Raul Campos is a music host on the

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–based public radio station,

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/KCRW.com. Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home. He is regarded as an important DJ in dance music, indie rock and Latin electronica and was described by the

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as a “unique voice in LA radio.”

Albums

Campos released his first Latin alternative mixtape-style album, ‘Loteria Beats Mixtape, Vol. 1’, on

Nacional Records Nacional Records is an independent record label founded in 2005, based in Los Angeles. Nacional is home to Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic, Musica Mexicana, Pop and other diverse sounds from around the world and sometimes down the block. After 20 years ...

on October 23, 2007. The disc includes remixes and tracks from leading acts like

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, Pacha Massive,

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and

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as well as on-the-verge artists like Pacha Massive,

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and

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History

Raul Campos was born and raised in east L.A. House, down-tempo, urban-soul, and Latin rhythms are his focus. Working on-air has been Raul's dream since childhood. When he first joined KCRW, ‘

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’ host and mentor

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took notice of Campos.

Live Shows

Campos is also a club DJ and has been billed at some of LA's biggest parties with popular DJs including

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Ron Trent Ronald "Ron" Trent (born May 23, 1973) is an American house music Disc Jockey, DJ and record producer. Music career After experimenting with beat machines and a small Keyboard instrument, keyboard in 1986, he began recording the track "Altered S ...

, Static Revenger, Armand Van Helden and

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. He can also be found spinning at various special events around the country for clients such as

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and Fredericks of Hollywood. Raul has also opened for musical acts including

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, Martin Gore of

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, Supreme Beings of Leisure and

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recor ...

References

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External links

KCRW’s Nocturna page

Nacional Records Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campos, Raul Living people American radio DJs Year of birth missing (living people) Nacional Records artists