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From www.tonymoran.com
Tony Moran received his musical training as a mobile DJ. Just as Disco’s last beat could be heard fading into the background. Moran was keenly aware of a distinctly new and refreshing sound on the horizon. In 1981, he befriended Albert Cabrera and together they formed The Latin Rascals, whose re-edited versions of various songs spliced together were being heard on WKTU during the station’s much heralded “lunch time mix”. After hearing these mega-mixes, industry veteran, Arthur Baker, contacted them with an offer for employment at his recording studio, Shakedown Studios.
Once there, Moran and Cabrera began editing songs for some of pop world’s major artists: Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Run- DMC, Madonna, Grace Jones, U2
and Duran Duran.
Soon thereafter, Fever Records asked the duo to produce and write a song for one of their acts, The Cover Girls. “Show Me” was the result and not only did it become Moran’s first Top 40 gold record, but ushered in the “freestyle” era of music, complete with it’s own roster of stars (TKA, Safire, George Lamond, Noel and Lisette Melendez), all of whom benefited from the skillful hands of Moran. Of course, The Latin Rascals were also artists, recording the massive hit, “Arabian Nights” and a remake of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”. Productions for The Fat Boys (“The Twist” and “Wipe Out”) and Cover Girls “Wishing On A Star”, “We Can’t Go Wrong” and “Promise Me” - all Top 10 Ballads) followed. When the bottom dropped out of the freestyle music scene, Moran and Cabrera decided to end their business partnership. Starting anew, Moran discovered that the musical tides had changed and that he had to
re-build what one was.
Says Moran,
“We created a whole new step in the record making process. As
The Latin Rascals,
we became known for our editing work”.
“Fortunately or unfortunately, with my freestyle background,
I had developed this pop sensibility in my music. Only when I found myself within the music - and stopped paying attention
to what other remixers/ producers were doing -
did my sound take on a
life of its own”.
Today, after having recently completed six productions on the new Gloria Estefan album and eight productions (seven co-writes) on the Tommy Boy debut of Cynthia, Moran remains busy, writing new material for Luther Vandross, Celine Dion , Barry Manilow and Jon Secada. “It’s funny” reflects Moran “the more success I get with the records I remix/produce, the more I’m willing to test what it is I can create. It's only based on success that you can begin to experiment.Until you reach that level people only want what thay know will work for them, as opposed to giving them what you think thay should have.”
Tony Moran received his musical training as a mobile DJ. Just as Disco’s last beat could be heard fading into the background. Moran was keenly aware of a distinctly new and refreshing sound on the horizon. In 1981, he befriended Albert Cabrera and together they formed The Latin Rascals, whose re-edited versions of various songs spliced together were being heard on WKTU during the station’s much heralded “lunch time mix”. After hearing these mega-mixes, industry veteran, Arthur Baker, contacted them with an offer for employment at his recording studio, Shakedown Studios.
Once there, Moran and Cabrera began editing songs for some of pop world’s major artists: Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Run- DMC, Madonna, Grace Jones, U2
and Duran Duran.
Soon thereafter, Fever Records asked the duo to produce and write a song for one of their acts, The Cover Girls. “Show Me” was the result and not only did it become Moran’s first Top 40 gold record, but ushered in the “freestyle” era of music, complete with it’s own roster of stars (TKA, Safire, George Lamond, Noel and Lisette Melendez), all of whom benefited from the skillful hands of Moran. Of course, The Latin Rascals were also artists, recording the massive hit, “Arabian Nights” and a remake of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”. Productions for The Fat Boys (“The Twist” and “Wipe Out”) and Cover Girls “Wishing On A Star”, “We Can’t Go Wrong” and “Promise Me” - all Top 10 Ballads) followed. When the bottom dropped out of the freestyle music scene, Moran and Cabrera decided to end their business partnership. Starting anew, Moran discovered that the musical tides had changed and that he had to
re-build what one was.
Says Moran,
“We created a whole new step in the record making process. As
The Latin Rascals,
we became known for our editing work”.
“Fortunately or unfortunately, with my freestyle background,
I had developed this pop sensibility in my music. Only when I found myself within the music - and stopped paying attention
to what other remixers/ producers were doing -
did my sound take on a
life of its own”.
Today, after having recently completed six productions on the new Gloria Estefan album and eight productions (seven co-writes) on the Tommy Boy debut of Cynthia, Moran remains busy, writing new material for Luther Vandross, Celine Dion , Barry Manilow and Jon Secada. “It’s funny” reflects Moran “the more success I get with the records I remix/produce, the more I’m willing to test what it is I can create. It's only based on success that you can begin to experiment.Until you reach that level people only want what thay know will work for them, as opposed to giving them what you think thay should have.”
