Mr. V
Encyclopedia
Mr. V is an American
house
and latin music DJ
, producer
and rapper. He is a regular collaborator of Louie Vega, and is also the co-owner of SOLE Channel Music, with Alix Alvarez.
Font started DJing at the age of 14 in Spanish Harlem
, but it would not be for many years that he would sign with the Masters At Work
label, MAW Records, assisting Louie Vega. In 2001 founded SOLE Channel with Alix Alvarez, the pair releasing several tracks with their own label.
His most famous tracks have been "Da Bump", released in 2006, and "Put Your Drink Down", released in 2007, both included in the album Welcome Home.
United States
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house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and latin music DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and rapper. He is a regular collaborator of Louie Vega, and is also the co-owner of SOLE Channel Music, with Alix Alvarez.
Font started DJing at the age of 14 in Spanish Harlem
Spanish Harlem
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, is a section of Harlem in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. East Harlem is one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City. It includes the area formerly known as Italian Harlem, in which...
, but it would not be for many years that he would sign with the Masters At Work
Masters At Work
Masters at Work is the house/garage production and remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. They first worked together using the name, which had been given to them by mutual friend Todd Terry , in 1990...
label, MAW Records, assisting Louie Vega. In 2001 founded SOLE Channel with Alix Alvarez, the pair releasing several tracks with their own label.
His most famous tracks have been "Da Bump", released in 2006, and "Put Your Drink Down", released in 2007, both included in the album Welcome Home.