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2005.11.13. ERICK MORILLO at LOT 332 (pg. 3)
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| cono_sur |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
and 1.5 years since that fine summer enjoyed to this man's dirty ass beats! :D
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+1 :D
There. Monday's are starting to suck more than ever. :nervous: |
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| oldschool420 |
| This night promises to be pure insanity! Work is gonna be ruff on Monday @8am after Morales and Morillo. ALL worth it though!:) |
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| jon jon |
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| Tordan |
| omg I die... I seriously need to find a job where I don't have to work on Mondays. |
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| Plump Funk |
| quote: | Originally posted by mindspin
alright, this is just getting rediculous. |
my exact words. slow it down a bit. with parties like these going on i dont think i can have a relaxin weekend at home. wtf!!!. |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by cono_sur
+1 :D
There. Monday's are starting to suck more than ever. :nervous: |
+2:thepirate
There. |
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| dEsidEL |
APOLLO GOD OF THE SUN!
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| Pettiscool |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
i like these write ups on the DJs. |
Born in New York and raised in Colombia and Union City, New Jersey. Morillo has been a DJ since the age of twelve, entranced by the turntable trickery of the masters. Starting out at local parties, weddings, as well as ministering the beats at his graduation party, Morillo’s thirst for dance music was sated when he spotted an ad on TV for the Center of Media Arts. Within two days he had enrolled on a studio engineering class, swiftly followed by graduation.
Shortly after, Morillo got his first break whilst spinning at Shanghai Reds in nearby Weehawken, when reggae don El General happened to hear a re-edit Morillo had done of Nardo Ranks "Burrup". So impressed was General with the spunky Latino in the booth, that he invited him to contribute a track to his next album. "Muevelo," the product of the pair’s liaison, wound up attaining platinum and being named Billboard’s Latin Single of the year in 1992 (Morillo won the same award in 1997 with "Muevela La Cadera" by Proyecto Uno). Morillo was introduced to the house fraternity through his friend Marc Anthony, then working with Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez on a future anthem: "Ride On The Rhythm".
The studio Erick had begged, stolen or borrowed to build started churning out the house tracks. Truthfully speaking, they were of varying quality and usually not all that good. "Well, I thought I was making house that sounded like the stuff that was around then, but I wasn’t. Gladys Pizzaro, then of Nervous, knocked him back several times. Until one day he turned up at Strictly Rhythm, the hottest label in New York with something called "The New Anthem" by an act called Reel 2 Reel. Pizzaro, newly ensconced as A&R at Strictly, snapped it up (she also gave him his nickname "More" because he always delivered enough mixes to fill a triple album).
In 1997, after many months gestation, Subliminal crashed on to the scene with the club smash by Constipated Monkeys, a twisted slice of filtered disco-funk. Morillo’s view of what a label should be is precise down to the smallest detail. It also reflects what he’s seen in Europe. Confirmation of this came at the Muzik Awards in 1998, where Subliminal was nominated for Best Independent Label.
The quality has been reinforced by a slew of club hits, including Octahvia’s "In My Life" and Da Mob featuring Jocelyn Brown’s "Fun", each one a distinct take that reflects Morillo’s vision, neither New York garage, nor European progressive, but incorporating elements of both. Naturally enough, the prestige gigs have followed closely behind his verve in the studio. Erick is currently one of the most in-demand US DJs. And, on top of his Ministry residency, he won Best House DJ award at the 1998 Ibiza DJ award, as well as being nominated for Best International DJ in the Muzik awards 1998. |
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| rabbitjoker |
| See y'all there. |
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| WorkinTheFloor |
| These Sunday parties are to amazing to pass up. |
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