Dance Dont Sit

Dance, Dont Sit Mix

Manny Freytes started his DJ career in 1991 Playing hip hop, He has played alongside of some of hip hop’s most respected DJs. DJs like Kid Capri, Doo Wop, S&S, and Love Bug Starski at The Fever nightclub in the Bronx NY where Manny held down a residency. Manny played house music whenever he felt like he can slip it in at his party's. Tracks Like "Work It To The Bone" and "Break For Love" never left his record bag. But it was after The Fever closed that Manny was really introduced to house music, and what it can do to the mind, body and soul. One night out on the town in the City with some friends he discovered a club named Vinyl and saw DJ Danny Tenaglia. The sounds, the vibe, the love that he saw, felt and was hearing were fascinating to him. Every week after that, Friday nights at Vinyl was his new home. Manny knew that this is what he was missing musically, It mesmerized him, and Manny turned his sights from a DJ career in hip hop to becoming a DJ in the house music scene. Since then Freytes has been a regular opener and fill-in for Danny Tenaglia at his legendary and award-winning Be Yourself parties at the now-closed Vinyl/Arc nightclub. Since Vinyl/Arc closed, DT still calls on Manny to open the nights for him. Most noticeable is Godskitchen's Be Yourself Halloween party @ Club Exit/Ikon. Made Event's Christmas and Halloween party's @ Sprit. Vinyl's *BE Yourself* Reunion @ Pacha-NYC, and New Years eve at New York City's legendary Club Limelight. Manny also asked by Danny to play along side him and Victor Calderone at Space Ibiza. While in Ibiza Manny was ask to play live on Ibiza Sonica FM. Manny has also been ask to share the booth with the likes of Cevin Fisher, Luca Ricci, Hector Romero, ThatKidCris, Jaimy and NYC Techno legend Lenny Dee. Manny has spun in numerous clubs, and loft parties around New York City and beyond, Including A 3 day, 6 gig trip to Eastern Europe. which included a live 2 hour set on Hungary's #1 dance radio station. Now it is time for the rest of the world catch on to what New York City and Danny Tenaglia already knows! According to Danny Tenaglia himself In the 2006 DJ Mag's annual top 100 DJs issue which asked Danny Tenaglia who will break through in 2006. Along with DJs Demi (Deeper Substance, SOS) and Andy B (Ibiza) Danny mentions Manny Freytes. Along with DJing Manny Freytes has been spending a great deal of time learning his way around the studio. He is currently working on production with DJ Jaimy (Fatal Music, Drum Mode) DJ Bashar (Fatal Music, stereo) DJ Kelee (Ggressive Recordings) and Konrad Carelli (Audio Tactix) Expect to hear great things from Manny Freytes in the future