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| Birth name | Luis Ferdinand Vega, Jr. |
| Born | June 12, 1965 The Bronx, New York, United States |
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Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr. (born June 12, 1965), as known as "Little Louie" Vega, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is one half of the Masters at Work musical production team. [1]
He was born to a musician family, as his father, Luis F. Vega Sr., was a jazz saxophonist, and his uncle was singer Héctor Lavoe of the Fania All-Stars. Vega embarked on his music career as a disc jockey, spinning records at the age of 13. [2]
By 1985, Louie began playing house and block parties in his local Bronx and his first nightclub residency was at the Devil's Nest, in the Bronx, and later he moved to heartthrob (the old Funhouse), Roseland, Studio 54 and the Palladium in Manhattan. [3] During the 1990s, Vega was playing at one of the most influential nightclubs for house music, The Sound Factory Bar at the Underground Network Parties with promoters Don Welch and Barbara Tucker (also singer). During this time, production team Masters at Work began a remixing team which consisted of young producers "Little Louie" Vega and partner Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. [3]
Vega's uncle is salsa vocalist Héctor Lavoe, while Gonzalez's father, Hector Torres, also performs salsa. [4] Vega is also the cousin of Eric Vega, a popular event creator and promoter in New York City. Louie Vega is presently married to vocalist Ana Martins, also known as Anané Vega.
Louie Vega was ranked #5 at the Top House Artists of 2020 by Traxsource. [5]
Louie Vega was ranked #1 at the Top Artists of 2021 by Traxsource. [6]
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Todd Norton Terry is an American DJ, record producer and remixer in the genre of house music. His productions helped define the New York house scene in the 1990s and used extensive samples that blend the sounds of classic disco, the Chicago house sound, and elements of hip-hop. He has remixed a wide variety of artists.
Masters at Work is the American garage house production and remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. The duo has produced music together under the names MAW, KenLou, Sole Fusion, Hardrive, and Nuyorican Soul. They have been referred to as one of the most influential artists in the history of house music.
Blaze is an American house music group formed in New Jersey in 1984.
Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, also sometimes known as K-Dope, is an American record producer and disc jockey. He is one half of the classic house music Masters at Work musical production team with Little Louie Vega; and also released the hit "The Bomb! " as The Bucketheads.
Barbara Tucker, is an American house and soul singer, songwriter and choreographer born in Brooklyn, New York, US. Tucker had six No. 1 hits on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the 1990s and into the 2000s, and several hits in the UK.
Lil' Mo' Yin Yang is a collaborative house-music act of producers and DJs Erick Morillo and Masters at Work's Little Louie Vega. Their only song, "Reach," released in 1995 on Strictly Rhythm records, hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart at the end of the year.
Full Intention are an English house music duo consisting of Michael Gray and Jon Pearn. They are best known as prolific producers and remixers. They have reworked songs for varied artists such as the Sugababes, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Frankie Knuckles, among others.
Domingo Quiñones is a singer of salsa music. He is also a composer, producer and actor.
"One Step Ahead" is the fourth single by American singer-songwriter-actress Debbie Gibson, from the 1990 album Anything Is Possible. The single was written by Gibson and Lamont Dozier and produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez. It was remixed for both the single and maxi single by "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzales for Masters at Work Productions, Inc.
"Work to Do" is a 1972 funk song by the Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint. The song, written and produced by the group, was issued on their 1972 album, Brother, Brother, Brother, and charted at #51 pop and #11 R&B upon its initial charting.
Strictly Rhythm is an American house music record label.
Standing Together is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson that was released in 1998.
"Ride on the Rhythm", is a song recorded by American DJ and record producer Little Louie Vega, released on August 13, 1991, by Atlantic Records. It features American singer Marc Anthony when he was still a freestyle musician.
"Nothing Can Stop Us" is a song by English band Saint Etienne, released in May 1991 by Heavenly Records as the third single from their debut album, Foxbase Alpha (1991). It is the first release to feature Sarah Cracknell, who would continue to front the band from this release on. The single reached the number one spot on the American dance charts for one week. The song is based on a looped sample from Dusty Springfield's recording of "I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face".
People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology is a remix album by British singer Lisa Stansfield, released by Edsel Records on 10 November 2014. It contains remixes of songs originally included on Stansfield's albums released between 1989 and 2001. The tracks were remixed by various prominent producers. In Europe, the album was issued on 21 November 2014.
"Stay Together" is a gospel-inspired house song recorded by American singer Barbara Tucker and written and produced by "Little" Louie Vega. Released in 1995 by Strictly Rhythm Records, this would be Tucker's third of seven number-one singles she would place on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, reaching the top spot on November 11, 1995. On the UK Singles Chart, the single peaked at 46, while peaking at number 75 in Scotland.
Raul Midón is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from New Mexico.
Nuyorican Soul is an American music group from New York City, New York. It was formed by Little Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez.
This is the discography of the American house music group Masters at Work.
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