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THE POWER OF TELLING A STORY.
INSPIRED BY HOUSE MUSIC: Growing up on the Southside of Chicago Jose Angel grew up DJing and listening to House Music, Deep House, Tech House, Disco House, French House, Acid House and everything else in between. As a House Music ambassador this allowed him to work alongside and build friendships and longtime relationships with some Legendary names in the House Music industry such as DJ Sneak, Bad Boy Bill, Ralphi Rosario, DJ Jes, Derrick Carter, Czr, The Phantoms Revenge, Paul Johnson, Frankie Knuckles, Rafael “Ito” Garcia, Todd Terry, Mark Farina, Felix Da Housecat, DJ Colette & DJ AM just to name a few. This allowed him to experiment with different artist and incorporate their music in film scores on some of his projects. Jose Angel is currently working on a International House Music Documentary to be released in the near future so stay tuned………
MATT B - BEHIND THE BEATS
OTB International Film Awards 2022 Winner | Best Documentary Short Film | Matt B - Behind the Beats
Official Selection The Paus Premieres Festival 2022
DJ & Producer: Matthew Baltazar ( AKA ) DJ Matt B
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Cinematographer: Jose Angel
Chicago House Music DJ & Producer tells his story of how music saved his life from gangs, drugs and violence in his neighborhood. If you were to look up where House Music was born, from the Deep Disco days to the WBMX days the answer would be Chicago. Chicago is also where Matthew Baltazar better known as Matt B was also born & raised. Matt has played at almost every club/venue in Chicago. From coast to coast and many cities in between, playing alongside some of the globes biggest djs/producers such as Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero, Erick Morillo, Felix Da Housecat, Oscar G, CZR, Derrick Carter, Green Velvet/Cajmere, Bad Boy Bill, Gene Farris, Mickey ‘Mixin’ Oliver, Paul Johnson, Ron Carroll, Dj Funk, Steve Smooth, the entire Ghetto Division and many more up and coming djs/producers.
DJ jes |Fresca recordings
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Born in Mexico and raised in Chicago, Jes has been exposed to the Chicago music culture since the early 80’s. It was very early on when Jes realized his passion for music and began working on his musical career. Growing up on the West side of Chicago, Jes saw his peers choosing a lifestyle of gangs and guns with daily activity of violence. It was then that Jes decided to lead a life of musical expression and lift himself to a higher state of being. Embracing his negative childhood exposure, Jes used that negative to propel his dreams and to fuel his drive to succeed. Fifteen years later, Jes is still continuing his path of musical creativity and has evolved into a professional dj, producer, and business owner. His passion for music still burns bright within. The Chicago underground has been moved by Jes for over twenty five years and he has emerged as a leading dj, producer, and remixer. Jes is an original house pioneer that continues to be an integral part of the underground electronic scene.
BAD BOY BILL - FUNKY MUSIC
OTB International Film Awards Official Selection Best Music Video
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Cinematographer: Jose Angel
Actress / Model : Rimanelli Mellal
Filmscore Soundtrack: Funky Music - Bad Boy Bill, Milty Evans & Brian Boncher.
Bad Boy Bill began his DJ career in 1985 during the Chicago house music movement of the mid to late 1980s. He worked with Mike "Hitman" Wilson and Julian "Jumpin" Perez of the WBMX DJ mixing team, known then as the Hot Mix 5. Bill's popularity grew out of DJing parties throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as opening for the Hot Mix 5. Between 1987 and 1995, Bill produced a series of promotional mixtapes under the name "Street DJ Promotions." These tapes were distributed out of Bill's car to local Chicago area record shops, flea markets, and DJ gigs. These mixes included: Hot Mix #1–17, Non-Stop Hip-Hop, Flashbacks Vol. 1 & 2, Classics Vol. 1–3, Street Style 1 & 2, and Gettin' Wicked. Bill has been credited with the idea of mass-producing mix tapes unlike before, and was apparently inspired by Andre Lopez, owner of the Hot Jams record store. This caught the attention of the Recording Industry Association of America and music publishing houses who were not paid any royalties from the use of copyrighted music on the vast number of mixtapes being produced and sold throughout Chicago by these many DJs. Bill then became a part of the licensed-mix movement and started Mix Connection Multimedia (MCM). He has been generally credited with being the first Chicago DJ to produce legally licensed mixes.
bad boy bill & richard vission
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Cinematographer: Jose Angel
International DJ & Producer Bad Boy Bill began his DJ career in 1985 during the Chicago house music movement of the mid to late 1980s. He worked with Mike "Hitman" Wilson and Julian "Jumpin" Perez of the WBMX DJ mixing team, known then as the Hot Mix 5. Bill's popularity grew out of DJing parties throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as opening for the Hot Mix 5.
DJ SNEAK - BEHIND THE SCENES
Location: Pilsen, Chicago
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Cinematographer: Jose Angel
DJ Sneak (born Carlos Sosa; 1969) is a Puerto Rican born American International DJ and record producer raised in Chicago, Illinois. He is noted as being one of the second waves of Chicago house producers, (alongside Derrick Carter, Cajmere/Green Velvet, Gemini, James Curd and Paul Johnson) as well as a member of the vanguard of late-1990s United States house producers. In 1983, Sneak moved to Chicago from Puerto Rico, where his early musical experiences and influences were rooted in salsa, merengue and Latin orchestras. In Chicago, Sneak found inspiration in underground house music, warehouse parties and "old school" mix tapes from the early pioneers, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Ralphi Rosario, Steve Hurley and local radio station shows played on WBMX.
DJ SNEAK - BEHIND THE SCENES
Location: Pilsen, Chicago
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Cinematographer: Jose Angel
DJ Sneak (born Carlos Sosa; 1969) is a Puerto Rican born American International DJ and record producer raised in Chicago, Illinois. He is noted as being one of the second waves of Chicago house producers, (alongside Derrick Carter, Cajmere/Green Velvet, Gemini, James Curd and Paul Johnson) as well as a member of the vanguard of late-1990s United States house producers. In 1983, Sneak moved to Chicago from Puerto Rico, where his early musical experiences and influences were rooted in salsa, merengue and Latin orchestras. In Chicago, Sneak found inspiration in underground house music, warehouse parties and "old school" mix tapes from the early pioneers, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Ralphi Rosario, Steve Hurley and local radio station shows played on WBMX.
RALPHI ROSARIO - BEHIND THE SCENES
Location: Pilsen, Chicago
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Cinematographer: Jose Angel
Ralphi Rosario began spinning records for friends at many events during the early 80’s. Almost a quarter of a century later, he still spins for legions of friends at massive events around the globe in such countries as London, Spain, Brazil, Canada, and others. Rosario is an American house musician and founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group Hot Mix 5. When Hot Mix 5 was formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX (now WVAZ), Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school. The Hot Mix 5 went on to become one of the leading forces in the early Chicago house music scene. Like other members of the group, Rosario eventually branched out into music production and remixing. His first release, made in collaboration with Vince Lawrence, was "Sample That!" in 1986 under the name Bang Orchestra. In 1987, his collaboration with Xaviera Gold, "You Used to Hold Me", became a big hit for Rosario that was subsequently remixed and re-released several times.
dj colette
Live at My House Music Festival
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
DJ Colette graced the stage with her unique vocals and left her heart in Chicago with all her long time loyal fans. Singing is one of her biggest passions and she’s not slowing down anytime soon.
DJ, producer, vocalist – Colette has grown from an integral part of the Chicago underground into a breakout musical triple-threat releasing her most accomplished and fully realized artistic statement to date. Combining the tunefulness of classic pop songs with the thump of classic house of her hometown, the album ventures into new sonic territory for Colette, from intimate bedroom beats to stadium-shaking dance anthems. When the Music’s Loud is the sound of an artist at the peak of her powers.
Felix da housecat
Live at My House Music Festival
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Felix Da Housecat makes a grand entrance in Chicago in the Art District of Pilsen and brings his house disco beats to the neighborhood for fans to enjoy at the music festival.
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electro. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house and has produced an eclectic mix of sound since, from resolute acid and techno warrior to avant-garde nu-skool electro-disco.
dj colette
Live at My House Music Festival
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
DJ Colette graced the stage with her unique vocals and left her heart in Chicago with all her long time loyal fans. Singing is one of her biggest passions and she’s not slowing down anytime soon.
DJ, producer, vocalist – Colette has grown from an integral part of the Chicago underground into a breakout musical triple-threat releasing her most accomplished and fully realized artistic statement to date. Combining the tunefulness of classic pop songs with the thump of classic house of her hometown, the album ventures into new sonic territory for Colette, from intimate bedroom beats to stadium-shaking dance anthems. When the Music’s Loud is the sound of an artist at the peak of her powers.
ron carroll
Live at My House Music Festival
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Ronald Michael Carroll is an American DJ, singer, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known in the house music circuit. Carroll has worked with many of house's most famous producers, including E-Smoove, Maurice Joshua and Bob Sinclar. Carroll was born in Chicago in 1968. As a boy, he learned to sing while a member of his church choir. As a teenager, he was a fan of rock band Kiss, but became interested in house music when he attended a high school dance and spent time watching the DJ perform. Carroll started performing as a DJ in the late 1980s in a club he himself opened. He released his first official record, "My Prayer", in 1993, a track produced by local producers Hula (from the Outhere Brothers), Kay Fingers and Ron Trent. Because of his style of singing like a preacher, he received the nickname "The Minister of Sound".
true house stories
DJ Sneak interviewed by Lenny Fontana for “True House Stories”
It all begins with an idea that eventually makes it’s way to becoming your biggest passion. Founder of “True House Music Stories” Lenny Fontana first began deejaying professionally in the mid-1980s, playing at clubs such as Studio 54 and The Underground NYC. His first major exposure was with the track "A Mystical Journey", which hit #30 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club/Play chart in 1996. He won international recognition as part of the production team for Powerhouse featuring Duane Harden, who scored a #1 dance hit in the US with "What You Need"; the song also hit #13 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2000, he returned to the UK chart with "Chocolate Sensation" (featuring DJ Shorty), peaking at #39.[4] He continues to make international appearances regularly. His 2008 single "Wait 4 U" (a collaboration with UK producer Ridney and vocalist Larisa) was released through the Ministry of Sound (Germany) in June that year. Lenny brings you exclusive never before heard stories of some legendary names in the house music industry.
BAD BOY BILL
Bad Boy Bill | DJ & Producer
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Bad Boy Bill began his DJ career in 1985 during the Chicago house music movement of the mid to late 1980s. He worked with Mike "Hitman" Wilson and Julian "Jumpin" Perez of the WBMX DJ mixing team, known then as the Hot Mix 5. Bill's popularity grew out of DJing parties throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as opening for the Hot Mix 5.
dj sneak
DJ Sneak | DJ & Producer
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
DJ Sneak (born Carlos Sosa; 1969) is a Puerto Rican born American International DJ and record producer raised in Chicago, Illinois. He is noted as being one of the second waves of Chicago house producers, (alongside Derrick Carter, Cajmere/Green Velvet, Gemini, James Curd and Paul Johnson) as well as a member of the vanguard of late-1990s United States house producers.
todd terry
DJ Todd Terry | DJ & Producer
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
International DJ & Producer Todd Terry began in the 1980s by DJing at parties in New York, playing Italo disco and hip-hop - then later, house music, upon its mid-80s emergence. He debuted, as Masters at Work, with the 12-inch, "Alright Alright" (1987, Fourth Floor) and an edit from this was then included on the Chicago house vanguard compilation Jackmaster 1 (1987, D.J. International). Much of Terry's early work in the late 1980s is considered a milestone in the development of both progressive and modern deep house. He was responsible for releasing two of the house era's most respected crossover remixes "I'll House You" by the Jungle Brothers (late-1988) and "Missing" by Everything but the Girl (Aug 1994).
bad boy bill & richard vission
Bad Boy Bill & Richard Vission | DJ & Producers
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
International DJ & Producer Bad Boy Bill began his DJ career in 1985 during the Chicago house music movement of the mid to late 1980s. He worked with Mike "Hitman" Wilson and Julian "Jumpin" Perez of the WBMX DJ mixing team, known then as the Hot Mix 5. Bill's popularity grew out of DJing parties throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as opening for the Hot Mix 5.
RICHARD VISSION is a Grammy nominated, multi-platinum producer, remixer and artist. The Los Angeles native has over 40 #1 Billboard Dance chart remixes and an A list clientele, that has him at the forefront of dance music. His hit single “I Like That”, featuring Luciana and Static Revenger, has gone triple platinum in Australia, peaked at #3 on iTunes, and became a favorite on dance floors around the globe. The video, with over 50 million views on YouTube, has been a staple on MTV internationally.
mark farina
Mark Farina | DJ & Producer
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
International DJ & Producer Mark Farina early in his career established a passion for music following for his unique sound and in 1996, OM Records released the first Mushroom Jazz mix compilation that firmly cemented his place as a leading trendsetter in the scene. Other notable releases include ‘OMʼs Seasons’, ‘San Francisco Sessions Vol. 1’, ‘Connect’, ‘House of Om’, ‘Live in Tokyo’, and ‘Fabric 40’, which all showcasing his dynamic and innovative approach to dance music. Today you can find Farina traveling the world putting his taste-making ability on full display, captivating both seasoned dance music veterans and newcomers to the scene. Catch him on the Mushroom Jazz 8 Tour with stops in Philadelphia, Honolulu, San Francisco, Denver and more.
dj sneak & mark farina
DJ Sneak & Mark Farina | DJ & Producers
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
DJ Sneak (born Carlos Sosa; 1969) is a Puerto Rican born American International DJ and record producer raised in Chicago, Illinois. He is noted as being one of the second waves of Chicago house producers, (alongside Derrick Carter, Cajmere/Green Velvet, Gemini, James Curd and Paul Johnson) as well as a member of the vanguard of late-1990s United States house producers.
International DJ & Producer Mark Farina early in his career established a passion for music following for his unique sound and in 1996, OM Records released the first Mushroom Jazz mix compilation that firmly cemented his place as a leading trendsetter in the scene.
dj ares
DJ Ares | DJ & Producer
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
Cesar Galvez better known as DJ Ares is a Chicago based House Music DJ and Producer what started as a hobby became one of his biggest passions for music. He continued to pursue his passion for music at no cost, he has graced the stage with some of Chicago’s legendary DJ's and producers out there in the industry such as Cajmere, Bad Boy Bill, Czr, Fast Eddie and DJ Jes just to name a few. Spending countless hours behind the decks and in the recording studio allowed him to create his own style of music and producing beats. His unique blend of deep and soulful house music has caught the attention of a lot of Chicago and International House Music DJ's and Producers.
matt b
Matt B | DJ & Producer
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
If you were to look up where House Music was born, from the Deep Disco days to the WBMX days the answer would be Chicago. Chicago is also where Matthew Baltazar better known as Matt B was also born & raised. Matt has played at almost every club/venue in Chicago. From coast to coast and many cities in between, playing alongside some of the globes biggest djs/producers such as Harry 'Choo Choo' Romero, Erick Morillo, Felix Da Housecat, Oscar G, CZR, Derrick Carter, Green Velvet/Cajmere, Bad Boy Bill, Gene Farris, Mickey 'Mixin' Oliver, Paul Johnson, Ron Carroll, Dj Funk, Steve Smooth, the entire Ghetto Division and many more up and coming djs/producers.
matt b | behind the beats
Matt B | DJ & Producer
Directed & Produced: Jose Angel
If you were to look up where House Music was born, from the Deep Disco days to the WBMX days the answer would be Chicago. Chicago is also where Matthew Baltazar better known as Matt B was also born & raised. Matt has played at almost every club/venue in Chicago. From coast to coast and many cities in between, playing alongside some of the globes biggest djs/producers such as Harry 'Choo Choo' Romero, Erick Morillo, Felix Da Housecat, Oscar G, CZR, Derrick Carter, Green Velvet/Cajmere, Bad Boy Bill, Gene Farris, Mickey 'Mixin' Oliver, Paul Johnson, Ron Carroll, Dj Funk, Steve Smooth, the entire Ghetto Division and many more up and coming djs/producers.