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Bio:
Born and raised in San Jose, California, Arturo Garces has been surrounded by dance music his entire life. The son of a serious collector of funk, soul and disco records, Arturo grew up listening to the roots of house music. These early influences are evident in his works as a DJ and producer today.
Interested in making his own music, Arturo got hold of a sampler in 1995 and hasn't looked back since. He has releases on both established & strictly underground labels (Subliminal, Jump Recordings, Solid Trax, Plush, Trax Café, Audio Abuse, & Do Box).
With a solid collection of tracks, Arturo’s music has helped define the unique and emerging Silicon Valley sound. This approach blends the driving, beat-laden beauty of techno with the soulful, deep melodies of house. He has had many collaborations & releases with fellow South Bay artists, including Lucas Rodenbush, Mustafa, Alonso Ordonez, Mattski, Derek Scott, Spun & Chris Jackson.
A DJ since age 15, Arturo has played throughout the U.S. & regularly spins in the Bay Area. He was a resident at Funky Tekno Tribe's monthly, "Organic", and was a member of FTT's "2000 Generations Tour". Other DJs on the tour included DJ Dan, Donald Glaude, Barry Weaver, Graeme, Hector Cardenas, Jeno, DJ Mea, DJ Sneak, DJ Rap, Mark Farina, John Acquaviva, Dean Coleman, Supa DJ Dimitry, Mr. C, and Evil Eddie Richards.
Arturo also helped form Trees N Beats, an annual weekend camp out, north of San Francisco. During the summers of 2000 and 2001, Trees N Beats brought together many local talented DJs and special guest for a weekend of relaxation and celebration.
Today Arturo is the label manager for San Jose's house imprint Jump Recordings and techno label Resource Records. With a talented roster of producers such as E.B.E., Hipp-E, Uneaq, DJ Jaz, Chris Jackson, J-Funk, & Kenneth Graham to name a few. Also for the last 2 years Arturo has been a part of the infamous "Get Down" party. A Tuesday night weekly at the Cardiff Lounge in Campbell Ca. With his hard work, dedication and passion for dance music, Arturo is definitely one to watch.
Releases:
Circular Motion EP (12") Plush Recordings 2000
The Beat Bum EP (12", EP) Audio Abuse 2002
My Sound (File, MP3) DoBox Recordings 2006
Dirty Traxx Vol. 1 (File, MP3, 320) Jump Recordings 2008
Luv EP (File, MP3, 320) Jump Recordings 2009
Remixes:
Mustafa - i submit 2 U (Arturo Garces 4:20 Mix) (12") Subliminal Soul 2001
Donald Glaude - Rise Above It All (Arturo's 408 Mix) (12") Medasu 2003
Gabriel Black - Chorduroy (Arturo Garces Remix) (File, MP3, 320) Tangible 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Bay Area Flavors Volume One (12") The Earth Pure Recordings
Toxic Tunes (12") Four2Four Audio Abuse
Toxic Tunes: Volume Two (12") Bounce Audio Abuse
Hardware DJ Series 002 (2xCD) On The Move Hardware 2000
Scream Vol. 4 - Mixed By DJ Freddy (CD) On The Move Pschent 2000
Selected Sessions Vol.3 (12") On The Move Jump Recordings 2000
Deep In It: Get Groovy (CD) Nightsight Get Groovy 2001
Selected Sessions Vol. 4 (12") High Jack Jump Recordings 2001
Trax Cafe: The Compilation LP (2x12") A Shade Of Black Solid Trax 2001
Fabric 16 (Radio Mix) (CD, Promo) Luv (Original Mix) Fabric (London) 2004
Blow The House Down (File, MP3, 256) Saturday Night Loopzilla 2007
Resurgence (File, MP3, 320) Last Night DoBox Recordings 2007
Freedom (File, MP3, 320) Last Night DoBox Recordings, Random Access Recordings 2008
September Top 10
Arturo Garces - Tekjaz (Mustafa Remix) - Jump Recordings
Junia Ovadose - What Day Is It - Lost My Dog
Lurob - Can You Handle This - Clique Trax
Mustafa - Let The Past Rest (Remix) - CDR
Uneaq - Young and the Guest List - Jump Recordings
Jaz - Skyler (Sneak Bumpiest Remix) - Jump Recordings
Arturo Garces - Luv (TBF Remix) - Jump Recordings
Harry Knuckles - Tainted - Construction Company
TBF - Hear Me Out - The Factory
William Alexander - Servin Em (Jason Hodges Dub) - Stovetop Send me your trackARTURO GARCES @ SLAP 10-15-09 by ArturoGarces
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AT GETDOWN! I LOVE THAT PLACE! YOU GUYS HAD A BANGING SETS! MUCH MUCH MUCH RESPECT! ANYTIME YOU GUY'S HAVE A SLOT OPEN..I'M THERE. MUCH LOVE TO THE BOTH OF YOU'S! AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Yo Arturo, how are you? Its been a while. Yo I have Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday nites off now, and I know I've been laggin on showing to your party. Anyway, hope things are good with you. Here's my latest mix and remixes for you to check out....Cheers!
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