Born in Mexico and raised in Chicago, Jes has been exposed to the Chicago music culture since the early 80’s. It was very early on when Jes realized his passion for music and began working on his musical career. Growing up on the West side of Chicago, Jes saw his peers choosing a lifestyle of gangs and guns with daily activity of violence. It was then that Jes decided to lead a life of musical expression and lift himself to a higher state of being. Embracing his negative childhood exposure, Jes used that negative to propel his dreams and to fuel his drive to succeed. Fifteen years later, les is still continuing his path of musical creativity and has evolved into a professional dj, producer, and business owner. His passion for music still burns bright within.

The Chicago underground has been moved by Jes for over ten years and he has emerged as a leading dj, producer, and remixer. Jes is an original house pioneer as shown by his long-term residency at Chicago’s infamous “the warehouse"; and he continues to be an integral part of the underground electronic scene.

Jes has the technical skills and musical talent to give us all the soulful energy that only music can communicate. While his style can be varied, his quality is never compromised. The recent venture of Jes's label, fresco recordings, with its six releases has received well deserved media and industry attention. Jes continues to showcase and collaborate with other talent producing for labels such as NRK Sound Division, Siesta Music, and Camouflage Records.

Jes keeps himself and fresca recordings involved in the cultural arts in Chicago by performing at several events for local nonprofit associations. Since the proiekt's inception, Jes has been an integral part of the musical aspects of these events bringing art and music together to create unique environments to propel the artistic aspect of our digital culture, many sound breaking events have taken place through the Conjugate Project including, Motionness: the Chicago El Train Event, Resonance Part One: An Afternoon of Audial Stimulation in Grant Park, and the original Conjugate Project which inspired us all to continue this artistic endeavor.

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DJ Jes Label Fresca Recording

EXPERIENCE:

• YEARS MIXING: 15
• YEARS PRODUCING: 6

RESIDENCIES:

• MERCURY - CHICAGO, IL
• VENUE - CHICAGO, IL
• THE TUNNEL - CHICAGO, IL
• BLUE ROOM - CHICAGO, IL
• THE WAREHOUSE - CHICAGO, IL [4 YEARS]
• NIGHTCLUB APPEARANCES:
• CROBAR - CHICAGO, IL
• DRAGON ROOM - CHICAGO, IL
• EXPOSED - ALBUQUERQUE, NM
• FUSE - CHICAGO, IL
• MAD BAR - CHICAGO, IL
• MARTINI - CHICAGO, IL
• ORBIT ROOM - GRAND RAPIDS, MI
• REDNOFIVE - CHICAGO , IL
• RUBY SLIPPER - CHICAGO, IL
• THE WELL - OTTAWA, IA
• TRANSIT - CHICAGO, IL
• THE FIFTH FLOOR - CHICAGO, IL
• ZENTRA- CHICAGO, IL
• GABE'S OASIS - IOWA CITY, IA
• GUERNICA - NEW YORK, NY
• 2-4 CLUB - PHILADELPHIA, PA
• KARMA - ATLANTA, GA
• SHADOW LOUNGE - MIAMI, FA
• LIZARD LOUNGE - DALLAS, TX
• CROWBAR - PHOENIX, AZ
• VYNYL - LOS ANGELES, CA
• 26MIX - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
• 2022 OXYGEN BAR - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
• THE SHOWBOX - SEATTLE, WA
• LIQUID - ST. LOUIS, MO
• THE MOTOR - DETROIT, MI
• PORTER STREET STATION - DETROIT, MI
• FLORIDA 135 - BARCELONA, SPAIN
• AMSTERDAM LOUNGE - WINDSOR, CANADA
• THE ROXY - TORONTO, CANADA
• THE WELL - OTTAWA, CANADA

RAVES:

• LIQUID FLIGHT - MEXICO CITY - 2001
• TWO TURNTABLES & A MICROPHONE – CHICAGO – DECEMBER 1999
• BOUNDSTORM – CLEVELAND – SEPTEMBER 1999
• PLANET BASS 11 – CHICAGO - AUGUST I 999
• SUPERSTAR – ROCHESTER - MARCH 1999
• INFUSION 11 – PHOENIX – MAY 1998
• HARDCORE CHICAGO – CHICAGO - JANUARY 1 997
• INVASION – CHICAGO - AUGUST 1 997
• UPSTATE GROOVE 1 & 2 - NEW YORK - MAY 1996/97
• ALBRIJE:S [FAMILY TREE:] - MEXICO CITY - APRIL 1 992

OTHER:

• MOTIONNESS (EL TRAIN PARTY) - CHICAGO, IL
• RESONANCE VIBRATIONS OF LIFE - GRANT PARK, IL