{"id":39313,"date":"2025-04-01T07:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T11:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=39313"},"modified":"2025-05-01T23:47:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T03:47:40","slug":"hes-the-man-behind-the-music-at-north-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/hes-the-man-behind-the-music-at-north-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"He\u2019s The Man Behind The Music At North Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might not know his name, but you definitely know his sound\u2014Manuel Dominguez transforms ordinary afternoons into vibrant campus celebrations with his curated list of throwback beats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DJ Manny has worked as a media services technician for more than two decades at North Campus, setting up sound equipment\u2014and the mood\u2014at events such as Children\u2019s Holiday and Club Rush.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 51-year-old comes armed with a portable DJ booth that includes a laptop, floppy headphones and his trademark 80s freestyle and pop\/rock music. His look is accented by a dangling neck lanyard with his work ID and a black media services polo shirt.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe\u2019s always been the life of the party,\u201d said professor<a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/three-sedt-professors-tabbed-as-endowed-teaching-chairs\/\"> Elio Arteaga<\/a>, who was Dominguez\u2019s graphic design professor more than 20 years ago. \u201cHe always brings a smile to people\u2019s faces.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominguez\u2019s passion for music traces back to his childhood. His late mother, Maria Remedios, would listen to Mexican singer Vicente Fern\u00e1ndez or balladeer Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9 while cleaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s been times I&#8217;ve done events, and a song comes on and I remember my mom,\u201d Dominguez said. \u201cI [think], \u2018man, this reminds me of when my mom was alive, listening to the song [and] dancing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominguez first set foot at North Campus in 1980 as an elementary school-aged student while competing in a judo tournament at the old gymnasium, which has since been transformed into the School of Justice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMiami Dade [has been] home for me since I was seven years old,\u201d Dominguez said. \u201cComing back to work here and giving back to the community [and] the students, it\u2019s priceless.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After earning his vocational degree from Miami Lakes Tech in 1996, Dominguez enrolled at Miami Dade College to pursue an associate degree in graphic arts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in 1999, he began experiencing problems with his vision and he underwent a corneal transplant. The health issue forced him to rethink his career path, ultimately leading him to media services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve had other surgeries. [I\u2019ve run] around with crutches, going up ladders and my director goes \u2018Manny come down\u2019 and when he&#8217;s not looking I&#8217;m up again with my crutches, so it doesn&#8217;t stop me,\u201d Dominguez said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He credits co-workers like his former supervisor, Johnnie Sutton, for encouraging him to grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThrough perseverance, he made it through most of the hard things, and not only did he learn some stuff, [but Manny] was an individual that really [works] well,\u201d Sutton said. \u201cHe was a blessing in a lot of cases.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 2004, Dominguez\u2019s persistence drove him to a full-time job as a technician at North Campus. He enjoys crafting playlists of 1980s hits, ballads and feel-good music to brighten an audience&#8217;s day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome people come from broken homes, and I show them [that] there\u2019s music out there to inspire them and to make them better,\u201d Dominguez said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39312\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Manny-Dominguez13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-39312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Manny-Dominguez13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Manny-Dominguez13.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Manny-Dominguez13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Manny-Dominguez13-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Manny-Dominguez13-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Manny-Dominguez13-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting The Party Started: For more than two decades, Manuel Dominguez has worked as a media services technician ensuring that the mood stays lively at North Campus events. 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