# DJ Umami

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**Ieanna Cruz**, known professionally as **DJ Umami,** is a Filipina American deejay who has held residencies playing for the [Golden State Warriors](/source/Golden_State_Warriors) and the [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants).[1][2][3] She is known for her sets that focus on regional hits and artists, such as "[Blow the Whistle](/source/Blow_the_Whistle_(song))" by [Too $hort](/source/Too_Short). DJ Umami is a founding member of [The Peaches Crew](/source/The_Peaches_Crew), an all female-identified group of dee jays from the San Francisco Bay Area.[1][3] As dee jaying is dominated by men, DJ Umami is noted not only as an accomplished woman in the field but also a cultural influencer in the Bay Area.

## Early life

DJ Umami was born and raised in East San Jose, California.[4][3][5]

## Career

A lifelong music fan, DJ Umami was mentored by [Paolo "Cutso" Bello](/source/Paolo_%22Cutso%22_Bello), a fellow dee jay from San Jose.[6] In 2009, [Germel Boado](/source/Germel_Boado) (“G-Wrex”) invited DJ Umami to spin at a party; she declined at first until she finally accepted on May 15 that same year.[3] Initially, DJ Umami performed using her first name.[3] However, shortly after her first professional gig, she chose the name "Umami," after a friend suggested that she might like [umami](/source/Umami), the Japanese spice.[3]

An early break came when DJ Umami spun at the [Nike](/source/Nike,_Inc.) Women's half marathon in San Francisco before 20,000+ people.[2] She also performed at Skylark in San Francisco.[3]

In 2012, DJ Umami started working part-time as a rotating DJ for the Golden State Warriors.[2][5] Four years later, she left her full-time job in tech sales in order to pursue music full-time.[3][5] After he left his role with the Warriors, Marco Nicola invited DJ Umami to work weekends for the San Francisco Giants when he took a new role there in 2019.[3] The team was looking for a high energy DJ post-[COVID-19](/source/COVID-19).[3] DJ Umami became a resident DJ for the Giants, where she performs sets in right center field at [Oracle Park](/source/Oracle_Park) during home games.[2][3] She is known for playing Bay Area favorites, such as [Blow The Whistle](/source/Blow_the_Whistle_(song)) by [Too $hort](/source/Too_Short), and not traditional ballpark songs, like "[Take Me Out to the Ballgame](/source/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Ball_Game)," in order to generate energy in the park.[3]

In addition to her work for the San Francisco Giants, DJ Umami has opened for musicians [Questlove](/source/Questlove) and [Anderson.Paak](/source/Anderson_.Paak).[3]

### The Peaches Crew

DJ Umami is a founding member of [The Peaches Crew](/source/The_Peaches_Crew), a multi-ethnic and multi-racial all-women's DJ group based in the San Francisco Bay Area.[4] The group was formally established in 2009.[6][3]

## Personal life

DJ Umami's parents immigrated to the United States from the Philippines, and her parents have helped her raise her two sons in Oakland.[5]

## References

1. ["When the Path Chooses You: How DJ Umami Turned Turntables into a Thriving Career"](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-path-chooses-you-how-dj-umami-turned-turntables-thriving-hartz-lw2ac). *www.linkedin.com*. Retrieved 2025-12-07.

1. ["DJ at Giants, Warriors games breaking barriers - CBS San Francisco"](https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/dj-umami-giants-warriors-games-breaking-barriers/). *www.cbsnews.com*. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2025-12-07.

1. "DJ Umami brings Bay Area 'flavor' to Giants home". *The Tribune*. May 26, 2024. pp. 1B.

1. Baba, Hana (2021-08-24). ["Meet DJ Umami"](https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2021-08-23/meet-dj-umami). *KALW*. Retrieved 2025-12-07.

1. ["Videos"](https://www.ktvu.com/video/1462749). *KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco*. Retrieved 2025-12-15.

1. Tabios, Nina (November 1, 2019). ["Peaches Crew marks 10 years of turning the tables in male-dominated DJ scene"](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/peaches-crew-marks-10-years-of-turning-the-tables-21176180.php). *San Francisco Chronicle*. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

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