Claiming his prize

Best Buy, Blueshirt, Paul Brian Santiago Fernando works on the Merchandise team at the Montclair store and is one of the grand prize winners from the Your Life Is A Mixtape contest. Tomorrow he is heading to Interscope Records to check it out and kick it at Dr. Dre's studio. As our guest blogger / tweeter for the next couple of days, we thought you'd like to get to know him a little bit better...

BSB: Ok so Paul Brian Santiago Fernando, you won this contest...that's one hell of name by the way. Do you have any nicknames?

Paul: My nickname is Borsche. My mom gave me that name when I was a kid.
The weird part is that she doesn't know what it means. I looked it up online, and its some sort of Russian soup

BSB: Haha Awesome! Speaking of mom's...did your mom or parents have any influence over your love of music?

Paul: Absolutely. My dad pretty much handed down all of his vinyl to me. Though it wasn't much, it was a big foundation of what I listen to today.

BSB: Like what??

Paul: Beatles, Michael jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Earth Wind and Fire .. so on and so forth

BSB: So on and so AMAZING! So where did you grow up?

Paul: I was born in Los Angeles, but primarily grew up in Ontario and Chino, California. I have always been a SoCal kid, I can't picture myself living out of there besides New York.

BSB: Totally. Born and raised. Love it. What are three words that describe your style / personality?

Paul: detailed, eclectic, underestimated

BSB: Interesting...say it's Saturday night at 8 pm - what is Mr. Borsche doing?

Paul: If i'm not catching the Lakers play, I might be at the theaters with friends.

BSB: Ok so big sports / LA guy. One crazy this happened this year..where were you when you heard about MJ?

Paul: I was actually going to a Best Buy commercial shoot in Long Beach.
When I heard the news, it was really something that you couldn't really put together. My friends were just playing his music in their car on the way there. We didn't talk much, but just listened.

BSB: What's your pick, Michael Jackson Bad album or Off the Wall?

Paul: I would have to say Off the Wall. My favorite song off the album is I Can't Help It. Plus I love the way De La Soul sampled that song in Breakadawn.

BSB: Nice moves. Do you have a guilty pleasure artist or album that you are a little bit embarrassed to tell people that you listen to?

Paul: I would have to say Disney music.
It gets pretty awkward when you have your ipod playing at full blast in your car on random. It will be playing some Wu-Tang Clan, then it will randomly go to Under the Sea, then you roll your windows all the way up.

BSB: Haha...Yeah I bet you do. That is an awesome answer. So eclectic tastes...when was the last time you made a mixtape for yourself or someone and what was on it?

Paul: Not too long ago, probably 2 weeks ago. Some jay-z, alicia keys, little dragon, k-salaam & beatnick, loefah, tc, yeah yeah yeahs, sia, mozella.

BSB: Nice mix. Do you remember the first CD you bought?

Paul: Yes. It was the Above the Rim soundtrack.

BSB: Vinyl or mp3?

Paul: Vinyl, I love the crackle noise.

BSB: So you are old enough to have owned tapes, correct? Still have any?

Paul: Yep. I have casette singles of Da Brat - Funkedified and Coolio - Fantastic Voyage.

BSB: Quickfire...would you rather be rich or famous?

Paul: I'd want to be happy.

BSB: If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Paul: Maybe some Hawaiian bbq, with Coke from Disneyland. I swear they add something extra in it.

BSB: So you're going to Interscope this week...what do you really want to ask them?

Paul: I think I just want to get their perspective on where they think the music industry is headed.

BSB: What's in store for you in 2010? Break it down real quick...

Paul: I am looking forward to the next Talib Kweli album, whether or not its a Blackstar album, I will still pick that up when or if it does come out. and I will look forward to see how Kanye West bounces back this year.

BSB: Yeah that will be interesting for sure. And if Taylor Swift will just go away. Haha..just kidding (kind of).

Paul: haha

BSB: Looking forward to your tweets and seeing what you see inside Interscope. Thanks and have fun!

Paul: I will!