Orange Calderón
(Beats 1)
Beginning her career in the summer of 2014, Calderón sprung on the scene with a calm sense of urgency. After graduating from The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in 2011, she spent the following years Branding/Marketing & Account Managing in The Fashion Industry, before switching gears & returning to Music. The Houston native wasted no time applying her education & industry experience to the new career venture. Consistently pumping out branded content, signature mixes, while racking up Soundcloud plays & high profile gigs, the new DJ made swift progress, becoming a staple is several markets.
In a few short years, she’s covered most of the Continental US, opened for megastars including Skrillex, SZA, Gucci Mane, Drake Bell, Pauly D, & Outkast, played in 8 countries abroad, & begun hosting celebrity interviews on her personal Radio, show ‘The Juice’ before securing a weekly slot DJing on Beats1 Radio.
In December of 2016 Orange became the first woman to champion a national competition in the DJ field, taking home the title at x Complex x McDonald’s Annual ‘Flavor Battle’ DJ Tournament. The following February she was named among the ‘DeLeón 100’, a curated list of music industry trailblazers identified by Sean “Diddy” Combs’ in partnership with Billboard. She’s continued to blaze those trails as the face of national campaigns with Adidas, Lumee, even DJing in a national Jeep Commercial. She Host DJed several Episodes of VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Squares’, does Creative Consulting on Popular Award Shows, and was the first female to curate for TIDAL’s ‘DJ Selector’ Series, and Serato’s ‘Serato Cast’ Series.
Clients
TAO Group, Beats By Dre, G.O.O.D. Music, TIDAL, HBO, Nike, Adidas, SBE, Soho House, Def Jam, JEEP, Highsnobiety, W Hotels, The Standard, Philymack, TDE, H. Wood Group, London Alley Entertainment, Complex, BET, MTV, VH1, Serato, Vogue, Mondrian Hotels, Puma x Fenty, Vans, Reebok, Odd Future, Trillectro, LVRN, Swimweek, DASH Radio, YesJulz Agency, Jack Daniels, Hennessy, Hypnotic, Forever21, AD Club NY, Arrojo, Popular Demand, Speedplay, Jesse Collins ENT, Footaction, Scratch Academy, Asics, Jordan Brand, Foot Locker, Martell, NYLON, Mountain Dew, The Fader, & more.