Tuesday, May 05, 2009

The Guest Spot ft DJ Hippie Torrales - Essential Classics II

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We are very excited to have another Legend who is known world-wide for his remarkable work.

Ladies and Gentleman, we proudly bring you......

Hippie Torrales

Classic Essentials II

Song List:

01 Shaft In Africa--Johnny Pate
02 You Can't Even Walk In The Park--Johnny Pate
03 Let's Groove--Archie Bell & The Drells
04 If You Feel Like Dancin--Minneapolis Genius
05 A Little Bit Of Jazz--Nick Straker Band
06 Open Sesame Edit--Kool & The Gang
07 Spring Affair--Donna Summer
08 The Music Got Me Inst.--Visual
09 Elusive--Babe Ruth
10 Hurt So Bad--Philly Devotion
11 Sure Can't Go To The Moon--C.J. & Co
12 I Am Somebody--Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
13 Makes You Blind-- Glitter Band
14 Nowhere--Hocus Pocus


Hippie Torrales began DJing at the age of 15. He came into recognition in NJ and NY after opening “Docks” with co-partner Nelson “Butchie” Nieves. After establishing himself as an innovative and creative jock, Hippie was recognized and hired to work at Abe’s Disco, which was the forerunner for Club Zanzibar. On Friday, August 29, 1979, opening night at Club Zanzibar – Hippie became the resident DJ and opening jock for the club.

During his tenure at Club Zanzibar, Hippie won the prestigious Billboard Award for the best disc jockey in the State of New Jersey – in the same year Larry Levan won the award for New York. It was the last time those Billboard Awards were held. After his resident at Club Zanzibar, Hippie went on to play all the Jersey Shore night clubs. In addition to the club gigs, Hippie worked on music production and remixing. Some of his most notable mixes of that period were Jimmy Ross’ – “Fall Into A Trance” and The Clark Sister’s – “You Brought The Sunshine”, which garnered them a 1 record of New York’s local radio station WBLS and also garnered them a Grammy nomination that year for Best Gospel.

In 1988, Hippie was approached by local record store owner, Joe from Music Village Records and asked Hippie to produce his own record. Hippie thought about the opportunity and went home, borrowed equipment from a friend and began working on his very first original production. He wrote and produced You’re Gonna Miss Me by The Turntable Orchestra, which became a club classic in Europe and has sold over 2 million copies. It was from this moment on that Hippie began traveling overseas and DJing at international clubs and began writing a music column for Discoid Magazine, which was called “What Is Hip.”

Hippie’s remixing career took off when he partnered with Mark Mendoza and created MenTor Productions. They did numerous remixes which included such artists as Lisa Stansfield, Evelyn King, D’Lacy, and most notable Rosie Gaines. In 1997, Hippie and Mark produced Rosie Gaines’ Closer Than Close, which went top 5 in the British Pop Charts and has sold over 8 million units worldwide.

To date, Hippie continues to DJ overseas and currently does an internet radio show on Tuesdays, on CyberJamz.com. He now lives in Florida and is currently collaborating on new production with Jerrell Battle and Jose Burgos of Soul Creation.

CyberJamz.com. Feel free to drop into the chatroom while I play and let's get acquainted.

Here is my ClubDiscography:

International Bookings
London
Ministry Of Sound, Garage City, Southport Weekender, Sugar Shack, Hot & Spicy, Mas y Mas, To The Manor Born, Hard Times, Bump & Hustle, Hacienda, High On Hope, The Loft, Sin City

Italy
Underground City, Estatis, Steps, Echoes, Angels Of Love, plus others

Switzerland
Renaissance Of House, Art Café, Empire, Zoo Club, plus others

Germany
Red Dog, plus others

Japan
Yellow

Additional clubs in Scotland, Ireland and Spain
U.S. Bookings

New York
Sound Factory Bar, Aqua Booty, The Source, The Back Room, Eugene's, Lotus, Limelight, plus others

New Jersey
Zanzibar, Black Box, Chicago, Hollywood, Panache, Dancin, Temptations, Club 88, Docks, After Hours, plus others

Miami
Paragon

DC
Reds

San Francisco
Universe, End Up

Los Angeles
Does Your Mama Know

Salt Lake City
Bricks

Additional clubs in New York and New Jersey

Remixes

Jimmy Ross
Fall Into A Trance---Quality RFC Records

Toni Smith
Oh, I Like The Way You Make Me Feel---Apexton

Karen Silver
Set Me Free---Quality RFC Records

Felix 2
Tiger Stripes---4th & Broadway

Clark Sisters
You Brought The Sunshine---Elektra Records

Beatmasters
Warm Love---Warner Bros

CeCe Rogersbr>Its Gonna Be Alright---Kaleidiascope

Clinton Daniel
Relight My Fire---Power Play

Intense
High On Hopes---Shelter Records,

Project 4007
Its Our Turn---Emotive

Mae-I
Sweet Feelings---Mohop Records

Nu Civilization
When Will We Be Free---Vibe Records

Maurissa Rose
Let Us Pray---Bold Records

Casserine
Why Not Take All Of Me---Warner Bros.

Eric Benet
Georgy Porgy---Warner Bros.

Productions

Satin
I Want You---Tombah

Satin
Outta My Head---Tombah

Wormhole
Setis Groove---Kaliediascope

D Grinders
Koka---New Breed,

Wax Thief
Generations---Emotive

Cartridge
Not Going---Downtown 161

The Monster Tribe
Macumba---Empire State

MenTor
Pressure---Pioze

Artist Written, Produced and Performed by Turntable Orchestra

Youre Gonna Miss Me---Music Village Records
Caught You Looking---Music Village Records
Galaxy---Wheel Records


MenTor Productions
Co-Production---Hippie Torrales and Mark Mendoza

Remixes
Karen Pollard
Reach Out To Me---Hard Times

Michael Whitehead
Dance---BigBang

Freaky BabyGive To Me Good---BigBang

Blaze
Happy Days---Phuture Trax

Future Force
Put A Little Rush---AM:PM

Future Force
What You Want---AM:PM

The Black Saints
First Day--- Emotive

Sarah Washington
Everything---AM:PM

Helen Brunner
Living It Up---Defender

Seven Sat. Orch.
Everybody---Suntune

Reel Houze
No Difference---Zoom

Divas Of Color
One More Time----4 Liberty

Instinctive
Sailing---Time SRL

Rosie Gaines
I Want You---Motown

Lisa Stansfield
The Line---Arista

Kamira Lovelace
Circles---King St.

David Arnold
Diamonds Are Forever---Sire

Cobra
Living For The City---Dreambeat

Rosie Gaines
I Surrender---BigBang

Jocelyn Brown
I Like It Like That---Freetown

DeLacy
More---DeConstruction

Productions

280 West
Chikki Boom---Kaleidiascope

Cheny Gonzalez
Heaven Is---Metropolitan

Turntable Orchestra
The Bottle---Groove On

Rosie Gaines
Closer Than Close---BigBang

Website
http://www.myspace.com/hippietorrales

More Music
http://hippietorrales.podomatic.com/

Reminder album available on Traxsource.

"ALWAYS" the album by Hippie Torrales, Jose Burgos & Jerrell Battle

http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=31994

Thx U For Your Support And Look For Zanzibar Anniversary Party Coming In August.

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About OUR DJ Les Calloway has been a Mixologist since the ripe age of 11 years old. Training under the influence of the best of the best, he has been able to pioneer his own following with a unique style all his own. INFLUENCES - Larry Levan, Timmy Regisford, David Camacho, Tony Humphries, Tee Scott, Richie Kazar, Danny Krivit, Movin Records own Abigail Adams, Larry Patterson, Merlin "on the job" Bob, David Mancuso, Nicky Siano, Little Louie Vega, Jelly Bean Benitez, Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Matt Myers, Hippie Torrales (This Man along with Butchie kept the kid off the mean streets of Newark and in a place of safe haven "Docks"), AJ Savage, Naeem Johnson, Mark IV Productions and countless others. By the age of 13, He had started attending many Club Venues: Paradise Garage, Butter Milk Bottom, Better Days, Studio 54, Area, The Red Zone, Bonds International, Zanzibar, Shaniques, Docks, The Executive Suite, Club 88, Peppermint Lounge, Paradisios, Sultan 2001, El Castile, Justines, the Bowling Alley, the Roxy, let us never forget The Shelter home of Timmy "The Maestro" Regisford, The Down Under and many more Many Thanks to Abigail Adams and KB for being Big Sister and Brother to a kid who could have gone the wrong way but with their protection and guidance found Love in the land of Music. "NEVER FORGOTTEN" He has had the pleasure of mixing at many parties in and around the New York City since he was 12. His Music is not traditional, it is out of pure love and admiration that he give special attention to every track. We hope you can feel his passion and ...ENJOY his VISIONS. Peace & Blessing 4 All

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