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 53) [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]

Recordings

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