Born in the shadow of the steel mills on the South Side of Chicago, "Mickey Mixin' Oliver" was destined to help bring the underground sound of house music to the masses. As a founding member of the ground breaking Chicago radio mix show team on 102.7 WBMX, collectively known as the Hot Mix 5, Mickey drew global attention to house music with his incredible DJ mixes. The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX (FM), Oliver was quickly selected as President.