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Born in Douglas Arizona, Joey has 3 brothers and was raised by
his beautiful mother who was a single parent. His father played
with a group called Los Apson in Aqua Prieta. He talks about his
father never being around and always drinking but he recalls that
he loved to see his father play the drums. Joey recalls as a young
boy, wanting to play in a band and grow to be a musician. At the
age of 8 years old, he received his first guitar as a gift. While other
kids played outside, Joey spent most of his nights practicing with
his new guitar every night. The first song that he ever mastered
was La Bamba. He spent a lot of his time practicing and learning
new songs and more and more notes. He often practiced with his
uncle who also had a band in which Joey loved to hear them play.
By the age of 12, Joey started with a local band. He performed
at his Uncle Jacks bar where his Uncle Alex’s band also played.
It was a secret between them that his mother never knew about.
By the age of 13, Joey was able to play on Friday nights and help
contribute to his mom in order to help her pay the bills which
then led them to move to Mammoth Arizona. While Joey was
in Junior High School, he joined the band in school and several
other bandsand continued through the 8th grade. Graduating
from San Manuel High School in 1985, he had his 1st born son
that same year. He landed a permanent position at the San Manuel
Mines with BHP to provide for his family. Soon after, he married
and also started his own band called Grupo Salvaje. His band was
together for 10 years playing all over Arizona and produced a few
albums with the group.
After relocating to Casa Grande, Joey decided to start a DJ’ing
business to provide for his four sons and landed a ton of local
business spinning music for Quinceneras, Proms, Private Parties,
Weddings and Clubs. He also met his 2nd wife in Case Grande in
which he married. While he lived there, he played with a group
called Tejano Image. Joey states “Tejano is where my heart had
been set upon.”
Joey moved to Tucson in 2008 and has had the pleasure of playing
with a ton of local talent. A few of his favorite local musicians
include Aura Vidal Otero, Art Aguirre and Bobby Navarette. He
has been very successful with his DJ’ing business in Tucson and
loves working with the community at events and clubs. Tucson
Model Magazine is proud to call DJ Joey Sanchez their preferred
DJ. To hire DJ Joey Sanchez for your next party, you can contact
him at www.TejanoTucsonRadio.com.
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