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'''Hector Fonseca''' (born January 10, 1980 in [[Bronx]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]<ref>[http://chicago.gopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/360400 ''Interview with Hector Fonseca''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125734/http://chicago.gopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/360400 |date=2016-03-04 }} from ''gopride.com'' 12 April 2012</ref>) is an internationally acclaimed [[house music]] [[disc jockey|DJ]]. In addition to his production and DJ work, Fonseca is one of the music industry's most requested remixers due to his ability to transform many commercially released songs into club hits.
'''Hector Fonseca''' (born January 10, 1980, in the [[Bronx]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]<ref>[http://chicago.gopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/360400 ''Interview with Hector Fonseca''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125734/http://chicago.gopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/360400 |date=2016-03-04 }} from ''gopride.com'' 12 April 2012</ref>) is an American [[house music]] [[disc jockey|DJ]]. In addition to his production and DJ work, Fonseca is a popular remixer.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Raised in suburban [[Clifton, New Jersey]], in a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] family, Fonseca started his career as a fashion model.<ref>[http://www.noizemag.com/index.php/articles/dj_profiles/hector_fonseca/ ''DJ Profiles: Hector Fonseca''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702212818/http://www.noizemag.com/index.php/articles/dj_profiles/hector_fonseca/ |date=2014-07-02 }} from ''www.noizemag.com''</ref> He enrolled at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] where he studied [[business administration]]. He left his studies to focus on the tribal and house music scene emerging in [[New York City|New York]] during the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.themovementz.com/content/view/43/29/ ''Interview-Hector Fonseca: Getting in with the Grammy's''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313133905/http://themovementz.com/content/view/43/29 |date=2016-03-13 }} from ''themovementz.com'' 30 October 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/126100 ''interview: DJ Hector Fonseca''] from ''ChicagoPride.com'' 30 May 2008</ref>
===Early years===
Raised in suburban [[Clifton, New Jersey]], in a very, tight-knit [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] family, Hector first started to dabble with notoriety with a brief career in as a fashion model.<ref>[http://www.noizemag.com/index.php/articles/dj_profiles/hector_fonseca/ ''DJ Profiles: Hector Fonseca''] from ''www.noizemag.com''</ref> While his success in that industry was limited, Hector decided to pursue other ambitious ventures and later enrolled at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] where he majored in [[business administration]] for three years. It was in college that his passion for music began to grow, and after serious consideration, he left his studies to focus on the growing tribal and house music scene emerging in [[New York City|New York]] during the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.themovementz.com/content/view/43/29/ ''Interview-Hector Fonseca: Getting in with the Grammy's''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313133905/http://themovementz.com/content/view/43/29 |date=2016-03-13 }} from ''themovementz.com'' 30 October 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.chicagopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/126100 ''interview: DJ Hector Fonseca''] from ''ChicagoPride.com'' 30 May 2008</ref>


Fonseca has remixed songs by Sia, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Pet Shop Boys and Blondie. As a DJ, he has headlined parties such as including Matinee, World Pride, The White Party, Alegria, The Week, Rapido, Beyond, G Village and the Circuit Festival. He cites the late [[Grammy Award]]-winning DJ, producer, and remixer [[Peter Rauhofer]] as his mentor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DJ Hector Fonseca |url=https://getoutmag.com/dj-hector-fonseca/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>
With his experience and a loyal following of fans, word of mouth began to circulate throughout New York's music scene of Hector's rising stock. Soon, he could boast of residencies at most of New York City's legendary nightclubs such as [[the Limelight]], Heaven, Splash & [[Roxy NYC|Roxy]], along with numerous national gigs. With a list of venues that read like a who's who of city [[nightclubs]], he soon attracted the attention of his mentor, the late [[Grammy Award]]-winning DJ/producer/remixer [[Peter Rauhofer]]. Rauhofer, the founder and proprietor of dance music label, ''Star69 Records'', wanted to verify whether or not Fonseca's musical means extended beyond the turntables.


In 2013, Fonseca produced his first original composition, a collaboration with [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] titled "Mile High".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-16 |title=15 songs to prove Blondie only got better with age |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/blondie-15-best-songs-from-reunion-years/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> {{Portal|Puerto Rico}}
In the summer of 2004, with just two years of producing music under his belt, Fonseca solidified his spot in dance music's hall of fame with his rendition of Jahkey B's single, "Heart Attack". His remix of the song pushed the song to the #8 spot on [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart]]. His follow-up of Shelia Brody's "U Ain’t that Good" reached #3 on the same chart, further solidifying his reputation as one of the dance music industry's go to remixers.

===Career===
Credited with starting the now popular "electribal" sound (a mixture of tribal, vocal and electro house), he was voted [[Out (magazine)|Out Magazine]]'s Hottest DJ in 2007.<ref>[http://www.circuitmom.com/artist_detail.php?artist_id=8 ''Hector Fonseca'']{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from ''circuitmom.com'' May 2008</ref> Some of the major [[circuit party]] events he has headlined in the past include the [[White Party]] (both [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] and [[Miami]]), the Black Party ([[New York City|New York]]),<ref>[http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=parties&sc=&sc2=&sc3=&id=103660 ''VIVA LA REVOLUCION! :: The Black Party: Rites XXXI''] from ''www.edgenewyork.com'' 21 March 2010</ref> the [[Black and Blue Festival]] ([[Montreal]]), Circuit Festival ([[Barcelona]]), the Winter Party ([[Miami]]), Amore ([[Rome]]), Maxima ([[Rio de Janeiro]]), Alegria (New York), Prism Pride ([[Toronto]]) and Scream ([[Paris]]) to name just a few. In addition to these events, he holds residencies at some of the most popular venues worldwide including "Matinee" (New York City and Ibiza), '"Fly" (Toronto)<ref>[http://instinctmagazine.com/bachelor/spin-me-right-round-delicious-dj-hector-fonseca ''Spin Me Right Round: Delicious DJ HECTOR FONSECA''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726025328/http://instinctmagazine.com/bachelor/spin-me-right-round-delicious-dj-hector-fonseca |date=2011-07-26 }} from ''[[Instinct (magazine)|Instinct]]'' 26 February 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.flynightclub.com/dj/hector.html Hector Fonseca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409071650/http://www.flynightclub.com/dj/hector.html |date=2008-04-09 }} from ''flynightclub.com'' 15 March 2009</ref> "Parking" (Montreal), "Score" (Miami) and "Reflex" ([[Los Angeles]]).

He has charted dozens of [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] #1 Dance Chart remixes for various artists including [[Betty Who]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Erika Jayne]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Kerli]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Mel B]], [[Rihanna]], [[Petshop Boys]], [[Sia]] & many others. In 2013 he penned his first original composition/collaboration with legendary 80s band [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] titled "[[Mile High]]". He also collaborated in 2014 with club divas [[Natascha Bessez]], [[Inaya Day]] & Maya Simantov for his upcoming self-titled album released by the Audio4play Records label. An independent [[house music]] label he started with label partner Theresa Velasquez.

==Discography==
; Compilation albums
* ''New York Club Anthems, Vol. 2 (''2007)
* ''New York Club Anthems, Vol. 3 (''2008)
* ''Hector Fonseca Re:mixed, Audio4play (''2016)

; As Lead Artist
* ''Bump (''2013)
* ''Getcha '' (2013)
* ''Face (''2013)
* ''Numb (''2015)
* ''Music Never Dies (''2015)
* ''Music Never Dies (''2015)
* ''Game Over (''2015)
* ''Jump 4 Luv (''2015)
* ''Muchacho (''2016)
* ''So Addicted (''2016)
* ''U Want It (''2016)
* ''Fun (''2016)
* ''Deeper Love (Pride) (''2017)
* ''Beautiful (''2017)
* ''Another Club (No Sleep) (''2018)
* ''It's a fine day (''2018)
* ''Utopia'' (2018)

==Selected remixes==
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* '''[[2raumwohnung]]''' (featuring ''[[Moguai]]'') – "Sex Secret"
* '''[[Adele]]''' – "[[Someone Like You (Adele song)|Someone Like You]]"
* '''[[Agnez Mo]]'' – "[[Boy Magnet]]''
* '''[[Alicia Keys]]''' – "[[Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down|Empire State of Mind]]"
* '''Amannda''' – "The Only One"
* '''Amuka''' – "U Ain't That Good"
* '''Andrea Roma''' – "I Feel The Same"
* '''Andro-B''' – "Young & Dumb"
* '''[[Aquaria (drag queen)|Aquaria]]''' – "[[Burn Rubber (Aquaria song)|Burn Rubber]]"
* '''[[Antoine Clamaran]]''' (featuring ''Digital Mode'') – "Gold"
* '''[[Avenue D (band)|Avenue D]]''' – "[[Do I Look Like a Slut?]]"
* '''[[Betty Who]]''' "[[All of You (Betty Who song)|All Of You]]"
* '''[[Betty Who]]''' "[[I Love You Always Forever (Betty Who song)|I Love You Always Forever]]"
* '''[[Betty Who]]''' "[[Somebody Loves You (Betty Who song)|Somebody Loves You]]"
* '''[[Beyoncé]]''' (''featuring [[Shakira]]'') – "[[Beautiful Liar]]"
* '''[[Beyoncé]]''' – "[[Best Thing I Never Had]]"
* '''[[Blair St. Clair]]''' – "[[Blair St Clair (Blair St Clair song)|Call My Life]]"
* '''Bimbo Jones''' – "Freeze"
* '''[[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]]''' – "[[Talk About Our Love]]"
* '''Brandy''' – "[[What About Us? (Brandy Norwood song)|What About Us?]]"
* '''[[Britney Spears]]''' – "[[Circus (Britney Spears song)|Circus]]"
* '''Britney Spears''' – "[[Hold It Against Me]]"
* '''[[Sheila Brody]]''' – "U Ain't That Good"
* '''[[Cajjmere Wray]]''' – "Ecstasy Queen"
* '''[[Cevin Fisher]]''' – "Love You Some More"
* '''Chelly''' – "Took the Night"
* '''Cher''' – "Take It Like A Man"
* '''Chris Salvatore''' – "Dirty Love"
* '''Chris Salvatore''' – "I Kissed a Boy"
* '''[[Ciara]]''' – "[[Like a Boy]]"
* '''[[Club 69]]''' – "I Look Good"
* '''Club 69''' (''featuring Kim Cooper'') – "The Drama"
* '''Cyn''' – "Fantasy Reality"
* '''Danny Verde''' – "Pushin to the Top"
* '''DJ Bruno''' – "People"
* '''[[Dominique Reighard]]''' – "On Top of the World"
* '''Eden XO''' – "Too Cool To Dance"
* '''Emily Perry''' – "[[Summer On Lock (song)|Summer On Lock]]"
* '''Emily Perry''' – "[[Walk In Silence (song)|Walk In Silence]]"
* '''[[Eminem]]''' (''featuring Rihanna'') – "[[Love the Way You Lie]]"
* '''[[Erika Jayne]]''' – "Party People (Ignite the World)"
* '''FC Nond''' – "Control"
* '''[[Faithless]]''' – "[[Insomnia (Faithless song)|Insomnia]]"
* '''[[Grace Jones]]''' – "[[Slave to the Rhythm (Grace Jones song)|Slave to the Rhythm]]"
* '''Hector Fonseca''' (''featuring Alan T.'') – "Get on Top"
* '''Hector Fonseca''' – "U Want It"
* '''Jahkey B''' (''featuring Satta'') – "Heart Attack"
* '''J-Idris''' – "Stare At The Ocean"
* '''John Duff''' – "[[Girlie (song)|Girlie]]"
* '''[[Kanye West]]''' – "[[Love Lockdown]]"
* '''[[Katy Perry]]''' – "[[Peacock (song)|Peacock]]"
* '''[[Kelis]]''' – "[[4th of July (Fireworks)]]"
* '''Kelis''' – "[[Milkshake (song)|Milkshake]]"
* '''[[Kerli]]''' – "Lucky Ones"
* '''[[Kim Cooper (singer)#Kim Cooper|Kim Cooper]]''' – "The Drama"
* '''Kim Petras''' – "[[I Don't Want It At All (song)|I Don't Want It At All]]"
* '''[[Kirsten]]''' – "[[Break A Little]]"
*'''[[Kelly Rowland]] – "Comeback"
* '''[[Kylie Minogue]]''' – "[[Love at First Sight (Kylie Minogue song)|Love at First Sight]]"
* '''[[La Roux]]''' – "[[Bulletproof (La Roux song)|Bulletproof]]"
* '''La Roux''' – "Going In For The Kill"
* '''[[Lady Gaga]]''' – "[[Bad Romance]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[Born This Way (song)|Born This Way]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[LoveGame]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)|Paparazzi]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Pokerface]]"
* '''Lady Gaga''' – "[[You and I (Lady Gaga song)|You and I]]"
* '''Lenny Kravitz''' – "[[Low (Lenny Kravitz song)|Low]]"
* '''LNY TNZ''' – "[[LNY TNZ (song)|After Midnight]]"
* '''Lula''' – "The DJ, The Music, And Me"
* '''[[Madonna]]''' – "[[Celebration (Madonna song)|Celebration]]"
* '''[[Madonna]]''' – "[[Ghosttown (Madonna song)|Ghosttown]]"
* '''[[Meital Dohan]]''' – "Yummy Boyz"
* '''Merlin Moon''' – "[[Believe (Merlin Moon song)|Believe]]"
* '''Mike Curcio''' (''featuring Daniella'') – "In Your Head"
* '''[[Missy Elliott]]''' – "[[Work It (Missy Elliott song)|Work It]]"
* '''[[Nicki Minaj]]''' – "[[Starships (song)|Starships]]"
* '''[[Offer Nissim]]''' (''featuring Maya'') – "Alone"
* '''Offer Nissim''' (''featuring Maya'') – "Be My Boyfriend"
* '''Offer Nissim''' (''featuring Maya'') – "First Time"
* '''Offer Nissim''' (''featuring Maya'') – "On My Own"
* '''[[OneRepublic]]''' – "[[Apologize (OneRepublic song)|Apologize]]"
* '''[[Pet Shop Boys]]''' – "[[Vocal (song)|Vocal]]"
* '''Rhea Litre''' – "Lovergirl"
* '''[[Ricky Rebel (singer)|Ricky Rebel]]''' – "Boys & Sometimes Girls"
* '''Ricky Rebel''' – "If You Were My Baby"
* '''Ricky Rebel''' – "Star"
* '''[[Rihanna]]''' – "[[Diamonds (Rihanna song)|Diamonds]]"
* '''Rihanna''' – "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]"
* '''Rihanna''' – "[[We Found Love]]"
* '''Rihanna''' – "[[Where Have You Been]]"
* '''Scooby, Ajoshua & Tigra''' – "Hot Dogs In My Bun"
* '''[[Sia]]''' – "[[Chandelier (song)|Chandelier]]"
* '''Sia''' – "[[Elastic Heart]]"
* '''[[Scissor Sisters]]''' – "[[Let's Have a Kiki]]"
* '''[[Starkillers]]''' – "Diskoteka"
* '''[[Superchumbo]]''' – "Dog"
* '''Suzanne Palmer''' – "Eye Can See U"
* '''Suzanne Palmer''' – "Show Me"
* '''[[Swedish House Mafia]]''' (''featuring [[Deborah Cox]]'') – "[[Leave the World Behind (song)|Leave the World Behind]]"
* '''Touvan''' – "Beat Machine"
* '''[[Tulisa Contostavlos]]''' – "Lucky Ones"
* '''[[Ultra Naté]]''' – "Free"
* '''[[VIZIN]]''' – "I Was Born This Way"
* '''[[VIZIN]]''' – "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
* '''[[The Wanted]]''' – "[[Chasing the Sun (The Wanted song)|Chasing the Sun]]"
* '''[[Willow Smith]]''' – "[[Whip My Hair]]"
{{colend}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico}}
*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
*[[Electronic dance music]]
*[[David Morales]]
*[[Manny Lehman (disc jockey)|Manny Lehman]]
*[[Hex Hector]]
*[[Little Louie Vega]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/DJHectorFonseca/] on [[Facebook]]
*[https://www.instagram.com/djhectorfonseca/] on [[Instagram]]
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/2EEC3NJZ90MENwnpO2L9tq] on [[Spotify]]
*[https://soundcloud.com/djhectorfonseca] on [[SoundCloud]]


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Latest revision as of 05:38, 24 September 2024

Hector Fonseca
Background information
Born (1980-01-10) January 10, 1980 (age 44)
OriginClifton, New Jersey, United States
GenresHouse
Occupation(s)Disc Jockey, Remixer
Years active2002 – present
LabelsAudio4Play, Star 69 Records
WebsiteOfficial Website

Hector Fonseca (born January 10, 1980, in the Bronx, New York City, New York[1]) is an American house music DJ. In addition to his production and DJ work, Fonseca is a popular remixer.

Biography

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Raised in suburban Clifton, New Jersey, in a Puerto Rican family, Fonseca started his career as a fashion model.[2] He enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania where he studied business administration. He left his studies to focus on the tribal and house music scene emerging in New York during the late 1990s.[3][4]

Fonseca has remixed songs by Sia, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Pet Shop Boys and Blondie. As a DJ, he has headlined parties such as including Matinee, World Pride, The White Party, Alegria, The Week, Rapido, Beyond, G Village and the Circuit Festival. He cites the late Grammy Award-winning DJ, producer, and remixer Peter Rauhofer as his mentor.[5]

In 2013, Fonseca produced his first original composition, a collaboration with Blondie titled "Mile High".[6]

References

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  1. ^ Interview with Hector Fonseca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine from gopride.com 12 April 2012
  2. ^ DJ Profiles: Hector Fonseca Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine from www.noizemag.com
  3. ^ Interview-Hector Fonseca: Getting in with the Grammy's Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine from themovementz.com 30 October 2007
  4. ^ interview: DJ Hector Fonseca from ChicagoPride.com 30 May 2008
  5. ^ "DJ Hector Fonseca". Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  6. ^ "15 songs to prove Blondie only got better with age". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
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