“i’m the parker posey of bay area esoteric electronic music w roots in the americas + caribbean”
DJ Juanny—along with his music collective and digital agency Amor Digital—first landed on our radar in the fall of 2021 thanks to a string of boundary-pushing clubby reggaeton and dembow releases, opening our minds to the possibilities and ever-expanding influence of music from the Caribbean and Americas. Two years later, he’s still going strong.
On the 20-min EP Party Girl, DJ Juanny continues tapping into his many diverse influences—Black and Latin musical heritage, independent cinema, and, of course, the simple fact of living in the Bay Area. It can’t be said enough how challenging it is to survive here as an artist, and at the same time it’s always inspiring, whether dipping into early 2000s hits (“GAS BRAKE DIP” samples “Hyphy” by Federation and E-40) or collaborating with contemporary artists, as DJ Juanny does with SF-born singer songwriter La Favi (aka Natalia García). The music itself is typical DJ Juanny music in its expansiveness. Variously sexy, fun, playful, serious, hard, brooding—it is as ever music that could work for the club as well as the late night headphone session.
Don’t just dig into the music: Explore the world of Amor Digital, including a Q&A with Tal Robinson of No Bias and an essay on the State of the Bay.
