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Label: Afro:Baile Records
Release: December 3rd 2009

Sergio Mendoza y La Orkestra w/ special guest Salvador Duran & DJ Seduce @ The Rhythm Room

Tickets are just $8.00 pre-sale / $10.00 at the door. You wont find a better performance all winter! Plus the Rhythm Room will have the BBQ Rack Shack serving food!

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BIOGRAPHY:
At the core of everything DJ Seduce does is a restless drive to be both inventive & creative. Whether behind the turntables, in the studio, or putting together a variety of events, DJ Seduce is always on a mission to capture audiences in a way that sets him self apart from most in the entertainment industry.

Since his emergence in 2001, the Arizona native has taken his love for jazz, funk, soul, and world beats, and expanded his global horizons far beyond the nightclub walls. Not your typical DJ, but a musician’s dj, and a djs musician, DJ Seduce has created his own unique sound & style drawing on heavy influences of Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Europe & the Middle East. With an eclectic taste for musical treats, DJ Seduce digs deep through the past and present, giving you a blast of musical fusion from influential taste makers like Art Blakey, Andy Palacio, Jorge Ben, Nicola Conte, & Buena Vista Social Club.

Over the course of 8 years, DJ Seduce has shared the stage with legendary icons, played to crowds of more than 14,000, released his critically acclaimed debut album, "Foreign Affair. Vol. 1" and launched the award winning "Afro:Baile" world music event. His continued strive to bring a cultural groove to the forefront, has allowed him to push his way to new heights. Some of his recent & notable accolade's include: 3 consecutive nominations for "Best DJ" by the "Arizona Republic" & "Best Jazz" by the "Phoenix Newtimes. He's also been a featured guest, and performed live on Good Morning Arizona (3TV), and has an extensive list of featured articles & reviews in over 15 magazine publications, including Global Rhythm Magazine & Spin Magazine.

As a savvy business owner, his latest endeavor includes the break through music record label "Afro:Baile Records". The label was founded in 2007, as a spin off of to the award-winning (afro:baile) event. Afro:Baile Records specializes in the global sounds of Africa, Brazil, Latin American, and Jazz from around the world. The labels current releases have received rotational airplay on "KCRW - Branches", "Spin the Globe - 89.3", & the "Giku Experience Radio Show on Giantstep.net". DJ Seduce is also founder of “Diverse-Fi Music” an artist management & event promotion company, home to a number of artists & events including, the award winning (Best of Phoenix) Afro:Baile Event.

Has shared the stage with:
BLK JKS, Cherry Poppin Daddies, Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int'l, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Mark De Clive-Lowe (London), Lady Alma, Radio Active (Spearhead), DJ Santos (Yoruba), Motet Trio, VibeSquad, B-Side Players, General Smiley (michigan & smiley), Pitbull, Sy Smith (brand new heavies), Daz-I-Kue (bugz in the attic), DJ Jeremy Sole (KCRW), DJ Miss Lisa, DJ Lady Tribe, DJ Bobby B (kottonmouth kings), DJ Phill, DJ Lorin aka Bassnectar, Sandbloom, Big Organ Trio, Edison Gem, CoCo Montoya, Jugoe & DRM (bastard jazz), DJ Aztech Soul (Kajmere sound), DJ Cinful (playboy mansion), Nosotros, Modern Groove Assembly, Delta Nove, MC Souleye & BLVD, Cedric Cebalos, DJ Speek Greene, DJ Chris Brazil

Nominated Best DJ 2007, 2008, 2009
by: Arizona Republic

Featured: DJ Seduce / Afro:Baile Event 2008
Featured: DJ Seduce / PAINT Show 2007
by: Good Morning Arizona *Channel 3TV

Nominated Best Jazz - Summer of Sound 1
by: Phoenix Newtimes 2007

Winner / Best of Phoenix / Afro:Baile
by: Phoenix Newtimes 2006

Best of Spin Magazine / PAINT Event
by: Spin Magazine 2006

Featured: DJ Seduce / Diverse-Fi Music
by: 1st AZ Hot Import Nights Event 2005