Erick Morillo
Encyclopedia
Erick Morillo is a Colombia
n-American
DJ, music producer and record label
owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonym
s, including Ministers De la Funk, The Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, Deep Soul, Club Ultimate and Li'l Mo Ying Yang, Morillo is best known for his international work in house music
, in particular for the label Strictly Rhythm
, and the 1993 hit “I Like to Move It
”, which he produced under the pseudonym
Reel 2 Real
, and which was featured in commercials, movies and ringtones, and his label Subliminal Records is one of the most renowned record labels on the house scene, particularly in the US.
and Union City, New Jersey
, where he attended grammar school at Saint Joseph
and Michael’s School, a private Catholic school, graduating in 1985. He graduated from Emerson High School in Union City in 1989. His childhood musical influences include exposure to Latin rhythms, reggae
, and hip hop
.
Morillo began his DJ career at age eleven, DJing on the local party circuit, and paying his dues by “spinning” at weddings for family and friends. After seeing television commercial ad for New York City
’s Center for the Media Arts, Morillo enrolled at the school to learn audio engineering. While working at a club in nearby Weehawken
, Morillo met Latin reggae star El General
, with whom Morillo became friends. The two collaborated in 1992 on the single, “Muevelo”, a mixture of reggae, house music
, and a sample of T99
’s techno single “Anasthasia”. The single went platinum, and Morillo’s records and remixes became familiar staples of Latin club music.
Morillo decided to branch out musically, and became friends with a then-unknown singer-songwriter Marc Anthony
, who introduced Morillo to his partner on the 1992 house anthem “Ride On The Rhythm”, Little Louie Vega
, who advised Morillo to focus on vocals.
Morillo would surpass this success with the 1993 hit “I Like to Move It
”, latin house
with ragga
vocals by native Trinidad and Tobago
rapper Mark Quashie (also known as “The Mad Stuntman
”). “I Like to Move It” became an international smash, enjoying mainstream radio airplay, reaching #89 on the Hot 100, #5 on the UK Singles Chart
, and made Morillo a millionaire. Both I Like To Move It and House Of Love (a song he released as part of Smooth Touch
) hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and Morillo became a world traveler, often traveling between Europe, where he would tape for MTV Europe
, and The United States, where he would return for promotional work.
In 1994, “I Like to Move It” was used in a series of promotional television advertisements for the Australia
n National Basketball League
. It was a montage of various players slam dunk
ing with the song played over the top of it, to highlight the game's fast pace. In the late 1990s, the song was used in adverts for the confectionery
Chewits, with the lyrics changed from "I like to move it" to "I like to chew it". The song would later be used in DreamWorks
' 2005 animated film Madagascar
, making it a hit once again. The song was covered by the Crazy Frog
that same year, and released both as a ringtone (with an accompanying ad) and on the album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits
.
Reel 2 Reals other top 10 dance hits, which featured vocals by The Mad Stuntman, Barbara Tucker
, Charlotte Small
and Proyecto Uno
. Estimates are that Morillo made over $2 million from Reel 2 Real’s two albums.
His desire to produce respectable house music, and to distance himself from Reel to Real’s pop music
past resulted in the successful “Jazz It Up” which he produced under “The Erick Morillo Project”. He and Louie Vega collaborated as Lil’ Mo’ Ying Yang and released the 1995 single “Reach.” Morillo intended a third album for Reel to Real, but his relationship with the Mad Stuntman soured, which derailed the project.
Finishing his relationship with Strictly Rhythm, Morillo took the advice of Strictly Rhythm owner Mark Finkelstein, whom Morillo calls “a fair person and a business mentor”, and decided to the launch the Double Platinum management company in 1997 with fellow DJs and producers Jose Nunez
, Harry Choo Choo Romero
, Carlos Sosa (aka “DJ Sneak”), and Junior Sanchez, and his own imprint, Subliminal Records. Its first single was 1998’s “Fun” which featured Chicago
diva Dajae’s, which drew positive response via test pressings and buzz across the Atlantic. Dajae refused to sign the contract with Subliminal, and vocalist Jocelyn Brown
was brought in to re-record the vocals. Brown’s collaboration with Subliminal is known as “Da Mob
”, and their version of “Fun” became a #1 Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit. Soon after, however, DJ Sneak left the group for Toronto to start his own management company, and Junior Sanchez united with Roger S. to start one of their own. The remaining trio of Morillo, Romero and Nunez formed the finalized core of Subliminal, and are also known as the remix team The Dronez. With the Subliminal label, which is based in Weehawken, New Jersey
, Morillo managed to find the balance between "underground" respectability and financial success. The trio won the Muzik Magazine Remixer of the Year award in 1999. In 2004, he released his first album under his real name, My World, which features collaborations with such artists as Sean “Diddy” Combs
, who collaborated with Morillo on three tracks. The label has also spawned other labels, such as Sondos, Subliminal Soul, Bambossa and SUBUSA. The label was distributed by Strictly Rhythm until that label ceased operations in 2002. Today, Subliminal is independently distributed, although Strictly Rhythm reopened its doors in 2007.
, Darren Emerson
, Bob Sinclar
, Derrick Carter
, Tiger Tim Stevens
, Mark Farina
and Tony Humphries in guest spots. Morillo has also hosted various other club nights across the globe, such as his weekly “Sessions” parties in New York, the annual Crobar party in Miami(ULTRA), and his legendary Subliminal Sessions parties at Pacha in Ibiza
, which was named "Best International Club" of 2002 and "Best Ibiza Party" of 2001 by Muzik magazine. Ibiza is also where Morillo was crowned "Best International DJ" in 2002 and "Best House DJ" in 1999 and 2001 at the Pacha Ibiza awards. He has been known to play up to 30 gigs a month in locations including Greece
, Malta
, Amsterdam
, London
, Madrid
, Belfast
, and Russia
. According to Morillo, his most memorable job was on Ibiza’s White Isle after the September 11 attacks:
In addition to his MTV UK
appearances, Morillo has also hosted MTV Ibiza for two years, and presented the UK’s Dancestar Awards and starred in a seven-part Channel 4 series documenting his world travels as a party DJ.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
DJ, music producer and record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s, including Ministers De la Funk, The Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, Deep Soul, Club Ultimate and Li'l Mo Ying Yang, Morillo is best known for his international work in house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, in particular for the label Strictly Rhythm
Strictly Rhythm
Strictly Rhythm is an American record label, best known for its highly regarded house-music catalogue. It is considered by many to be one of the genre's most important and influential labels.-History:Strictly Rhythm Records is house music...
, and the 1993 hit “I Like to Move It
I Like to Move It
"I Like to Move It" is a 1994 music track performed by Reel 2 Real , featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman...
”, which he produced under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Reel 2 Real
Reel 2 Real
Reel 2 Real is a house music and reggae-influenced duo which had seven Top 10 hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the 1990s.-Biography:...
, and which was featured in commercials, movies and ringtones, and his label Subliminal Records is one of the most renowned record labels on the house scene, particularly in the US.
Early life and career
Morillo was raised in Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
and Union City, New Jersey
Union City, New Jersey
Union City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of...
, where he attended grammar school at Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
and Michael’s School, a private Catholic school, graduating in 1985. He graduated from Emerson High School in Union City in 1989. His childhood musical influences include exposure to Latin rhythms, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, and hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
.
Morillo began his DJ career at age eleven, DJing on the local party circuit, and paying his dues by “spinning” at weddings for family and friends. After seeing television commercial ad for New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
’s Center for the Media Arts, Morillo enrolled at the school to learn audio engineering. While working at a club in nearby Weehawken
Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 12,554.-Geography:Weehawken is part of the New York metropolitan area...
, Morillo met Latin reggae star El General
El General
El General is a Panamanian Reggae artist considered by some to be one of the Fathers of Reggaeton. During the early 1990s, he initiated the Spanish spoken dancehall that would later become reggaeton...
, with whom Morillo became friends. The two collaborated in 1992 on the single, “Muevelo”, a mixture of reggae, house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, and a sample of T99
T99
T99 was a Belgian techno band, best known for their rave anthem, "Anasthasia", which reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1991.T99 was initially Patrick de Meyer, who released three solo works under this pseudonym...
’s techno single “Anasthasia”. The single went platinum, and Morillo’s records and remixes became familiar staples of Latin club music.
Morillo decided to branch out musically, and became friends with a then-unknown singer-songwriter Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
, who introduced Morillo to his partner on the 1992 house anthem “Ride On The Rhythm”, Little Louie Vega
Little Louie Vega
Luis Fernando Vager , better known as "Little" Louie Vega, is an American musician and one half of the Masters At Work musical production team...
, who advised Morillo to focus on vocals.
Reel to Real and “I Like to Move It”
Morillo created a new act, Reel 2 Real, which was signed by the label Strictly Rhythm. Morillo’s first release for Strictly Rhythm was “The New Anthem”, which fared well in the music charts and in clubs, and garnered Morillo considerable attention.Morillo would surpass this success with the 1993 hit “I Like to Move It
I Like to Move It
"I Like to Move It" is a 1994 music track performed by Reel 2 Real , featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman...
”, latin house
Latin house
Latin house is an electronic dance music subgenre that mixes together house and Latin American music, such as that of Brazilian, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban, Dominican and Colombian origin.-Origins:...
with ragga
Ragga
-Origins:Ragga originated in Jamaica during the 1980s, at the same time that electronic dance music's popularity was increasing globally. One of the reasons for ragga's swift propagation is that it is generally easier and less expensive to produce than reggae performed on traditional musical...
vocals by native Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
rapper Mark Quashie (also known as “The Mad Stuntman
The Mad Stuntman
Mark Quashie , better known by his stage name The Mad Stuntman, is a singer, best known for providing the vocals on "I Like to Move It" by Reel 2 Real. Quashie took his name from the Lee Majors' television series The Fall Guy...
”). “I Like to Move It” became an international smash, enjoying mainstream radio airplay, reaching #89 on the Hot 100, #5 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, and made Morillo a millionaire. Both I Like To Move It and House Of Love (a song he released as part of Smooth Touch
Smooth Touch
Smooth Touch is an American dance music duo of producers and DJs Erick Morillo and Kenny Lewis. In 1993 they hit #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, with the song "House Of Love ." The track peaked at #58 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1994.-See also:*List of number-one dance hits...
) hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and Morillo became a world traveler, often traveling between Europe, where he would tape for MTV Europe
MTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
, and The United States, where he would return for promotional work.
In 1994, “I Like to Move It” was used in a series of promotional television advertisements for the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n National Basketball League
National Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
. It was a montage of various players slam dunk
Slam dunk
A slam dunk is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands over the rim. This is considered a normal field goal attempt; if successful it is worth two points. The term "slam dunk" was...
ing with the song played over the top of it, to highlight the game's fast pace. In the late 1990s, the song was used in adverts for the confectionery
Confectionery
Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well...
Chewits, with the lyrics changed from "I like to move it" to "I like to chew it". The song would later be used in DreamWorks
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
' 2005 animated film Madagascar
Madagascar (2005 film)
Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked...
, making it a hit once again. The song was covered by the Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog
Crazy Frog, originally known as Adam King, is a computer-animated character created in 2003 by Erik Wernquist. Marketed by the ringtone provider Jamba!, the animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997 while attempting to imitate the sound of a...
that same year, and released both as a ringtone (with an accompanying ad) and on the album Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits
Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits
Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits is an album by the Crazy Frog, released on July 25, 2005. It is a collection of songs mixed with the Crazy Frog ringtone, including "Axel F" and "Popcorn"....
.
Reel 2 Reals other top 10 dance hits, which featured vocals by The Mad Stuntman, Barbara Tucker
Barbara Tucker
Barbara Tucker , is an African American house, R&B and soul singer, songwriter and choreographer. Her impact on the mainstream music scene has been felt more in Europe, than in her home country....
, Charlotte Small
Charlotte Small
Charlotte Small was the Métis wife of explorer David Thompson . She was the daughter of North West Company partner Patrick Small and an unnamed Cree woman. Her siblings were also involved in the fur trade; Patrick Small, Jr...
and Proyecto Uno
Proyecto Uno
Proyecto Uno is a Dominican-American merenrap group which helped popularize a style of music which blends merengue with rap, techno, dancehall reggae and hip-hop music. The band was founded in New York City's East Side in 1989 by Nelson Zapata and managed by Porfirio "Popi" Piña...
. Estimates are that Morillo made over $2 million from Reel 2 Real’s two albums.
From Reel 2 Real to Subliminal
Fearing that his financial success from Reel 2 Real may have hurt both his creative drive and his street credibility. Morillo abandoned the Reel 2 Real alias in 1996, after which he spent a few years establishing himself as an underground DJ, of which he is one of the top-five highest-paid in the world.His desire to produce respectable house music, and to distance himself from Reel to Real’s pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
past resulted in the successful “Jazz It Up” which he produced under “The Erick Morillo Project”. He and Louie Vega collaborated as Lil’ Mo’ Ying Yang and released the 1995 single “Reach.” Morillo intended a third album for Reel to Real, but his relationship with the Mad Stuntman soured, which derailed the project.
Finishing his relationship with Strictly Rhythm, Morillo took the advice of Strictly Rhythm owner Mark Finkelstein, whom Morillo calls “a fair person and a business mentor”, and decided to the launch the Double Platinum management company in 1997 with fellow DJs and producers Jose Nunez
José Nuñez
José Núñez Jiménez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was signed by the Kansas City Royals as a free agent in and pitched in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs...
, Harry Choo Choo Romero
Harry Romero
Harry Romero, better known as Harry "Choo Choo" Romero, is an American DJ and record producer. He is linked with the label Subliminal with Erick Morillo and Jose Nunez, with whom he also produced and remixed several tracks, as 'Constipated Monkeys', 'The Dronez' or 'Ministers De La Funk'. The trio...
, Carlos Sosa (aka “DJ Sneak”), and Junior Sanchez, and his own imprint, Subliminal Records. Its first single was 1998’s “Fun” which featured Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
diva Dajae’s, which drew positive response via test pressings and buzz across the Atlantic. Dajae refused to sign the contract with Subliminal, and vocalist Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
was brought in to re-record the vocals. Brown’s collaboration with Subliminal is known as “Da Mob
Da Mob
Da Mob was an American house collaboration between producers and DJs Erick Morillo, José Nunez, and Carlos Sosa , featuring vocals by Jocelyn Brown...
”, and their version of “Fun” became a #1 Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit. Soon after, however, DJ Sneak left the group for Toronto to start his own management company, and Junior Sanchez united with Roger S. to start one of their own. The remaining trio of Morillo, Romero and Nunez formed the finalized core of Subliminal, and are also known as the remix team The Dronez. With the Subliminal label, which is based in Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 12,554.-Geography:Weehawken is part of the New York metropolitan area...
, Morillo managed to find the balance between "underground" respectability and financial success. The trio won the Muzik Magazine Remixer of the Year award in 1999. In 2004, he released his first album under his real name, My World, which features collaborations with such artists as Sean “Diddy” Combs
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
, who collaborated with Morillo on three tracks. The label has also spawned other labels, such as Sondos, Subliminal Soul, Bambossa and SUBUSA. The label was distributed by Strictly Rhythm until that label ceased operations in 2002. Today, Subliminal is independently distributed, although Strictly Rhythm reopened its doors in 2007.
Club nights
In the fall of 1999, Morillo completed a U. S. tour and his club night, dubbed “Subliminal night”, is credited with single-handedly resuscitating New York City’s ailing club scene , a feat he accomplished by signing up Danny TenagliaDanny Tenaglia
Danny Tenaglia is a New York-based DJ and Grammy nominated record producer.-Early life:At the age of ten, Tenaglia first started to collect records. In 1979 he began going to nightclub Paradise Garage, where DJ Larry Levan's genre-less blend of music appealed to him...
, Darren Emerson
Darren Emerson
Darren Emerson is a dance music DJ, and former member of the UK electronic music outfit, Underworld.-Career:Emerson began mixing Hip-Hop records at the age of 14, and by 16 was DJing regularly at local venues...
, Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...
, Derrick Carter
Derrick Carter
Derrick Carter is an American house producer and DJ from Chicago, Illinois. He is regarded as one of the best underground house key players currently active and is particularly popular in Europe.-Biography:...
, Tiger Tim Stevens
Tiger Tim Stevens
"Tiger" Tim Stevens MBE is a veteran disc jockey, working in the West of Scotland since 1973 on the radio, primarily Radio Clyde. He moved from Clyde 1 to Clyde 2 at the start of 2008...
, Mark Farina
Mark Farina
Mark Farina is a disc jockey and musician, known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. Notable releases include Mood and the Mushroom Jazz series , and recently known also from house compilations El Divinio...
and Tony Humphries in guest spots. Morillo has also hosted various other club nights across the globe, such as his weekly “Sessions” parties in New York, the annual Crobar party in Miami(ULTRA), and his legendary Subliminal Sessions parties at Pacha in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
, which was named "Best International Club" of 2002 and "Best Ibiza Party" of 2001 by Muzik magazine. Ibiza is also where Morillo was crowned "Best International DJ" in 2002 and "Best House DJ" in 1999 and 2001 at the Pacha Ibiza awards. He has been known to play up to 30 gigs a month in locations including Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. According to Morillo, his most memorable job was on Ibiza’s White Isle after the September 11 attacks:
- "I was playing the closing party of the Space Terrace straight after September 11th. I ended the night with Frank SinatraFrank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
's “New York, New York”. People were crying and waving American flags, everybody was singing. It's my most emotional memory as a DJ."
In addition to his MTV UK
MTV (UK and Ireland)
MTV is a 24-hour general entertainment channel operated by Viacom International Media Networks.The channel was launched as part of MTV Networks Europe localization strategy in 1997. MTV UK was launched on 1 July 1997. The channel was set up to provide audiences with local artists and more relevant...
appearances, Morillo has also hosted MTV Ibiza for two years, and presented the UK’s Dancestar Awards and starred in a seven-part Channel 4 series documenting his world travels as a party DJ.
Singles e EP
- 1992 The New Anthem (Funky Budda) (Reel 2 Real)
- 1992 Muevelo (Reel 2 Real)
- 1992 Te Ves Buena (Reel 2 Real)
- 1993 I Like To Move It (Reel 2 Real)
- 1993 Latin Flavor (R.B.M.)
- 1993 Gettin' Me Hot (Platinum Crew)
- 1993 Carnival '93 (Club Ultimate)
- 1993 The Boy (R.B.M)
- 1993 Rhythmz (Deep Soul)
- 1993 Unbe (R.A.W.)
- 1993 House Of Love In My House (Smooth Touch)
- 1993 Go On Move (Reel 2 Real)
- 1995 Carnival '95 (Club Ultimate)
- 1995 Reach (Lil Mo' Yin Yang)
- 1995 Conway (Reel 2 Real)
- 1996 Dime Si Son Latinos (Reel 2 Real feat. Proyecto Uno)
- 1996 Mueve La Cadera (Reel 2 Real feat. Proyecto Uno)
- 1996 Jazz It Up (Reel 2 Real)
- 1996 Are You Ready For Some More (Reel 2 Real)
- 1997 Fun (Da MobDa MobDa Mob was an American house collaboration between producers and DJs Erick Morillo, José Nunez, and Carlos Sosa , featuring vocals by Jocelyn Brown...
feat. Jocelyn BrownJocelyn BrownJocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
) - 1997 Partay Feeling (B-Crew)
- 1997 Tripping (Smooth Touch)
- 1998 It's All Good (Da MobDa MobDa Mob was an American house collaboration between producers and DJs Erick Morillo, José Nunez, and Carlos Sosa , featuring vocals by Jocelyn Brown...
feat. Jocelyn BrownJocelyn BrownJocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
) - 1998 Distortion (Pianoheadz)
- 1999 Believe (Ministers De-La-Funk feat. Jocelyn BrownJocelyn BrownJocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
) - 2002 Come Make Me Over
- 2003 Dancin (Erick Morillo feat. {Harry "Choo Choo" RomeroHarry RomeroHarry Romero, better known as Harry "Choo Choo" Romero, is an American DJ and record producer. He is linked with the label Subliminal with Erick Morillo and Jose Nunez, with whom he also produced and remixed several tracks, as 'Constipated Monkeys', 'The Dronez' or 'Ministers De La Funk'. The trio...
& Jose NunezJosé NuñezJosé Núñez Jiménez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was signed by the Kansas City Royals as a free agent in and pitched in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs...
) - 2004 Refresher (Time Of Your Life)
- 2004 My World (Erick Morillo feat. P. Diddy)
- 2005 Break Down The Doors (Erick Morillo feat. Audio BullysAudio BullysAudio Bullys are an electronic music group from London, consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by DJ and presenter George Lamb....
) - 2005 What Do You Want (Erick Morillo feat. Terra DevaTerra DevaTerra Deva is an American musician. She is Terra McNair who used to be on the Mickey Mouse Club and has had continued success as a solo and collaborative artist....
) - 2005 Waiting In The Darkness (Erick Morillo feat. Leslie CarterLeslie CarterLeslie Barbara Carter is an American singer.- Family :Carter was born in Tampa, Florida, the daughter of Jane Elizabeth and Robert Gene Carter. She is the older sister of Aaron Carter and younger sister of Nick Carter. Aside from her brothers, Nick and Aaron, she also has two sisters: Angel and...
) - 2006 Jazz In Your Face
- 2006 Call Me (The Dronez feat. Shawnee Taylor)
- 2006 Tonite (MNM feat. Shawnee Taylor)
- 2006 Dance I Said (Erick Morillo feat. P. Diddy)
- 2007 Life Goes On (Richard Grey vs. Erick Morillo feat. Jose NunezJosé NuñezJosé Núñez Jiménez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was signed by the Kansas City Royals as a free agent in and pitched in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs...
& Shawnee Taylor) - 2008 Make A Move {Harry "Choo Choo" RomeroHarry RomeroHarry Romero, better known as Harry "Choo Choo" Romero, is an American DJ and record producer. He is linked with the label Subliminal with Erick Morillo and Jose Nunez, with whom he also produced and remixed several tracks, as 'Constipated Monkeys', 'The Dronez' or 'Ministers De La Funk'. The trio...
feat. Erick Morillo & P. Diddy) - 2008 Where Are You Now? (DJ DLG feat. Erick Morillo)
- 2009 Say The Word (Richard GreyRichard GreySir Richard Grey was an English knight and the half-brother of King Edward V of England.Grey was the younger son of Sir John Grey of Groby and Elizabeth Woodville, later Queen Consort of King Edward IV...
feat. Erick Morillo feat. Maboo & Nicole Da Silva) - 2009 I Get Lifted (Erick Morillo feat. (Deborah CooperDeborah CooperDeborah Cooper is a female, part African American, professional dance music singer, award winning composer and entertainer, with several number one and top charting dance music and house music hits.-History:...
) - 2010 I Feel Love (Ministers De-La-Funk feat. Duane HardenDuane HardenDuane Harden is a male African American dance music vocalist and songwriter who has sung on several big nightclub hits by various producers.Harden is particularly famous in the United Kingdom, having sung on two best selling dance singles in 1999: "U Don't Know Me" by Armand Van Helden and "I Got...
) - 2010 Alive Markus Binapfl & Erick Morillo feat. FioraFiora CutlerFiora is a singer, songwriter, producer and orchestral composer born in Tasmania, Australia and based in Berlin.-Musical education:...
Remixes
- 1993 Yolanda - Reality
- 1993 Whoomp There It Is - Tag Team
- 1995 One Moment In Time - Stex
- 1995 What I Need - Crystal Waters
- 1996 Keep It Up - Hipgrinders
- 1997 Dreams - Smokin' Beats
- 1997 Fly Life - Basement Jaxx
- 1998 She Wants You - Billie
- 1998 Found A Cure - Ultra Naté
- 1998 In My Life - Josè Nuñez
- 1998 Good Love - Richard F.
- 1998 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Jocelyn Brown
- 1999 Don't Call Me Baby - Madison Avenue
- 1999 Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias
- 1999 Not Over You Yet - Diana Ross
- 1999 Red Alert - Basement Jaxx
- 1999 Big Love - Pete Heller
- 1999 Hold On - Josè Nuñez
- 2000 Welcome To The Jungle - Thick Dick
- 2000 My Only Love - Bob Sinclar
- 2000 Scream & Shout - The Committee
- 2000 I Feel For You - Bob Sinclar
- 2000 Brasil Over Zurich - Tanga Chick
- 2000 Sunday Shouting - Johnny Corporate
- 2000 I'm Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston
- 2001 Sexual Revolution - Macy Gray
- 2001 I'm So Crazy - Par-T-one
- 2001 Keep On Touchin' Me - Jaimy & Kenny D.
- 2001 Keep The Love - Money Chocolate
- 2001 Austin's Groove - Kid Crème
- 2001 You & Me - LL Cool J
- 2001 Close to My Heart (Ano Natsu no Mama de) - Misia
- 2001 Last Dance - Superfunk
- 2002 Air Race - Josè Nuñez
- 2002 Thrill Me - Junior Jack
- 2002 Lady - Modjo
- 2003 Born Too Slow - Crystal Method
- 2004 What Happened - Harry "Choo Choo" Romero
- 2005 Father - Anthony Rother
- 2010 "Live Your Life" - Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick feat. Shawnee Taylor
- 2011 "Hello Good Morning" - Diddy & Dirty Money
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart