David Padilla (DJ)

Ndumnwere Ugochukwu Valentine aka da yungprinz (born March 18 1994), Is a Nigerian Musician, Song writer and Dancer.[1][2]

Da Yungprinz
Birth nameNdumnwere Ugochukwu Samuel Valentine
Born (1994-03-18) March 18, 1994
Nigeria, Orlu
GenresDance, Hip-hop, Amapiano music
Occupation(s)Musician
Years active2016- present

Early life and career

Padilla, who was raised in New York City, started playing music when he was just a teenager. He frequented clubs and home parties all throughout New York City. He first became interested in becoming a DJ after meeting John "Jellybean" Benitez at a house party.

Padilla first began frequenting David Mancuso's The Loft, where he first got to know prominent DJs like Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles, and David Morales. A DJ jockey at Xenon Club named Brad LeBeau called Padilla and proposed hiring him.

Miami Beach

In 1989 Padilla moved to what would become known as South Beach in Miami, Florida, where he was offered the resident DJ spot the Warsaw. It was at the Warsaw Ballroom that he would gain international recognition.[3]

Padilla worked at the Warsaw while celebrities such as Madonna, Gianni Versace and Donatella Versace attended.[4] Drag queens performed on top of the Warsaw speakers. The club closed on Friday 25 May 2002.[5]

Personal life

During the first week of December in 2012 Padilla suffered three successive strokes leaving him partially paralyzed.[6]

References
  1. "Kulcher". 1999-08-19.
  2. "River Remix". 2001-09-13.
  3. "King David". 1992-07-01.
  4. "King David". 1992-07-01.
  5. "Warsaw". 2002-05-21.
  6. "DJ David Padilla Stroke Paralyzed". May 2013.
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