Meet Ariel Lopez aka Alo The Radio God. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela but raised in New York. In His early 20’s Alo decided to move to Atlanta and hasn’t looked back since. He is a comedic actor / director / photographer/ editor / artist and hype man. He is known for his wild funny energy and creative ingeniousness.

He has been seen on the Personal Injury Court, Caso Cerrado, Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta, and other popular mainstream tv shows. His acting also includes features in many music videos shown on BET and MTV. Alo has worked with names such as Young Jeezy, Miss Mulatto, Joselyn Hernandez, Rick Ross, Young Scooter , Waka Flocka, Tammy Rivera, Migos, 21 Savage, Sukihana, Ronnie Devoe from New Edition, Skip Marley, Shamari from Real Housewives, Jacquees, Future and the list goes on.

Currently Alo is starting his new company Set Masters Llc and developing new content for his upcoming show Model Jamz. Check out his full interview below and be sure to follow Jukebox Culture on Instagram.

Where are you from and how was life growing up? IM FROM NEW YORK I STARTED RUNNING THE STREETS AT AGE 9 . I USE TO GO AROUND NEW YORK CITY WITH MY POLAROID CAMERA AND TAKE PICTURES OF STRANGERS FOR 5 BUCKS. I WAS ALWAYS THE PERFORMER AT SCHOOL I USE TO MAKE MIXTAPES I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO BURN CDS AND SELL THEM TO THE BOOTLEGGERS. I DID A BUNCH OF OTHER CRAZY THINGS I CANT ADMIT TO ON THE RECORD LOL

How did you get started in your career path? I USE TO DO FREESTYLES ON MYSPACE FOR POPULAR GIRLS AND THEY WOULD POST MY SONG AS THEIR PROFILE SONG … WHEN I MOVED TO ATLANTA I WON THE SO SO DEF SHOWCASE AS A RAPPER AND THEN  I STARTED GETTING IN THE STUDIO WITH A LOT OF ARTISTS BUT I STARTED DOING PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY IN 2014 WHEN INSTAGRAM CAME AROUND AND I SAW THE HIGH DEMAND IN CONTENT I WOULD SHOOT ALL THE BIG INSTAGRAM MODELS AND THAT WOULD BRING ME ALOT OF ATTENTION.  WHILE I WOULD DO SHOOTS I WOULD DO SKITS WITH THE MODELS AND ONE OF MY OIL SHEEN SPRAY SKITS GOT NOTICED BY WORLDSTAR AND THEY POSTED IT ON ALL THEIR PLATFORMS

Where does your inspiration come from? I ALWAYS BEEN A MOVIE AND MUSIC JUNKIE I SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS WATCHING SHOWS AND LISTENING TO MUSIC TO GET MY INSPIRATION I OFTEN DREAM MY VISUALS I CAN REMEMBER MY DREAMS IN DETAILS I BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH SONGS, STAND UP COMEDY JOKES, SKITS, MOVIE SCRIPTS FROM MY DREAMS 

What is your favorite thing about your line of work? MY FAVORITE THING IS GETTING TO MEET NEW PEOPLE CONSTANTLY I LOVE MEETING PEOPLE I GET SOMETHING OUT OF EVERYONE I WORK WITH . I THINK SEEING NEW FACES KEEPS MY  WORK EXCITING AND FRESH SO I NEVER GET BORED. HONESTLY I THINK I HAVE MET OVER 10 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN MY LIFETIME 

Who inspired you the most? MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION I HAVE TO SAY IS PUFF DADDY, HUGH HEFFNER, HOWARD STERN THOSE THREE GUYS CHANGE THE GAME IN THEIR INDUSTRIES. I LIKE PEOPLE WITH BIG COJONES. IM A RISK TAKER AND AN INNOVATOR IT’S ONLY RIGHT I MENTION THOSE NAMES 

What kind of support do you get from your home town/state? PEOPLE LOVE ME THEY LOVE MY ENERGY MY VIBE MY HONESTY MY COMMITMENT MY CLIENTS TREAT ME AMAZING . I HAVE A GOOD REPORT IN THE STREETS PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT ME NO CAP

If you wasn’t doing what you do now, what would you be doing? I WAS BORN TO DO WHAT I DO.  I COULDN’T SEE MYSELF DOING ANYTHING ELSE. I HAD OVER 80 JOBS AND I HATED THEM ALL  

What really makes you stand out and different from other creatives? MY SHOWMANSHIP MY ENERGY MY HYPENESS WHEN YOU ARE ON SET WITH ME YOUR GONNA FEEL LIKE YOU ARE THE DOPEST THING BREATHING WHEN I DIRECT I REALLY MAKE PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE . IM A CHERRY POPPER IM ALOT OF ARTISTS AND MODELS FIRST DIRECTOR AND WHEN THEY WORK WITH ME THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS 

Favorite project to date? MISS MULATTO .  I SHOT 5 MUSIC VIDEOS WITH HER I PRODUCED 2 SONGS WITH HER I DID 2 OF HER ALBUM COVERS I GOT HER ON SO MANY INTERVIEWS IT WAS A TRUE BLESSING GETTING  TO MEET HER AND HER DAD AND IM SO PROUD OF HER SUCCESS 

Tell us your craziest life story: I HAVE SO MANY MOMENTS I MEAN TOMORROW MIGHT BE THE CRAZIEST MY LIFE IS A MOVIE…. SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE MIGHT ENJOY LISTENING TO ON SOME INDUSTRY SHIT.  I WAS IN LAS VEGAS WITH DIAMOND FROM CRIME MOB SHE GOT BOOKED FOR A SHOW OUT THERE AND THE PROMOTER ENDED UP BEING JANKY. DIAMOND BEING THE GANGSTER THAT SHE IS TOOK THE PROMOTERS ASSISTANT HOSTAGE AND WAS READY TO GO APE SHIT IF THE PROMOTER DIDN’T PAY UP . DIAMOND KICKED THE ASSISTANT OUT THE VAN AND SAID FUCK IT IM GOING TO DRIVE THIS VAN TO LOS ANGELES AND MAKE SURE MY BAND MEMBERS ARE STRAIGHT WE ENDED DOING A ROAD TRIP FROM THE VEGAS DESERT TO LOS ANGELES AND THEN CAUGHT A FLIGHT BACK TO ATLANTA ALL IN ONE DAY IT WAS NUTS. MORAL OF THE STORY DON’T FUCK WITH DIAMOND SHE IS GANGSTER 

What’s your biggest goal in the industry? I WANNA DIRECT A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE LIKE SOMETHING AT THE LEVEL OF AVENGERS 

If you could collaborate with one single artist who would it be and why? I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH WILL SMITH AND I BELIEVE I MIGHT BE WORKING WITH HIM REAL SOON. I JUST LOVE HIS BRAND. EVERYTHING HE DOES IS EPIC AND HIS MIND AND IDEAS ARE NEXT LEVEL BUT IM PRETTY SURE IM GOING TO WORK WITH HIM AND WHEN I DO IMA BUST OUT SINGING THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR THEME  

Favorite person you have worked with? I COULD NAME DROP SO MANY CELEBRITIES BUT TO SAY MY FAVORITE IT HAS TO BE HANDS DOWN THE YING YANG TWINS. ONE TIME I WAS INTERVIEWING THEM ON MY RADIO SHOW AND WE PERFORMED TO THE WINDOWWWWW TO THE WALL AND I GOT TO RAP A VERSE IN SPANISH LIVE ON THE AIR WITH THEM TO THAT SONG. BUT MULATTO ALSO BECAUSE HER WORK ETHIC AND HUMBLENESS ALWAYS IMPRESSED ME  

What advice would you give to inspiring entrepreneurs? BE YOURSELF TAKE RISKS DONT FOLLOW THE NORM SET TRENDS DO NOT BE SCARED TO SHOW YOUR GROWTH BE BOLD BE CONFIDENT AND JUST DO IT 

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