Article: San Jose's Impresario: AGUILAR IS GO-TO GUY FOR HIP-HOP FUNCTIONS, CIVIC PRIDE.

Byline: Marian Liu

Apr. 11--Sitting on a plush white couch, surrounded by hefty bodyguards and lots of women, Kanye West chilled at a San Jose art gallery after his HP Pavilion concert in December. The walls were decorated with graffiti art, and there were free drinks, hors d'oeuvres and a VIP line that snaked around the corner outside. Just five days earlier, West needed someone to create an atmosphere he desired. His people contacted Tommy Aguilar, San Jose's hip-hop go-to guy. "I like to look at my productions as art, or anything I throw as a canvas that I paint," says Aguilar, who likes to call himself an impresario, rather than just a promoter -- ...

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