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Esteban Adame

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Esteban Adame
BornLos Angeles California
GenresJazzTechno
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • record producer
  • DJ
InstrumentsPiano, Synths
Years activeearly 90s-present
Member ofUnderground Resistance, Galaxy 2 Galaxy
Websitewwww.estebanadame.com

Esteban Adame is an East Los Angeles DJ who emerged from the Chicano/Latino rave or party scene in the 1990s. He started DJing at the age of 15.[1] In 2004, he was asked by "Mad" Mike Banks of Underground Resistance to join the music collective in Detroit, Michigan.[2] Banks reportedly was interested when he "found out Chicanos from Southern California were interested in UR records, sensing a common ground between Los Angeles's Latino enclaves and the Black neighborhoods of Detroit." Adame would go on to play piano for the label's electronic jazz band Galaxy 2 Galaxy.[3]

In 2006, he founded label Ican with Santiago Salazar and has released multiple productions for the label.[4][5] He has collaborated with Nomadico, who he formed the group El Coyote with, as well as DJ 3000.[6] In 2019, he and Nomadico played the Carnaval De Bahidorá festival in Mexico.[7] Adame also releases music under the name Frequencia, which has been described as the experimental and "darker side of his productions."[8]

After his years in the DJ life, Esteban Adame is currently teaching a small school, Artesia High School, and has been teaching there since 2017. He has also achieved a Doctoral Degree from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Discography

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Albums

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  • Day Labor (2014)

Singles & EPs

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  • Unofficial Discourse (2018)
  • Mayan Basement EP (2018)
  • Angeleno EP (2018) w/ Santiago Salazar
  • Mextli EP (2017)
  • Descendants EP (2017)
  • Notice This EP (2014) w/ Nef Nunez
  • Brown Dream EP (2013)
  • Determinacion EP (2011)
  • East Los Luv EP (2011)

References

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  1. ^ Guanuna, Lucy (9 January 2020). "How Not to Die at an Underground Party in L.A." L.A. Taco.
  2. ^ McDermott, Matt (14 February 2017). "East Side story: LA's backyard party scene". Resident Advisor.
  3. ^ "Hi-tech soul out of East Los Angeles". Resident Advisor. 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ Orlov, Piotr (25 August 2015). "Songs We Love: Santiago Salazar, 'Mama Paz'". NPR.
  5. ^ Stabler, Brad (11 March 2013). "Esteban Adame "Assimilation"*ICAN*". XLR8R.
  6. ^ Matthew, Terry (5 September 2019). "5 Mag SELECT – 4 Records with DJ 3000". 5Mag.
  7. ^ Clarke, Patrick (4 March 2019). "Mexican Excellence: Carnaval De Bahidorá Reviewed". The Quietus.
  8. ^ "Esteban Adame". Poem.
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