Trinidad and Tobago DJ Ultra Simmo has revealed how his decision to perform without headphones helped inspire the stage name that became part of his identity in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n
During a recent interview, the entertainer, whose real name is Jordan Simmons, explained that his original DJ name was Young Simmo, a nickname connected to his father, who was known as Simmo in the community where he grew up.<\/p>\n
As his career developed, he experimented with branding, eventually changing his professional name to DJSimmo.com.<\/p>\n
The decision was part of a marketing strategy that would make his stage name and website address the same, encouraging audiences to visit his online platform.<\/p>\n
However, it was his unconventional approach to DJing that eventually led to the name Ultra Simmo.<\/p>\n
He recalled performing at Priv\u00e9 nightclub and deciding to stop using headphones, believing he could develop the ability to mix music by studying the waveforms displayed on his equipment.<\/p>\n
Simmo said he trained himself to identify musical patterns visually, set cue points and transition between tracks without relying on traditional headphone monitoring.<\/p>\n
He described himself as one of the first DJs in Trinidad and Tobago to adopt the approach, explaining that he had developed the technique before automatic syncing became widely used.<\/p>\n
His energetic and unconventional performance style soon attracted attention, with people commenting that he was different and describing his approach as ultra.<\/p>\n
According to Simmo, a mentor known as Bling, whom he identified as Maurice White of Cyberia Sound, recognised his abilities and encouraged him to take his performances to another level.<\/p>\n
The mentor gave him the name Ultra Simmo, which eventually stuck.<\/p>\n
The revelation provides an insight into how a family nickname, an early marketing strategy and a willingness to experiment with DJing techniques combined to produce one of the recognisable names in Trinidad and Tobago’s entertainment industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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