All About Roger Sanchez
Roger Sanchez [Audio]: House music overlord
by angy on March 5th, 2008
Is there anybody who knows house music better than Roger Sanchez? By that we’re not talking about electro house, or deep house, or minimal house or tribal… Instead, it’s the entity that is house music itself - in all its many different variations. [more]
Roger Sanchez: Inside the world of the S-Man
by Clazwing on January 16th, 2007
With the release of his second album ‘Come With Me’, international DJ superstar and producer Roger Sanchez - aka the S-Man - took time out of his hectic schedule to share some of his insights on life and to discuss his upcoming Australian tour. [more]
New York house hero Roger Sanchez has always intrigued. If David Morales is the playa, Armand Van Helden the hustler, and Masters At Work the dons, then Sanchez is harder to pin down. In fact, The S-Man plays all these roles at different times. [more]
It isn't every day that you find yourself with such a golden opportunity to get inside a musical mastermind's head and learn from his past experiences and endeavours, but then again it isn't everyday a star like Roger Sanchez is born. [more]
Magicangelisa caught up with the velvet-tongued S-Man himself Roger Sanchez while he was busy in his New Jersey studio putting the finishes touches on the party side of the "Release yourself" compilation number 4 due out at the end of May. [more]
Roger Sanchez is a man with a reputation of getting what he wants. Looking at this success, you could be forgiven for thinking this rise to the top was easy. I spoke to the 'S' Man to find out how he got here, what keeps him going and where he's going in the future. [more]
Roger Sanchez may be the most instantly recognisable figure in house music, but, regardless of the many feature stories on him over the years, he, too, has always surrounded himself in mystery. [more]
In the country to play New Years Eve, inthemix.com.au finds out that Roger Sanchez is all about quality underground house tunes and working hard at capturing and creating that all important vibe. [more]
With over 20 years experience behind the decks, and countless productions and remixes under his belt, Roger Sanchez the 'S Man' will be returning to Australia in late December for another New Years tour. [more]
ITM Exclusive: Field Day update - Sanchez is out, Prydz is in!
In a rather interesting turn of events Fuzzy have revealed exclusively to inthemix that US house music heavyweight Roger Sanchez will no longer be heading down under for Field Day 2009. Although, it’s not all bad news! [more]
Future Music Festival rocks Adelaide - photos live on ITM
With the other states across Australia already wrapped up, on Monday it was Adelaide’s turn to experience the Future Music Festival. Check out the photos here on ITM, and keep your eyes peeled as the review will follow shortly. [more]
Roger Sanchez moves venue to Q Bar
Roger Sanchez and Laidback Luke will now play their Melbourne club date at Q Bar. Mmmm, intimate! [more]
ITM's special edition Future Music Festival podcast
How would you like the hear a selection of the latest tracks from Future Music Festival headliners Sven Vath, John Digweed, Roger Sanchez, Mark Knight and Elite Force? And how would you like it if it was all for FREE? [more]
Are you a fan of the S-Man? House music’s #1 man Roger Sanchez will touring around the country with the Future Music Festival when it lands in March, but you’ll also have the chance to catch him at the following sideshows around the country. [more]
Were you feeling a little left out that one of the festival’s biggest drawcards had been left off the Adelaide leg of the tour? Well fear no more because it’s just been announced that the world’s biggest dance act will in fact be playing! [more]
Following the announcement of Future Music Festival presales available on ITM earlier this week, we'd like to allay the concerns of any Brisbane punters who were trying to get their hands on some. [more]
The special FMF presales went on sale for ITM-VIPs this morning and promptly sold out at a lightning pace in Sydney, but never fear - Future have extended the presales to the entire ITM community at the standard price, so get them now! [more]
After months of rumours and speculation, and following the announcement of lineups for Sydney and Melbourne earlier this week, we can finally reveal the Adelaide details for the Future Music Festival next year! [more]
After months of rumours and speculation, and following the announcement of lineups for Sydney and Melbourne earlier this week, we can finally reveal the Perth and Brisbane details for the Future Music Festival next year! [more]
With the first round lineup for the 2008 Future Music Festival released earlier this week, for the past few days we've been swamped by excited punters asking where and when tickets would be onsale. [more]
After months of rumours and speculation that’s seen some of dance music’s most revered names thrown around as possibilities, we can finally reveal the lineup of artists we’ll be seeing at the Future Music Festival in Sydney and Melbourne next year! [more]
Future Music Festival lineup coming, Monday 26th November at 7am!
by i_have_ADD on November 26th, 2007
Anticipation for the release of the full 2008 Future Music Festival lineup has been mounting for months now, and all your questions will finally be answered at 7am, Monday November 26th! [more]
Anticipation for next year’s festival is reaching fever pitch, and with the days counting down to the announcement at the end of November, there’s been more names leaked - Eddie Halliwell, Marcus Schulz and Roger Sanchez! [more]
Friction looks set for an explosive month this February with hot acts announced for every weekend at Academy. [more]
Following great news that superstar DJ Roger Sanchez will be touching down in Canberra on the 2nd of February at Academy, it has also now been revealed that the S-man himself will be playing an epic 4 hour set. [more]
Details were announced this week for a special four hour performance from US house supremo Roger Sanchez at Club Capitol on Sunday January 28th. [more]
Roger Sanchez is a name the dance world is all too familiar with. [more]
In the interest of giving something back to you, our loyal and faithful ITM readers, we've launched a brand new area on the site. Every week you'll now be able to download a brand new dance track, and all for free! Who's your daddy? [more]
One of house music's most legendary DJs and producers, the enigmatic S-Man Roger Sanchez, will return to Australia in January for a national tour. [more]
Three stages, one central location and a host of superstar international and local DJs. You'd better start planning your Summadayze itinerary now! [more]
Roger Sanchez, the inimitable S-Man and one of the biggest names on the global house music scene, will be returning to Australia this summer, playing at a selection of the biggest events across the country this New Year period. [more]
World renowned club brand Pacha will be making its entry to the Sydney clubbing scene this New Years Eve, with a massive event set to transform Home into an Ibizan wonderland on Saturday December 31st. [more]
Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated parties on the Sydney clubbing calendar, the lineup for Fuzzy's massive Field Day event on New Years Day has now been announced. [more]
As revealed recently on ITM, Heineken's Thirst tour will return to Australia again in 2005. This year's event is to be headlined by two of the biggest names in house music, Roger Sanchez (as previously revealed) and Erick Morillo. [more]
After successfully bringing the Heineken Thirst concept down under in early 2004, the national DJ search will return in April to once again find the freshest emerging talent in Australia, with Roger Sanchez to appear on the tour as headline DJ and guest judge. [more]
Superstar DJs on domestic bliss
Paul Oakenfold conceded he’s struggling with juggling life commitments more since becoming a Dad. [more]
Roger Sanchez' global warming warning
Roger Sanchez announced this week that he’s remixing a track featuring the vocals of former Strangler singer Hugh Cornwall to support the environmental awareness project ‘Danger Global Warning’. [more]
Roger Sanchez's subdued state
US superstar spinner Roger Sanchez chatted to Skrufff recently about his much anticipated new compilation ‘Release Yourself Volume 7’, and he was typically effervescent about its elemental theme of water. [more]
Kanye West to headline Global Gathering
England’s favourite rave-a-thon Global Gathering has a suitably epic line-up planned for this year. Amongst all the previously announced DJs, Kanye West has now been revealed as the main headliner. [more]
The not particularly dance music-savvy Billboard.com has named Dutch trance mega-star Tiesto the highlight of 2007, along with “the return of house music.” Are they oh-so-right or oh-so-very-wrong? [more]
The Exit Festival, Serbia's world renowned annual music event held in the Petrovaradian Fortress, Novi Sad, have added a stack of fresh names to the line-up for 2007, including Trentemoller with his full live band and Roger Sanchez. [more]
A British coroner carrying out an inquest into the death of Lisa Bundy, who died after falling from a 2nd floor hotel window in Ibiza last summer, this week disputed the findings of Spanish authorities who said the young medical nurse killed herself. [more]
US house legend Roger Sanchez chatted to Skrufff this week about his upcoming oldies compilation for Choice and revealed that he always wear sunglasses in clubs to deter overzealous fans distracting him when he’s DJing. [more]
Sandy Rivera and Roger Sanchez chatted to Skrufff this week about their childhoods growing up in the ghettoes of New York and both revealed they’d been immersed in the City’s notoriously violent gang culture of the early 80s. [more]
The world's most down to earth dance star Roger Sanchez kicked off promo for his upcoming mix CD Release Yourself 4 this week with a typically unpretentious press release outlining his latest lesson on life. [more]
American house star Roger Sanchez branded Basement Jaxx and Daft Punk nerds this week telling Mixmag both bands are nothing like their manufactured 'cool' images. [more]
DJ Magazine ridiculed US house hero Roger Sanchez this week in an unusually aggressive preview of his Release Yourself event at London's Turnmills. [more]
When I saw that Eddie Halliwell was on the bill for Future Music Festival this year, I was excited to say the least. I didn't care who else was playing, I knew that no matter what, he would impress! [more]
With (almost) all of the dust from Good Vibrations cleared up from their eyes, Perth’s festival goers summoned their collective strength for the last party of a summer that's been jampacked with events, and headed to Future Musical Festival. [more]
With tens of thousands of tickets sold, the summer weather returning for just one day and a party populace that was ready to rock, last weekend's festival contained all the ingredients to deliver a day for the ages. [more]
With Doomben Turf Club as the consummate host venue for the kickstart of the national Future Music Festival tour, Brisbane was treated to something very special on the postcard-perfect first day of Autumn. [more]
while I have seen Roger Sanchez perform many times, never had my experiences with him being on as intimate a level as this. [more]
The Electric Circus/Rocket Bar Stage promised to offer the most diverse range of music of the day including disco, funk and indie dance featuring live acts who hailed mostly from the UK and Northern Europe. [more]
For its second foray into the hard-to-crack Adelaide market, Future Music had pulled out all the stops. Boasting arguably much bigger names than last year with the Chemical Brothers headlining and a venue that had been expanded greatly in size. [more]
With the autumn days of March seeming to get warmer and warmer every year, it seems to make sense to revamp the long weekend by having a dance event held during the day, and at one of Melbourne’s most loved outdoor venues - the Sidney Myer Music Bowl [more]
Saturday night was a big night in Sydney. Mardi Gras was in full swing, there were some huge after parties taking place but for my money, the only night worth going to was Famous at Home Nightclub. [more]
As far as superstar DJs go, at least in the realm of House music, Roger Sanchez is in the Première League. [more]
There is nothing better to do on Australia Day than get out and about in our beautiful summer and have a few drinks with friends. Add to this one of the world’s biggest house DJs gracing our city and you have an Australia Day to remember. [more]
The business of the S-Man (aka Roger Sanchez) at Family on Saturday night was to launch the release of his second album Come With Me. Promising Australian audiences ‘an evolution’ of his sound, as well as an awesome party show... [more]
It was this past Sunday that the infamous Grammy Award winning DJ/ Producer combo Roger Sanchez granted Perth a special visit with a promised 4 hour set in Capitol nightclub (and unfortunately pulled a nice Houdini act at the end of it.) [more]
Last Thursday night saw Roger Sanchez return to Australia to promote his latest album. Come Withy Me. Having been beaten back from seeing him by the oppressive 50-degree heat at last year's Field Day, this latest visit was one that couldn't be missed [more]
Sniffer dogs, no passouts, surprise internationals.... All rumours, all wrong. Summafieldayze yet again proved why it's the biggest and best dance music festival in Queensland headlined by superstars Roger Sanchez and Carl Cox and suitably supported by 10 international acts and local DJ's. [more]
Fuzzy flagship outdoor event returns to the Domain after selling over 20,000 tickets, on one of the hottest New Year's Day's in Australia's history. Featuring huge names such as Bob Sinclar, Derrick Carter, Roger Sanchez, Tiefschwarz, Stanton Warriors, Soul of Man, DJ Format and many more. [more]
After successfully launching the Heineken Thirst concept in Australia early in 2004, the event returned to Randwick Racecourse this weekend with superstar international house DJs Roger Sanchez and Eric Morillo. [more]
After the massively successful debut of Summafieldayze in 2003, Future Entertainment & Fuzzy once again combine to bring Queensland it's favourite Summer Festival, SFD. [more]
Santa and Heaven II delivered the ultimate Chrissy pressie as Roger Sanchez (NYC) rocked into town to provide a night of entertainment with most of SA abandoning their families to see the man at work. [more]
Fuzzy's annual New Years Day shindig, it could easily be argued, is the highlight of Sydney's dance music calendar... [more]
This was definitely the New Year to remember. 2004 was where it all began! [more]
It was hot! However after walking past row after long row of cars, it became abundantly clear that many thousands of revellers had forsaken airconditioning and heeded channel ten's implorations to come to the aptly named Summadayze festival. [more]
Roger Sanchez seems to be equally known for a funky house sound and a dark dirty tribal sound. These two sounds also appear to polarise people in their preference of what they prefer to hear from him. What sound were we to hear tonight at home? [more]
Roger Sanchez, one of the masters of house, proved it at the Metro on Friday 6/2/04. If you didn't have fun at this, well "fun" just isn't in your vocabulary [more]
We’re closing out summer with an episode dedicated to some of the biggest artists appearing at this year’s Future Music Festival. Sven Vath, John Digweed, Roger Sanchez, Mark Knight, Elite Force and more. Grab your free copy now! [more]
Tracks and remixes from Roger Sanchez, Hermitude, D Ramirez, Plutonic Lab, Phonique, I:Cube and a whole bunch more. [more]
Various Artists - Release Yourself vol. 7, mixed by Roger Sanchez
Roger Sanchez is a true heavyweight of the dance music scene. He's been at it since most of us were in nappies and with mixes like this, his legend will live on long after most of us make the return to nappies... [more]
Various Artists - Afterdark vol. 3, mixed by Roger Sanchez & Laidback Luke
New York house don Roger Sanchez backs up his third edition of the popular Afterdark series. Focussing more on his self-confessed 'dark side', Sanchez and his padawan Laidback Luke have hit us up with 2 discs of deep, driving and moody beats. [more]
Roger Sanchez feat. GTO - Turn on the Music
Perhaps all I need do is mention the name - Roger Sanchez - and this tune commands legions of fans. But is Turn On The Music anything more than medicore? [more]
The next instalment in the excellent Choice series is mixed by the S-Man, Roger Sanchez. Joining the ranks of other dons such as Tony Humphries, Derrick Carter and Frankie Knuckles, he has a lot to live up to and he delivers. [more]
As my first taste of the Release Yourself series, the latest mix offering from Roger Sanchez gets a big thumbs up. Moving across the many different faces of house music, – from deep to big room to electro to tech to tribal, its tasty stuff indeed. [more]
With Roger Sanchez and Tom Stephan behind this big release; it was almost a guarantee that it would be packed full of heavy, deep, tribal driven house grooves. And after a single listen, it was evident that this was in fact clearly the case. [more]
The 4th instalment of the Release Yourself series see's Roger Sanchez brings us some of the most upfront house tunes currently availably plus unreleased and exclusive tracks from Sanchez own collection. [more]
With an eye to the afterlife, Roger Sanchez thanks God for helping him with his latest double CD Release Yourself Vol. 3. I didn't know the Almighty was a disco biscuit underneath his ZZ Top beard and white roles. [more]
If legendary Greek singer Demis Roussos spent more time on the treadmill and not eating moussaka he'd be a dead ringer for US House DJ Roger Sanchez. [more]