About DJ Keoki
Born 1966. DJ Keoki is an American club DJ and disc jockey.
George Lopez (born October 23, 1966), known by his stage name DJ Keoki or Keoki Franconi, is a Salvadoran-American electronic musician and DJ. Born in El Salvador and raised in Hawaii, Keoki began advertising himself as "superstar" shortly after moving to New York City.
Biography Keoki Franconi was born in El Salvador. He moved to Kihei, Maui, when he was 8. He also was a busboy at Danceteria club during this time. Alig rose to international notability as the head of the Club Kids, a group of diverse people who would dress in costumes each night and form parties in New York and across the United States.
Dance music writer Jennifer Warner remembers,
I was marking the side of a mile-high stack of party invites with a huge purple pen and this body appeared, covered in silver glitter, wearing what looked like a diaper and dragging a boy [Michael Alig], also sporting a falling-off diaper, minus the glitter but made up like a clown.|Jennifer Warner|
In January 2017, he was arrested in New York City after a man in his apartment died of a drug overdose,
Discography 1991 β DJ Keoki Presents Disco 2000 β Volume One (12") 1991 β DJ Keoki Presents Disco 2000 β Volume Two (12") 1993 β We Are One 1994 β Journeys By DJ 1995 β All Mixed Up 1996 β Disco Death Race 2000 1996 β The Transatlantic Move 1997 β Ego Trip 1998 β Inevitable Alien Nation 1998 β Altered Ego Trip (The Remix Album) 2000 β djmixed.com/keoki 2001 β Jealousy (also released in a Limited Edition 2XCD version with bonus CD w/ exclusive remixes) 2002 β Keokiclash 2002 β Misdirected Jealousy: The Remix Album 2003 β Kill The DJ 2004 β The Great Soundclash Swindle 2010 β Talking to Yourself 2019 β Born to Attack
In popular media His song "Caterpillar" was featured in "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish', a 1996 episode of The Simpsons. Keoki was interviewed for the 1999 film Better Living Through Circuitry, a documentary discussing electronic dance music culture. James St. James depicts Keoki in the 1999 memoir Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of Murder in Clubland. Wilmer Valderrama portrays Keoki in the 2003 film Party Monster, a biopic about James St. James and Michael Alig.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is DJ Keoki?
Salvadoran-American Recording Artist, Producer, Actor and DJ
When was DJ Keoki born?
DJ Keoki was born on 22 October 1966 in San Salvador.
What is DJ Keoki's occupation?
DJ Keoki is a club DJ and disc jockey.
What nationality is DJ Keoki?
DJ Keoki is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). DJ Keoki. https://biography.guide/dj-keoki/
MLA: "DJ Keoki." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dj-keoki/.
Chicago: "DJ Keoki." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/dj-keoki/.
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