Eugenio Sanchez Jr., commonly known by his

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Junior Sanchez, is an American

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, DJ,

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, re-mixer and record

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from

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Early life

Junior Sanchez was born in

, on May 4, 1977, and raised in the

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. His family is from the state of

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Career

Sanchez has worked in the

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as a record

president and A&R. At 17, he became A&R for the independent New Jersey label Rufftrax, signing

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and B.O.P. He also ran his own label Cube Recordings which released material from

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, Steve Mac, Paul Woolford, and DJ Sneak, and was also President of A&R for various label's Junior now operates his own

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, DJ Sneak, Roger Sanchez,

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. Production and remixes include

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, Hot Hot Heat,

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, The Faint, New Order,

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Discography

Compilations

* SubSpecies* / Junior Sanchez – ''From Da East'' / Da Bionic Trax (CD, Comp) Rhythm Republic 1996

DJ mixes

* ''Cube Recordings'' (CD) DJ Magazine 2001 * ''Seize The Fewcha'' Nervous Records 2011

Singles and extended plays

* "Alive at Night" (featuring Ineabell) * "Deeper Love" (with Sultan & Ned Shepard) * "Without You" (with

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) * "Salt" (vs.

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) * Dave Carlucci & Junior Sanchez – Rufftrax On Wax (EP) , Rufftrack Records 1994 * Dave Carlucci & Junior Sanchez – The Guardian Of Ruff EP (12", EP) , Rufftrack Records 1994 * Harry "Choo Choo" Romero & Junior Sanchez – Bad Little Kiddies , Gossip Records 1996 * Da Bionic Trax , Strictly Rhythm 1996 * Da Shape Of Da 80s , Narcotic Records 1998 * Rhythm Masters And Junior Sanchez – Da New Age Funksters , Junior London 1999 * 2Morrows Future 2Day (2x12") , R-Senal 1999 * Old Tracky Bastard (12") , Armed Records 1999 * The Man-E-Facez EP , Yoshitoshi Recordings 2000 * Junior Sanchez Featuring Angie Johnson – That Girl Ain't Right , R-Senal 2000 * Junior Sanchez & Rhythm Masters Are New Age Funkstas – Rock Your Body (12") , Cube Recordings 2000 * Armand Van Helden & Junior Sanchez – Stanton Music Sampler No. 1 Stanton Magnetics, LLC 2000 * Junior Sanchez Feat. Dajae* – B With U 3345 Recordings 1999 * Executes Cubizm 1.0 (12") Cube Recordings CUB 01 2000 * Junior Sanchez and Christian Smith – R United Cube Recordings 2001 * Dancin Next To Me (12") Not On Label JUNBUG 01 2001 * Junior Sanchez and Rhythm Masters – Are New Age Funkstars (12") House Works 2001 * Steve Mac and Junior Sanchez – The Controllers (Essential DJ Toolz) Dis-Funktional Recordings 2001 * Superincumbent / I Wanna Rock! (12", W/Lbl) Cube Recordings ZCUB 14 2003 * Neoteric Version 1 (12") Cube Recordings CUB 14 2003 * The Last Dance (12") Big & Dirty BADR.002 2005 * Junior Sanchez Feat. Good Charlotte – Elevator (12") Rise RISE 492 2010 * Harry Romero*, Junior Sanchez & Alexander Technique Feat Shawnee Taylor – Where You Are (12") Sneakerz Muzik 2011 * Dim Mak Attack EP (3xFile, MP3, EP, 320) Dim Mak Records DM 293 2012 * Junior Sanchez featuring CeCe Peniston* – Without You (File, MP3, Single, 320) Size Records 2014 * Junior Sanchez with

– Figure Of Jazz (Freeze Records) 2018 * Junior Sanchez – Fundamentals EP (

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) 2018 *

and Junior Sanchez – Figure of Jazz (Freeze Records) 2019 * Junior Sanchez – Without Your Love (Armada Music) 2019 * Junior Sanchez – ''Blueprint'' EP (Kaluki Musik) 2019 * Junior Sanchez – Hard to Resist (Too Many Rules) 2019 * Junior Sanchez – ''Everyday'' EP (Circus Recordings) 2019 * Junior Sanchez and Boris – Move It (Saved Records) 2020 * Junior Sanchez featuring Lee Wilson – Music So Special (Undisputed Music) 2021

Remixes

*1998:

– "

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& Junior's Revolutionary War Mix) *2019: Huxley and Javi Bora – "You're Everything" (Junior Sanchez Remix) *2019:

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and Lenny Fontana – "Top of the World" (Junior Sanchez Remix)

Miscellaneous

* Harry Romero, Junior Sanchez & Alexander Technique Feat Shawnee Taylor – ''Where You Are'' (3xFile, MP3, 320) Size Records 2010 * Junior Sanchez featuring Karmen – ''I Believe In'' (Remixes) (2xFile, MP3, 320) Size Records 2011 * Junior Sanchez featuring Karmen – ''I Believe In'' (3xFile, MP3, 320) Size Records 2011 * Junior Sanchez and Bad Suns – ''Salt'' (File, MP3, 320) Size Records 2014 * Junior Sanchez and

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– ''Deeper Love'' (File, MP3, 320) Size Records 2014

References

External links

* Junior Sanchez at AllMusic.com*
Junior's Bio

Junior's Video Interview on Vimeo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Junior 1977 births Living people American DJs Record producers from New Jersey People from Belleville, New Jersey Musicians from Newark, New Jersey Culture of Newark, New Jersey Remixers Stmpd Rcrds artists Electronic dance music DJs