-considered one of the most skilled DJ innovators in the field of turntablism. Salvadorean-born, Quest moved to San Francisco's Mission District in the early 1980’s where he was introduced to the sounds of Hip Hop and Electro-Funk sparking a life long musical obsession and exceptional interest in scratch music.

During his teen years, Quest began rocking house parties, performing on stage with various rap crews and competing in local DJ battles. A veteran of the DMC and New Music Seminars' Superman battles, Quest's battle training provided the discipline for mastering the craft.

In 1990, Quest joined forces with DJ’s Eddie Def and DJ Cue, creating an early version of a DJ band “The Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters”. Their biggest contribution came in 1992 with the release of Hamster Breaks Vol. 1, the first record of its' kind, arranged specifically for scratch and battle DJs. This set off a wild fire-like effect which opened up a new market for Dj tools and battle breaks.

Quest, is also known for coining the term 'Hamster Style' which refers to the reverse set up of the turntables into the mixer. Today the term remains popular and recognized by DJs and DJ industry world-wide. Modernizing the implementation of the 'Hamster' feature (the reverse switch) in every competent battle mixer.

In the mid 1990’s he expanded his musical horizons by teaming up with percussionist Albert Mathias and bassist Andrew Kushin to form the experimental Jazz/Hip-Hop trio LiveHuman, who has self produced recordings for various labels including Matador Records, Fat Cat and Hip-Hop Slam. 

Presently, Quest is sharing his knowledge with his Quest School of DJ Arts, in collaboration with Horizons Unlimited/The DJ Project, a non-profit community based- organization which offers music arts and entrepreneurial programs.

-a work in progress, DJ Quest continues to creatively expand -working daily on his craft. His style is distinct and raw with complete freedom and no purist compromise. Breaking the rules of expression and advancing the fine-tuning of the turntable as an instrument and the evolution of

scratch music.