Focus on: Santiago Nino

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Biography:Born in Bogota Colombia, Santiago Began His Musical Career as a dance music composer/producer at the young age of 16. At the same time he began performing as a dj within his local scene in Colombia. Santiago's natural talent got him to sign his first production a few years from his start on Miami's Seductive Records. Shortly after in 2004/2005 he began getting opportunities to let his work be known to the entire world, signing works to world-class labels such as Armada, Baroque, Lost Language, Aurium among others. He began his career influenced heavily by hard techno sounds but as he matured he began sophisticating his sound with intriguing melodies and tight effects. For the past few years his tracks have been used by the most important djs around the globe during their live sets and known radio show's such as A State of Trance, Global Dj Broadcast, Vonyc Sessions, and the Essential Mix on Radio 1. some of Santiago's productions can be spotted in compilations like "Politics of Dancing 2" by Paul Van Dyk, Miami 05 by Markus Schulz, A State of Trance 2005 by Armin Van Buuren, among many others. In late 2005 Santiago also founded his own record label alongside Istmo Music group called Dub Tech Recordings, and launched it with enormous success with "Strange Candy EP". Also on Dub Tech Recorgind he launched "Subway Mth EP" and "Moog Mood EP" which where chart toppers during 2006, gaining diverse support from the likes of PVD, Sander Van Doorn, Ozgur Can, and Albert Vorne amongst many others. On the djing side the young Colombian had shared turntables with very important djs like Mauro Picotto, Dj Preach, Martin Roth to name a few. In 2006 Santiago went on tour with Paul Van Dyk on the highly succesful "Vonyc Sessions World Tour". Santiago is considered by many respected figures as 'future favorite', there is no doubt that Santiago Niño will continue to produce quality music for years to come. His first album, to be named "Danceversify", is due in March of 2007. It will include the highly acclaimed single in collaboration with Giuseppe Ottaviani "Beyond your Thoughts"/ The diversified dance tracks on this album demonstrate his vast musical talent by exploring into many of dance-music's different "sub-genrse". while still mantaining his own sound. It will surely take the world by storm!



Discography:
Original Productions 2003-2004-2005-2006
Santiago Niño - Believe EP - Aurium Rec
Santiago Niño - Big Risk EP - Precinct Rec
Santiago Niño - Techno-Lodgy EP - Just Music Rec
Santiago Niño ft. Paleday - High On Life - Baroque Rec
Santiago Niño - Strange Candy EP - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño - Moog Mood EP - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño - Subway Myth EP - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño & Mitiska - Driving Miles EP - Somatic Sense Rec
Santiago Niño - Mirage - Armada Music
Santiago Niño - Dismal Clouds/Ibiza Dreams - Existence Rec
Santiago Niño & Davila - Wake me from the Inside EP - Connected Rec
Santiago Niño & Davila - Steppin Out Ep - Itzamna Rec

Upcoming Original Productions 2007
Santiago Niño & Giuseppe Ottaviani - Beyond Your Thoughts - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño - Hotel Cocktail EP - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño - Haiku EP - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño - Motion Ep - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño - Stereo Love EP - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño - Poseidon - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño - Clairvoyant - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño - Blue Air - Dub Tech Rec
Santiago Niño & Damian HEck - Red Sky Ep - TBA
Santiago Niño - House Game EP - TBA
Santiago Niño - Wombat - Itzamna Rec

Remixes 2004-2005-2006
Hammer & Bennet - Language (Santiago Niño Dub Tech Mix) - Armada
Ozgur Can - Connected (Santiago Niño Dub Tech Mix) - Armada
Ava Mea - In the End (Santiago Niño & Hydroid Remix) - Armada
Perry O'neil - Myst (Santiago Niño & Hydroid Remix) - Armada
Francis Davila - Be Here Tonight (Santiago Niño Remix) - Seductive Rec
Marcelo Castelli - Better Days (Santiago Niño Remix) - South American
Jose Amnesia - Difference (Santiago Niño & Hydroid Remix) - Enhanced Rec
Allende- Dismal CLouds (Santiago Niño Remix) - Baroque Rec
Chris Micali - Schipol (Santiago Niño Remix) - Aurium Rec
Stewart Keenan - Jericho (Santiago Niño Remix) - Lost Language Rec
Benz & MD - Oneric (Santiago Niño Remix) - Aurium Rec
Delikate Imposters - Sleepless City (Santiago Niño Remix) - Rec
Tronso - You are so nice to me (Santiago Niño Remix) - Electric Candy
Paul K - Don't Forget (Santiago Niño & Francis Davila Remix) - Existence Rec

Upcoming Remixes 2007
Heatbeat - Harmony Rain (Santiago Niño Dub Electro Mix) - Istmo Music
Shawn Mitiska & Matt Ceft Ft. Jaren - Me & U (Santiago Niño & Damian Heck Remix) - TBA
Albert Vorne - The Red Panda (Santiago Niño Remix)

Tracks on Compilations 2004-2005-2006
Armin Van Buuren - A State of Trance 2005
Markus Schulz - Miami 05
Paul Van Dyk - Politics of Dancing 2
Istmo Music Presents - Sin Fronteras
Marko On Sundays - La Rocca 2005
Kenneth Thomas - Obsessions 2005
Heller & Enkie - Trance Nation 21
G-Pal & Anna Maria - Back to Back Sessions Vol. 1
Cosmic Gate - Back to Back Vol. 2
Dave 202 - Black Edition
Technics Volume 14 CD - Mixed by Dj Shog
Critical Rhythm - Singular one CD Compilation
A State of Trance Year Mix Compilation
Plastic Angel Dj Team & Niklas Harding - True Trance Vol 2
Abel Ramos - "Solo" CD Compilation

Upcoming Tracks on Compilation 2007
Greg Downey & John O'Callaghan - Live as Vol. 2

Upcoming Albums 2007:
Santiago Niño - Danceversify (The Album) 12 Origintal Tracks - Dub Tech Rec.

Bookings:

For Bookings in Middle-East, contact Amplifying Studio by emailing Amr Akkad: amr@plasmaticsessions.com

[TranceFusion]

I love most of his tracks a lot one of the rare Trance DJs to come out of South America, can be a leader for others over there! There's also Fabio Stein from Brazil.