Sebastian Parra, also known as DJ Guaro, made a mixtape of Latin music for a family party when he was younger. He recounts that everyone fell in love with the mix, including his uncle, who was also a DJ. Parra’s uncle helped him along by giving him a program to mix songs with, and from there, Parra started using his mixes at high school parties. This eventually evolved into his own private parties (“birthdays, weddings, sweet 16s, you name it”), and in the end, he started DJing with his friends in Fort Lauderdale.

Parra has been performing in Colorado for almost two years now. In Florida, he had sold most of his DJing equipment, but in Colorado, he met up with someone who had a group of friends that DJed, and he started DJing with them. A contact of these friends had a residency in Denver, and his love of DJing was reignited there. He now lives in Nederland, where he initially started visiting on his motorcycle, and has DJed at places such as The Train Cars in Ned and Howling Wind in Rollinsville.

Parra loves being able to mix two songs together and experience the feeling of a good drop in the music. He says his grandfather and mother first got him into music in general, where he started learning to play the guitar, eventually transitioning into playing drums and falling in love with the beat. He cites Robbie Rivera as a major influence when it came to electronic music, as was Loco Dice when it came to techhouse. He also has a band called La Mina that does parties as well.

Parra loves the conversation of energy that occurs when he performs live, as he gives energy out to the crowd with his style of mixing and the crowd gives energy back when they start dancing and cheering. He hopes that if anybody takes anything away from his shows, it’s that anything can be remixed into something new. He is available to DJ for parties, clubs, and breweries of all kinds, and hopes to touch people with his mixes in some way.

If you want to see DJ Guaro performing live, be sure to check him out at Eldora, 261 Eldora Ski Road in Nederland, on Saturday, December 2, 2023, starting at 9 a.m.

Music Events

Canyon Tavern

Saturday, November 25 at 6 p.m. - Nikki Z

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coalcreekcanyontavern

Location: 32138 Highway 72, Coal Creek Canyon

Phone: 303-642-3180

Diner Bar Ned

Tuesdays at 9 p.m. - Damn Jam (Open Jam Night)

Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. - Karaoke

Fridays at 9 p.m. - DJ FRIDAYS

Sundays at 6 p.m. - Open Mic Night (Starting December 10)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095276740341

Location: 121 N. Jefferson Street, Nederland

Gold Dirt Distillery

Wednesday, November 29 at 7 p.m. - Open Mic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldDirtDistillery

Location: 41 Main Street, Rollinsville

Gold Hill Inn

Friday, November 24 at 8 p.m. - Orchard Creek Band

Saturday, November 25 at 7 p.m. - Strangebyrds

Sunday, November 26 at 7 p.m. - Aaron McCloskey and Alex Johnstone

Friday, December 1 at 8 p.m. - Bear Hat

Saturday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m. - Sturtz

Sunday, December 3 at 6:30 p.m. - Danny Shafer

Friday, December 8 at 8 p.m. - The Fretliners

Saturday, December 9 at 7 p.m. - Half Pelican

Sunday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. - Moors and McCumber

Friday, December 15 at 8 p.m. - New Family Dog w/ Brittney Wager

Saturday, December 16 at 7 p.m. - Montana Sand

Sunday, December 17 at 6:30 p.m. - Fly in the Ointment

Friday, December 22 at 7:30 p.m. - Holiday Mountain Music Party

Saturday, December 23 at 7:30 p.m. - Daniel Rodriguez

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldHillInn/

Website: goldhillinn.com

Location: 401 Main Street, Gold Hill

Phone: 303-443-6461

Gold Hill General Store

Sunday, December 17 at 3 p.m. - Foggy Tops Bluegrass Band

Website: https://www.goldhillstore.com/

Location: 531 Main Street, Gold Hill

Phone: 303-443-7724

Howlin Wind Brewing

Saturday, November 25 at 5 p.m. - NoGo Gilbillies

Saturday, December 2 at 5 p.m. - FastFloyd

Saturday, December 16 at 6 p.m. - Joy (Big Richard) and Mark (Rapid Grass)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howlinwindbrewing

Website: https://www.howlinwindbrewing.com/

Location: 51 A Main Street, Rollinsville

Phone: 309-825-5245

Jamestown Mercantile

Thursday, November 30 at 7 p.m. - Ashlei Kendall Priest

Friday, December 1 at 7 p.m. - Patrick Dethlefs

Wednesday, December 6 at 5 p.m. - Open Mic Night

Thursday, December 7 at 7 p.m. - Lewis Turner

Friday, December 8 at 7 p.m. - Chuck Sitero (of High Lonesome) and Friends

Thursday, December 14 at 7 p.m. - Danny Shafer

Wednesday, December 20 at 5 p.m. - Open Mic Night

Thursday, December 21 at 7 p.m. - Derek Dames Ohl

Friday, December 22 at 7 p.m. - Jeremy Mohney

Thursday, December 28 at 7 p.m. - Chris Sheldon

Friday, December 29 at 7 p.m. - Hunter Amabile

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamestown.mercantile/

Website: https://www.jamestownmercantile.com/

Location: 108 Main Street, Jamestown

Phone: 303-442-5847

JKQ BBQ

Friday, November 24 at 6 p.m. - Jon Ridnell

Saturday, November 25 at 5 p.m. - Jon Ridnell

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JkqBbq/

Location: 200 Gregory Street, Black Hawk

Phone: 720-316-1361

Knotted Root Brewing

Sundays at 5 p.m. - Jazz Sundays

Website: https://www.knottedrootbrewing.com/home

Location: 250 N. Caribou Street, Nederland

Phone: 720-248-7129

Millsite Inn

Most Sundays at 4 p.m. - Open Jam

Friday, December 8 at 6 p.m. - Foggy Tops Bluegrass Band

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/millsiteinn.moyer

Website: https://millsiteinn.wixsite.com/millsiteinn

Location: 44365 Highway 72, Ward

Phone: 720-547-9438

The Caribou Room

Saturday, December 2 at 7 p.m. - The Itals w/ Andrew Bees of Black Uhura, & Harry Mo & The Cru

Saturday, December 16 at 7 p.m. - A Very Hillbilly Caribou Christmas with Vince Herman & Friends

Sunday, December 31 at 7 p.m. - NYE Show- Pimps of Joytime w/ David Lawrence & The Spoonful

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecaribouroom/

Website: https://www.thecaribouroom.com/

Location: 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-3637

Train Cars Coffee & Kava

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thetraincars

Location: 101 Highway 119, Nederland

Phone: 303-258-0440

Very Nice Brewing Co.

Friday, November 24 at 6 p.m. - Mad Dog Blues

Saturday, November 25 at 5 p.m. - Stone-Hall

Friday, December 1 at 6 p.m. - Mountain Duo

Saturday, December 2 at 5 p.m. - David Gilman

Friday, December 8 at 6 p.m. - Reservoir Fog

Saturday, December 9 at 5 p.m. - Paul Dyer

Friday, December 15 at 6 p.m. - Jay Stott

Saturday, December 16 at 5 p.m. - Mountain ReVerb

Sunday, December 17 at 4 p.m. - Holiday Music with the Brassaholics

Thursday, December 21 at 6 p.m. - The Gael

Friday, December 22 at 6 p.m. - Strangebyrds

Saturday, December 23 at 5 p.m. - Stone-Hall

Friday, December 29 at 6 p.m. - Windy Pines

Saturday, December 30 at 5 p.m. - Concrete Feedback

Facebook: www.facebook.com/verynicebeer

Website: www.verynicebrewing.com/

Location: 20 E. Lakeview Drive, #112, Nederland

Phone: 303-258-3770

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