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Mark Aragon - your host for Lowridingtv.com

	Growing up in the mean streets of East Los Angeles, Mark Aragon never felt threatened with his surroundings, but he knew there were greener pastures. Taking an interest in music at an early age, Mark became the head D.J. at his high school. His inspiration to get into the entertainment industry grew from veteran L.A. Disc Jockey, Jim Ladd. "His approach was always fresh and unique everyday. Jim's book, Radio Waves, is a must read for radio buffs," tells Mark. While studying for his degree in radio and television, he took on a ten month internship at Los Angeles rock station KROQ, then went on to receive a degree in film production at Cal State Northridge in 1984. After years of working in sound rental houses, Mark joined the I.A.T.S.E. sound union and started doing sound for television sitcoms. It was in the sitcom arena where Mark met LowridingTV.com business partner, Rick Mansfield, who helped co-create “Rolling Art,” a television show that has been internationally syndicated for six consecutive years. Mark began working on the show doing sound, and then quickly moved up to associate producer, then producer for season two. This is where Rick thought it would be of benefit to start putting low rider segments together for the show, which brought new life to the concept of meshing low rider content through a new vehicle, the internet, combined with a new company, adding a fresh and cool look, completely devoted to low rider enthusiasts worldwide. At that moment, LowridingTV.com was born. “This five year endeavor has finally become real, and Mark and I are honored to bring the low rider culture to the world,” states Rick. “At first, people in the low rider culture looked at us with critical eye, but over the years, we have been accepted, and ALL the people that we have met and interviewed became true friends,” Mark explains. His parting message for all you Cyberscrapers is: “Rick and I hope that each of you enjoy LowridingTV. com because this is YOUR website. For those of you that aren’t so familiar with low riding, we hope you enjoy the site. For those of you that are full on into the culture, all I gotta say is, “Let’s go for a ride…”