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The Cuban was born Julio Cesar Andujar in New York City to a Cuban mother and Spanish father who was raised in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban has strong ties to Cuba's democratic party through family members and especially his grandfather, Carlos Marquez Sterling. Sterling, president of the constitutional congress, authored the Cuban constitution of 1940 and was Cuba's last democratic candidate before Castro. Ironicly he also taught the dictator political science and economics at the University of Havana. These ties give this artist more than a desire to make people dance and produce records, but to bring awareness and eventually change the Cuban political situation.
The Cuban is a music producer who has spent most of his life
in San Diego and in Hollywood producing for Latin rappers
Mellow Man Ace and his brother Sen Dogg of
Cypress Hill. The three formed an all Cuban hard-core
rap group The Reyes Brothers who performed at the Whisky
, The Roxy, and many other Southland venues. The
Cuban's interest in Drum and Bass music brought many original,
live, underground performances throughout the L.A. Jungle and
party scene. The Cuban performed alongside American and European
producer/DJ's such as Dom & Roland, the Usual Suspects,
AK1200 , Cypress Hill , A Perfect Combination, Limp Bizkit, Black
Moon , Bahamadia , Panacea , Xzibit , Prince Whippa Whip
and more. After problems receiving his payment for the music
production and work he had done for Ace and
the Reyes Brothers and strong disagreements
with Interscope Records head Fred Durst the Cuban
left Hollywood in frustration to bring his favorite dwelling
place and the corporate music industry a taste of what it deserves.
The Cuban has released three full length Drum&Bass albums
Real Time (CubanCoalitionRecordings) , Death
in Passing (CCR) and Paraphernalia (WeAreOne Records) which are in circulation with well over 10,000 copies in California alone. All this proudly with no corporate support. The Cuban encourages piracy of his music making it impossible to tell how far or how many have spread. |
@ The Dragonfly, April 2005
@ DREAMSCAPE, August 2001
The Cuban is currently wrapping up production on two new full-length releases Light Sign (D&B) and ElucidNation (main floor dance). The Cuban's works have found their way to MTV commonly used as bumper music on Making the Video and also on Spanish television through library music on Televisa. After his return to San Diego, the Cuban has performed SoCal Events and clubs to numerous to mention remaining however an underground phenomena staying away from the massives.
The Cuban's most important contribution has been his unification with WeAreOne.com. The two have given birth to The Forces of Light , a non-profit organization which encompasses all that is just and good in the world. The Forces of Light represents all that fights for justice peace and selflessnes in this world . Whether it be music with a positive message or physical acts of volunteer work or simply sharing information, this network will begin primarily on the web. TheForcesofLight.org is currently under construction and will act as a network for people to connect with service orginizations, other non-profits and like minded people. The Cuban has always carried the message of freedom in his music through the form of subliminal messages. Whether they know it or not, people have been exposed. The hope is that these ideas will spread and others will carry the torch to their communities and make a change for the future.
The Cuban can provide a live performance or Dubplate DJ set of any length in the styles of Drum&Bass, Trance, House,2-step,Breaks,Hip hop and soon Hardcore.
Hear more songs from Paraphernalia and other albums by The Cuban @ SonicGarden.com
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