Roger Sanchez (born June 1, 1967)[1] is an American house DJ, remixer and producer. He won a Grammy Award for his remix of "Hella Good" by No Doubt in 2003, and is best known for his song "Another Chance", which was an international hit in 2001. He is a four time DJ Awards winner for "Best House DJ" in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2007 and has received twelve nominations in total. He won the first International Dance Music Award for Best Podcast in 2007[2] and has received 8 IDMA nominations for Best American DJ (2003–2010).
Roger Sanchez | |
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 Roger Sanchez at Tomorrowland 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Roger S., S-Man, Natural Born Lovers |
| Born | June 1, 1967 New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | House, tribal house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, music producer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Stealth Records, UNDR the RADR, Ministry of Sound |
| Spouse | Kristen Knight |
| Website | RogerSanchez.com |
Musical career
editSanchez began to play nightclubs in New York City, and later around the world. Along with fellow New York house DJs Erick Morillo, David Morales and Danny Tenaglia, Sanchez has become well known in the European club circuit, especially on the Spanish island of Ibiza. He has maintained residency on there every summer since 2000.
Sanchez has scored numerous hits in the European and World Charts with both his own music and the remixes he has created for an array of superstars including Diana Ross, Kylie Minogue, Daft Punk, Madonna, The Police, No Doubt and Maroon 5. In 2003, he won his first Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of No Doubt's "Hella Good". He hosts a weekly terrestrial and online radio show called Release Yourself, with 15 million listeners worldwide. Along with the radio show, Sanchez hosts a bi-weekly podcast, distributed internationally. In 2007 the podcast was awarded the first-ever Best Podcast Award at the International Dance Music Awards (IDMA).[2] On December 21, 2020, the podcast aired its 1000th episode.
On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records Sanchez placed at number 60.[3]
He is also the founder of his own label in 2002, Stealth Records. Yearly, Sanchez curates a series of compilation albums called Release Yourself, which are known for their blend of deep house, Latin, tribal and tech sounds.
In 2018, Sanchez created an educational masterclass to teach aspiring DJs.[4]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] |
BEL (FL) [6] |
FRA [7] |
NL [8] |
NZ |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||
| First Contact |
|
59 | 26 | 114 | 94 | 23 | 62 | 34 |
| Come with Me |
|
— | — | — | 77 | — | — | — |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [11] |
BEL [12] |
FIN [13] |
NLD [14] |
SWI [15] |
UK [1] |
US Dance [16] | ||||
| 1990 | "Luv' Dancin'" (as Underground Solution) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |
| 1995 | "Strictly 4 the Underground" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Release Yo Self" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Deep" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Funky and Fresh" (featuring Gerald Elms presents The International Posse) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "1999" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Want Your Love (remixes)" (Roger S. presents Twilight) | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2000 | "I Never Knew" | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | First Contact | |
| 2001 | "Another Chance" | 20 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 1 | — | ||
| "You Can't Change Me" (featuring Armand van Helden and N'Dea Davenport) | 45 | 60 | — | 78 | 86 | 25 | — | |||
| 2002 | "Nothing 2 Prove" (featuring Sharleen Spiteri) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "Turn on the Music" | 44 | 31 | 5 | 29 | — | 197 | 48 | Come with Me | |
| 2006 | "Lost" | 60 | 31 | 8 | 50 | — | — | 1 | ||
| 2007 | "Not Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "Bang That Box!" (featuring Terri B!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 2011 | "2gether" (featuring Far East Movement) | — | 56 | — | 86 | — | 92 | — | Release Yourself – 10th Anniversary Edition | |
| "Worldwide" (featuring Mobin Master and DJ Flipside) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | Single only | ||
| 2012 | "Wrek tha Discotek" (featuring Soulson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blade soundtrack | |
| 2020 | "Dream on Me" (with Ella Henderson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 2023 | "Keep It Moving" (with Katy Alex)[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 2023 | "Raining Again ('Black Rain' Remix)" (with Betoko)[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
Other releases
edit- Secret Weapons Volume 1 (1994)
- Secret Weapons Volume 2 (1995)
- Best of The Times (2007) w/ Todd Terry
- Release Yourself – 10th Anniversary Edition (2010)
Selected remixes
edit- Michael Jackson – "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (1992)
- Michael Jackson – "Jam"
- Tom Tom Club – "Sunshine & Ecstasy" (1992)
- Kenny "Dope" González Presents Axxis – "All I'm Askin'" (1992)
- Lisa Stansfield – "So Natural" (1993)
- M People – "Renaissance" (1994)
- Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross – "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (1995)
- Definition of Sound – "Pass the Vibes" (1995)
- Janet Jackson – "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (1996)
- Jamiroquai – "High Times" (1997)
- Michael Jackson – "Dangerous" (1997)
- Jamiroquai – "Deeper Underground" (1998)
- Daft Punk – "Revolution 909" (1998)
- Lenny Kravitz – "Black Velveteen" (1999)
- Wamdue Project – "King of My Castle" (1999)
- Garbage – "Cherry Lips" (2001)
- Alicia Keys – "Butterflyz" (2002)
- Anastacia – "Paid My Dues" (2002)
- Kylie Minogue – "In Your Eyes" (2002)
- No Doubt – "Hella Good" (2002)
- Texas – "I'll See It Through" (2003)
- Cirque Du Soleil — "Kumbalawé" (2005)
- Madonna – "Get Together" (2006)
- Robyn – "Be Mine!" (2007)
- Depeche Mode – "Perfect" (2009)
- Sérgio Mendes – "Pais Tropical" (2010)
- OneRepublic – "Secrets" (2010)
- Maroon 5 – "Give a Little More" (2010)
- Brandon Flowers – "Only The Young" (2010)
- Miguel Bosé – "Cardio" (2010)
- Robbie Williams – "Last Days of Disco" (2010)
- Seether – "Dragon in Me (Desire for Need)" (2014)
- Nicky Romero and Nile Rodgers – "Future Funk" (as S-Man) (2016)
- Fiorious - "Follow Me" (2020)
Credentials
edit- Featured in Hang the DJ by Marco & Mauro La Villa
- Cannes Film Festival, France
Awards and nominations
editDJ rankings
editThe DJ List ranking
The DJ List has approximately 1 million members who rate DJs in different EDM genres, these are the statistics for The DJ List as of November 6, 2015.[20]
| Year | DJ | Country | Genre | Ranking source | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Roger Sanchez | 
|
Top DJ USA | The DJ List | 12th |
| 2015 | Roger Sanchez |
|
Top Global House | The DJ List | 24th |
Top Deejays ranking
Topdeejays is a global DJ database founded and operated by FM Agencija it uses an algorithm that measures general social media influence of a DJ by combining their Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, SoundCloud, MySpace, Last.fm and YouTube fans, subscribers and followers TDJ calculates and applies TDJ points to in order rank artists global, national and by genre influence. These are the statistics for topdeejays as of November 6, 2015.
| Year | DJ | Country | Genre | Ranking Source | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Roger Sanchez |
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Top DJ USA | Topdeejays List | 30th |
| 2015 | Roger Sanchez |
|
Top Global House | Topdeejays List | 37th |
DJ Rankings The Official Global DJ Rankings is calculated according to an advanced algorithm, compiled to give an accurate, independent and fair ranking of all DJs it considers the following criteria DJ earnings.Media presence, Chart data from music releases and remixes, Airplay data from radio stations. Public data about royalties collected from copyright associations, Followers on major social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter etc. and Polling and rating data from various polling agencies and rating sites, such as dj-rating.com and djmag.com.
| Year | DJ | Country | Genre | Ranking Source | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Roger Sanchez |
|
Top Global House | The DJ Rankings List | 1st |
References
edit- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b "Roger Sanchez - IDMA Award for best podcast 2007". International Dance Music Awards. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs". DJ Magazine. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- ^ "Roger Sanchez DJ Masterclass". Faderpro.com.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 243.
- ^ "Roger Sanchez – First Contact". Ultratop. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Roger Sanchez – First Contact". SNEP. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Roger Sanchez – First Contact". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Roger Sanchez – First Contact". Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Roger Sanchez". Official Charts. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: "Discography Roger Sanchez". australian-charts.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- "Lost": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 243.
- ^ "Discografie Roger Sanchez" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Roger Sanchez". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Roger Sanchez". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Roger Sanchez". swisscharts.com (in German). Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Roger Sanchez Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "British certifications – Roger Sanchez – Another Chance". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Global House Music Legend Roger Sanchez Teams Up With Rising UK Star Katy Alex On Hot, New Summer Bop, 'Keep It Movin''". The Music Essentials. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Roger Sanchez Drops Amazing 'Black Rain' Remix of Betoko 'Raining Again' on Embassy One". UFO Network. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Statistics The DJ List". thedjlist.com. The DJ List Rankings. Retrieved November 6, 2015.