Biography

Born in Puerto Rico, raised in Brooklyn, and childhood summers in the Dominican Republic, Carlos soaked up the vast array of sounds and musical idioms —from DJing house to hip-hop to salsa—to help form a unique foundation for his music sensibilities that can be heard throughout his music today. His organic approach to remixes have him working with artists such as, Grammy winners Louie Vega, Jody Watley, Arrested Development, and House legends, Atjazz, Osunlade, and DJ Spinna. one of the most popular podcasts worldwide, THE CASAMENA RADIO HOUR. (http://podcast.casamena.com). Carlos Mena is also music producer and DJ that has produced music for platinum selling artist Arrested Development, Tre Hardson (The Pharcyde), Osunlade’s Yoruba Records, Vega Records, Got Soul Records, Deeper Soul Records, and Phuture Soul, as well as many local bay area artists, including Zion I. He also lead the popular Bay Area group 10BASS T, to many accolades and opening stints for Counting Crows, The Roots, and Lollapalooza. His Solo debut “Hip-Hop Meditations” fuses Afro-Cuban music with hip-hop and has received wonderful reviews from major hip-hop publications across the country. Carlos recently received an artistic fellowship grant from the City of Oakland for his work on Hip-Hop Meditations. He was also included in URB MAGAZINE’s NEXT 100 (up and coming artists) for 2006.