Draft:DJ Dez

Humberto Hernandez (known as DJ Dez Andrés) is a house and hip-hop DJ and Producer from Detroit. Dez met legendary Detroit hip-hop producer J Dilla through Detroit musician Amp Fiddler in 1992 and Dilla recruited Hernandez to DJ for his group Slum Village. Dez later became a well regarded House DJ and producer under the name Andrés, releasing several records on Moodymann's Mahogani Music. Dez was born and raised in California before moving to Detroit. While in California he worked at Buy-Rite Records. He is the son of percussionist Humberto ‘Nengue’ Hernandez and received his first drum set at the age of three. . He has his own label in Detroit, La Vida.