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• Hex Hector

  New York City · 20 bookings since Jan 2024

  “HEX HECTOR Hex Hector’s skills are sought after the world over.”

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  HEX HECTOR Hex Hector’s skills are sought after the world over. Where has the king of club anthems been, you might ask? After touring extensively in the early 90s, Hex spent 10 years of quality time in the studio pumping out hit after hit. While still remixing for big names, the thrill of playing in clubs has been beckoning and he’s back doing what he loves…feeling the crowd and making people dance with that deep, sexy, underground sound deep, sexy, underground sound. The post-disco rise of New York nightclubs like the Paradise Garage Paradise Garage, the Roxy Roxy and the Funhouse Funhouse provided the foundation for Hex’s burgeoning interest in dance music, as did radio shows like KISS-FM’s Shep KISS-FM’s Shep Pettibone Pettibone. At the height of his touring days, Hex held residencies at legendary New York hot spots like the Tunnel, Limelight, Palladium, Tunnel, Limelight, Palladium, Sound Factory Bar, Nell’s, Club USA Sound Factory Bar, Nell’s, Club USA and Danceteria Danceteria. Along the way he met and became friends with Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez, who was later the catalyst for his blockbuster remix “Waiting for Tonight” “Waiting for Tonight”, winning him a Grammy Grammy for Remixer of the Year Remixer of the Year in 2001. By that time, Hex was one of the industry’s most in-demand remixers. Grammy-winner, musical renaissance man, international influencer.

  Recently at Hearsay, Good Room · often with Stevie Guttman, Tommy Hart, DJ USA, none of them here that night

• Robbie Leslie

  2 bookings since Nov 2024

  Recently at Good Room · often with Jellybean Benitez, Jeremy Rosebrook, Michael Fierman, none of them here that night

• John Ceglia

  4 bookings since Nov 2024

  Recently at Good Room · often with Quentin Harris, Rissa Garcia, James Anthony, none of them here that night

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  Tony Humphries

  New York City · 52 bookings since Aug 2023

  “When thinking about Tony Humphries, you might be minded of his epic stint at KISS FM as one of its greatest Mastermixers; or of his residency at one of the greatest US clubs, The Zanzibar; or, even, the walls that are lined with gold discs, from Indeep to Janet Jackson; or even his legendary eclecticism.”

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  When thinking about Tony Humphries, you might be minded of his epic stint at KISS FM as one of its greatest Mastermixers; or of his residency at one of the greatest US clubs, The Zanzibar; or, even, the walls that are lined with gold discs, from Indeep to Janet Jackson; or even his legendary eclecticism. Tony is all of those things and more. But then, there’s the Tony of today, restless, questing, searching for new challenges. Which is pretty much how Tony has always been. Few people realise just how deeply steeped in performing Tony Humphries’ family is. His father, Rene Grand, an émigré from Colombia in the 1950s, was a prominent bandleader in New York, alongside peers like Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri. Plus he has a raft of cousins, uncles and aunts who have forged a career in the performing arts. Tony was born to it. Tony Humphries has been DJing nearly 35 years, an incredible achievement that in any other industry would have been rewarded with a carriage clock or service medal. His big break came through a chance meeting with Mastermixer Shep Pettibone at the offices of Prelude Records. Tony handed the maestro a tape and the rest is history. Humphries’ star rose as his KISS FM show (and later HOT 97) lasted for decades. Although Humphries was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, he has long been associated with New Jersey and the reason for that is his long-held residency at Club Zanzibar in Newark that began in 1982. Zanzibar became synonymous with a new soulful electronic sound, labelled the Jersey sound, but with Tony’s hands at the tiller it was a vastly more varied menu than that suggests. “It wasn’t like going to a house club, everything was intertwined,” explains Tony. “The hours were long, so obviously you didn’t want to hear ten hours of straight house music. If you’re going to pay $15-20 to hear this guy, you want to hear the whole damn spectrum. You had to come with everything possible. Talking Heads and The B-52s don’t sound like Zanzibar/Garage records, but they were. I think that’s what the Zanzibar’s appeal was.” Although Tony is often seen more as a DJ than a remixer, his forays into the studio have always been productive. His remix of Mtume’s ‘Juicy Fruit’ has been sampled on several big hip hop and R&B hits and Fresh Band’s ‘Come Back Lover’ is rightly regarded as one of the best disco songs of the 1980s. He has gone on to remix scores of artists from Soul II Soul to Janet Jackson (which earned him a gold disc). Poignantly, Tony was enticed back into the studio in 2013 by Frankie Knuckles who asked Tony to do a swap mix for a track he’d been working on. As Frankie told Tony, “You’re a great remixer. I just thought folks needed to be reminded.” His reputation in Europe, established via illegally copied tapes of his KISS shows, grew hugely after successful jaunts to influential parties like Danny Rampling’s Shoom & Norman Jay’s High On Hope in London. He was coaxed back to Europe in the early ’90s for residencies at both Ministry of Sound in London and Echoes in Rimini on the Italian Riviera. Tony’s first label venture Yellorange was launched in 1998 and ran the gamut of styles, from the soulful vocals of Mel’isa Morgan, Miguel Plansencia’s Afro-Cuban flavors, through to Soweto Funk’s Italo-grooves. His latest venture, Tony Records is, “showcasing younger artists and producers doing soulful music in a modern form.” Check Tony’s own recent release Housework EP, which fuses blues, gospel and worksongs into a brilliantly contemporary setting (or even his new mix compilation with DJ Spen, Quintessentials, demonstrating his expansive style). In 2009, Body & Soul promoter John Davis brought Tony together with ‘Little’ Louie Vega and David Morales for a ten-hour session at New York’s Webster Hall that was appropriately dubbed the Kings of House. Little did any of them anticipate the success that this would be, turning into a worldwide phenomenon that has straddled continents and cities, as well as regular trips to the likes of Pacha Ibiza. What strikes anyone when meeting Tony Humphries is not what he’s done or where he’s been, but where he’s going. ““Growing up in Boston, our biggest influence was the New York house scene and no one embodies this spirit more than Tony Humphries,” explains Soul Clap’s Eli Goldstein. “For us, the gospel, deep, tribal sound he created at his Zanzibar residency reached us through the many remixes and tracks named after the legendary club. We finally had the honor of opening for Tony this year and we were blown away by his ability to represent the old, while pushing a unique, modern house sound. There is clearly only one Tony Humphries!” Amen to that.
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  House on 75, Garage House on 40, Deep House on 26 and Disco on 20. styles on their catalogued releases

  Released on Second Disc Records (1) and Wicked Records (3) (1); their RA profile also lists fabric Records, King Street Sounds, Slip n Slide, Moulton Music and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

  Recently at Le Bain, Signal · often with 6-hour set, TYLERFROMWHERE, Finn Jones, none of them here that night

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  Morabito

  New York City · 19 bookings since Sep 2023

  ““Legendary” is often overused, but it accurately describes Susan Morabito, who has dominated the dance scene for over three decades and remains as relevant, current and celebrated as ever.”

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  “Legendary” is often overused, but it accurately describes Susan Morabito, who has dominated the dance scene for over three decades and remains as relevant, current and celebrated as ever. Susan got her start at the Pavilion in Fire Island Pines and quickly conquered “the circuit”, playing the GMHC Morning Party, AmfAR’s Dance On Washington, Black & Blue, Cherry, Blue Ball, Gay Days, USS Intrepid for Stonewall 25 and the 20th Dance On The Pier. Sold out after-hours in MIA and NYC, Twilo Tea, her parties for The Saint At Large and being the first woman to headline The Black Party, all made nightlife history. She played Twilo, Roxy, Tunnel, Sound Factory, Limelight, Palladium, Roseland, Cielo, Pacha, Webster Hall, gigs across North America, Europe, Brazil, Japan and Australia and helmed events for Calvin Klein, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, as well as the prestigious Met Gala. Now simply known as Morabito, dropping her first name signaled change and helped publicize her evolution towards a more progressive, tech house influenced sound. Gigs since include WE Party NYC and SFO, several Masterbeat L.A., Industry SFO, Heretic and Xion ATL, Hustlaball, Winter Party Week MIA, Toronto, Montreal, San Diego and Dallas Pride, IML Chicago, Cherry, Distrkt C, OZ Halloween, BRÜT, Trade, Alegria, Sunrise and Viva NYC, Pavilion and The Pines Party, Independence and Carnival Week P-town, Black & Blue 25, and NYC World Pride/Stonewall 50 Pride Island. A new generation of fans now rave about Morabito’s command of the room, her extensive music versitility and her ability to create a cohesive and seamless experience on the dance floor. This gift has always earned her the respect and lasting acclaim she receives.
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  Their RA profile lists Aviance Records.

  Recently at Red Eye NY, Duggal Greenhouse, The Stranger · often with Boomer Banks, DJ Dawson, Ben Wild, none of them here that night