Ken was born in the early seventies, spawned from parents who were and still are heavily into disco and funk.  Ken played drums for 8 years along with Keyboards.  In the early 80’s he was introduced to Electro and Hip-hop; he began buying vinyl shortly there after.  Some of his favorites were Whodini, Tour de Force, Herby Hancock, 10 Speed, Isley Brothers, Barkays … the list goes on and on.  

In 1985 he was introduced to House music from his cousin Mike B, who was an early Philly house DJ.  When asked what he remembered most about those days Ken said,  “I can remember when Mikey used to drag me out to clubs; even though I was still not of age, I was let in because he was playing that night.  This is where I first heard the remix of Donna Summer’s ‘I feel love’ into ‘It’s all In My Face’ by Loose Joints.  My cousin would tell me stories of Paradise Garage and the Legendary Larry Levan and how people cried during his sets.  This is when I really started getting into house music.” 

By 1989 Mike B. married and turned his vinyl collection over to Ken.  
Ken was more into jazz and funk during that time, but in 1994 he attended his first rave and immediately sold his drum kit and went out and purchased tables.  “I heard all of the good House that was coming out, and that feeling came back.  From then on I was engulfed in my tables.”   He began getting into Detroit Techno, and all kinds of House music, while practicing DMC style mixing and scratching with his older Hip-hop.  

Ken and Juan met in 1996 and found that they had similar backgrounds in music.  Then they got booked to play at a party together.  They spun a magical set of hard, funky, disco House together and the East Coast Boogiemen were born.  Unlike other tag teams, they are both continually mixing, scratching, E.Q.ing, mixing records in backwards, cutting to off beats, the whole nine.  They even bring a sampler and EFX on occasion to take the music and truly make it their own!

Juan was born in Argentina in 1975, but was raised in Bolivia for the first ten years of his life.  There he became accustomed to Latin music and Bolivian folk music.  Born from young parents, he grew up listening to more 70’s up beat music such as: Rock, Disco and Funk.  Although he could not understand many of the English lyrics in the songs he listened to, he could always relate to the happy feelings they brought on.  In 1986 he migrated to the States to be with his parents who left the year before.  Picking up the English language relatively quickly, he could finally listen to the radio and understand the music he had grown up loving.  House music entered his life after hearing a sacred Doc Martin mixed compilation.  After attending a couple of parties, he decided he wanted to make people feel the same way he felt listening to House music.  It was all over; he purchased equipment, and got into serious debt.

“It has all been worth it, I have not had one regret, seeing people dancing and smiling to my creations is what I live for.  When Ken and I first played together we were very competitive, but we have grown with each other, we know where we are going in our sets, and are always surprising each other.”  - Juan Zapata

They are now working on their own tracks and have completed may of them.  “We are very picky about our own music, and are now sending them out.  There is nothing that makes us happier than presenting our visions, love and energy to a crowd who is willing to ride it.” - Ken Christensen

Residencies: Unity Productions (residents at all major events forever), 
Caffeine’s (Richmond, VA), The 123 (Morgantown WVA)

Past Residencies: Tracks (DC’s Largest Club - Closed Nov. 1999), 
Edge (DC’s third largest club), Palace (Richmond, VA), 2001 (RVA)

Events since 1997:

Locked - MD - March 12, 1997
Telempathy Battle of the Dj’s winner - VA - Nov. 13, 1997
Ultraverse - VA - Nov. 20, 1997
Funkalicious - RVA - Several Occasions
Broken Beat Lounge - Feb. 10, 19998
Day Break - VA - Nov. 23, 1997
Reinassance - DC - Dec. 18, 1998
The Battery 98.1 FM - MD
Deep - DC - March, 1998
Catastrophic - DC - May 30, 1998
Splend!d Summer 1 - VA - June 20, 1998
Splend!d Summer 2 - VA - August 27, 1998
Espionage (renegades) I, II, III & IV - Summer 1998
Seaweed - VA Beach - Summer 1998
Mojo - VA - Aug. 12, 1998
Scuba - RVA - Sept. 1998
WDCE 90.1 FM - several occasions 1998
Get Some - VA - Sept. 16, 1998
Good Times (Unity event) - DC - Oct. 12, 1998
Turbulence - Morgantown, WVA - Oct. 30 1998
Uncanny - VA - Oct. 31, 1998
Good Vibes (Unity event) - DC - Nov. 23, 1998
Axis - Baltimore, MD - Dec. 1998
Wish - VA - 1998
Life (Unity event) - DC - once a month in 1999
Super Wiggle - VA - Jan. 1999
Funktion - VA - 1999
Flood (on 12 occasions in 1999) - Norfolk, VA
Super Flood - Norfolk, VA - 1999
Farenheit - RVA - 1999
Burnin’ Love - VA - Valentines Day, 1999
Synergy Electronic and Arts Exhibit - VA - Feb. 20, 1999
Abducted Area 51 - VA - 1999
Swirl (Unity event) - DC - April 1999
Uberlife (Unity event) - DC - May 12, 1999
Smalls battle - DC - May 27, 1999
Starscape (Ultraworld) - Baltimore, MD - June 5, 1999
Unity - Pittsburgh, PA - June 19, 1999

Uberlife 2 (Unity event) - DC - June 24, 1999
Boogie Night - RVA - June 25, 1999
Cogans Lounge - Norfolk, VA - June 27, 1999
Sound Shapes - VA - July 2, 1999
FX - Norfolk, VA - July 8 1999
Swirl - DC - July 21, 1999
Q-Burns Abstract Message Tour - July 24, 1999
Broken Beat Lounge - RVA - July 27, 1999
Axis - Baltimore, MD - July 28, 1999
Deep - DC - July 29, 1999
Perastroika - DC - Aug. 2, 1999
11th Hour - DC - Aug. 13, 1999
Caffeine - VA Beach - Aug. 14, 1999
Unite (Unity event) - Aug. 16, 1999
Broken Beat special all night set - Aug. 19, 1999
Somewhere outside Philly - Aug. 20, 1999
Pound fer Pound - WVA - Aug. 22, 1999
Abduction 4 - RVA - Sept. 2, 1999
Rythem Pattern - RVA - Sept. 2, 1999
Evolution - DC - Sept. 4, 1999
Super Flood - VA Beach - Sept. 9, 1999
Loop @ Caffeines - RVA - Sept. 16, 1999
Moonshine Tour - VA Beach - Oct. 9, 1999
Cyber Soul - DC - Oct. 9, 1999
Rythem Sessions (4 hours & 4 turntables) - RVA - Oct. 14, 1999
STUDIO TIME - October 14 - 31
Overload (Unity event) - guest appearance - DC - October 23, 1999
Sundays Cool Halloween Bash - WVA- Oct. 31, 1999
Funkalicious - GMU, DC - Nov. 2, 1999
Final Contact (closing of the legendary Tracks) - DC - Nov. 4, 1999
Concrete Dexx - DC - Nov. 5, 1999
Temple of Foo - Omaha Nebraska - Nov. 6, 1999
Rythem Sessions - RVA - Nov. 11, 1999
Crunch - Pittsburgh, PA - Nov. 13, 1999
Zodiac III - Atlanta, GA - Nov. 20, 1999
Engage Official Afterhours - DC - Nov. 28, 1999 
Bionic Funk - Roanoke, VA - Dec. 3, 1999
Natural Selection @ DC Live - DC - Dec. 9, 1999
Flood - Norfolk, VA - Dec. 11, 1999
Celcius - RVA - Dec. 11, 1999
Area 51 - RVA - Dec. 29, 1999
Rythem Sessions - RVA - Dec. 30, 1999
Buzz/Sting “New Years Eve 2000” @ Nation - DC - Dec. 31, 1999
Too many dates to list in 2000&2001. Please refer to EastCoastBoogiemen.com for up to date performances.