Picture the summer 1983…In the Bronx, NY a block party, also known as a street jam, is in full effect. A 13 year old kid steps in front of the turntables and starts playing a combination of Latin, House and Hip Hop music. The crowd goes wild and quickly the neighborhood nicknames the young kid ‘Baby Hec’ Romero. As his notoriety and age grows, he finds himself playing at the premier Latin Dance Club ‘La Mirage’, and doing nights at the hippest street club the ‘Devils Nest’. The very same club where friend Louie Vega got his start. Soon after that, “Baby Hec” Romero (a name that has taken years to shed) found himself DJ-ing at some of New York City’s legendary clubs and underground spots such as Save the Robots, The Red Zone, famed Palladium, and the Roxy.
In 1994, Judy Weinstein recruited Hector Romero to work at Def Mix Productions and assist in the creation of Definity Records, an imprint Weinstein and partner David Morales was working on launching. Hector found he was not as interested in Remixing or Producing but he loved the balance between the creative DJ and the businessman. A&R, and working on the business end of Music, was a better fit. Weinstein took him under her wing and taught him the technique of good business management. The longtime business arrangement garnered him the position of Label Manager of Definity Records the Def Mix imprint.
Romero has found a balance by playing records at spots such as Filter 14 in NYC, Stereo in Montreal, Locomia in Portugal, and in other clubs around the globe. Mixing different types of music together is his “sound” and it is this mixture that has again increased his celebrity with the Club Culture throughout major European Cities, Canada, and the USA.
A natural progression within the Def Mix camp gave Hector Romero his most recent business opportunity as a participating partner in Satoshi Tomiie’s upstart imprint SAW.RECORDINGS. Weinstein, also an investor and a believer in the duo team, is working closely with Romero to strengthen his profile as a DJ through the Def Mix Tours. With Romero’s business savvy, the success of Tomiie & Romero’s dream company is insured. As one of the creative forces of SAW, Hector brings to the team his experience as label manager, and his A&R and negotiation abilities.
Dj Elle Cee is a child of the golden Hacienda ere where house music rooted its self in the UK.
Back in the day Lisa exploited her love for music working 15 years for HMV . Despite this it was only 18 months ago that she got her decks and started to learn her craft as a DJ
She has played as residents at the Mother bar in London and also become a regular at the Back to Love events playing at the last 4 , she was lucky to grab a set at this years Vocal booth in Spain and played at outdoor venues all summer such as Zeus in Reading .
She also did a taster night called the Light
Which went down a storm, she will continue with The Light in 2015
In June 2014 Elle was invited to guest on the Radio Deea Groove Kitchen show in Bucharest Romania were she proved she has what it takes to keep the interest of its long following crowd,Shortly after becoming the co producer of its sunday evening format the Soulful Sunday session’s 2 hour regular slots with her co residents House Of Bamboo,King Pinn,Kymatik,& DJ Feline.With Elle’s Passion and love bringing in the best of soulful house DJ’s/Producer’s from the four corners Elle has not only fast become a great advocate for house music
she has also attracted record listeners and big name DJ’s from around the world every week..
Elle also plays Bi Weekly for Phillynites Radio in the USA
And has a very successful Soundcloud page under the name of DJ Elle Cee
This year has been amazing in terms what she has achieved and she is looking forward to developing her projects in 2015..