Robbie Rivera
Puerto Rican DJ and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roberto "Robbie" Rivera (born 1973) is a Puerto Rican house music producer and DJ. He has an extensive catalog of original productions and remixes to his credit, ranging from tribal to progressive house, as well as incorporating garage and Latin elements.[1] He and his wife Mónica Olabarrieta have homes in Miami and Ibiza. On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Rivera placing number 95.[2]
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| Birth name | Roberto Luis Rivera |
| Also known as | 68 Beats |
| Born | August 7, 1973 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Origin | Puerto Rico |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Website | robbierivera |
Biography
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Early years (1986–1999)
Rivera grew up in Puerto Rico, and was a fan of freestyle and Eurobeat when he bought two turntables to teach himself DJing techniques. Rivera performed at weddings and school party gigs, eventually leading to nightclubs aged 16. After high school graduation, Rivera attended The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale to study music production and was introduced to many different digital audio tools including the popular Pro Tools program. While in college he released his first record, "El Sorullo", a track influenced by Latin house music. The track became popular in New York City and Miami and his career was underway.[3]
Rise to fame (2000–present)
In 2000, Rivera's track "Bang" became a huge hit, peaking at number 9 in the United Kingdom dance chart.[4] The track also made it on to several dance compilation albums and was used frequently during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The song became popular enough that it gave Rivera some face time on Top of the Pops and MTV. Rivera started his own label, Juicy Records, and recorded mix CDs for Max Music, Filtered, and others. Rivera produced his first album Do You Want More? for Ultra Records and Independence in France. The first single "Which Way You're Going" reached the number one position on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs chart[citation needed] and was released on the UK label Toolroom. The track was created in early 2003 when Rivera contacted lyricist Ned Bigham, Jean-Jacques Smoothie and Timo Maas; it was the first completed song and lead track which was inspired by Coldplay's hit "Clocks".[5] In 2003, he also released his track "Girlfriend" which featured vocals by Justine Suissa.[6] During 2007, Rivera's Juicy Show began weekly airplay on XM Satellite Radio (now Sirius XM Radio) in the United States and Canada. Today, Rivera's Juicy radio show can be heard on radio stations around the world, including (but not limited to): Radio FG, Contact FM and Fun Radio (France); Dero FM (Argentina); Vibe FM (Romania); Novoe Radio FM (Belarus); 105FM and various FM frequencies (Italy); Loca FM (Spain); Turkish Side FM (Cyprus); Risfe FM (Hungary); Radiovolum Digital (Norway); various FM frequencies (Brazil); Dance FM (Morocco).[citation needed]
In 2008, he made a collaboration with Armani Exchange by mixing an album called Twilight for the store.[7]
Rivera's branded Juicy-themed DJ shows have a devoted following of club-goers that number in the thousands at each show; the most well known of these parties is Juicy Beach, occurring at the oceanfront Nikki Beach Club venue in South Beach, Miami, every year during WMC (Winter Music Conference).[citation needed]
Rivera appears as the featured producer on the track "In The Morning" on Wynter Gordon's debut album With The Music I Die.
Discography
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Albums
The following list contains studio albums produced by Robbie Rivera.[8]
- 2005 Do You Want More?
- 2008 Star Quality
- 2009 Closer to the Sun
- 2011 Dance or Die Series 1
- 2018 Twenty
Extended plays
This list contains extended plays by Robbie Rivera, his aliases and co-productions.[8]
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Singles
This list contains singles by Robbie Rivera, his aliases and co-productions. It does not contain singles which were remixed.[8]
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Remixes
- 2001: Victoria Beckham — "Not Such An Innocent Girl" (Robbie Rivera's Main Mix)[33]
- 2019: Audax — "Rave All Night" (Robbie Rivera and Benny Camaro Remix)[34]
- 2019: Wateva — "Tell Me" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[35]
- 2019: Robbie Rivera — "Stronger" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[36]
- 2019: Dave Winnel — "Smoke Machine" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[37]
- 2019: Tommy Capretto — "House Is A Feeling" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[38]
- 2019: The Cube Guys — "Don't Stop" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[39]
- 2020: David Novacek, Dani Mas and Juan Trumpet — "Give Me More" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[40]
- 2020: Basement Jaxx — "Do Your Thing" (Robbie Rivera Juicy Summer Mix)[41]
- 2021: Gold 88 — "Push It" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[42]
- 2021: The Private Language - "Cali Girls" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[43]
- 2021: Horatio - "Killer cut" (Robbie Rivera Remix) [44]
Chart positions
Aliases
This list contains the names of the aliases used by Robbie Rivera.[8]
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Co-productions
This list contains the names of the co-productions of Robbie Rivera with other artists.[8]
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