for MTV in Caracas, Venezuela. Madrid was the opening artist for Juan Atkins, another famous DJ, and one of Madrid’s idols. He rocked the crowd and Juan Atkins. Atkins told him that he had never heard music like that before. Madrid is a big history buff, which helps to balance his approach to finding music. He’s not genre specific but more vibe specific and likes to go with the flow. He’s plays what he thinks people need to hear, but loves to field requests from the crowd. “I’m always observing the reaction of the crowd and look for signs. I know I got them when their heads are bobbing and feet are tapping. I’m always trying to take my music to the next level and my vision is to go global with what I do.” Madrid recalls his most memorable moment while playing in Rome at a party. “The news that Michael Jackson died had just been announced and I changed the course of my set and started to play a run of Michael Jackson hits. The crowd went absolutely bananas and it was both epic and spiritual.” That random high point solidified that Madrid was where he was supposed to be as a DJ. Madrid hopes to unify people more and more with his music and has big plans to do so. One can only imagine what his next level will be.