Paul McAvinchey, performing as YABOYA, is a House DJ who arrived in the US 12 years ago from the green fields of Ireland. He’s made an impact on the underground electronic music scene in Cleveland, playing upbeat sets with edgy, hypnotic grooves (check out a selection on Mixcloud) in B Side, Dunlaps, The Bird’s Nest, and other venues. He’s also a promoter, putting on multiple “VERSUS” club nights — pitting one music genre against another. And, during the warmer months, holds “HOUSE BLEND” — a Sunday afternoon at 5 Points Coffee and Tea in West Park featuring a broad selection of sunshine tunes. YABOYA is heavily influenced by the dance music scene in Dublin and the UK in the late 90s and early 2000s where he got his first taste of pumping House and Techno from the likes of Sasha, Nick Warren, Laurent Garnier, Dave Clark, and US-based legends Todd Terry, Felix da Housecat and many others.