Dave Nada

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David Villegas, better known professionally as Dave Nada, is an Ecuadorian-American [1] DJ and producer credited with creating the fusion-genre moombahton. [2] [3] [4] He is a member of the production and DJ duo Nadastrom [4] [5] and co-founder of Hermanito Label along with Jesse Tittsworth. [6] [4]

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Career

Originally from College Park, Maryland, [7] Nada began his music career in DC-area hardcore bands including De Nada, Super Chinchilla Rescue Mission, Medic, and Bison. [8] He started as a radio DJ while going to college at the University of Maryland for 88.1 WMUC which led to his interest in production and being a DJ. [1] In the early 2000s, Nada met Jesse Tittsworth through a mutual friend and was invited to spin at his party, Crunk, in Washington D.C. [7] He went on to host TaxLo in Baltimore. [9] In 2007 Tittsworth introduced Nada to Matt Nordstrom [10] with whom he formed the DJ and production duo Nadastrom which was the forefront of his career for a decade. [4] Nada's sets and productions notably include electro, house, Baltimore club, moombahton, punk, hip-hop, and Latin and folkloric elements and influences. [9] [3] [7]

Nada and Nordstrom have collaborated with and remixed for Diplo, [2] [11] Skrillex, [2] Dillon Francis, Celia Cruz, [12] Kanye West, [11] Kid Cudi, [11] Nina Sky, [11] Steve Aoki, [11] Kid Sister, [11] Munchi, Tittsworth [11] and MULA. [13]

Moombahton

Nada is credited with creating the house and reggaeton fusion-genre Moombahton. In November 2009 while DJing a high school house party he slowed down Afrojack's dutch house remix of 'Moombah' by Chuckie & Silvio Ecomo to a midtempo of 108 BPM in order to better match the slower reggaeton, bachata, and other Latin music present at the party. It took hold with the young audience at the party so Nada returned home to create slowed down edits of other dutch house tracks, shared them with other DJs and named the sound 'Moombahton' - a portmanteau of 'Moombah' and reggaeton. [2] [3] [5]

Nadastrom and DJ Sabo went on to launch Moombahton Massive - a series of parties supporting the genre and associated music movement. [2]

Selected discography

As Dave Nada:

Albums and Extended Plays:

Singles and Appearances:

Remixes:

With Nadastrom:

Albums and Extended Plays:

Singles and Appearances:

Remixes: [11]

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