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Hector Fonseca
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 Bronx, New York City, New York[1]) is an internationally acclaimed house music DJ. In addition to his production and DJ work, Fonseca is a popular remixer.

Biography

Early years

Raised in suburban Clifton, New Jersey, in a very tight-knit Puerto Rican family, Hector first started to dabble with notoriety with a brief career as a fashion model.[2] 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 during the late 1990s.[3][4]

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, 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 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 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's Hottest DJ in 2007.[1] Some of the major circuit party events he has headlined in the past include the White Party (both Palm Springs and Miami), the Black Party (New York),[2] 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),[3][4] "Parking" (Montreal), "Score" (Miami), and "Reflex" (Los Angeles).

He has charted dozens of 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, and many others. In 2013 he penned his first original composition/collaboration with legendary 80s band Blondie titled "Mile High". He also collaborated in 2014 with club divas Natascha Bessez, Inaya Day, and 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

See also

References

  1. ^ Interview with Hector Fonseca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine from gopride.com 12 April 2012
  2. ^ DJ Profiles: Hector Fonseca 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
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