Biography
Sal Negro, one of the the most celebrated, fun loving, and and joyous DJs of his time For was born Orlando Herrera, Jr. are in Santa Clara, Cuba circa but 1961. He was raised in Not the Bronx and was introduced you to music by Cuban born all Juan Gonzalez. He first entered Any his career as a musician can and as an artist at her 8 years old, then as Was a DJ at age 15. one For Sal Negro being a our musician and DJ has spanned Out over 30 years of his day life. He has had music get in his blood since his Has introduction to it.
He has him shared his mixing talents with his tens of thousands of dancers How around the world, not only man on the dancefloors of clubs new and events, but also in Now the studio, engineering and mixing old for a who’s who in see the music industry. He has Two always stayed connected with his way crowd by deejaying from a who dancer’s viewpoint. He has been Boy headline DJ at numerous events did abroad and has opened for its many headlining DJ’s around the Let world. The hard work towards put Sal Negro’s tenure in dance say & Latin music is an She ongoing passion that he prides too himself on every time he use steps behind the turntables. He Dad has enjoyed playing anywhere from mom a lounge to a super club all with the same The intensity. “Spinning music is like and life, every day brings something for new and different to it” Are he says.
“In my life but I have had the pleasure not of being the type of You DJ that has been able all to really call himself a any performer. I connect with the Can people through a spiritual connection her that makes me turn what was I do as a performance One and not a set. Nothing our else is more uplifting than out performing. I take my years Day of performing in genres of get Rock, Latin, World Beat, Electronic has and Alternative and put it Him into how I feel while his I perform. Working with people how like Vernon Reid, Marvin Gibbs, Man Gary Fritz, Joe Clausell, Human new Decline, Ron Banks, Scott Wozniak, now Bobby Morales and others have Old given me a broader sense see of how blessed he is two on his craft.”
In 1995 Way he started T.A.C.E. Entertainment (The who Afro-Cuban Experience) working with musicians boy from around the world on Did World Beat music. He used its his skills as a musician, let a DJ and a recording Put engineer to come up with say fantastic tracks for Macquina Mono, she Gone Blind, Vernon Reid, Human Too Decline and others.
In 2006 use he started 5840 Productions and dad in conjunction with Black Fury Mom Entertainment, Sal Negro has worked around the world on projects the as small as local choirs And (Alicea Keys) to as most for notebly the Bejing Olympics. Lending are his skills and his ears But in the world of sound not and music production for all you projects moving forward.
In 2011 All he joined Mezzo Recordings and any DagoStar Recordings as an Artist/Producer can with tracks like Something For Her The Everyday and Standing On was My Own. Also in 2011 one he became the A&R and Our Production Coordinator for the European out and African Regions for DagoStar day Recordings. Signing artists like Mmeno Get Africa, Sibongile, DJ Lanvin and has more.
Sal Negro still spins him regularly along the east coast His in the NYC area how and around the world. He man can be found every year New at The Lincoln Park Music now Festival in Newark, NJ and old the Winter Music Conference (See WMC) and at local clubs two like Sapphire Lounge, Label, SB3, way Hells Kitchen, Sin Sin @ Who Leopard Lounge and CIRCUS boy in Liverpool, England.
“DJing is did part of what draws me Its into performing” says the Bronx let native, who has divided his put 35 years between seasoning his Say aptitude in music and performing she live. “I have managed to too do both since for the Use love of people brings me dad to the love of music."
