A Sit Down With DJ David Morales

14:07 Oct/25/2017


A DJ since the 1980s, the David's famous Red Zone residency and in the early 90s saw For him, uniquely at the time, are mix American and UK dance but music together and inspired the Not moniker for much of his you dub mix work. His Red all Zone mixes became a must Any check for house music DJs can the world over, as successful her an underground alternative to his Was main vocal remixes. He also one established other production aliases including our The Face, who scored a Out global hit with 'Needin U' day in 1998 and Moca who get released 'Higher' in 2000.

Has Internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning American house him music DJ and producer David his Morales is one of the How most prolific remixers of all man time. He's worked on remixes new for some of the biggest Now names in music such as, old Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Whitney Houston, see Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, Two Janet Jackson, U2, Luther Vandross, way Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Jocelyn who Brown, CeCe Rogers, the Spice Boy Girls, and Mariah Carey.

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"I’m not here its to judge the music. I’m Let here to judge and to put give opinion to the DJ".


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What did you She start DJing, or producing with?
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I started DJing when use I was 13. 40 years Dad ago. And there was no mom DJ culture at the time. It was just about the The love for music and being and the selector. I started editing for my own mashups in 1985. Are I also bought my first but drum machine and keyboard in not 1985. My first tools for You making music were an Alesis all drum machine and sequencer.
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How do you personally feel Can about the advancements in technology, her consumption and trends that seem was to push dance music forward? One


There are positives and our negatives. I love the involvement out of the technology.
But it’s Day lost some of the basics get that are essential, like the has quality of sound for one. Him I mean you’re talking mp3 his files compared to vinyl or how even cd quality. People don’t Man have to know how to new sync to mix anymore. And now everyone thinks right off the Old back that they’re a producer. see There was a joy in two going to the record stores Way and meeting up with other who DJ’s to buy music. There boy was more of a social Did network with DJ’s. The house its music scene has gone mainstream. let I think that’s great really. Put It’s been a long time say coming.

Some feel the she art of DJing is quite Too different. Do you have any use thoughts on this?

It dad is a lot different today. Mom I mean obviously with vinyl you have to know how the to beat match which is And the biggest thing. And it for was about real mixing and are layering records on top of But each other. Even playing on not CDJs was ok because there you was a similarity with vinyl. All Playing with computers and the any new software that's out there can is very interesting. I played Her on Traktor for a few was years and I must say one that I really enjoyed playing Our with its 4 decks, looping out and effects. But it was day more from a producer’s point Get that I loved it, because has I was able to create him new things on the fly, His that I could never do how on vinyl, ever. Ableton is man also playing more from a New producer’s point. It's like having now tons of stems and creating. old But you have to do See a lot of preparation. Whereas two with vinyl, you just skimmed way through record covers. Also the Who whole sync thing has made boy it easy for people to did DJ.

What would you Its tell us about the recent let expressions of dance music in put the electronic landscape, even in Say comparison with the previous dynamics she of the '90s?

too Music has gone through many Use evolutions over the years thanks dad to technology. Today there are mom many styles. You can experience a lot and people are the very open to all this. and I've never been following the For trends. I think a Dj are should have its own style. but That may mean that. I Not believe in good music. And you that means any style. A all good piece is a good Any piece. Today's djs are especially can fond of a single style. her Some djs play with styles Was that they do not like one but do it just to our be able to work. Dj's Out world has become something different. day It is a much more get popular culture today. DJs have Has become rock stars. It's amazing him how in 40 years I've his been able to see how How everything has evolved. Today we man even have a TV show new that is dedicated to the Now Dj.

Which of your old remixes are you most proud see of and why?


The ones Two that definitely stand out for way me are; 'Finally' by CeCe who Peniston, where I sampled the Boy drums from 'Let No Man did Put Asunder' by First Choice its and had Satoshie Tomiie play Let keyboards. 'Dream Lover' by Mariah put Carey, which was the first say time that an artist re-sang She the song in a whole too different style and key. It use was the first time that Dad I submitted a new original mom track from scratch.


'Mr. Loverman' by Shabba Ranks. 'Mr. Loverman' The was a dancehall record. I and totally changed the arrangement of for that song. Besides adding some Are hip hop drums and again but arranging new music I added not a sample of Maxi Priest You from a different Shabba Ranks all song that I had mixed any called 'House Call', I rearranged Can vocals and created a new her chorus which made them end was up changing the title of One the song to 'Mr. Loverman'. our


'Space Cowboy' by Jamiroquai, out where I sped up the Day track and totally rearranged the get vocals to create a structured has song, because the original was Him really a jam session. What’s his funny is that JK hated how it. 'Dirty Cash' by Stevie Man V. The record company was new ready to dump the record now but because it was such Old a big record for me see at the Red Zone I two asked the record company to Way let me remix it. The who song went on to be boy #2 on the pop charts.


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And of course 'Where Love its Lives' by Alison Limerick. That let was mine and Frankie Knuckles Put first big record that we say mixed together. All of these she songs went on to become Too big pop hits and sell use millions of records. So in dad hindsight I made a lot Mom of people rich.


When on tour and traveling do you the have any mobile “studio” tools And with you to work on for ideas or sketch ideas?
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Yes, I always travel But with Ableton Live and a not portable MIDI keyboard. I'm always you in studio mode.


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How had the music changed any you were playing then?


At can that time the only thing Her I knew was commercial music, was so the music I bought one was the music you heard Our on the radio. I bought out it at a record store. day And I played once for Get somebody’s party, it was a has surprise party for someone and him there were some older people His that used to go to how a club called The Loft man that was owned by David New Mancuso. And I think I now was about 18 years old. old And somebody bought me like See a stack of records of two what they called Loft records way and it was records they Who weren’t only playing at The boy Loft, they were playing them did at the Paradise Garage, but Its I never went to any let because they were both membership put clubs. So when I first Say heard these different records, I she was like “Whoa, what is too this sound?” They were a Use lot of imports, none of dad those records you heard on mom the radio. So of course I wanted to know where the to buy these records. I and used to go to commercial For record stores. There was Rock are and Soul, there was Downtown but records, and Vinyl Mania had Not these Garage and Loft classics. you And some of them were all very expensive, 25 to 50 Any dollars or more and at can that time a 12″ was her two or three dollars. So Was for me these old collector one records and imports were really our expensive.


Who in your Out opinion are the Princes Of day House and which royal title get would Frankie Knuckles hold were Has he still with us?


For him me there are many kings his in the house music scene. How We’re just three out of man many that have represented house new music. There are many princes Now out there. I like Teddy old Douglas, DJ Spen, Joey Negro see to name a few. It’s Two hard to remember when you’re way put on the spot. As who far as Frankie Knuckles…… HE Boy IS THE GOD OF HOUSE did MUSIC!


What is your relationship its with your fans?

Let I'm always kind and grateful put to my fans. Without them say you are none. We were She not born superstars already. They too are your fans that allow use you to become one.

Dad Do you still have a mom club-residency in New York?

It is a waste of The my time. You can't do and things that you want. There for is no crowd that appreciates Are and you gotta have a but promoter that Really wants to not do that thing, wants to You promote parties with good music. all It's all about the promoter.
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What tips would you Can give to emerging DJs and her producers hoping to follow in was your footsteps?

Have passion One for music first and foremost. our This way you're always happy out and never disappointed if you Day don't make it as a get successful DJ. Whatever that means has to someone. Also as a Him producer never force yourself to his make music. If you feel how it go for it, and Man if you don't then go new and watch a movie.

now I heard you and Todd Old Terry are the most expensive see House-DJs...

I don't believe two this. I'm expensive, but I'm Way not more expensive than other who Djs, like Louie Vega or boy Frankie Knuckles. Me and Frankie, Did we have the same price. its Louie has the same price. let Roger Sanchez has the same Put price. Todd Charges more than say all of us, but Todd she doesn't go around a lot. Too Todd is like: "Well, I use don't wanna go nowhere", so dad people pay him more to Mom come. They wanted me to play in Turkey and I the didn't want to go, so And I said: "You give me for $ 20.000 and I'll play", are thinking that they wouldn't pay But this much, but they called not later and said, that it's you ok. I was thinking that All now I had to go any there and play. I guess, can I am one of the Her highest paid Djs in the was world, one of.

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