DJ Cassidy

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Cassidy Durango Milton Willy Podell (born 1981), better known as DJ Cassidy, is a New York DJ. With his 24-carat-gold microphone, boaters, cricket sweaters, bow ties and color-blocked tuxedos, Cassidy is known for his work at celebrity functions, including the 50th birthday party and 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama, and the 2008 wedding of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. His début album, Paradise Royale, is finished and awaiting its release. It was announced for a summer 2014 release but (as of June 2015) is yet to be released. Born in New York's Upper East Side, Cassidy is the son of Jonny Podell, the music agent. Interested in deejaying from an early age, Cassidy describes himself as a "hip-hop kid". For his tenth birthday, he asked his parents for two turntables and a mixer, and began working at teenage parties, school carnivals, talent shows. In his senior year at high school, he began working in nightclubs. In 1999 he began his undergraduate studies at George Washington University, then transferred to New York University, graduating in sociology in 2003. Cassidy was discovered by Sean "Diddy" Combs while working the 10–4 night shift in the basement of Lotus, a club in Manhattan. Combs wrote his phone number on a napkin and asked Cassidy to call him, which led to invitations to work at Grammy parties and the MTV Video Music Awards. As of 2011, according to Forbes, Cassidy was performing 200 gigs a year, sometimes earning $100,000 a night. He has worked at parties hosted

top songs

albums

Calling All Hearts

Make The World Go Round

Honor

Future Is Mine (feat. Chromeo)

Calling All Hearts (feat. Robin Thicke & Jessie J)

If You Like Pina Coladas (feat. Rayvon)

Future Is Mine (feat. Chromeo & Wale)

Honor (feat. SAYGRACE & Lil Yachty)

Calling All Hearts (The Remixes)

Calling All Hearts (feat. Robin Thicke & Jessie J) - Single

Make the World Go Round (Gigamesh Remix)

Make The World Go Round (Feat. R. Kelly)

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