Reel 2 Real

The producer of 1 of the largest dance hits from the ’90s, “I love to Move It” — and also a half-dozen additional Top 20 hits in the uk — Reel 2 Real is masterminded by Erick Morillo, a fresh York DJ who sought to mix the power of Latin-house music with reggae rhythms and textures. Morillo, who’s of Columbian and Dominican history, started DJing in his early teenagers and studied creation at New York’s Middle of Press Arts. After focusing on remixes for a number of reggae singles, he teamed up having a toaster, the overall, for “Muevelo,” a platinum-selling solitary well-known in Latin areas. Another big mover within the dancefloors, “THE BRAND NEW Anthem/Funk Buddha,” brought him the eye of the Firmly Rhythm label. Authorized to the label and released to the Trinidad-born vocalist Mad Stuntman (aka Tag Quashie), Morillo shaped Reel 2 Genuine and released the group’s 1st single, “I love to Move It,” in 1993. By the next year, the solitary had exploded within the world’s dancefloors, spawning the Move It! recording. The LP do well within the graphs, and created four British strike singles. Morillo continuing to DJ and released the blend compilation Live & Even more in early 1996. Prior to the end of the entire year, Reel 2 True got released its second recording, ARE YOU SET for Some Even more?, with vocal efforts from Michael Watford, Barbara Tucker and Althea McQueen, amongst others. Morillo obtained an increased profile that calendar year after offering DJ responsibilities for MTV’s DESIGNATED. He also installed with Latin American heart-throbs Proyecto Uno for the Cuban barnstormer, “Mueve la Cadera.”