D. Ramirez

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D. Ramirez
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Background information
Birth nameDean Marriott
Born (1970-08-13) 13 August 1970 (age 55) [1]
England, United Kingdom
Genres Electronic, house, electro house, acid house
Occupation(s) DJ, producer, remixer, record label owner
Years active1995–present
LabelsToolRoom Records, Slave Recordings, Underwater Records, Four:twenty Recordings
Website www.dramirez.co.uk

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]

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Musical career

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]

Discography

Singles

Remixes

Recordings

References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 324. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ "Living.oneindia.in". Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "D.Ramirez - Music Producer". Dramirez.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Nitr8 from Slave Recordings on Beatport". Beatport.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Dramirez.co.uk". Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "D Ramirez discogs page". Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Music Production Masterclasses by D.Ramirez". faderpro.com. FaderPro.
  8. ↑ "Synths & Sound Design w/ D.Ramirez". faderpro.com. FaderPro.
  9. ↑ "Online Music Production Course tutor D.Ramirez | SubBass Academy". Subbassdj.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Billboard "The massive U.K. hit "Jumpin' " by the Lisa Marie Experience"
  11. ↑ "Keep on Jumpin'". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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