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Presented by Taco Tuesday

DJ Candlestick at Vaquero Taquero

Mar 12, 2025

12:30am – 2:00am CT

Vaquero Taquero

This performance is part of the showcase that starts on Tuesday, March 11 at Vaquero Taquero

DJ Candlestick is an accomplished American DJ, radio personality, and record producer. Currently, he serves as a mixer on Drake’s Sound42 radio station on SiriusXM and has officially remixed the last three albums by Brent Faiyaz. DJ Candlestick’s portfolio includes collaborations with a diverse range of artists, including Don Toliver, Metro Boomin, Thundercat, DVSN, PartyNextDoor, Masego, 22Gz, Little Dragon, The Carters (Beyoncé & Jay-Z), Juicy J, and many others.
In 2017, he released Purple Moonlight, in collaboration with Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins, marking the first of creative partnerships between the two.
A member of The Chopstars and a pioneer of the ChopNotSlop subgenre, DJ Candlestick has also been a prominent on-air personality for Houston-based stations KQBT 93.7 The Beat and The Choice 90.9 KTSU, his alma mater. Additionally, he gained recognition as the DJ for the Houston-based hip-hop collective The Nice Guys.

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From: Houston, TX, United States
Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap
Subgenre: R & B
Type: Showcase
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