An unofficial remix I did for a Louie Vega Remix Competition that I never entered. Decided to release as a bootleg and free download for anyone that likes it!

How I Work (Louie Vega - How He Works Danny Velz Bootleg)

Sampled Hector Lavoe’s, El Dia De Mi Suerte

Lucky Day

Cocotaso Radio

PUERTO RICAN, DOMINICAN, BRAZILIAN

Everything started as an inspiration from hearing the music and sets at The 5th Element Festival I attended in Puerto Rico.

I kept finding myself wanting records that had groove but also drive, something minimal enough to sit in the mix but dope enough to push a room to dance. 

I stripped things back until only what mattered stayed. Letting the percussion and bassline carry the track instead of big moments. The salsa references came naturally,. I wanted to surprise and delight and leave the people wanting more. Just a tease. They appear, do their job, and move on.

The goal was playability. A record that DJs can place anywhere without forcing it. Early in a set, late at night, small room, big system.

This is how I like house music. Simple and made for people who are actually on the dance floor.

Everything

This is my favorite track I've ever made.

The story behind it in my head goes like this. You  go out one night. Then, across the room, someone catches your eye. You don't know their name. You don't need to. The music pulls you both to the dance floor and suddenly you're dancing like you've known each other for lifetimes. Every track draws you closer. Hours feel like seconds. The whole room disappears and it's just the two.

Then the lights come on. And just like that… they're gone.

You step outside, still buzzing. You replay every moment,  the way they moved, the way they looked at you, the way the music seemed to play just for the two of you. You get home. You lie down. You close your eyes. And there they are.

OHH SHHIT… I'm thinking about you.

Every piece of this track came from somewhere real, the arrangement, the sounds I made, the sounds I chose, the samples, the synths, all of it was came from feelings and emotions I was carrying at the time.

I've been holding onto this track, saving it for the perfect time. But I've realized there is no perfect moment. The perfect time is yesterday.

So here it is, out into the wild.

I hope DJs like it. I hope the people feel it. I hope it reaches the dance floors and inspires others to love, live, and dance.

OHH SHHIT (I'M THINKING ABOUT YOU)

I make and play house music that gets people shaking their ass on the dance floor.

Danny Velz

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