Angel Moraes

Angel Moraes (born August 7, 1965 in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American DJ , remixer and music producer . In the mid-1990s he was one of the most prominent and productive members of his guild.

biography

Before he started performing as a club DJ in the mid-1980s, Moraes worked as a truck driver. In the early 1990s he made a name for himself in New York's most popular clubs, including Sound Factory.

His first single , Release Yourself , was released in 1993. With Welcome to the Factory , sung by Sally Cortes, Moraes had a top 10 hit on the Billboard dance charts in 1996 . In the same year Time to Get Down , sung by Cortes and Octavia Lambertis, placed there at number 36. At the end of the year Heaven Knows / Deep Deep Down made it into the British charts and reached number 72. A remix of Moraes' 1994 track I Like It , sung by Octavia Lambertis, ranked 70th in the UK in 1997. The last place in the UK charts was Turn It Up, sung by Latrice Verrett in 2002 .

From the mid-1990s, Moraes released various DJ mixes for various record companies , including his self-founded label Hot 'n' Spycy. He made remixes for labels like London Records , Subversive and Tribal Records as well as for artists like Pet Shop Boys , kd lang and Funky Green Dogs . Moraes is also a co-founder of the Stereo Club in Montreal , Canada .

19 years after Time to Get Down , Rise Above the Game , sung by Neysa Malone, was another Moraes track in the Billboard Dance Charts in April 2015 , where it climbed to number 5. The title was already available for download a year earlier available.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1996: Hot 'n' Spycy: The Album
• 2000: Back from Stereo (release: August 4th)

DJ mixes

• 1995: New York in the Mix
• 1996: Empire State Mastermix 3: Live from the Empire: Continuous Mix by Angel Moraes
• 2000: In Stereo (1)
• 2002: Trust the DJ: AM01

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	Dance
1995	Welcome to the Factory Hot 'n' Spycy: The Album	-	Dance8 (12 weeks) Dance	First release: April 1995 as Moraes feat. Sally Cortes Author: Angel Moraes
1996	Time to Get Down Hot 'n' Spycy: The Album	-	Dance36 (6 weeks) Dance	First release: January 1996 feat. Sally Cortez and Octavia Lambertis Author: Angel Moraes
	Heaven Knows / Deep Deep Down Hot 'n' Spycy: The Album	UK72 (1 week) UK	-	First published: November 4th, 1996 Author: Angel Moraes
1997	I Like It (Remix) Hot 'n' Spycy: The Album	UK70 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: May 1997 feat. Octavia Lambertis Authors: Angel Moraes, Octavia Lambertis
2002	Turn it up	UK80 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: January 28, 2002 feat. Latrice Verrett Author: Angel Moraes
2015	Rise Above the Game	-	Dance5 (12 weeks) Dance	First published: February 25, 2014 feat. Neysa Malone

More singles

• 1993: Release Yourself / Deep Inside Your Love (as Moraes)
• 1993: The Cure (as Moraes)
• 1994: Heaven Knows (I Can't Understand) (as Moraes feat. Basil Roderick)
• 1994: I Like It (I Like How You're Lov'in Me) (as Moraes)
• 1996: Body Work (Up & Down)
• 1996: Sounds So Good (feat.Kelli Sae and Sally Cortes)
• 1996: Burnin 'Up (feat. Sally Cortes)
• 1996: It's So Hard (Angel Moraes Re-Presents Blind Truth)
• 1997: Hairy & Big (feat.Brenda Rosado)
• 1997: To the Rhythm
• 1997: For Love and Peace (as Moraes feat. The Peacemakers)
• 1998: 23 Minutes of Your Love
• 1999: The Funk Train
• 2001: Everybody's Feelin ' (feat.Latrice Verrett)
• 2001: Everybody's Feelin '/ The Funk Train (Remixes)
• 2002: Tribal Function
• 2004: You Should've Said (I Love You)
• 2005: Music Is Your Life (Just Keep On Dancin) (feat.Dana Divine)
• 2006: A Deeper Sensation (feat.Rachelle Jeanty)
• 2006: What I'm Saying (feat. Dana Divine)

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1. ↑ Chart sources: UK Billboard Dance Club Songs
2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7

Web links

• Angel Moraes at Allmusic (English)
• Angel Moraes at Discogs (English)