George Morel (born 20 September 1967 in New York) is a DJ and record producer. He is considered "one of the central figures in the early-'90s New York garage/house scene".[1]

Life and career

Morel is of Puerto Rican descent.[1] His DJ career began in the New York clubs Red Zone, Palladium, Traxs and Save the Robots.

His record producing career started in 1989, when he co-wrote and co-produced Dee Halloway's single "Our Love Is Over" together with David Cole. In 1990, he co-wrote and co-produced 2 in a Room's single "Wiggle It", reaching number one on the US Billboard Dance chart.

In 1992, Morel became the A&R vice president of Strictly Rhythm records. Most of his productions during the 1990s were released on that label, among them a series of eleven 12" records called Morel's Grooves from 1992 to 1997, "each 12" showcasing his Latin house sound and being quite popular and influential".[1]

His chart hits include "Officer Where's Your Brother? (Get Her)" in 1995 (US Dance #17[2]) and "Let's Groove" in 1993 (US Dance #33[3] and UK #42[4]).

During his career, Morel received six gold record awards, two platinum record awards and four Billboard Music Awards.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Biography of George Morel on Allmusic, retrieved on Juli 27, 2020
  2. ↑ "Officer Where's Your Brother? (Get Her) (song by George Morel) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com.
  3. ↑ "Let's Groove (song by George Morel) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com.
  4. ↑ "GEORGE MOREL FT H. WILDMAN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  5. ↑ Facebook fansite of George Morel, retrieved on July 25, 2020.
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