DJ Nurotic

Born and raised in Chicago’s northwest side, Jorge Nino Jr. p/k/a DJ Nurotic's love for music was apparent early on. At the age of six came one of the first signs he was born to be a DJ; he attempted to mix two cassettes together using two different tape players in his basement. Raised on his family's diverse body of music, ranging from his father's like of 70’s and 80’s; to his mother taste for top 40; to his aunts and uncles introducing him to house and hip hop, his love for music flourished. While attending a cousin's birthday party at the age of twelve, he witnessed someone "DJ" for the first time and instantly he knew what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. Looking at the way each song was played, styled and blended so smoothly, he was intrigued by the process. Fortunately, the DJ (Tequila) was a friend of the family and agreed to help teach him the basics. Nurotic worked with Tequila for about a year and a half. For the three years following, he used a friend’s homes to have practice sessions. That is when he truly started to understand what it took to be good. Next came his first turntables. With the help of his uncle and aunt, who had just purchased a bar in Chicago, he received his first set of CD players, which he paid off by spinning for them every Friday. At 17, he had landed his first residency. Dissatisfied with spinning in front of 50 or so people, he decided to start his own event promotion company. For the next two years, he threw some of the biggest high school parties at Major Hall in Chicago, averaging 500 people weekly. Even though the parties were successful Nurotic was not fulfilled. He wanted to venture out and spin for many venues and crowds and he did. Since making that decision he has never looked back, spinning everywhere from small venues of 100 people to sold out concerts. Having spun at concerts for groups and bands in many genres from hip hop to reggaeton, house to bachata, he has never limited himself to one crowd or one genre. Besides most of Chicago, he has also performed in Indiana, Wisconsin, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, Ohio, Iowa and New York. He has also released an impressive amount of mixtapes, including is first mixtape series entitled “Self-Titled”. The success from “Self-Titled” encouraged him to put out two more volumes of that series as well as to start on others. Though he has achieved much in a short span, his ambition continues to grow and though he's made money and has achieved popularity, the main motivation behind his drive, is the love of music. Nothing makes him feel better then to look up at a huge crowd and know that he controls how they feel for the night. DJ Nurotic On Air DJ for 103.5 Kiss FM (Chicago, IL), Hot 96 (Evansville, IN), WFAV (Joliet, IL), Hennessy DJ Collective, DAMN DJs