ABOUT
Manolo has dedicated over two decades to mastering his spell over the dance floor, building a vast and intensely loyal audience in the process. His residencies at Boston’s two mega clubs, Avalon and the Roxy, as well as The Pool After Dark at Harrah’s Casino Resort and world renown HQ2 Nightclub and Beach Club in Atlantic City. Having shared the stage with global icons such as Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, Armin Van Buuren, Danny Tenaglia, and Erick Morillo to name a few, Manolo achieved for Avalon Mixer magazine's vote as “Best Club” in America in January 2001 and “Best Mega Club” for The Pool After Dark in 2011.
As a producer, Manolo's music springs entirely from real emotion and real feeling. It isn't just an artistic journey, or a display of virtuosity for its own sake. His tracks have soul and meaning. He intends them for expression on big crowds on big dance floors, and there is nothing subtle about their impact. Big dance crowds inspire Manolo's big soulfulness, indeed the sound in his tracks is that of bigness and of large numbers of people expressing themselves all together, diverse, and unified at the same time. His fans love it. Survey a club when Manolo is spinning, and everywhere you look, you’ll find hands raised in the air and a look of rapture on the upturned faces of the crowd.
In the studio as a producer, Manolo makes powerful, driving music, with big feelings and big sounds. However, it's Manolo’s melodic touch that looms over everything else in his recordings. Listen, for example, to his remixes of "Taking Chances" by Celine Dion, "Just Fine" by Mary J Blige, "Get The Party Started" by Dame Shirley Bassey or "Let The World Fall Apart" by Jan Johnston, and you'll clearly hear his melodic touch, evoking new emotions through his production work. More recently, Manolo had multiple singles released under Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto Records imprint. Brighter Day was released in October of 2020, followed by “If You Never Leave” in February 2021. In addition, a collaboration “Favorite Enemy”, with fellow producer/dj duo Clef & Canberra was released on Hardwell’s Gemstone Records imprint. He combines everything from dark and deadly serious rhythms to lush and uplifting vocals, creating a singular sound of his own.
Over the years Manolo has been involved in many different nightlife related ventures. In addition to his main gig as a working DJ, these include owning a boutique style record store (Sound Factory), co-founding and operating New England's first DJ School (DJ Mix Academy); operating a state of the art recording studio (Noisefloor Recordings) an upscale lounge in the Philadelphia area (One14).
Clearly, there are few roles that Manolo has yet to fill in the world of dance music – as a successful DJ, producer, remix artist, Manolo has done it all with integrity, and with humility. Manolo is a gentle, honest, and caring artist with a tremendous passion for music. “Who knows what the future holds,” he concludes on a hopeful note, “but there is one thing that I am sure of: the music has always been and will always be my mistress.”
