BEING IN LOVE WITH MUSIC HIS WHOLE LIFE LIONEL JOINED THE BAKERSFIELD CA, ENTERTAINMENT SCENE IN 2005 AT THE AGE OF 15 AND BECAME KNOWN AS DJ NOK LATER TRANSITIONING INTO DJ NOKTURNAL IN EARLY 2007.
INTRIGUED WITH SPINNING RECORDS AND MAKING PEOPLE DANCE, HIS PASSION GREW FURHTER AND HE MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF DJING LOCAL PARTIES, BARS, AND PUTING ON ANNUAL EVENTS.
OVER THE YEARS DJ NOKTURNAL HAS ESTABLISHED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HANDS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPIERIENCE FROM ASSISTANT MANAGER AT A LOCAL NIGHT CLUB THAT HE CO FOUNDED TO PROMOTING AND ORGANIZING/DJING HIS HOMETOWNS BIGGEST ANNUAL EVENTS AND CONCERTS.
