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El Santo1053 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237 · Map

This night happened — Sat 12 Apr 2025

The Rhythm Machine

Who was billed3 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.

Who they are

  • Hector Romero

    New York City · 14 bookings since Sep 2023 · Nervous Records rooftop house

    “Picture the summer 1983…In the Bronx, NY a block party, also known as a street jam, is in full effect.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Picture the summer 1983…In the Bronx, NY a block party, also known as a street jam, is in full effect. A 13 year old kid steps in front of the turntables and starts playing a combination of Latin, House and Hip Hop music. The crowd goes wild and quickly the neighborhood nicknames the young kid ‘Baby Hec’ Romero. As his notoriety and age grows, he finds himself playing at the premier Latin Dance Club ‘La Mirage’, and doing nights at the hippest street club the ‘Devils Nest’. The very same club where friend Louie Vega got his start. Soon after that, "Baby Hec" Romero (a name that has taken years to shed) found himself DJ-ing at some of New York City’s legendary clubs and underground spots such as Save the Robots, The Red Zone, famed Palladium, and the Roxy. In 1994, Judy Weinstein recruited Hector Romero to work at Def Mix Productions and assist in the creation of Definity Records, an imprint Weinstein and partner David Morales was working on launching. Hector found he was not as interested in Remixing or Producing but he loved the balance between the creative DJ and the businessman. A&R, and working on the business end of Music, was a better fit. Weinstein took him under her wing and taught him the technique of good business management. The longtime business arrangement garnered him the position of Label Manager of Definity Records the Def Mix imprint. Romero has found a balance by playing records at spots such as Filter 14 in NYC, Stereo in Montreal, Locomia in Portugal, and in other clubs around the globe. Mixing different types of music together is his "sound" and it is this mixture that has again increased his celebrity with the Club Culture throughout major European Cities, Canada, and the USA. A natural progression within the Def Mix camp gave Hector Romero his most recent business opportunity as a participating partner in Satoshi Tomiie’s upstart imprint SAW.RECORDINGS. Weinstein, also an investor and a believer in the duo team, is working closely with Romero to strengthen his profile as a DJ through the Def Mix Tours. With Romero’s business savvy, the success of Tomiie & Romero’s dream company is insured. As one of the creative forces of SAW, Hector brings to the team his experience as label manager, and his A&R and negotiation abilities. As a DJ, Hector Romero continues to play on weekends and will be joining the others at Def Mix in a Spring through Fall 2002 world tour.
    Their RA profile lists Default Records, SAW Recordings and Orianna Records.

    Recently at 96 Morgan Ave, Good Room, Circle Line Cruises · often with Robbie Lumpkin, Charlene Incarnate, Silk Mason, none of them here that night

  • Robot Rock

    5 bookings since Jun 2024 · old-school rave vinyl

    Last at El Santo in Mar · often with Eli Q, Hans, No Yugen, none of them here that night

  • Tomin8r

    8 bookings since Aug 2023

    Recently at Moondog Hifi, Wandering Barman · often with Iman Not Ryan, Roman Chappelle, Sid Vaga, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Robbie Lumpkin2 with Hector Romero
  • A lana1 with Robot Rock
  • Alessio Bevilacqua1 with Hector Romero
  • Alexander Technique1 with Robot Rock
  • Bustin' Loose1 with Hector Romero
  • Charlene Incarnate1 with Hector Romero
  • Chris Love1 with Tomin8r
  • DJ Courtney K1 with Tomin8r

The room

El Santo — 12 events and 30 distinct artists since Nov 2023.

Holds about 100.

Who put it on

The Rhythm Machine — 3 events and 8 artists since Mar 2025.

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2139910.

Venue and promoter records, co-billing history and scene names: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.