From the John Morales website:
"John Morales was born in the Bronx, New York. He is recognized worldwide as one of the early pioneers of Dance Mixing/Remixing and producing, beginning his career in 1975 as a local DJ in the Bronx.
John has been involved in the creation of hit records for the better part of 30 years. Known in the industry as an innovator and chance taker, he has always welcomed the challenge of working with new artists and has never been afraid to try new and different ideas...
Morales offers a physical analogy of his craft: "It's like being a plastic surgeon" or, as one UK paper noted, “You'll find the John Morales M&M Mix on many of your favorite club hits ... what John tends to do is make them more danceable, make them beefier, give them more percussive interludes and generally add dynamic elements ... we should have a little corner on every single’s (review) page; He fiddles with so many records, they're probably wondering why people recorded them in their original forms.”
John has worked on over 450 mix/remix and production projects for such renowned artists as Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Al Jarreau, Billy Ocean, Vanity, The Commodores, Hall & Oates ,The Temptations, Marvin Gaye and countless others. His last production projects in the 90s included such acts as Debbie Gibson, Brenda K Starr, Denese Lopez, The Nylons, The Thompson Twins, The Blow Monkeys, Five Star, Art Of Noize, and many others.
Today, after over 10 years in hiatus, Morales is prepared to take a foothold and return to the industry that he loves so much. Inspired by and rekindled with the passion to be creative and expressive, he is once again creating the rhythms and sounds that made the whole world dance. Let the world be forewarned.
John Morales recently completed mixing Marvin Gaye's lost "Love Man" sessions, a forthcoming 2-CD 25th Anniversary edition of "In Our Lifetime," Marvin's last album for Motown. John is also in pre-production on some of his own material, as well as preparing a series or CDs based on the history of M&M Mix Productions."
Featured on Smokey Robinson's "The Stripped Down Mixes", released in August, and available exclusively through itunes.
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