David “Dopez” Lopez has been playing with records and turntables since he was sixteen years old! Originally from San Antonio, he learned how to DJ using YouTube tutorials which eventually landed him as a two-time DMC US finalist and has won an array of DJ battles before he was twenty one. The technical aspect of scratching and quick mixing really appealed to him and gained him his notoriety at a national level! He currently runs a weekly throwback party called “NowY2K” at local dance club “Barbarella” every Thursday night since 2021 and DJs full time around Austin playing a variety of DJ sets and genres depending on what he’s booked for. From open-format contemporary hip-hop, to 90s deep house, and to digging in the crates for an all vinyl set, there’s nothing he can’t handle. He’s currently working on releasing original music and maintaining his local presence in the Austin music scene but is looking to take his talents nationwide.