Hector Romero & Robbie Lumpkin

Who they are

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  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.”

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  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.
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  Their RA profile lists Default Records, SAW Recordings and Orianna Records.

  Recently at Paragon, The Crown, Superior Ingredients · often with Charlene Incarnate, Silk Mason, Emma Sofia, none of them here on Wednesday

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  Robbie Lumpkin

  New York City · 6 bookings since Aug 2023

  “Robbie Lumpkin has dedicated his life to the dance floor for over a decade.”

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  Robbie Lumpkin has dedicated his life to the dance floor for over a decade. He got his first taste of electronic music from the now defunct music video channel “The Box” in the late 90s, and growing up in Chicago allowed him to explore the genre at Energy, Crobar and Vision. While studying Economics at the University of Toledo, Robbie took his passion for music to the next step and began teaching himself to DJ. After graduating in 2011, he moved to New York City and pursued formal training at Dubspot for Ableton, Maschine and Sound Design. Now an emerging DJ in New York City, Robbie is known for his charismatic personality, dancing and his ability to bring the same energy to his sets that first hooked him when he was younger. Robbie is influenced by elements of every genre of electronic music, but most closely draws his sound from artists like Adam Beyer, Christian Smith, Shadow Child and Dusky. Robbie crosses genres to bring the darker elements of techno with the groovy nature of house and deep house. He and longtime friend Christian Voldstad are the founders and residents of T-Rex Thursday’s at local venues in New York, and Robbie has also played gigs at Open Air and Fight Klub. With roots in two major hubs of house and techno, and a thirst for travel, Robbie continues to absorb the sounds and culture of the electronic community, channeling it into energetic sets that keep your soul happy and your feet dancing.
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  Last at Outer Heaven in Oct · often with Chris Sanabria, A-Kintero, Derrik, none of them here on Wednesday