A graduate of New York City’s High School of Art and Design, Sanchez subsequently enrolled at the Pratt Institute studying architecture. Following advice from his father, in 1987 the DJ took a break from his studies to focus on his DJing and production endeavours. After only a few years Sanchez was mixing for multiple New York clubs including the Tunnel, before his own club, Ego Trip, became the hot spot for the freshest house and dance tracks. With his reputation raising to new levels, Sanchez toyed with the idea of production, recording his debut single “Luv Dancin" in 1990 as Underground Solution.
By greater coincidence than intention, the DJ began mixing high-profile tracks by the likes of Babyface, Janet and Michael Jackson, Chic, Diana Ross, and Soul II Soul. Sanchez subsequently issued his debut full-length album “Secret Weapons Volume 1” in 1994 on the revered Strictly Rhythm label, followed by the EP “Strictly 4 the Underground” in 1995, under the moniker Roger S. The same year, this time under the name Transatlantic Soul, the DJ and producer released “Released Yourself”, placing Sanchez is an exclusive group of the world’s finest producers.
A mix LP “Hard Times: The Album” featuring the S-Man appeared in 1995, following which he released a pair of mix volumes in Mixmag Live! and United DJ’s of America. In 1997 Sanchez formed a super group alongside Junior Sanchez and DJ Sneak, known as S-Men, later releasing the single “Back”. In a showcase of his finest remixes and productions, the DJ issued the two-disc collection "S-Man Classics" in 1998.
In 2001 Sanchez began making headway into mainstream charts, notably for his original single “Another Chance”, which topped the UK Singles Chart. Taken from the full-length “First Contact”, the single also proved popular in Austria, Beliglium, Finland and the Netherlands. Consisting entirely of his own productions, “First Contact” was new ground for Sanchez, and spawned the subsequent singles “You Can’t Change Me” and “Nothing 2 Prove”. The following year the DJ launched the label Stealth Records as a vehicle for his mixes, before winning a Grammy in 2003 for his remix of No Doubt’s “Hella Good”. The production full-length “Come with Me” followed in 2005 spawning the No. 1 U.S. Dance track “Lost” and “Turn on the Music”. In 2008 the DJ and producer issued the single “Bang That Box!” featuring Terri B!, before releasing the 10th Anniversary Edition of “Release Yourself” in 2011.
She may have been sporting tracksuits, baring her midriff and singing “zig ah zig ah,” but Melanie C is definitely more than just a Spice Girl.
Classically trained, the Merseyside singer got her start in the Spice Girls in 1994. Once they released ‘Wannabe,’ the track and the group’s first album catapulted them to worldwide domination -- of the pop world at least. There wasn’t a billboard, magazine or even lollipop where you couldn’t find Sporty Spice and the rest of the girls plastered all over it. However after the departure of, Geri Halliwell during the time the Spice Girls were working on their third album, Melanie started to look at her options and kicked off her own solo career. She’s since released six albums and headlined nine tours since go on her own.
Seeing her perform with the Spice Girls and solo are two different experiences. While both are fun and get you up on your feet, there’s a strength that she exudes more when she’s performing by herself. Unlike her time singing as Sporty Spice, Melanie, the solo artist, is a bit more authentic, honest and easier to relate to -- even if some of the tracks are electronic dance tracks. Regardless of what beat or melody she’s singing to her, there is a vulnerability and rawness to her performance that quickly connects to the crowd. But no matter where she plays or what persona Melanie is giving off onstage, one thing is for sure -- she’s got a set of pipes that will blow you away each time.
evtan
It’s funny how certain artists who are largely tied to certain underground scenes can, from time to time, cross over into the mainstream, even if only temporarily, and then disappear back to where they’ve always been best loved; that’s certainly the case with Roger Sanchez, a house DJ from Queens, New York who has been one of the genuine titans of the house genre ever since first emerging in 1994. The reverence with which fans of that style treat him has never really waned in the two decades since, but he has made a couple of breakthroughs in to the mainstream, first with his 2001 hit single ‘Another Chance’, which went to number one in the UK, and then with his first Grammy win in 2003, for Best Remixed Recording on his rejigged version of No Doubt’s ‘Hella Good’. Whilst that hasn’t quite translated into widespread commercial success, he remains a popular figure within his own genre, having performed residencies in the world capital of clubbing, Ibiza, every summer since 2000, performing sets that blend house with electronica to stirring effect. He also hosts a weekly radio show, Release Yourself, that has up to fifteen million listeners worldwide - it’s no wonder, then, that he so often travels the world and packs out rooms wherever he goes.
Joeg_67
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