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04 HIGHLIGHT READ: KAPO . 06 EATS: VAN LEEUWEN . 07 WANDER . 24 PULCHRITUDINOUS . 30 BASKETBALL CHIC . 41 LOST CAUSE . 54 AT EASE . 62 THE FEELZ . 78 SCHMID-EN WITH KATIE
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KAPOBY: ROMEL LHERISSON | PHOTOS BY: RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ
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“VIVA LA MOOMBAH”In society, the idea of the student-athlete is praised on a God-like level. The NCAA and the hundreds of teams under it’s umbrella represent a billion dollar business that dominates television sets all throughout the year. While players are catching
footballs and dunking basketballs, there is another type of student that needs to be highlighted and appreciated. Those students are the student-musicians.
Kapo, a 22-year-old DJ and producer from Colombia, recently graduated from St. John’s University with a degree in Chemistry. While working endlessly in the Chemistry program, he was in his apart-ment, teaching himself how to produce music. What’s amazing is that through-out a rigorous course load, he managed to learn how to produce several types of music, maintain a decent GPA and grow his brand outside of New York.
An avid gamer in his younger years, Kapo had to sacrifice his time on the sticks in or-der to focus on music. Ironically enough, his name derives from his usage of “El Capo,” which he used as his username while playing video games. Two years into making his music, he began to realize his own potential, noticing that his skills
had grown tremendously and his music was well-received enough to keep music as just a hobby.
Being Colombian, Hispanic sounds and rhythms played a major role into what his own sound would become. Although not being the best dancer, he claims that being in an environment that blast-ed reggaeton, salsa and bachata, among others,. influenced his style. However, his other influences may be the complete opposite of his Colombian influences. “I actually got started by making Dubstep. That’s how I started being a producer, listening to Skrillex, Nero, Doctor P and stuff like that,” Kapo says. His experience in Electronic-based music and Hispanic music allowed him to perfectly crossover into a new style that began forming a few years prior named Moombahton....
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