From a Muppets Keyboard at Age 10 to Commanding Stages Across the Southwest.
For David Reza (DJ/MC RezaRect), making people smile and moving a crowd isn't just a weekend business—it's a lifelong calling born out of resilience, poetry, rhythm, and a deep drive to lift up everyone in the room.
"In 8th grade, we won an essay competition and traveled all the way to Dana, Indiana to speak, but never got the chance to share our essays aloud. Every time I step up to the mic today—whether for a bride and groom, a Quinceañera, or inside the USA Boxing ring—I bring that voice that waited years to be heard."
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S8 • Control Vinyl DVS Scratch Setup • Traktor Pro 4 Stem Separation • Yamaha DBR15 High-Output PA • 4K Aerial Drone & Cinema GRIP • Custom Workshop Carpentry
The Muppets Keyboard & "A Lighter Shade of Brown"
David's love for music—and turning hard early-life experiences into a passion for making people happy—started at age 10 with his first Muppets Keyboard, where he taught himself musical notes playing the Muppet Babies theme and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. By middle school, rapping along word-for-word to A Lighter Shade of Brown locked in his internal clock for rhythm, cadence, and Chicano hip-hop soul.
Inspired by Ms. Saphier & Winning the Namesake Essay Contest
His middle school Language Arts teacher, Ms. Saphier, recognized his natural gift as a communicator and encouraged him to keep writing poetry and enter an essay competition honoring their school's namesake. David won the competition as an 8th grader and traveled to Dana, Indiana to speak. Though the students never got the chance to read their essays aloud on that trip, it ignited his lifelong ambition to command the microphone.
Student Government President Takes Over the School PA
While serving as Student Government President at the Albuquerque Job Corps Center, David wasn't feeling the music the DJ was playing at the school dances. He approached Mr. Manuel Martinez, Director of Recreation, and asked if he could use the school PA system to throw a student-led dance. Mr. Martinez said yes—and in 2003, DJ/MC RezaRect was officially born.
The Low-Writing Workshops & Spoken Word Mastery
Carrying forward the love for poetry Ms. Saphier sparked years earlier, David attended the Low-Writing workshops post-incarceration between 2013 and 2015. Freewriting became a deeply inspiring emotional and spiritual release—forging the authentic, empathetic voice and lyrical sharpness he brings to every live crowd and custom remix today.
USA Boxing, Golden Gloves, UNM & Full Production Relaunch
After rocking countless weddings, graduation parties, UNM events, and serving as Ring Announcer and Bout DJ for USA Boxing and Golden Gloves Boxing, David stepped back during the 2019 COVID era. Now, South West Audio Video Entertainment LLC (S-WAVE) is back stronger than ever—combining 20+ years of DJ/MC fire with live sound engineering, drone videography, lighting, GRIP, and custom fabrication.