"Jazz at its core is improvisation, and
can be especially free and sexy if you
don't have reservations upon mixing it
with powerful beats." This philosophy is
evident from the moment this venezuelan
dj and producer kicks off a party with
his groovy sessions.
Boogaloo, afrobeat, acid-jazz, house,
Breakbeat, salsa, hip-hop, flamenco, electro-
funk, drum nbass or latinotronic are some of
the ingredients that flavor his jazzy
sessions.
Demetrio de CCS has shared the turntables
with some of the worlds best djs, like Armand
Van Helden, Hernan Cattaneo, Roy Davis Jr,
Junkie XL, Dany Howells, Terry Francis, G
Moore, Judge Jules. In addition, his own
original tracks can be found on various
compilation discs, like "Venezuela Dance vol. 1"
(Gozadera Records), "Banti. Tarifa Summer
Sessions (Banti records), "360 Noches"
(Altamira Suites), "Soundial Loft[esque]
Compilation" (Soundial Records), and a remix
in "Nueva Onda Nueva, Electronic Aldemaro"
(FNB Grabaciones).
On a journey to find the open ear, demetrio de
ccs lived in europe for many years. In August,
2006, he brought his "latinotronic" beats to
an audience of 6000 fans in Amsterdam's
Heineken Music Hall, invited by Belgian-
Spanish artist Belle Perez. While living in
Spain, he supplied the electronic beats for
the Spanish band, "El Sombrero del Abuelo",
collaborating in their disc, "Sistole y
Diastole", and touring with them for two years
throughout Spain and Europe. when he wasn't
touring with the band, he could be found
spinning in the best of Madrid's clubs like La
Boca de Lobo.
Before, while still in Venezuela, he influenced
the movement of electronic music as part
owner and resident dj of nightclubs such as
barrabar and santaladiabla, both of which
were looked upon as the references in
Caracas for electronic music. He was also
invited to dj in other south American
countries and his remixes have been danced to
in la sala in bogota, colombia and the
international music festival in lima peru
Demetrio de CCS recently released his first
original cd, "Bar Domestico a Domicilio", in
iTunes and Amazon.com with the support of
José Luis Pardo, a.k.a. Dj Afro (Los Amigos
Invisibles guitarist). "Bar Domestico a
Domicilio" is 11 tracks to experience an
electronic journey to the domestic bar that
we all want to have.
He is currently settling in Chicago and
looking forward to exposing new ears
to his unique mixes and sessions of
latin funk.
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Releases:
-"Mimumambo" in Dance Venezuela vol. 1 (Gozadera Records)
-"El Catire (retardao rmx)" feat. Aafke & Benzo, vs. Martínez & Delgado in Nueva Onda Nueva, Electronic Aldemaro (FNB)
-"Reversa (to Abe a la carte rmx)" feat. Koostavo Hoi-Doi in 360 Noches.
-"Cota1000 Besos" in Banti, Tarifa Summer Sessions, 2007
-"Cota1000 Besos" in Soundial Loft[esque] compilation, 2008 (Soundial Records)
