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Live on Stage 2012
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alban Rockefeller |
Also known as | LOCO, DJ Loco |
Born |
Miami, Florida, United States |
December 29, 1983
Origin | Albanian |
Genres | EDM, dubstep, house, electro house, progressive house |
Occupation(s) | DJ, producer and record label founder |
Instruments | Turntables, personal computer, CDJ |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Loco Records, Sony Music, Def Jam, Interscope |
Associated acts | Rick Ross, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Lil Jon, Iggy Azalea, Flo Rida, Puff Daddy, LMFAO, T-Pain, Travis Barker, T.I., Shakira, Lil Wayne, Tyga, Beyoncé, Sean Paul |
Alban Rockefeller "Loco" (born December 29, 1983) is an American-Albanian electro house musician, Grammy Award winner, record producer, mixing hip hop and electronic music, club promoter, and the founder of Loco Records, known for energetic live shows. He has collaborated with vocalist such as Rick Ross, Jennifer Lopez, Sean Paul, Shakira and Lil Jon, and is known for his producers and remixes of artists such as Pitbull.
Loco has released several Billboard-charting studio albums as well, notably Locoland II, which was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2012. He is currently releasing his 3rd-part album series Locoland III.
Alban Rockefeller "Loco" was born in Miami, Florida. He graduated from South Miami High School. He is the young brother of DJ Xtrem. His brother was a master of Techno, Schranz and Progressive House. Loco attended the Miami International University of Art & Design and graduated Bachelor of Science in Audio Production.
Loco founded his own label, Loco Records, in 2006. The label has produced music by other artists such as Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, Sean Paul, Jason Derulo, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled. Loco is a club promoter and DJ, he has collaborated with fellow artists, DJ and producers and thus far has released singles with Kaskade, Armand Van Helden, Afrojack, Chris Lake, Avicii, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tiesto, David Guetta, Calvin Harris. In his interviews, Twitter feed he has shown teasers or has discussed doing future collaborations with Scooter, Martin Schulz, Monika Kruse, Paul Van Dyk, Hardwell and more.