David Morales with Lea-Lorién

New York's David Morales is a pioneering house producer and DJ whose remix and production work for countless pop stars helped push dance music into the mainstream. An original head from the 1970s who weathered the change-over from disco to house, he teamed up with Chicago house godfather Frankie Knuckles to form the leading early remix team Def Mix Productions. During the '90s, the dance mainstream became aligned to many of his stylistic trademarks, including vocal breaks, uptempo piano riffs, and plenty of strings. While he scored major club hits with some of his own producti...