About Neci

I have been a DJ for what seems like forever. I started at my college radio station, WCVT in Towson, Maryland. I knew at age 3 that I wanted to earn my living being a dj and playing music. I used to watch music shows on television, and I remember how much fun the people were having dancing and listening to music. I attribute my love of music  to my dad who used play jazz and the latest r&b songs at home. He used to groove to the music by shaking his head to the beat, and his whole body would get involved in the music. I guess that is where I get my physical involvement in the music from. Anyone who knows me knows that I always judge whether a song is good by whether it makes me shake my head. I went on to become a club jock at a place called the Hippo in Baltimore. I started by doing lights for my friend and mentor, Ernie Dunda, and soon taught myself to beat mix, this at a time when there were only a hand full of female dj's anywhere in the world, let alone the United States. I took pride in that fact. I still do as there are a handful ( if that many ) African -American rock jocks on the radio. I went on to play at the biggest clubs in Baltimore, Cignal, ( which was an all nite club in Baltimore that afforded me the pleasure of playing for people like Tu-Pac and Josh Charles who went on to become famous people. ) I got a job spinning at Girard's thanks to Oprah Winfrey who mentioned to club owner Jerry Herling that I was her favorite dj... I often wonder if Oprah remembers that? I played at several smaller clubs in the Baltimore area, The Depot, The Rev, and lastly The Club Midnight, each place with its own charm and crazy people. I remember them all with fondness. My first commercial radio job was at a WEBB, an AM station in Baltimore. I used to mix music live on the air when no one else was doing it. My boss was impressed when he found out what I was doing. People would call and ask for certain mixes of songs that only I had because I was doing it live.  I then went on to work at WHFS and the rest as they say is history.  I have met some of the coolest people on the planet there. HFS has been a part of my life for so long, its like walking and talking. For almost seven years, I did a show on Sunday night called the "Reggae Splashdown". It was a show filled with the riddims and vibes of reggae, ska,  and steel drum music; a fitting way to end a weekend I always thought, especially during the summer. I also hosted a two hour show called "TheLocal Music Program" that featured nothing but music from the DC, Baltimore and Virginia areas.   I used do the overnight show and I dubbed my show  the " Third Shift Overnight Radio Show from Hell", but since the recent changeover at HFS from 99.1 FM to Live 105.7, my shifts vary, but I am still there a lot at night and weekends during the daylight hours which is very weird since I have been doing late night for so long, but hey, I know, its only rock and roll, but I like it...Didn't someone famous say that??? I hope you enjoy your journey through my website, it is also something I am proud of and I appreciate the chance to share something I love so much with you, and that is MUSIC!!