Maurice Wilkey

‘Music is my refuge. I can crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to focus on life.’ – A quote in adapted and inspired by Maya Angelou.

Soulful groove mixologist Maurice Wilkey a.k.a. 'Mojavi', pronounced (mõ-hä´vee), has been motivated and nurtured by music from an early age. Gospel and Soul music inspired roots have been a long part of his development. His uncle, a surrogate father to him, was a 30+ year church organist. His own personal musical instruction in piano, drums and guitar has also played a great role as well.

When not dropping rhythms at nightclubs, Maurice has fed his other passion Radio Broadcasting. For 2 years at Emerson College’s WERS (88.9 at night) onto Boston’s Urban Contemporary radio station WILD 1995 to 2001, and finally Top 40 Oldies station WODS-FM from 2001 to present, Maurice has made it a point to enrich his life with diverse musical background.

From the time his ears ingested those first late 70's & early 80's Chicago House and N.Y. Progressive tracks, Maurice has been hooked on the movement of music labeled by some as 'HOUSE'. Other music forms i.e. Salsa, Reggae, World Beat, Afro Pop, Jazz, and Blues have been and always will be incorporated into the gumbo of his table setting dance floor moving set. A member in good standing with the Boston House Music Coalition, Maurice has mixed musical sets at Boston’s Soul Revival, Milky Way Lounge and most recently at Utopia, in Downtown Boston. ‘Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.’ – A quote in adapted and inspired by Maya Angelou.

A sample can be heard via his website: Mojavimix.com. Please enjoy! For bookings, email: mwilkey@mac.com