DJ Sneak

American musician (born 1969) Musical artist Carlos Sosa (born November 5, 1969), known professionally as DJ Sneak, is a Puerto Rican-born American DJ and record producer. Raised in Chicago, Illinois, he is noted as being one of the second wave of Chicago house producers, (alongside Derrick Carter, Cajmere/Green Velvet, Gemini, James Curd and Paul Johnson) as well as a member of the vanguard of late-1990s United States house producers. Biography In 1983, Sneak moved to Chicago from Puerto Rico, where his early musical experiences and influences were rooted in salsa, merengue and Latin orchestras. In Chicago, Sneak found inspiration in underground house music, warehouse parties and "old school" mix tapes from the early pioneers, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Ralphi Rosario, Steve Hurley and local radio station shows played on WBMX.[citation needed] Sneak earned his nickname rocking graffiti-tags and began working at retail stores as an airbrush artist.[better source needed] His development as a DJ came while working regular mobile DJ jobs and local nightclubs. Sneak focused on his music production and started his independent label – Defiant Records. In 1994, while still working at local