IAmChino

IAmChino is best known as Pitbull's canny and crowd-pleasing DJ. But Cuban Jose Garcia (his real name), based in Miami, has been a professional musician since he was 13. He got his first big break in 2005, after he met Pitbull's manager, Mike Calderón. The pair got on; Calderón was impressed by IamChino's skills, which included not only the requisite ability to get the crowd on its feet, but his accessibility, taste, and athletic mixing skills. For his part, IamChino expressed his own desire to be part of Calderón's team. The meeting led to the youngster's DJ'ing at high-prof...