Scott 'Smokin' Silz

CTL-E-2840 · Person · dj · 1981–1984

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Chicago DJ; founding member of the Hot Mix 5 on WBMX 102.7 FM; asked to leave the group in 1984 and replaced by Julian Perez.

Notes

New entity created in batch RELP66 (2026-10-06); identity-resolution checked against canonical entities.json.

Relationships

Hot Mix 5 — collaborated with
Scott "Smokin" Silz was a founding member of the Hot Mix 5 DJ crew (until 1984).

Referenced by

WBMX 102.7 FM (Hot Mix 5 era) — hosted → this record

Sources

CultureTechLens batch RELP66 research: Scott 'Smokin' Silz

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