The American legendary House Music connoisseur, Louie Vega, needs little or no introduction at all because this Grammy awarding DJ and producer has music career that spans over 40 years. He is one half of the Masters of Work production team. Him and Kenny Dope first joined forces in 1990, and this legendary production duo has been nominated for on three occasions for the Grammy Awards.
Expansions In The NYC is a beautiful crafted studio album that allows us to connect soulfully to the magical musical sounds that are engineered on this marvellous masterpiece. Louie Vega collaborates with some of the finest artists, which include the likes of Joe Claussell, Cindy Mozelle, Karyn Harding, Kerri Chandler, Honey Dijon, Anané, Lisa Fischer and Tony Momrelle.
What distinguishes the Grammy winner and 7-time nominee as one of the best living house music deejays is his ability to evolve alongside the times, distill the current musical landscape through his unique taste and put his own timeless spin on all the music he creates.
Louie Vega 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.By 1985, Louie began playing at 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.
