Robbie Rivera

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Robbie Rivera at the 2009 Winter Music Conference

Roberto "Robbie" Rivera (* 1973 in San Juan , Puerto Rico ) is a Puerto Rican House - DJ and producer .

life and career

He first came into contact with electronic dance music at the age of around ten. His passion for different groups, such as Depeche Mode , New Order or U2 , brought him into contact with contemporary electronic dance music.

At the age of 13 he bought his first mixer and two turntables and within a few years acquired the skills necessary to later be successful as a DJ. During his youth he tested a lot with the Roland drum machine that he borrowed from a friend.

In 1992 he moved to Miami and released his first record El Sorrullo in 1996 , which was more of the Latin House division. With that he made the breakthrough in the scene. One of his following hits, Bang , made it to number 13 on the UK charts and top 10 in Australia .

Due to the success he founded his own label Juicy Music in 1998 , on which he could freely publish his own ideas about electronic dance music.

Due to his popularity he was also in great demand as a remix artist and was able to work for the likes of Faithless , Felix Da Housecat , Madonna , Kylie Minogue , Gabriel & Dresden , Moloko , Bob Sinclar , Benny Benassi , Sinead O'Connor, Ferry Corsten , Ricky Martin , Carlos Santana , Steve Angello , Coburn , Superchumbo, David Guetta , Tocadisco , Pink and Basement Jaxx work.

Since 2005 he has been married to Monica Olabarrieta, who is also his business partner. Rivera was nominated for Best House Producer at Beatport and Best Remixer at the International Dance Music Awards in 2008.

Discography

With over 100 singles, five albums and countless remixes, Robbie Rivera is one of the most released artists on the electronic music scene.

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK IT IT
1998 The Ultimate Disco Groove UK87 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: January 1, 1998
1999 Relax UK91 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: September 29, 1998
Robbie Rivera presents Invasion
First the groove UK79 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: March 16, 1999
2000 Bang UK13 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: October 2, 2000
Robbie Rivera presents Rhythm Bangers
2002 Great drum UK85 (1 week)
UK 		-
First release: April 1st, 2002
feat. DJ Disciple
sex UK55 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First release: September 30, 2002
feat. Billy paul w
2003 Funk-a-Tron (Drop That Funk) UK97 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: October 29, 2002
Robbie Rivera's Grooves
2008 I want candy - IT6 (5 weeks)
IT
First published: February 26, 2008
with Olivier Schmitz
Back to zero - IT17 (1 week)
IT
First release: March 21, 2008
feat. Danise Rivera

More singles

year title
1996
  • These Are the Sounds in the House!
1997
  • These Are the Sounds in the House!
  • I wanna feel it deeper
1998
  • Getting Down with the Sax
  • I wanna see you groovin '
  • Funking & Grooving
  • Attention
  • Enough is enough
  • Intense / Feel This
  • The Kings of Tribal
  • Key of life
  • Not just a dub
  • Nothing to Offer
  • The Ultimate Disco Groove
  • There's Some Disco Fans in Here Tonight
1999
  • Bring it down
  • Clap your hands
  • Club Wash
  • D-Monsta
  • Listen up
  • First the groove
  • French Fries from Miami Beach
  • High energy
  • It's a feeling now
  • It's midnight
  • Relax
  • Saxmania
  • Sunny South
  • The frenzy
  • The Music Makers
  • The Soul Bandit
  • The real sound
  • Tough Enough
2000
  • Bang
  • Do You Believe / I'm the Music Tonite
  • Fallin '
  • I can't take it
  • I'm the Music Tonite
  • The One
2001
  • Feel this
  • Funk-A-Tron
  • In the Distance
2002
  • Burning
  • Hypnotize
  • Let's get together
  • sex
  • Sound Xpress / Congos
  • Great drum
  • The Hum Melody
  • Trippin
2003
  • All that I like
  • Bring it down
  • Girlfriend
  • After hours (To The Underground)
year title
2003
  • Gonna Let the Music Move You Around
  • Got to Let You Know
  • I want more
  • Insanity
  • The bang
  • Vertigo
  • Sound the horn
2004
  • Blah Blah Blah
  • Funk-a-Faction
  • Liar
  • Which Way You're Going
  • Uptown Girls / Do You Want More?
2005
2006
  • Bizarre Love Triangle
  • Escape
  • Float Away
  • Superstar
  • The Dubai Track
  • Replay The Night
  • Your mistake
2007
  • Aye aye aye
  • Bring back the underground
  • Float Away
  • Rock it
  • Move Move
  • No nobody
2008
  • Back to zero
  • In Too Deep
  • Girlfriend 2008
  • Batucada (feat. Dero)
  • Truktor (feat. Dero)
2009
  • Closer to the sun
  • Destination Eivissa (feat. 68 Beats)
2010
  • 1980 (feat. Dero)
  • Are You Listening (feat. 68 Beats)
  • Let Me Sip My Drink (feat. Fast Eddie )
  • Rock the disco
  • We Live For The Music
  • Oh Baby (feat. Dero & Juan Magán )
  • Departures
  • Keep On Going (feat.Ozmosis)
2011
  • Dance (feat. Pink Fluid)
  • The Sound Of The Times (feat. Ana Criado)
  • We Are Monkeys (feat. Dero)
  • Noise (feat. 68 Beats)
  • Ding Dong (feat. Tommy Lee , DJ Aero & Sue Cho)
  • I Love Ibiza (feat.Manuel de la Mare)
2012
  • Roxy
  • Turn It Around (feat. JES )
  • Dance or Die
  • In the Morning (feat. Wynter Gordon )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Billboard Biography ( Memento of August 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Chart sources: UK ES
personal data
SURNAME Rivera, Robbie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rivera, Roberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican DJ
DATE OF BIRTH 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH San Juan , Puerto Rico