DJ
Erick Morillo:
"Jack of all trades" - so you can call
Erick Morillo. Energy
Morillo can be compared to riding on Ferarri. But beyond that, he still knows how to play, a little. As a producer, he produced a stunning set of tracks under the aliases (Ministers De La Funk, Pianoheadz, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, Deep Soul, Club Ultimate and Li'l Mo Ying Yang - just a few of them). As a DJ he managed to play around the world, starting with his native New Jersey and ending Ibiza, Greece and even beyond. Then there was his long-awaited residence in the Ministry Of Sound, he became the first American who had occupied this place in 1992 since Tony Humphrie, for which, incidentally, he released a 2 disk collection. He also remixed Whitney Houston, Crystal Waters, Jocelyn Brown, Basement Jaxx, Madison Avenue, Enrique Iglesias and many others. And then, of course, followed by the case of one of the biggest selling dance projects of all time Reel 2 Reel. Yes,
Erick Morillo guy busy.
Born in New York,
Morillo began to DJ at the age of 12, he went to the delight of the fact that vytvoryayut masters on their players. Starting with the game on local parties and weddings, he was even on his graduation was the king of turntables. The thirst to engage in dance music led
Morillo advertise on television, to study at the Center for Media Arts. After 2 days he had made a list of students in the class logistics studio, where he will release from honors.
. A little later
Morillo soveshil his first break spinning plates in Shanghai Reds in nearby Weehawken, where it so happened that regi-dong El Gneral heard as
Morillo "outplayed" "Burrup" Nardo Ranks
. General was so impressed that he invited him to collaborate on his new album. "Frankly, - recalls
Erick, - until the moment I never saw myself as a producer. I just replay other people's tracks and all ". "Muevela", a product of their collaboration, achieved platinum status, and Bilboard called it "a Latin single in 1992" (
Morillo won the same award in 1997 with the single "Muevela La Cadera", recorded by Reel 2 Reel, together with Proyecto Uno).
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Morillo was presented to house community through his friend Marc Anthony (Salsa King)
. Then he worked with Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez on the future hit "Ride On The Rhythm". "Louie was protecting me from the beginning. He never told me what to do and how, on the contrary supported me in every way. Edinstennoe he told me: "
Erick, lot more attention to vocal.
Studio, to catch Eric (which, incidentally, received a loan from his own grandmother, that in principle does not change) took up promotion of a house tracks. In truth, the quality they were very different and mostly not very good. "Well, I thought I was doing house, sounds like everything that was around then, but I was wrong". Once
Erick came on Strictly Rhythm, the most popular label in New York with something known as "The New Anthem" project entitled Reel 2 Reel.
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