David Morales (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Born |
August 21, 1961 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | House, disco house, dancehall |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, disc jockey |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels |
Mercury/PolyGram Records (1993) Manifesto (1998) Ultra (2004–present) |
| Associated acts |
The Bad Yard Club Frankie Knuckles Satoshi Tomīe Anastacia |
| Website | http://www.djdavidmorales.com/ |
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Drum machine Keyboards Sequencer |
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David Morales (born August 21, 1961) is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning American house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks. Born in New York City, he is of Puerto Rican ancestry.
Morales' work as a house music producer began in 1993, with a full 11-track album titled The Program, which was released by Phonogram Records. "Gimme Luv (Eenie Meenie Miny Mo)" was the most successful single to be lifted from the album and was a major dance hit that spent two weeks on top of the Billboard dance chart in August 1993. After his debut release, Morales produced few original records, focusing instead on carving out his career as one of the first true "superstar" DJs and as a prolific remixer, working with some of the biggest names in music. In 1998, under the pseudonym 'David Morales presents The Face', he released his biggest hit to date, "Needin' U". Featuring samples from The Chi-Lites' "My First Mistake" and Rare Pleasure's 1976 release "Let Me Down Easy", which had been the backbone of British band Spearmint's single 'A trip into space' released only months before "Needin' U". Morales' record became an overnight classic and introduced Morales into mainstream airplay.
Following up this success, in 2000 Morales offered up another overnight hit, "Higher", co-produced by Albert Cabrera, with vocals by Deanna Della Cioppa, and released under the pseudonym 'David Morales & Albert Cabrera present Moca'. In November 2004, after an interval of 11 years, Morales released his second album, 2 Worlds Collide, a 10-track album released on Ministry of Sound's record label Data Records. The album is reminiscent of earlier house music mixed with current and progressive sounds. The release contained another big hit for Morales titled "How Would U Feel", which featured vocals from Lea-Lorien. "How Would U Feel" would go on to feature in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV's expansions; Episodes from Liberty City, and is the first song on the reformatted Vladivostok FM station. In addition to his work as a record producer, Morales is also part of the Def Mix collective, alongside business partners Frankie Knuckles and Satoshi Tomiie, who produce both original productions and remixes.
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