ARTiST....: Harry Romero
TiTLE.....: Ultra Radio-SAT-08-25
GENRE.....: House
SOURCE....: Radio
RELDATE...: Aug-25-2007
AiRDATE...: 000-00-0000
TRACKS....: 01
LENGTH....: 59:08 min
SiZE......: 73,2 MB
QUALiTY...: VBRkbps
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01. Ultra Radio-SAT-08-25-2007 59:08
TOTAL: 59:08 min
RELNOTES..:
"I'm the guy pushing to change the sound from record to record...the struggle
for most producers is to NOT sound the same every time, which is something not
everyone can accomplish", explains the diversely talented Harry "Choo Choo"
Romero. The DJ and producer remarks, "I am always into combining eclectic
flavors and bringing new concepts into the studio".
Sounds refreshing? Well, it's true. In a day when many young producers of dance
music have talent and bright ideas, very few also have the forethought and the
consistent reputation of Harry Romero.
Harry had the privilege of being raised in a musical family -- his mother soaked
the air with the Latin rhythms of merengue and cumbia, while his father, a
former opera tenor, practiced his scales and listened to Beethoven. As a result,
Harry is constantly looking to expand musically, and has.
The Run-DMC inspired Choo Choo (the train conductor's cap worn since childhood
may have something to do with the nickname) felt the impact of the
Latin-freestyle movement in the 80s, and jump-started his career as a DJ with a
high-voltage performance at a New Jersey dance club. From there, he was taken
under the wing of Millennium Music, a management company and production team.
Harry worked with their label, Gossip Records (distributed by Strictly Rhythm),
creating demos and gathering some useful industry-related knowledge.
His first record, Soulfuric "Urban Turban" was clearly ahead of its time,
weaving Arabic scatting with house grooves. Strictly Rhythm grabbed the record
for release in 1995, and asked him to release a follow-up Soulfuric record,
called "Sea Of Passion" which captured more Latin elements. Both records were
licensed extensively, catapulting Harry's name and music out into the world.
A number of releases followed for labels like Emotive, Sex Mania, Power Music,
and Gossip Records. One of Harry's major breaks resulted from Robert Clivilles
interest in one of Harry's creations, "Il Futuro", a house track with an Italian
vocal from "World" EP. Robert asked Harry to write, produce, and arrange a song,
"Saturday Night" for his 1996 LP "Robi-Rob's Club World". As expected, lots of
work followed for Harry.
Part of what the future was to hold was Harry's decision to join forces with
Erick Morillo and his now internationally famed label, Subliminal Records. Along
with Morillo and producer/DJ Jose Nunez, Harry played a definitive role in
laying the foundation for what has come to be the highest quality dance music
label.s
The collaborations with his labelmates and others have been extremely important
for Harry in developing his name and his body of work. Constipated Monkeys,
Harry's acclaimed partnership with Jose Nunez has produced several percussive,
funky tracks including "Cro-Magnon" and "Erectus". Another Subliminal
collective, Ministers De La Funk, a trio comprised of Romero, Morillo & Nunez,
created one of the label's biggest hits "Believe" with Jocelyn Brown on vocals.
Under the guise of The Dronez, the three remixed some of club lands biggest
tunes including Whitney Houston's "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and Madison Avenue's
"Don't Call Me Baby". The prestigious Muzik Awards honored the mastery of Harry
and fellow Dronez, deeming them the "Remixers of the Year" in 1999.
Equally competent in his own right Harry enjoyed success with "Hazin & Phazin"
which Defected licensed in the UK, "Just Can't Get Enough" featuring Inaya Day
on vocals which AMPM snapped up and consequently saw enter the top 40 in the UK
national charts, and recently the darker deeper sound of "Beats Vol 1" and
"Beats Vol 2". Perfecto Records snapped up Beats 2, after watching crowd
reactions to Paul Oakenfold and Timo Maas dropping the track. His talents ever
expanding, Harry has been sought after for various solo remix projects including
Basement Jaxx' "Bingo Bango" and Modjo's "Lady".
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