Uploaded February 2008 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Alfonz De La Mota ,CEO Sur America Records/Digital-Co-founder M.I.A. Chicago IL USA came into the Hot Wax studios recently and really tore the roof off the motha...De La Mota is a product of the Chicago underground with a long history in the Chicago rave/underground scene, both as one of the biggest promoters in the Midwest during the late 1990's rave scene, also in the drum n bass underground for being major contributor / supporter to the local scene, along with m1d1, establishing the Midwest's largest drum n bass dj collective known as the "M.I.A." and he also founded "Sur America Records" releasing 2 12" records by Danny the Wildchild, Out Of Order and Locked&Loaded all Chicago producers. Since his start as a DJ in 1994 he has played all over the Midwest from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and as far as Albany New York, Troy New York,Denver Colorado. Houston and McAllen Texas, legendary drum n bass nights including Respect in Los Angles California @ the bee in April 07,and the original Konkrete Jungle @ pyramid in New york city. Currently he is gearing up for more mixing, production and events. Check his MySpace or miachicago.com for his current mixes. "djing is like painting a picture, each turn of a knob, each mix is like a brush stroke adding a new element to the landscape"-De La Mota
Alfonz De La Mota ,CEO Sur America Records/Digital-Co-founder M.I.A. Chicago IL USA came into the Hot Wax studios recently and really tore the roof off the motha...De La Mota is a product of the Chicago underground with a long history in the Chicago rave/underground scene, both as one of the biggest promoters in the Midwest during the late 1990's rave scene, also in the drum n bass underground for being major contributor / supporter to the local scene, along with m1d1, establishing the Midwest's largest drum n bass dj collective known as the "M.I.A." and he also founded "Sur America Records" releasing 2 12" records by Danny the Wildchild, Out Of Order and Locked&Loaded all Chicago producers. Since his start as a DJ in 1994 he has played all over the Midwest from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and as far as Albany New York, Troy New York,Denver Colorado. Houston and McAllen Texas, legendary drum n bass nights including Respect in Los Angles California @ the bee in April 07,and the original Konkrete Jungle @ pyramid in New york city. Currently he is gearing up for more mixing, production and events. Check his MySpace or miachicago.com for his current mixes. "djing is like painting a picture, each turn of a knob, each mix is like a brush stroke adding a new element to the landscape"-De La Mota
