Armando (music producer)

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Armando (actually Armando Luis Gallop , born February 12, 1970 in Chicago , USA , † December 17, 1996 ) was an American DJ and music producer with Cuban roots.

With classics like Land Of Confusion or 151 (partly written 1-5-1 ) Armando was one of the founders of the acid house scene in Chicago, but he also has some house classics like 100% Of Disin 'You . He founded his own label with Warehouse Records in 1988, the name of which was based on the legendary house club.

Life

leukemia

Armando fell ill with leukemia , but had no health insurance and therefore had to bear the long and expensive hospital stays himself. After the release of his last album One World One Future , a charity tour was organized. a. made a stop in Germany in September 1996. A number of colleagues from the global techno DJ and producer environment performed on this tour and waived their fees in favor of Armando's treatment. Techno-Fanzine also provided free ad space for this purpose. Despite this great commitment, Armando died of the disease on December 17, 1996.

plant

Discography (selection)

Singles

  • 1987: Land Of Confusion
  • 1988: 100% Of Disin 'You
  • 1988: Land Of Confusion (Remix) (with 151 as second A-side)
  • 1991: I Need U
  • 1995: Radikal Bitch

Albums

  • 1993: The New World Order
  • 1996: One World One Future

literature

  • Sven Schäfer, Jesper Schäfers, Dirk Waltmann (publisher: Raveline magazine): Techno-Lexicon . Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 1998, p. 54, ISBN 3-89602-142-7
  • Philipp Anz and Patrick Walder: techno . Ricco Bilger publishing house, Zurich 1995, p. 252, ISBN 3-90801-014-4

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Loop Magazin No. 23 (edition 9/96), p. 17
personal data
SURNAME Armando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gallop, Armando Luis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American house producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1996