Mando Fresko
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Mando Fresko born in Los Angeles
(raised in South Gate), California
to a Mexican
family is an American Radio Host
, Club DJ, Actor
, Model
and Television
Host. Currently, he can be heard on the nation’s biggest hip-hop station, Power 106 FM
(105.9) Los Angeles
. There he hosts his own show titled “The Mando Show" bringing over 2 million listeners daily. At the early age of 14 he began to DJ, sing/dance in high school talent shows and deejayed school dances. He attended South Gate High School and graduated in 2003.
In college he had his first radio show where he attracted listeners from Australia
, Puerto Rico
, Japan
; he crashed the station’s server many times because so many people would log on at the same time. At the age of 20, his next move was to Los Angeles
hip hop
radio station Power 106 FM
, where he began in the promotions department and later made his way into becoming the youngest on-air radio personality
in station history. Mando has done every time slot from mornings to nights and has interviewed everybody from Kanye West
to The Goo Goo Dolls
. Mando's hit concert stages, entertaining crowds of over 20,000 people and can often be seen DJ’ing at popular night-clubs in Los Angeles
, Houston, and Tokyo
Japan
.
In early 2007 Mando hit national television airwaves as VJ/host, DJ for "LATV
LIVE” where he also attained the position of music coordinator for the LATV
Networks, reaching over 43 million homes.
In 2008 he took the role of fashion designer. Mando Fresko currently is developing and collaborating with Internationally renowned clothing brand, Orisue. In 2009 Mando started DJ'ing for the Grammy nominated, LMFAO (band)
. In late 2011, Mando joined MTV
as a host for Tr3s.
He attended Cerritos College
Television & Radio Program (WPMD), is graduating from UCLA with a Communications and Psychology degree. He currently resides in Hollywood, California
.
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
(raised in South Gate), California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
family is an American Radio Host
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
, Club DJ, Actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, Model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
Host. Currently, he can be heard on the nation’s biggest hip-hop station, Power 106 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
(105.9) Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. There he hosts his own show titled “The Mando Show" bringing over 2 million listeners daily. At the early age of 14 he began to DJ, sing/dance in high school talent shows and deejayed school dances. He attended South Gate High School and graduated in 2003.
In college he had his first radio show where he attracted listeners from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
; he crashed the station’s server many times because so many people would log on at the same time. At the age of 20, his next move was to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
radio station Power 106 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
, where he began in the promotions department and later made his way into becoming the youngest on-air radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
in station history. Mando has done every time slot from mornings to nights and has interviewed everybody from Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
to The Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
. Mando's hit concert stages, entertaining crowds of over 20,000 people and can often be seen DJ’ing at popular night-clubs in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Houston, and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
In early 2007 Mando hit national television airwaves as VJ/host, DJ for "LATV
LATV
LATV is a bilingual music and entertainment network. LATV has been on the air in the Los Angeles market as KJLA since 2001 and is distributed through mostly digital television subchannels throughout the United States and Puerto Rico....
LIVE” where he also attained the position of music coordinator for the LATV
LATV
LATV is a bilingual music and entertainment network. LATV has been on the air in the Los Angeles market as KJLA since 2001 and is distributed through mostly digital television subchannels throughout the United States and Puerto Rico....
Networks, reaching over 43 million homes.
In 2008 he took the role of fashion designer. Mando Fresko currently is developing and collaborating with Internationally renowned clothing brand, Orisue. In 2009 Mando started DJ'ing for the Grammy nominated, LMFAO (band)
LMFAO (band)
LMFAO is an American electro pop duo consisting of rappers, producers, dancers, and DJs Redfoo and SkyBlu . The group formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Redfoo is SkyBlu's uncle. Redfoo is also the son of music mogul Berry Gordy, SkyBlu a grandson...
. In late 2011, Mando joined MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
as a host for Tr3s.
He attended Cerritos College
Cerritos College
Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century...
Television & Radio Program (WPMD), is graduating from UCLA with a Communications and Psychology degree. He currently resides in Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.