DJ Master Marino & The Wall Breaker – KO’Z Mix

After the huge success with the Summer’94 Megamix we decided to challenge ourselves and create another megamix.

This one was to be based on the most popular tracks that were being played at KO’Z Club, where Master Marino was working as a DJ. Basic concept, extremely hard task… because the megamix would contain all kinds of genres ranging from dance and house to hard rock, merengue and even bachata! […]

DJ Master Marino & The Wall Breaker – Summer’94 Megamix

This was my first megamix and quite probably, the first megamix ever made in the Dominican Republic.
The megamix is a collaboration between Jose Gutierrez (aka DJ Master Marino) and myself (aka The Wall Breaker).

Why was I known as “The Wall Breaker”?, well… let me explain: […]

The Extasis Megamix Collection

The Extasis Megamixes are a series of megamixes that were created for Extasis 89.5, a radio station from Santiago, Dominican Republic around the late 90’s. The megamixes are compilations of some of the greatest latin rock and pop songs from that era.

The songs included in each megamix were picked by Tony Rodríguez, one of the most influential and knowledgeable DJs in the country and were then remixed using both Sound Forge and Acid.

Remixing latin pop/rock was incredibly hard due to the differences in keys, BPMs and the erratic tempo throughout the tracks. Some of the tracks had to be broken down into 4-beat samples, using Sound Forge, so that Acid could correctly beat-match them. It was a real challenge… but fun!

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