▁Blues . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁American ▁DJ , ▁who ▁hosted ▁a ▁long - running ▁program ▁on ▁the ▁influ ential ▁radio ▁station ▁K CR W ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁CA . ▁He ▁eventually ▁moved ▁to ▁ 8 8 . 5 ▁K CS N ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Gary ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁song writer ▁and ▁recording ▁artist . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Y onk ers , ▁NY , ▁Cal amar ▁developed ▁an ▁early ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁music ▁and ▁radio ▁by ▁listening ▁to ▁W NEW - FM . ▁ ▁He ▁told ▁journalist ▁Tony ▁Pier ce ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview : ▁" I ▁… was ▁the ▁kid ▁who ▁kept ▁a ▁trans istor ▁radio ▁under ▁his ▁pill ow . ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁fan ▁of ▁W NEW - FM ▁and ▁their ▁amaz ing ▁staff ▁of ▁DJ ' s . ▁I ▁remember ▁Scott ▁M uni , ▁P ete ▁For nat elle , ▁All ison ▁Ste el ▁' The ▁Night ▁Bird ' ▁and ▁Dave ▁H erman . ▁I ▁was ▁listening ▁when ▁John ▁L enn on ▁surprised ▁Dennis ▁Els as ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁guest ▁DJ ' d ." ▁ ▁Cal amar ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁His ▁inten se ▁interest ▁in ▁music ▁eventually ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁manage ▁Los ▁Angeles - area ▁bout ique ▁record ▁stores ▁Lic or ice ▁P izza , ▁M oby ▁Disc ▁and ▁Rh ino ▁Records . ▁