntables, counting down BPM with a stopwatch, black sharpie and white tape. She also found a love of singing where she began with the St. Thomas Aquinas Choir in the early 80s. In 1989 she began her career with wedding bands, then brought that performance experience into mobile DJing, where she blends past and present tracks with live vocals. Dawn's successful career as a DJ and vocalist now spans over 35 plus years and counting.  

Industry Roots 

Dawn's industry roots run deep. She worked with Troy Germano, CEO of New York City's legendary Hit Factory recording studio, where she collaborated with icons including Vanessa Williams, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, and Luther Vandross. Through the late 90s, Dawn worked alongside Freddie Gershon at SESAC Music Group where she learned different sides of the music industry and studio recording techniques. As of recent, Dawn resides in  South Florida and performs as a DJ and vocalist  for Cosmos Nightclub, Tin Roof, Terra Fiamma, Rino's, Deluca's Chophouse and many others. 

Beyond the Booth 

She's also taken the stage Off-Broadway in My Big 
Gay Italian Funeral where she was a vocalist and played fictional character, Fanny Zuchaitti. She puts that same energy giving back: Dawn donated her services and supports On Your Mark for children with disabilities, Louie's Legacy animal rescue, Person Center Care Services (PCCS) and Autism Awareness. And lastly, during COVID Dawn Michaels donated her time and went live on most nights. As the weeks went on, Dawn's international audience grew to over 15K in one evening.   

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