A collection of moments with clients, DJ gear, wedding stuff and anything else that sparks joy. 

These are the 18 most recent images I've posted on Instagram. To view all of my images follow me or view here. Follow me: @djkanoya

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View fullsize 🏃🏻‍♂️ On May 16, 2020, in the middle of a global pandemic, at a time when every major event has been canceled, I DJ'd a half marathon. 🏃🏻‍♂️⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ Of course, this was no ordinary event; and the participating athletes (all two of them)
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View fullsize This is the moment it hit me. The moment it all just seemed so real. ⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ 📻 Without any live, in person gigs scheduled in the near future, this week I returned to the airwaves, the Internet airwaves that is. I am grateful for the opportunit
View fullsize "How come that person doesn't like me? "Or "why does that person not want to do business with me?"⁠ ⁠ ❓❓⁠ ❓❓⁠ ⁠ Have you ever found asked yourself this? Has the question, the person, consumed your thoughts more than it should?⁠ ⁠
View fullsize The great thing about DJing weddings are the moments that are created. ⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ Sometimes it's a result of the music I play, and sometimes it's organic, like what I described of David and Frank's first dance. 🤵🏻🤵🏼⁠ ⁠ It started as most first
View fullsize I'm headed to Las Vegas for the most important 1️⃣5️⃣ minutes of my DJ career. ⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ Fifteen minutes ... what am I talking about here❓⁠ ⁠ Fifteen minutes of fame; in traffic; of baking time left on that cake in the oven ... or is it a DJ rout
View fullsize Becoming a DJ is one of those things where you either got into it because of the music or because of the gear. ⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ What do I love more; playing music or playing with DJ gear? That's a tough call.⁠ 🤔⁠ ⁠ I love playing music for a crowd of p
View fullsize ❓I often get asked, "how did you get started DJing?"❓⁠ ⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ For me, I think the DJ itch I needed to scratch (pun intended) was something that started at a young age.⁠ .⁠ I remember my parents buying me a Fisher-Price turntable when
View fullsize 🎵 What kind of music do you play for a yoga class? 🎵⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ That question comes up almost anytime I mention to someone that I've got a yoga event/class to DJ.⁠ .⁠ The easy answer, "Some chill beats, then some uptempo beats and then slow it b
View fullsize Small sections. One aid station at a time.⁠ ▪️⁠ ▪️⁠ In November 2019 I ran/walked/hiked a 50k race in San Francisco. The race course took me from Sausalito, through the Muir Woods and Marin Headlands; across the Golden Gate Bridge and into Crissy Fie
View fullsize Don't Hate. Create. ⁠ .⁠ The Superbowl LIV halftime show headlined by @shakira and @jlo emphasized one thing ... we can never agree on anything.⁠ .⁠ I'm not here to continue the debate. But I would like to bring up a lesson that those two ladies emph
View fullsize Creating one last high school dance memory. ⁠ .⁠ More than a decade ago, I was wrapping up an amazing night of dancing for a high school prom. I remember having an overwhelming sense of satisfaction as I, perched up on a stage, looked over a sea of s
View fullsize Everyone should have a dream so deep, that when accomplished, the only response are tears of joy.⁠ .⁠ Have you dreamt that deep?⁠ .⁠ For me, it was back in early 1995, I was halfway through college and I had written a letter to Beckett Publications a