Uchenna Martin Anyanwu (born August 30, 1979) in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

, known professionally as Uch or DJ Uch is an American

radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

presenter, mixshow DJ, and

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producer who grew up in The Bronx, New York.

Career in radio

Uch began his dj career through radio, and has interviewed many artists in

dance music Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded danc ...

including Matthew Dear,

Chus & Ceballos DJ Chus (born Jesús López Esteban, 1971, Madrid, Spain) is an electronic music producer, remixer and DJ. He works mainly on house music. Biography Chus began DJing at the age of 16. In 1994, he opened Teatro Kapital, and was also one of the ...

Annet Artani Annette Denise Stamatelatos (born 6 September 1976), better known by her stage name Annet Artani (Αννέτ Αρτάνη in Greek), is a Greek-American singer and songwriter. She is best known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Con ...

, The Riddler,

Lucas Prata Lucas Prata (born December 30, 1978) is an American house musician and DJ from New York City. His singles include "Never Be Alone", "And She Said", "Love of My Life", and "Let's Get It On". Prata and Dan Bălan produced The "Ma Ya Hi Song", an ...

, Kaskade and

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

. He was a host of the ''Pump It Up Radio'' program on

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and a mixshow dj for Long Island's WPTY.

Musical career

Uch began producing music in 2008 and has remixed for Lori Michaels and Oba Frank Lords amongst other artists. He currently produces on

Todd Terry Todd Norton Terry (born April 18, 1967) is an American DJ, record producer and remixer in the genre of house music. Musical career Todd Terry was influential in moving House music beyond the early Chicago house sound of 1984–86. He crossed ...

's InHouse Records amongst other house

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s. In 2011, he released the Imo State EP, an original composition for the

Giuseppe D Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...

led label Monitor Sound Recordings, and in 2013, Uch began using Imo State as an alias for his underground productions.

Discography

Singles: * 2020: Genius of House * 2019: Champion Sound (with Mike Ivy) * 2018: Hey Baby * 2018: Ketty White (with Ooomeeey) * 2018: 5 for 20 (with Ooomeeey) * 2018: Off the Rails (with Ooomeeey) * 2018: Mushroom Hill (with Ooomeeey) * 2017: XTC in Germany * 2017: San Francisco Treat * 2017: So What (feat. Larisa) * 2017: Freak It * 2017: Take My Hand (feat. Violetta Vee) * 2016: With Love * 2016: Duck Down * 2016: I Need * 2016: Music For Me * 2016: Shady (feat. Angelica De No) * 2016: Love 4 Life * 2016: Drunk in DC10 * 2016: Ibiza Nights * 2016: Reade Street * 2015: Frente Del Mar (with Anderson) * 2015: Perception (with Alexander J) * 2015: Sadie (Remix EP) * 2015: Phuket Bounce * 2015: Give It 2 Me (feat. Yana & Imo State) * 2015: Really Good * 2014: Sadie * 2014: "Let Me Know" (feat. Larisa) * 2014: "Amor Ibiza: The Remix" * 2014: "Open Book: The Remix" (with DJ Giovanni, Billy Brown, & GinaMarie Z) * 2013: "Open Book" (with DJ Giovanni, Billy Brown, & GinaMarie Z) * 2013: "Tell Me" * 2012: "Limelight (Party With U Baby)" (feat. Vice Verse) * 2012: "Move My Body" (feat. Via Melissa) * 2012: "Amor Ibiza" (feat. Tess) Remixes: * 2017: " Goosebumps (DJ Uch Remix)" - Travis Scott * 2017: "

Mask Off A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment and often they have been employed for rituals and rights. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practi ...

(DJ Uch Remix)" -

Future The future is the time after the past and present. Its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence of time and the laws of physics. Due to the apparent nature of reality and the unavoidability of the future, everything that currently ...

* 2017: "Hurt Bae" - DJ UCH * 2017: "

Catch Me Outside "Catch Me Outside" is a song by American rapper Ski Mask the Slump God, released on June 13, 2017 as the third single from his second mixtape ''You Will Regret'' (2017). The song is a freestyle over "She's a Bitch" by Missy Elliott, produced by T ...

" - DJ UCH * 2016: " We Don't Talk Anymore (DJ Uch Remix)" - Charlie Puth & Selena Gomez (#FORTHEFANS Series) * 2016: "You're A DJ (Uch Remix)" - The Wannabees (#FORTHEFANS Series) * 2016: "Freak Like Me (DJ Uch Remix)" -

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, Lee Walker (#FORTHEFANS Series) * 2016: " This Girl (DJ Uch Remix)" - Kungs,

Cookin' on 3 Burners Cookin' on 3 Burners are an Australian funk trio from Melbourne, consisting of Jake Mason, Dan West and Ivan Khatchoyan. Their 2009 song " This Girl" was remixed by French DJ and record producer Kungs and released in February 2016, peaking at ...

(#FORTHEFANS Series) * 2016: " 9PM (DJ Uch Remix)" -

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(#FORTHEFANS Series) * 2016: "

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(DJ Uch Remix)" -

(#FORTHEFANS Series) * 2016: "

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(Dj Uch Remix)" -

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(#FORTHEFANS Series) * 2016: " All The Way Up (DJ Uch Remix)" -

Fat Joe Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper from New York City. He began his music career as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), then forged a sol ...

Remy Ma Reminisce Mackie ( Smith; born May 30, 1980), known professionally as Remy Ma, is an American rapper. Discovered by Big Pun, she came to prominence for her work as a member of Fat Joe's group, Terror Squad. In 2006, she released her debut stu ...

French Montana Karim Kharbouch (Arabic: æɾiːm χɑɾbuːʃ born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he emigrated to the United States with his family when he was 13. ...

(#FORTHEFANS Series) * 2016: "Welcome To Jam Rock (DJ Uch Remix)" - Damian Marley (#FORTHEFANS Series) * 2015: "Nova27" - Retro Jay ova27 Records* 2014: "Crazy For You" - Sam Dungate & Imo State * 2013: "Crank Up The Music" - Izzy Rock feat. Hondo Vega * 2013: "This Is Cielo" - MDW * 2012: "Stalker" - Sugur Shane * 2012: "Bump" - King Ralphy * 2011: "Dale" - Chris Costanzo feat. Michael M * 2011: "Ibiza" - Giorgio * 2011: "Electro Bump" - MDW * 2011: "Rumble" - Oba Frank Lords * 2010: "Rebound" - Lori Michaels Mixtapes: * 2014: Is This Love? * 2014: #UCHMusic 01 Productions as ''Imo State'': * 2016: Body 2 Body ova27 Records* 2016: Clap Back ova27 Records* 2015: Sadie (Remix EP) * 2015: Give It 2 Me (with Yana & Uch) * 2015: Winter Remix EP (with Retro Jay and Uch) * 2014: Sam Dungate & Imo State - Crazy For You * 2014: Izzy Rock - Bang Bang The Drums (Imo State Remix) * 2014: Winter Darling, John Spinosa, DJ Amoroso - Dark Kiss (Imo State Remix) ova27 Records* 2013: Imo State - RIhanna's Baby ova27 Records

References

External links

* https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/ka_ah3eYzA0/search/audionmatthew-dear * https://web.archive.org/web/20120413005255/http://whcr.org/SHOW_PROFILE/pump_it_up_radio.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Uch, DJ 1979 births African-American DJs American electronic dance music DJs American radio personalities Living people Musicians from New York City 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American musicians

Career in radio

Musical career

Discography

See also

References

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