D. Ramirez | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Dean Marriott |
Born | [1] England, United Kingdom | 13 August 1970
Genres | Electronic, house, electro house, acid house |
Occupation(s) | DJ, producer, remixer, record label owner |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | ToolRoom Records, Slave Recordings, Underwater Records, Four:twenty Recordings |
Website | www |
D. Ramirez (born Dean Marriott; 13 August 1970) is an English house producer and DJ. He has used a variety of pseudonyms including The Lisa Marie Experience (with Neil Hynde), [1] Cordial, Finger Fest and Rambo. He has achieved five top 20 hits, and appeared on BBC Television's music programme, Top of the Pops . His highest standing in the mainstream music scene was his remix of Bodyrox's "Yeah Yeah", which earned him an Ivor Novello Award nomination. [2]
Ramirez is most commonly known in the world of dance music as a champion of the upbeat electro house style, but more recent times have shown a move away from electro house in to more underground techno material. He has said "I don't feel comfortable with commerciality... When people start expecting certain things of me I tend to back away". [3]
Ramirez also owns his own record label, Slave Recordings, on which he released his own EP Nitr8. [4] He is also known for his technical musical knowledge and hosts a musical forum on his website. [5] 2011 has seen him release on Toolroom Records, with his D.Ramirez & Friends EP, which features collaborations with the likes of Kristoph and Robert Owens. [6]
2017 saw D.Ramirez launch music production masterclasses to teach aspiring producers [7] culminating in a deep-dive into sound design [8]
He is currently one of the music production instructors at SubBass Academy of Electronic Music. [9]