{"id":395,"date":"2011-12-02T01:44:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T01:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/?p=395"},"modified":"2012-01-02T01:50:52","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T01:50:52","slug":"dj-david-cruz-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/?p=395","title":{"rendered":"DJ David Cruz &#8211; Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/djdavidcruz2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-396 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px;\" title=\"djdavidcruz2\" src=\"http:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/djdavidcruz2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/djdavidcruz2.jpg 360w, https:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/djdavidcruz2-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a>DJ David Cruz has earned the name &#8220;The Evil Genius&#8221;. So what is it that makes him such a hot commodity that promoters will fly him half way around the world for him to play records&#8230;.or should I say perform. There are few DJ&#8217;s that can produce the energy that DJ David Cruz does in the club. When he is at work you can feel the intensity and passion he has for the music. As he switches from record to record the crowd feeds off his energy. He amps the crowd by hollering into the mic, then throws on an even hotter record. And just when you think the party is at its climax, yet another record hotter then the last!!! DJ David Cruz\u2019s record selection, energy and attitude truly defines him as an artist. Hearing and watching him play is a performance in itself! So that is why promoters will do whatever necessary to have DJ David Cruz play their club. To no surprise, DJ David Cruz has played for events such as &#8220;NYSC&#8221; in New York (2006), Los Angeles, The House of Blues (New Orleans), New Jersey (Terminal 1 Night Club) (2006), Philadelphia (Brasils) (2006), Latina Magazine Party(2007), Bacardi Invite(2007), Gillette(2005),<\/p>\n<p>Before DJ David Cruz was Spinning at clubs allover the U.S., he was David Cruz, a Puerto Rican and Dominican kid from Alief (South West Houston Texas). At age 15, David was introduced to the turntables and soon after bought his first set of Techniques 1200&#8217;s. (Bad Idea!), David broke into the club scene and began playing at the legendary afterhours Club Cache&#8217;. By 2001, David had established himself as a dominant DJ and was playing in at least 4 clubs a week.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>My Spin-Bio:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Residencies:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sky Bar<\/li>\n<li>Manor<\/li>\n<li>Link Lounge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Appearances:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Candy Bar &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Link Lounge &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Crobar &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Blvd 610 &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Bond &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>XO Lounge &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Chelseas &#8211; Baton Rouge<\/li>\n<li>Serranos &#8211; New Orleans<\/li>\n<li>Fame &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Medusa Lounge &#8211; San Antonio<\/li>\n<li>Butterfly High &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Shadow Bar &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>FIX Lounge &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Epic &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Club Cache\u2019(Afterhours) \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Metropolis \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Club Tropicana \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Crystal \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Club Play \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Soleros \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Melody Club \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Hush \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Papparucho&#8217;s &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>The Gatsby \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Havana \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Mantra \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Encounters(Afterhours) \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Touch \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Chaise Lounge \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Scott Gertners Sports Bar \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Sky Bar \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Grasshopper \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Copa Cabana &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Tribeca Lounge \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Club Paesanos \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Club Glo \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Planeta Bar-Rio \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Crome Lounge \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Deco Lounge \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Ultra \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Space \u2013 Miami<\/li>\n<li>The Mayan \u2013 Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Terminal 1 \u2013 New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>Taj Lounge \u2013 New York<\/li>\n<li>Cache\u2019 \u2013 New York<\/li>\n<li>Brasils \u2013 Philadelphia<\/li>\n<li>House of Blues \u2013 New Orleans<\/li>\n<li>Twiropa \u2013 New Orleans<\/li>\n<li>Club Aruba \u2013 San Antonio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eddie Santiago @ Bar-Rio<\/li>\n<li>2010 NYE @ Manor on Washington<\/li>\n<li>2009 NYE @ Blvd 610<\/li>\n<li>2008 NYE @ XO Lounge<\/li>\n<li>2007 NYE @ Mantra<\/li>\n<li>2009 TX Salsa Congress<\/li>\n<li>2008 TX Salsa Congress<\/li>\n<li>2007 TX Salsa Congress<\/li>\n<li>2006 New York City Salsa Congress<\/li>\n<li>2007 Bond Lounge Pre-Thanksgiving Bash<\/li>\n<li>2007 Halloween @ Bond<\/li>\n<li>2007 Guaguanco Anniversary @ Melody Club<\/li>\n<li>2007 Live Wired Entertainment&#8217;s 1 Year Anniversary @ Copa Cabana<\/li>\n<li>2006 TX Salsa Congress \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>2005 TX Salsa Congress \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>2005 Mardi-Gras Mambo \u2013 New Orleans<\/li>\n<li>2004 Mardi-Gras Mambo \u2013 New Orleans<\/li>\n<li>Dance for the Cure @ Blue Bubble Ballroom \u2013 San Antonio<\/li>\n<li>Rhumba Y Bongo Anniversary @ Amazonia \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>K\u2019yuco Anniversary @ Amazonia \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Semeneya Event \u2013 San Antonio<\/li>\n<li>Tabaco Y Ron @ Crystal \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Sonora Carruseles @ Crystal \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Havana NRG @ Crystal \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Pre-Thanksgiving Massive @ The Gatsby \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>All-Star @ Skybar w\/Erikah Badu \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Labor Day Weekend Jam @ The Gatsby \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Halloween Bash @ Aruba \u2013 San Antonio<\/li>\n<li>Envy Bacardi Invite @ Envy \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Gillete Dance-Off \u2013 Dallas<\/li>\n<li>Gillete Dance-Off \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Club Aruba 1 Year Anniversary \u2013 San Antonio<\/li>\n<li>Latina Magazine Party @ Mantra \u2013 Houston<\/li>\n<li>Halloween @ Link Lounge &#8211; Houston<\/li>\n<li>Halloween @ House of Blues \u2013 New Orleans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/djdavidcruz3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-397\" title=\"djdavidcruz3\" src=\"http:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/djdavidcruz3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/djdavidcruz3.jpg 360w, https:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/djdavidcruz3-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DJ David Cruz has earned the name &#8220;The Evil Genius&#8221;. So what is it that makes him such a hot commodity that promoters will fly him half way around the world for him to play records&#8230;.or should I say perform. There are few DJ&#8217;s that can produce the energy that DJ David Cruz does in the club. When he is at work you can feel the intensity and passion he has for the music. As he switches from record to record the crowd feeds off his energy. He amps the crowd by hollering into the mic, then throws on an even hotter record. And just when you think the party is at its climax, yet another record hotter then the last!!! DJ David Cruz\u2019s record selection, energy and attitude truly defines him as an artist. Hearing and watching him play is a performance in itself! So that is why promoters will do whatever necessary to have DJ David Cruz play their club. To no surprise, DJ David Cruz has played for events such as &#8220;NYSC&#8221; in New York (2006), Los Angeles, The House of Blues (New Orleans), New Jersey (Terminal 1 Night Club) (2006), Philadelphia (Brasils) (2006), Latina Magazine Party(2007), Bacardi Invite(2007), Gillette(2005), Before DJ David Cruz was Spinning at clubs allover the U.S., he was David Cruz, a Puerto Rican and Dominican kid from Alief (South West Houston Texas). At age 15, David was introduced to the turntables and soon after bought his first set of Techniques 1200&#8217;s. (Bad Idea!), David broke into the club scene and began playing at the legendary afterhours Club Cache&#8217;. By 2001, David had established himself as a dominant DJ and was playing in at least 4 clubs a week. My Spin-Bio: Residencies: Sky Bar Manor Link Lounge Appearances: Candy Bar &#8211; Houston Link Lounge &#8211; Houston Crobar &#8211; Houston Blvd 610 &#8211; Houston Bond &#8211; Houston XO Lounge &#8211; Houston Chelseas &#8211; Baton Rouge Serranos &#8211; New Orleans Fame &#8211; Houston Medusa Lounge &#8211; San Antonio Butterfly High &#8211; Houston Shadow Bar &#8211; Houston FIX Lounge &#8211; Houston Epic &#8211; Houston Club Cache\u2019(Afterhours) \u2013 Houston Metropolis \u2013 Houston Club Tropicana \u2013 Houston Crystal \u2013 Houston Club Play \u2013 Houston Soleros \u2013 Houston Melody Club \u2013 Houston Hush \u2013 Houston Papparucho&#8217;s &#8211; Houston The Gatsby \u2013 Houston Havana \u2013 Houston Mantra \u2013 Houston Encounters(Afterhours) \u2013 Houston Touch \u2013 Houston Chaise Lounge \u2013 Houston Scott Gertners Sports Bar \u2013 Houston Sky Bar \u2013 Houston Grasshopper \u2013 Houston Copa Cabana &#8211; Houston Tribeca Lounge \u2013 Houston Club Paesanos \u2013 Houston Club Glo \u2013 Houston Planeta Bar-Rio \u2013 Houston Crome Lounge \u2013 Houston Deco Lounge \u2013 Houston Ultra \u2013 Houston Space \u2013 Miami The Mayan \u2013 Los Angeles Terminal 1 \u2013 New Jersey Taj Lounge \u2013 New York Cache\u2019 \u2013 New York Brasils \u2013 Philadelphia House of Blues \u2013 New Orleans Twiropa \u2013 New Orleans Club Aruba \u2013 San Antonio Events: Eddie Santiago @ Bar-Rio 2010 NYE @ Manor on Washington 2009 NYE @ Blvd 610 2008 NYE @ XO Lounge 2007 NYE @ Mantra 2009 TX Salsa Congress 2008 TX Salsa Congress 2007 TX Salsa Congress 2006 New York City Salsa Congress 2007 Bond Lounge Pre-Thanksgiving Bash 2007 Halloween @ Bond 2007 Guaguanco Anniversary @ Melody Club 2007 Live Wired Entertainment&#8217;s 1 Year Anniversary @ Copa Cabana 2006 TX Salsa Congress \u2013 Houston 2005 TX Salsa Congress \u2013 Houston 2005 Mardi-Gras Mambo \u2013 New Orleans 2004 Mardi-Gras Mambo \u2013 New Orleans Dance for the Cure @ Blue Bubble Ballroom \u2013 San Antonio Rhumba Y Bongo Anniversary @ Amazonia \u2013 Houston K\u2019yuco Anniversary @ Amazonia \u2013 Houston Semeneya Event \u2013 San Antonio Tabaco Y Ron @ Crystal \u2013 Houston Sonora Carruseles @ Crystal \u2013 Houston Havana NRG @ Crystal \u2013 Houston Pre-Thanksgiving Massive @ The Gatsby \u2013 Houston All-Star @ Skybar w\/Erikah Badu \u2013 Houston Labor Day Weekend Jam @ The Gatsby \u2013 Houston Halloween Bash @ Aruba \u2013 San Antonio Envy Bacardi Invite @ Envy \u2013 Houston Gillete Dance-Off \u2013 Dallas Gillete Dance-Off \u2013 Houston Club Aruba 1 Year Anniversary \u2013 San Antonio Latina Magazine Party @ Mantra \u2013 Houston Halloween @ Link Lounge &#8211; Houston Halloween @ House of Blues \u2013 New Orleans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,19],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2012-music","category-dj","tag-houston"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DJ David Cruz - Houston, TX  - Texas Salsa Congress<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/txsalsacongress.com\/?p=395\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DJ David Cruz - Houston, TX  - Texas Salsa Congress\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DJ David Cruz has earned the name &#8220;The Evil Genius&#8221;. 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So what is it that makes him such a hot commodity that promoters will fly him half way around the world for him to play records&#8230;.or should I say perform. There are few DJ&#8217;s that can produce the energy that DJ David Cruz does in the club. When he is at work you can feel the intensity and passion he has for the music. As he switches from record to record the crowd feeds off his energy. He amps the crowd by hollering into the mic, then throws on an even hotter record. And just when you think the party is at its climax, yet another record hotter then the last!!! DJ David Cruz\u2019s record selection, energy and attitude truly defines him as an artist. Hearing and watching him play is a performance in itself! So that is why promoters will do whatever necessary to have DJ David Cruz play their club. To no surprise, DJ David Cruz has played for events such as &#8220;NYSC&#8221; in New York (2006), Los Angeles, The House of Blues (New Orleans), New Jersey (Terminal 1 Night Club) (2006), Philadelphia (Brasils) (2006), Latina Magazine Party(2007), Bacardi Invite(2007), Gillette(2005), Before DJ David Cruz was Spinning at clubs allover the U.S., he was David Cruz, a Puerto Rican and Dominican kid from Alief (South West Houston Texas). At age 15, David was introduced to the turntables and soon after bought his first set of Techniques 1200&#8217;s. (Bad Idea!), David broke into the club scene and began playing at the legendary afterhours Club Cache&#8217;. By 2001, David had established himself as a dominant DJ and was playing in at least 4 clubs a week. My Spin-Bio: Residencies: Sky Bar Manor Link Lounge Appearances: Candy Bar &#8211; Houston Link Lounge &#8211; Houston Crobar &#8211; Houston Blvd 610 &#8211; Houston Bond &#8211; Houston XO Lounge &#8211; Houston Chelseas &#8211; Baton Rouge Serranos &#8211; New Orleans Fame &#8211; Houston Medusa Lounge &#8211; San Antonio Butterfly High &#8211; Houston Shadow Bar &#8211; Houston FIX Lounge &#8211; Houston Epic &#8211; Houston Club Cache\u2019(Afterhours) \u2013 Houston Metropolis \u2013 Houston Club Tropicana \u2013 Houston Crystal \u2013 Houston Club Play \u2013 Houston Soleros \u2013 Houston Melody Club \u2013 Houston Hush \u2013 Houston Papparucho&#8217;s &#8211; Houston The Gatsby \u2013 Houston Havana \u2013 Houston Mantra \u2013 Houston Encounters(Afterhours) \u2013 Houston Touch \u2013 Houston Chaise Lounge \u2013 Houston Scott Gertners Sports Bar \u2013 Houston Sky Bar \u2013 Houston Grasshopper \u2013 Houston Copa Cabana &#8211; Houston Tribeca Lounge \u2013 Houston Club Paesanos \u2013 Houston Club Glo \u2013 Houston Planeta Bar-Rio \u2013 Houston Crome Lounge \u2013 Houston Deco Lounge \u2013 Houston Ultra \u2013 Houston Space \u2013 Miami The Mayan \u2013 Los Angeles Terminal 1 \u2013 New Jersey Taj Lounge \u2013 New York Cache\u2019 \u2013 New York Brasils \u2013 Philadelphia House of Blues \u2013 New Orleans Twiropa \u2013 New Orleans Club Aruba \u2013 San Antonio Events: Eddie Santiago @ Bar-Rio 2010 NYE @ Manor on Washington 2009 NYE @ Blvd 610 2008 NYE @ XO Lounge 2007 NYE @ Mantra 2009 TX Salsa Congress 2008 TX Salsa Congress 2007 TX Salsa Congress 2006 New York City Salsa Congress 2007 Bond Lounge Pre-Thanksgiving Bash 2007 Halloween @ Bond 2007 Guaguanco Anniversary @ Melody Club 2007 Live Wired Entertainment&#8217;s 1 Year Anniversary @ Copa Cabana 2006 TX Salsa Congress \u2013 Houston 2005 TX Salsa Congress \u2013 Houston 2005 Mardi-Gras Mambo \u2013 New Orleans 2004 Mardi-Gras Mambo \u2013 New Orleans Dance for the Cure @ Blue Bubble Ballroom \u2013 San Antonio Rhumba Y Bongo Anniversary @ Amazonia \u2013 Houston K\u2019yuco Anniversary @ Amazonia \u2013 Houston Semeneya Event \u2013 San Antonio Tabaco Y Ron @ Crystal \u2013 Houston Sonora Carruseles @ Crystal \u2013 Houston Havana NRG @ Crystal \u2013 Houston Pre-Thanksgiving Massive @ The Gatsby \u2013 Houston All-Star @ Skybar w\/Erikah Badu \u2013 Houston Labor Day Weekend Jam @ The Gatsby \u2013 Houston Halloween Bash @ Aruba \u2013 San Antonio Envy Bacardi Invite @ Envy \u2013 Houston Gillete Dance-Off \u2013 Dallas Gillete Dance-Off \u2013 Houston Club Aruba 1 Year Anniversary \u2013 San Antonio Latina Magazine Party @ Mantra \u2013 Houston Halloween @ Link Lounge &#8211; 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