About Stepwise
(en español mas abajo)
DJ Stepwise (Andrés Octavio) is a reggae and dancehall selector, producer, and remixer from San Francisco. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Stepwise moved to the States at a young age and has been living in the Bay Area since 1997. Having DJed for over 12 years, Stepwise has played at venues across the United States and beyond (including Australia, Spain, Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Canada, and others...) and has shared the stage with artists such as Midnite, Yellowman, Groundation, Eek-a-Mouse, Pato Banton, The Meditations, The Melodians, Army, Abja, Ras Attitude, Batch, Prezident Brown, Fidel Nadal, Rocker T, Heavyweight Dub Champion, Al Pancho, Wadi Gad, and several of the US' top sound systems and selectors. In '06 Stepwise also linked up with the Bay Area hip hop collective Audiopharmacy, acting as resident DJ at all AP shows.
Stepwise is also well known for his mixtapes, including FULL CONFIDENCE VOL 1 (hosted by NiyoRah), THE OFFICIAL 2008 SOUTH AMERICA TOUR MIX (hosted by Mr Vegas), GHETTO YOUTHS (hosted by Stero-Lion), and many others. An avid remixer, Stepwise has also released many of his own reggae/dancehall remixes on his 7" record label, S.P.R.
These days Stepwise can be found DJing at reggae spots around the Bay and abroad, including his weekly dance HOLDING FIRM every Sunday night at Underground SF in San Francisco's Lower Haight district.
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DJ Stepwise (Andrés Octavio) es un reggae/dancehall selector y productor de San Francisco, California. Nacido en Buenos Aires, Argentina, Stepwise se fue para los EEUU de muy joven, y ahora esta viviendo en SF desde el 1997. Con mas de 12 años detrás las bandejas, Stepwise he tocado en sitios alrededor del mundo (como los EEUU, Australia, España, Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Canadá, y mas...) y he compartido el escenario con artistas grandes como Midnite, Yellowman, Groundation, Eek-a-Mouse, Pato Banton, The Meditations, The Melodians, Army, Abja, Ras Attitude, Batch, Prezident Brown, Fidel Nadal, Rocker T, Heavyweight Dub Champion, Al Pancho, Wadi Gad, y muchos de los sound systems mas reconocidos del mundo. En el 2006 Stepwise también se junto con el grupo de hip hop de San Francisco Audiopharmacy, actuando como DJ residente en todos los shows de ellos.
Stepwise también es muy reconocido por sus mixtapes, como FULL CONFIDENCE VOL 1 (hosted por NiyoRah), THE OFFICIAL 2008 SOUTH AMERICA TOUR MIX (hosted por Mr Vegas), GHETTO YOUTHS (hosted por Stero-Lion), y varios mas. Un gran remezclador/remixer, Stepwise también he editado varios de sus reggae/dancehall remixes por su propio sello S.P.R.
Hoy en día Stepwise se puede encontrar tocando en muchas fiestas de reggae en SF y en las afueras, incluyendo su propia fiesta semanal HOLDING FIRM, que ocurre cada Domingo en Underground SF en la zona Lower Haight de San Francisco.