Carlos Mena
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Biografía
- Carlos Mena is a music producer & DJ that has produced music for Grammy & Platinum selling artists. He has released music with Defected, Yoruba, Vega, Freerange & Atjazz Records. His eclectic sets continue to garner him the label of one of the hottest..To understand Carlos Mena and his music, you must understand his background. Born in Puerto Rico, raised in Brooklyn, and childhood summers in the Dominican Republic, Carlos soaked up the vast array of sounds and musical idioms —from Djing House to Hip-Hop to Salsa—to help form a unique foundation for his music sensibilities that can be heard throughout his music today. A frequently requested DJ and resident at the world famous now defunct Output club, His eclectic sets continue to garner him the label of one of the hottest DJs on the U.S. circuit, having played at 6 of Rolling Stone's TOP Clubs in the U.S.. He has opened for Black Coffee, Theo Parrish, Dennis Ferrer, Louie Vega, and played b2b with Ron Trent and b2b with Osunlade, to name a few. Carlos has toured around the world having played, in Japan, South Africa, France, UK, Kenya, Greece and other countries. His organic approach to remixes have him working with artists such as, Grammy winners Jody Watley, Roy Ayers, Lazaro Galaragga, Arrested Develpment, and House legends, Louie Vega, Atjazz, Osunlade, Ron Trent, and DJ Spinna. His focus on Deep, Afro and Soulful House, Hip-Hop and Latin music with over 30 years experience, as well as being a priest within the Afro-Cuban spiritual tradition Lucumi (Santeria), Carlos Mena is poised to continue to bring forth new fusions of genres while respecting and maintaining traditions. His most recent offerings have charted at #1, “Oggun” with Hallex M and “One” with Jimpster Carlos Mena is also music producer and DJ that has produced music for platinum selling artist Arrested Development, Tre Hardson (The Pharcyde), and labels, Defected, Yoruba Records, Vega Records, Freerange, Got Soul Records, Deeper Soul Records, and Phuture Soul. He also lead the popular Bay Area group 10BASS T, to many accolades and opening stints for Counting Crows, The Roots, and the Lollapalooza Festival. His Solo debut “Hip-Hop Meditations” fuses Afro-Cuban music with hip-hop and has received wonderful reviews from major hip-hop publications across the country. Carlos recently received an artistic fellowship grant from the City of Oakland for his work on Hip-Hop Meditations. He was also included in URB MAGAZINE’s NEXT 100 up and coming artists. Carlos is also the founder and president of Ocha Records, a record label, based in Brooklyn, NY, that works with uncompromising artists to produce music that feeds our souls. The label is 15 years strong with releases by: Black Coffee, Osunlade, Deetron, Manoo, Atjazz, Culoe De Song, Black Motion, Boddhi Satva, DJ Spinna, and more. CASAMENA is currently in production on his first solo project in over 10 years as well as collaborations with several well known artists across different genres including Georgia Anne Muldrow and Marcus Gilmore. Catch Carlos at his celebrated party BEMBE on global stages as well as his upcoming new weekly residency, and his popular podcast, THE CASAMENA RADIO HOUR. (http://podcast.casamena.com).̸Original Production Carlos Mena “Hip-Hop Meditations” (Album Producer) Sparlha Swa “In the Distance” (Album Producer) Nazilah “Spoken Word” (EP Producer) Yaddos “Spoken Word” (EP Producer) Carlos Mena “Hip-Hop Culture” – Ubiquity Records Arrested Development “In The Sun” Tamara Wellons “Oh Well” – Ocha Records Carlos Mena “Drawn to Her” – Ocha Records Carlos Mena “En Busqueda de Lampara”- Ocha Records Noñameko “Album” (Executive Producer) Tamara Wellons “Life Is” (Executive Producer) Ezel “Secreto” (Executive Producer) Remixes, Re-Works and Edits Sade “Soldier of Love” (CASAMENA Basement Edit) Anto Vitale feat. Tamara Wellons “Out of this World” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) – Seasons Limited Anane “Bem Ma Mi” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – Vega Records Atjazz “I Forgot You” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – Mantis Recordings Spencer Gray “Dream In Color” (CASAMENA Kitchen Remix) – Loveslap Yacoub “Djarabi” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – Offering Recordings Kentphonik “Sunday Showers” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – Stalwart Afefe Iku“Mirror Dance” (Yoruba Soul Mix – CASAMENA Edit) – Yoruba Records Yoruba Sunday (CASAMENA CASAMENA Basement Edit) Jonny Corporate/Gel Abril Stevie Wonder “As” CASAMENA Basement Edit Luis Radio “ Hope and Faith” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – City Deep Music Donnie “If I Were You” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) – Palm Sugar Records Will.I.am/Barack Obama “Yes We Can” (CASAMENA Basment Edit) Babatunde Olatunji “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba” (CASAMENA Basement Edit) Kal Dos Santos “Oxum” (CASAMENA Basement Edit) Nina Simone “See Line Woman” (CASAMENA Basement Edit – at Montreux Jazz Festival) – Palm Sugar Records DJ Spinna feat. Erro “Butterfly Girl” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) – Wonderwax Raul Midon “All Because of You” (CASAMENA Basement Edit) Mellow Madness “Now You’re Calling” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – Yoruba Records Harness & Spencer “Work” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) –Loveslap Records Abicah Soul Project “Baila Mi Gente” (CASAMENA Highland Park Remix) Eric Roberson “She Went Away” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) Nicholas Gunn “La Morada” (CASAMENA Backyard Re-work) Dwele “Subject” (CASAMENA Backyard Re-work) Abicah Soul Project “Musique De Ve” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) Jay-Z “Hollywood” (CASAMENA Basement Edit) Monday Michiru “Don’t” (The CASAMENA Remixes) – Phuture Soul Recordings Tita Lima “A Conta do Samba” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) – Belu Music Thom Yorke “The Clock” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – GotSoul Records Osunlade “Casablanca Soul” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – Yoruba Records Jarrier Modrow “Rare-Soul” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – Grooveland Records Jarrier Modrow “Rare-Soul” (CASAMENA Backyard Remix) – Grooveland Records Amel Larrieux “No One Else” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) India Arie “I am not My Hair” (CASAMENA Kitchen Remix) Bah Samba”Doober” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) – Ocha Records Duke Pearson “Upa Neguinho” (CASAMENA Re-work) Philly2Tokyo “Be There with You” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) – Deeper Soul Records Q-Tip”For the Nasty” ( CASAMENA Kitchen Remix) Frank – I “Let The Record Play” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) – Yoruba Records Ron Blake “Dance of Passion” (CASAMENA Backyard Remix) – Mack Avenue Records Kofy Brown “Red” (CASAMENA Kitchen Remix) KUKU “Orin Ayo” (CASAMENA Kitchen Remix) Stevie Wonder “For Your Love” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) – Sensei Plates Gilberto Gil “Refazendo” (CASAMENA Backyard Re-work) Omar Sosa “Tres Notas en Amarillo” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) Lil’ Kim “Lighters Up” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) Jorge Ben “A Historia de Jorge” (CASAMENA Edit) Roy Ayers “Funk in the Hole” (CASAMENA Kitchen Remix) Goapele “First Love” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) Mandrill “KofiJahm’ (CASAMENA Basement Re-Work) Shannon “Let the Music Play” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) Kanye West “GoldDigger” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) Frank-I “Record’s So” (CASAMENA Edit) Common “GO” (CASAMENA Basement Remix) Common “The Corner” (CASAMENA Backyard Remix) John Legend “Ordinary People” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) Taino Leon “Caridad” (CASAMENA Living Room Remix) – Yoruba Records
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