Carlos Cabera

Professional DJ

Carlos’ Bio.

DJ Carlos Casanova was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and music has always been a big influence in his life, mainly because his mother was a latin club singer performing in New York City. DJ Carlos Casanova career started while djing high school dances in 1977 and while he was attending Rutgers University he would do for most dorm parties. While in college he started working local Venues/Nightclubs in New York. Since he considers himself from the "Old School", Casanova met with the some of the founding fathers including Grandmaster Flash, Kool Herc and Charlie Chase at Disco Fever and House Legends as Frankie Knuckles and Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage those encounters took his DJ career to an unprecedented level. As he has told many, "This experience of being a DJ has been my passion ever since! After having a successful career in New York
DJ Carlos Casanova moved to Clarksville, Tennessee in 2006 and held a residency at the Roxbury Nightclub and in a short time started to collaborate with other Dj’s to bring in EDM and House music to Clarksville. DJ Carlos Casanova in 2010 was given the opportunity to start a weekly event in The Limit Nightclub in Nashville Tennessee in with he collaborated local edm and house talented DJ’s and Underground House Connection 
was born from that collaboration.. Since then DJ Carlos Casanova has played in numerous EDM and House events in Clarksville and Nashville including: Dayglow Life in Color.. 

Night Clubs where he held residencies and/or was featured include: Disco Fever, The Plums, The Avalon, The Chance, Miracles, Devils Den Boogeys, The Knight Club, Flannagans, Capricorn II, Funhouse, Limelight, Paradise Garage, Broadway 96, The Roxbury, The Brary Sports Lounge, The Island Bar & Grille, The Princess Theatre, The Limit Nashville and Galaxy Disco, The Blue Bar, Mad Donna's, Anthem, Ultra Violet, Sports Page, Seen Nightclub, Tempt Murfreesboro, Reign Nightclub and Sports Bar.

Artists that DJ Carlos Casanova has worked with include: Steve Lucas Productions, B.M.R. Productions, Cadillac Don & J. Money, Baby Huey, Chyna White, Lil' Boosie, Marc Wayne, Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, D-Train, Nolan Thomas, Lilo Thomas, Shannon, The Fatboys, Billy Idol, The Temptations, Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Crash Crew, Funkadelic, DJ Buddafly (Radio), DJ Mary Thomas and DJ Red Alert (KISS-FM) and DJ Van Richie. It’s kind of obvious that he deserves the respect of the Nashville Underground Scene and it’s his mission to educate, endorse and demonstrate what House Music is and where it’s come from. That is the main reason he started the bi-weekly event “In The Mix” at The Limit Night Club and “The Mixdown” at The Sports Page with collaboration of Underground House Connection DJs, promoters, sponsors and venues here in The South which is going national very soon..

I just wanted to say thanks for DJ’ing our wedding. You did a fantastic job, I couldn’t have hoped for anything better. I’m glad we clicked as far as genre and time period so well. I wish you all the best and I won’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking for an awesome DJ with fantastic taste in music.
— Phillip and Alison