.Past .03 01 2009 ... DJ set @ Skyline, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico .10 01 2009 ... DJ set @ The Mansion, Guadalajara, Mexico .17 01 2009 ... DJ set @ Modular, Mazatlan, Mexico .28 01 2009 ... DJ set @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .12 02 2009 ... DJ set @ Sunset, Guadalajara, Mexico .13 02 2009 ... DJ set @ Zona Zero (opening), Guadalajara, Mexico .14 02 2009 ... DJ set w/ Michal Ho @ La Santa, Guadalajara, Mexico .21 02 2009 ... DJ set @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .07 03 2009 ... DJ set @ Spring Fest, Ocotlan, Mexico .12 03 2009 ... DJ set @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .13 03 2009 ... DJ set @ Nëim :: Colours :: Red, Guadalajara, Mexico .14 03 2009 ... DJ set @ Bamboo, Guadalajara, Mexico .21 03 2009 ... DJ set w/Carl Cox @ Foro Alterno, Guadalajara, Mexico .22 03 2009 ... DJ set @ Level (Carl Cox afterparty), Guadalajara, Mexico .27 03 2009 ... DJ set @ Industry Lounge, El Paso, USA .28 03 2009 ... DJ set @ Santos, Chihuahua, Mexico .02 04 2009 ... DJ set w/Mathias Tanzmann @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .03 04 2009 ... DJ set @ Level, Guadalajara, Mexico .09 04 2009 ... DJ set @ El Modular, Mazatlan, Mexico .11 04 2009 ... DJ set @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .22 04 2009 ... DJ set @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .01 05 2009 ... DJ Set @ Level, Guadalajara, Mexico .09 05 2009 ... DJ Set @ Level, Guadalajara, Mexico .20 05 2009 ... DJ Set @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .30 05 2009 ... DJ Set @ Budweiser Afterparty-6.00am, Guadalajara, Mexico .30 05 2009 ... DJ Set @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .31 05 2009 ... DJ Set @ Level (6.00), Guadalajara, Mexico .06 06 2009 ... DJ Set @ Penny Bar, Guadalajara, Mexico .12 06 2009 ... DJ Set @ AM, DF, Mexico .17 06 2009 ... DJ Set @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .19 06 2009 ... DJ Set @ NuRockers, Morelia, Michoacan .19 06 2009 ... DJ Set @ Glitchy Noises, www.ODU.fm .27 06 2009 ... DJ Set @ Glitchy Noises, www.PROCLUBBINFM.com
.Next .11 07 2009 ... DJ Set @ Anime Bar, Guadalajara, Mexico .15 07 2009 ... DJ Set @ Bar Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico .24 07 2009 ... DJ Set @ Rioma, DF, Mexico [cancelado]
Of course I’m late for my scheduled arrival at Fort Lauderdale, but Romeo doesn’t seem to mind; there is nothing impatient about him. Seemingly avoiding the WMC fashion yet completely confident with the seasonal environment, Romeo’s character reveals something simple, almost boring. His smile and natural ease aren’t posed in any way. I take this as a sign of maturity, maybe happiness- a rare thing in artistic circles. But maybe this calm also comes from the confidence of being a geek-type of producer.
Together with his partners Pinto and Balcazar, with whom he has been working for the last 8 years, he achieved the prominence of crossing the lines of experimental sounds and DJ-friendly tracks. “I don’t have any ten-year plan to take over the music industry”, he says. “I just keep experimenting the way I want to”. Now, even though he is an established artist who releases and remixes for other artists and labels, it still remains fairly mysterious as to who does what inside each of his projects. “Almost no one thought it was a good idea to create a record label”, he laughs. Mysterious even more when you consider that his work activity of 24/7 eludes all sleeping. And it’s not that he hasn’t tried. As if it is part of his projects, he demonstrates what it is to be a midnight pervert during a normal evening, either in his studio or while moving through the clubs and parties around Downtown Miami.
We meet again, on second occasion: Romeo is once again playing harder than he probably would at his studio, something that sounds appropriate and suitable for an after after-party. While people are blogging, trawling through Resident Advisor and poking each other on My Space and Facebook, his list of unreleased material has remained fairly aloof from Internet. One of the many controversial things that he says about his profession is that “dance music shouldn’t be the pre-aim of a producer”. And he continues, “selling tracks isn’t what I’m primarily interested in. I think everything I do comes out of just fulfilling a need”. But after putting a little bit of backing and lots of courage, Romeo, Pinto, Balcazar and crew produced a tremendous first round material ready to see day of light under the Neim Releases this year.
