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1 Biography  





2 Discography  



2.1  Albums  





2.2  Singles  





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Sandy Rivera (born January 18, 1971) is an American house music DJ, record producer and label owner. Born in New York City,[1] he is now based in New Jersey.

Biography

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Rivera started his career at age 13 as a DJ in his native Spanish Harlem. He began producing house music in 1992, specializing in a more soulful sound. He has worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including Kings of Tomorrow, Soul Vision and Mysterious People, either alone or with partners Jose Burgos, HAZE and Jay 'Sinister' Sealee (Rivera parted ways with Sealee in 2002). He is the owner of labels BlackWiz (founded 1993) and Deep Vision Records (founded in 1995).

Rivera's best known track is "Finally", released in 2000 under the alias Kings of Tomorrow on Distance Records, with vocals by Julie McKnight, which peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart[2] and at number 17 on the Billboard dance chart, and appeared in a large number of compilations from labels such as Defected Records, Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi, and Warner Music. The track is included on K.O.T.'s first album It's in the Lifestyle. The same album also yielded the track "Young Hearts". The vocal version of "Finally" was also used as part of a remixed single by the British act Layo & Bushwacka for their 2003 single "Love Story (vs. Finally)". The second K.O.T. album was released in 2005, titled Trouble. Rivera claimed that the album was his first produced without recourse to samples, and marked the official separation between this and other aliases: Kings of Tomorrow is used for more radio-friendly tracks, while his real name was to be used for club-friendly tracks.

As a producer and remixer, Rivera has worked for a variety of other artists, including veteran jazz musician Terry Callier, Gisele Jackson, Bini & Martini, Michelle Weeks, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Walter L. Robinson.

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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Sandy Rivera
Sandy Rivera & Jose Burgos

All are collaborations with Jose Burgos.

Kings of Tomorrow/K.O.T.
Soul Vision

All are collaborations with Jose Burgos.

Mysterious People
All are collaborations with Jay 'Sinister' Sealee.
D'Menace
Other aliases

(Co-)productions for other artists

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References

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  1. ^ "Sandy Rivera Biography". sandyrivera.dj. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  • ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 303. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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