Alex Sensation

Alex Sensation
Birth name Javier Alexander Salazar
Genres Latin music
Occupation(s) Radio and nightclub DJ
Instruments Turntables
Website Official website

Alex Sensation (born Javier Alexander Salazar)[1] is a New York City Hispanic music DJ.

Music career

Alex Sensation began his DJing career at sixteen, playing records from his own collection at gigs in nightclubs.[2] In 1999 he was named one of the top ten Hispanic music DJs in New York City.[3] As a radio DJ, he hosts two programs on La Mega 97.9 FM: La Original Mega Mezcla and La Mega Mezcla Sábado en la Noche.[2] He has also acted as a spokesperson for Johnnie Walker Black in his capacity as a La Mega DJ,[4] and hosted music festivals for the radio station at Madison Square Garden entitled the DJ Alex Sensation's La Mega Mezcla Live.[5] During the week of November 24, 2012, the song Balada (Tche Tcherere Tche Tche) became the number one song on the Billboard’s Tropical Song list, a track by Gusttavo Lima that featured Alex Sensation as well as Pitbull.[6]

Other work

In 2012 he partnered with Jorge Posada and Don Omar in order to create a program to help young men of Hispanic descent transition from youth to responsible adulthood.[1] At the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Conference he moderated the New Latin Urban Movement panel, which discussed the place of urban artists within the American music genre.[7] He has also appeared on previous Billboard music conference panels.[8]

Recognition

Over his career, Alex Sensation has received an ACE Award from the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics, the Global Spin Award, and the Latin Mix Award.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Alexandra J. Gratereaux (October 4, 2012). "Don Omar, Jorge Posada and Alex Sensation Team Up to Mentor Latino Men". Fox News Latino. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "SummerStage: La Mega 7th Annual Tropical Fest: Alex Sensation". Columbia University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Top 10 Hottest Latino DJs in NYC". New York Posts. November 30, 1999. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Give Me a Beat". Billboard Magazine. July 2, 2011. p. 11. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Leila Cobo (March 3, 2015). "Prince Royce, J Balvin & Daddy Yankee Headed to Alex Sensation's Mega Mezcla Live Show at MSG". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tropical Songs November 24, 2012". Billboard Music Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ Angie Romero (April 30, 2015). "Billboard Latin Music Conference: Alex Sensation on the Future of the New Latin Urban Movement". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Home Front". Billboard Magazine. January 7, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Speakers & Performers". Billboard. 2015. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
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