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  Junior Vasquez -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Junior Vasquez is a famous New York club DJ and remixer/producer.
Where Shep left off in the 1980s, Vasquez picked up in the 1990s.
Known for his public falling out with (United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)) Madonna in 1996 after a long friendship said to be due to his production and release of the song called "If Madonna Calls".
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ju/junior_vasquez.htm   (111 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Junior Vasquez
Junior gained national prominence -- along with music industry influence -- through his residency at the original Sound Factory in New York on W. 27th Street.
Junior often created his own "private collection" remixes of songs he was hired to remix -- and also for those he wasn't -- that made his sets even more special to his audience.
Presently Junior continues to spin at clubs such as Spirit in New York City and Anthem in Miami throughout the year, with occasional performances in Los Angeles, Toronto, and other cities throughout Latin America and Europe.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Junior-Vasquez   (924 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Junior Vasquez once declared "the torch was passed on to me. I will continue the legacy." He was talking about the legacy of Larry Levan and Paradise Garage, which Junior used to frequent.
For the last three years, Vasquez has been at the helm of Saturday nights there, called Juniorverse, Djing from the same private booth (to this day, he is the only DJ playing from that booth, a new booth has since been built across the dance-floor) in which he christened the room 11 years earlier.
Junior Vasquez, throughout his years of hard work and many accomplishments, always remained true to the New York club scene that elevated him to the rank of DJs of all DJs, rarely accepting booking outside of his territory.
www.urbnet.com /electro-editorial.asp?ueid=100   (679 words)

  
 Junior Vasquez   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
DJ Junior Vasquez continues to craft, sublimely, his sumptuous, sweet-toned brand of deep house.
He shifts from silence to sound effects and from chants to riffs as seamlessly as from diva cries to echo or percussion, always going for the lissome tone as he elasticizes the rhythm this way and that.
Junior Works, meanwhile, is the Vasquez style applied to a selection of Eightball releases -- several of them Vasquez's own productions and therefore easy to tailor to the master's style of glamor and gladness in search of the highest sky's-the-limit and the deepest pulse-the-box.
www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/98/07/23/OTR/JUNIOR_VASQUEZ.html   (128 words)

  
 Techno Guide: Junior Vasquez   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Junior Vasquez has been dubbed the most famous House DJs in the world.
Junior Vasquez later was a resident at the legendary Twilo club in NYC, which was in the same space as Sound Factory.
Junior Vasquez now has a residency at the famous Exit club in his own $8 million dollar self-designed DJ booth.
www.intuitivemusic.com /tguidejuniorvasquez.html   (91 words)

  
 miaminewtimes.com | | Music | The House That Junior Built | 2001-03-29
Pumping the volume during marathon sessions at the Palladium, Tunnel, and the now legendary Sound Factory, Junior Vasquez was the driving force behind the revival of New York's club scene after the AIDS crisis nearly shut down the party in the late Eighties.
Throughout the Nineties Vasquez challenged Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's Disneyfication of Manhattan by rallying a sweaty army of dancers who were fl, Latino, and, most important to Vasquez and his audience, gay and unashamed.
Vasquez splices vocals into his instrumental prelude, appeasing those who prefer his familiar diet of divas to hard breaks and trance.
www.miaminewtimes.com /issues/2001-03-29/music2.html   (1048 words)

  
 MattUnleashed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
But thanks to Twilo Volume 1: Junior Vasquez, a live double CD set released in late September on Virgin Records America, Junior devotees and other dance music enthusiasts can now experience the marathon man’s sonic sorcery from the comfort of their own homes.
Junior’s primary mission and ultimate goal is to share his extraordinary music with as many people as possible.
One of the most intriguing and remarkable aspects of Junior Vasquez, and certainly one of the main reasons he has remained at the top of his game, is that he continues to lead rather than follow.
www.mattunleashed.com /artist_profile_jrv.htm   (2148 words)

  
 InternetEd Reviews: Junior Vasquez- Earth Music 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Junior Vasquez’s Earth Music 2 is nowhere near as far-reaching as the title might suggest.
The big beats and choppy rhythmic loops on “Andante” make for one Junior Vasquez’s better tracks, while “Sorrow” is a more multilayered song with a thick and pervasive wall of sound.
Despite the fact that there have been worse offenders when it comes to mind numbing dance music, Junior Vasquez’s Earth Music 2 is particularly disappointing because it is a regression to an older and less interesting style of electronic music at a time when there are otherwise so many innovators on the scene.
www.interneted.com /Reviewpages/vasquezjuniorearthmusic2.htm   (252 words)

  
 Washington Blade Online
When Junior Vasquez was forced to leave New York’s Sound Factory after it closed down in January, rumors were flaring that the granddaddy of house might decide to leave the club scene completely.
Vasquez is gearing up for a visit to the nation’s capital and VelvetNation, D.C.’s popular Saturday night gay dance party at Half and K Sts., SE, on Saturday, July 3.
Instead, Vasquez adds his own twist to the original tracks with butter smooth baselines, subdued climaxes and atmospheric vocals that keep the essence of the song intact.
www.washblade.com /print.cfm?content_id=3256   (668 words)

  
 >>WANTICKETS.COM ARTIST // Junior Vasquez   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The most famous DJ in the world, NYC-based Junior Vasquez, has become a legend in his own time.
When the Paradise Garage and The Saint both closed in the late 80s, Junior emerged as the singularly most admired and followed DJ in NYC and later, the world.
Due to his demanding fans, it is not unusual for Junior to get inspired and keep these magical sets pumping for well over 12 hours.
www.wantickets.com /DJ/juniorvasquez.htm   (389 words)

  
 Coast II Coast Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Junior Vasquez is a legend, continuing to be one of the world's most successful dance music producers and remixers as well as the only DJ to hold a weekly residency in a major NY club for over ten years.
Last year, Junior launched his own record label, Junior Vasquez Music, as an alternative and independent outlet for his work and the work of other artists and producers he supports.
Junior Vasquez Music has released singles by house music heavyweights like Vernessa Mitchell and Angel Moraes, as well as by artists like Donna Delory and Ke.
www.artistbookings.com /roster/juniorvasquez.shtml   (456 words)

  
 Junior Vasquez: Twilo, Volume 1 - PopMatters Music Review
This means that, unlike previous Junior comps, this collection beams its listeners directly onto Junior's dance floor, allowing them to experience all the tricks and special effects of the master directly from the DJ booth.
The glow-in-the-dark thread that connects the tracks on CD 1 is Junior's trademark, thumping tribal beat sound, especially on "Indo" and "Floating Higher", the first two tracks on the CD.
It's appropriate that the inaugural CD in the Twilo series is from Junior Vasquez (born Donald Mattern), not only because his sound represents New York-style dance music in its purest form, but because he has been holding court at Twilo since 1997.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/v/vasquezjunior-twilo1.shtml   (639 words)

  
 New York Blade Online
Vasquez signaled his return with signature big-room vocals — Mary J. Blige segued into Madonna — along with the hard house sound that Junior pioneered.
As the machine that is Junior Vasquez keeps cranking out new material and spinning for the faithful, the scene has changed.
Vasquez is increasingly focused on growing his JVM record label.
www.nyblade.com /print.cfm?content_id=2759   (709 words)

  
 Clubthings: CD - Earth Music 2 - DJ Junior Vasquez
Famed DJ Junior Vasquez is easily one of the world's most respected mixers.
Junior is in top form on this disc.
This CD is sure to be a smash hit for all the Junior fans who have excitedly been awaiting its release.
www.clubthings.com /product746.html   (190 words)

  
 Welcome to NEXT Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Junior Vasquez-the DJ you love to dish, deconstruct and above all else, dance to-is staging an aural offensive to take back Saturday nights (and Sunday mornings) with a new gig alongside his old-ahem-pals at Sound Factory called Re:Union.
But time marches on, as did Junior Vasquez after Factory's mid-winter 1995 demise, by launching a laundry list of renowned club residencies over the years.
Junior Vasquez officially takes the reigns at Sound Factory (618 W. 46 St.; 212-489-0001; www.soundfactorynyc.com)for Re:Union on Saturday, December 6.
www.nextmagazine.net /features/junior.shtml   (768 words)

  
 Junior Vasquez - Considered one of the most famous DJs in the world, Junior Vasquez virtually created the modern club ...
Junior Vasquez - Considered one of the most famous DJs in the world, Junior Vasquez virtually created the modern club scene.
Born in Philadelphia, Junior come to New York as a designer and illustrator, but soon fell under the spell of the legendary Paradise Garage club.
One of the hallmarks of Junior's style is his long sets that stretch well into the next day.
www.clubplanet.com /content/article.asp?i=188&t=13   (634 words)

  
 www.classicwhitney.com - Newsfile Report - Junior Vasquez
Since then, Vasquez has undergone a complete rejuvenation (a reinvention, if you will), ridding himself of his former management team (he's now assisted by Jerome Farley) and producing and remixing as if he were 17 again.
In addition to his recently launched label, Junior Vasquez Music, Vasquez's Saturday night/Sunday morning musical journeys at Twilo are, once again, essential; a showcase for new dance music in all its beautiful shadings.
When Vasquez and I spoke recently, he said he was putting the final touches on a new two-disc, beat-mixed compilation, "Junior Vasquez Live At Twilo," which is scheduled to street Aug. 29 via Junior Vasquez Music/Twilo Records/Virgin Records.
www.classicwhitney.com /newsfile/reports/jv0700billboard.htm   (1057 words)

  
 Junior Vasquez's Divas du Jour
Junior Vasquez, Chelsea Clinton, Harrison Ford, Gwen Stefani...
We hear that Madge hit the roof when she heard Vasquez was distributing his mix of her new single, “Die Another Day,” and had her suits fire off a cease-and-desist letter.
Madonna’s rep tells us that Vasquez did ask for his work to be sanctioned as an authorized remix but got rejected: “He was exploiting a song that did not have the approval of Madonna’s management.” Vasquez’s rep insists that the D.J. never distributed the mix and has played it only a handful of times.
www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/n_8310   (831 words)

  
 Gemini Sound Products
When the Paradise Garage and The Saint both closed in the 80's, Junior emerged as the singularly most admired and followed DJ in New York City and later, the world.
Today, spinning in specially designed DJ booths, Junior can be found bumping the crowd and weaving new music with classics from his 300,000+ record collection.
In the world of nightclubs, Junior Vasquez is an experience all on his own.
www.geminidj.com /juniorvasquez.html   (165 words)

  
 VH1.com : Junior Vasquez : Biography
During the six years of its existence, the Sound Factory was among New York's hottest night spots; catering to an ethnically diverse, primarily gay crowd, the club launched Vasquez to superstardom, and he became a tastemaker of such renown that new dance records were frequently debuted and monitored during his marathon Saturday night sessions.
Most notable among the high-profile celebrities often in attendance was Madonna, who later tapped Vasquez to remix several of her records; he also wrote and mixed material for the likes of Cyndi Lauper, Lisa Lisa and, most intriguingly, John Mellencamp.
As a solo artist, Vasquez was responsible for such club smashes as "X," "Get Your Hands Off My Man" and "Nervaas." In early 1995, the Sound Factory closed in the wake of community complaints; its swan song, a 16-hour house marathon, quickly passed into legend.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/vasquez_junior/bio.jhtml   (266 words)

  
 Atlanta,Georgia,11Alive,ATLANTA,News,Weather,Doppler,sports,events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Possibly, Junior's first visit to the A-T-L. • In talks to sign Marne and Tora, two ladies from Atlanta, to his independent label, Junior vasquez Music.
A self-described "gay icon," Junior Vasquez boldly (and, baldly) embodies more than two decades of putting house music and gay anthems on the map.
(Junior was meeting his manager at a tanning salon), then 2:30 p.m.
www.11alive.com /life/life_article.aspx?storyid=61856   (1527 words)

  
 Express Gay News Online
WHEN GAY DJ JUNIOR VASQUEZ was forced to leave New York’s Sound Factory after it closed down in January, rumors were flaring that the granddaddy of house might decide to leave the club scene completely.
After more than two decades behind the turntables, it was perhaps time for Vasquez to pack his bags, move to Fort Lauderdale and enjoy retirement.
Most striking is the inclusion of Kodo with their song “Strobe’s Nanafushi,” which was taken from their 1999 album “Sai-So (The Remix Album).” Based on the island of Sado, this Japanese group of Taiko drummers creates pure dance floor bliss with their acoustic tribal beats.
www.expressgaynews.com /print.cfm?content_id=536   (582 words)

  
 Made Event Message Board - Junior Vasquez all night party
I used to see Junior at Twilo all the time and had some of the best nights...it's fun....but VERY GAY.
I was a junior fan but not anymore although i do respect him cause hes a legend.
junior has been playing until 7-8 am every week at discoteque [he's in greece this week unfortunately].
www.madeevent.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=1333   (823 words)

  
 Junior Vasquez : Events : Discotheque : Gatecrasher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
JUNIOR VASQUEZ is back on UK soil playing 2 exclusive 6hr Twilo sets at Gatecrasher events; in London @ Heaven on 30th September and up north in Gatecrashers new Venue Discotheque on 1st October - spinning only his very best US House Music.
The Junior Vasquez legend continues to endure, through special sets throughout New York's network of uber-groovy nightclubs, as well as international dates that bring Vasquez's musical magic to dancefloors across the globe.
As styles change and people come and go, Junior Vasquez stands singularly as one of our legends who continues to spin and produce music that clubland loves.
www.neverstandstill.com /discotheque/events/vasquez   (270 words)

  
 Junior Vasquez Joins The Revolution 06.09.04 - Clubplanet Nightlife Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Its a tapestry of indescribable beats that could only be the work of one man: the unrivaled, formidable and legendary Junior Vasquez.
To Vasquez, its a roller-coaster ride that comes with the territoryif youre going to wear the crown as the Emperor of New York DJs, youd better know how to deal with the drama.
In Part 1 of this unprecedented two-part interview with house musics reigning maestro supreme, we sit down with Vasquez to turn back time in the DJ booth, reviewing each of the residencies of his gargantuan career, confronting him with questions that have been lingering on the minds of the New York underground for years.
bbs.clubplanet.com /showthread.php?t=228796   (508 words)

  
 :: arjanwrites music blog ::: Junior Vasquez Departs from Discotheque
Junior Vasquez' manager Jerome Farley announced late last night that Junior Vasquez has officially resigned from his weekly residency at Discotheque in New York.
Vasquez spoke with arjanwrites.com about his frustations in a previous interview.
Vasquez will be joined by American Idol's Tamyra Gray at this eighteen hour dance party.
www.arjanwrites.com /arjanwrites/2004/10/junior_vasquez_.html   (541 words)

  
 VH1.com : Junior Vasquez : Twilo Launches Record Label, Monthly Magazine
Resident DJ Junior Vasquez mixes first volume of CD series, due Sept. 26.
Vasquez has hosted his "Juniorverse" party on Saturday nights at Twilo for the past three years.
Vasquez has released a number of popular mixes, the most recent of which was 1998's Vol.
www.vh1.com /artists/news/1122682/08012000/vasquez_junior.jhtml   (516 words)

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