luismartinez

Made in New York and now living in the Tampa Bay area with a musical background from the heavens above. Luis Martinez now the owner and CEO of Monsta Recordings started as a DJ in 1985. After playing as a DJ the local circuit doing house parties along side of EPMD,Bizmarkie,Keith Murray,Kenyon (d.j. four five)as well as weddings,Homecomings and so on his career started to boost in 1991 when the electronic scene began in Long Island,New York. Luis was soon introduced to the electronica era of spinning sets at a club called CAFFEINE where he played along side of other vinyl junkies like : Frankie Bones, Micro, Dave Trance , Lil' Louie Vega , Danny Tenaglia , Junior Vasquez , James Christian , Sameer , Onionz , Joeski , Adam X , Lord G, and Roger Sanchez just to name a few.Luis was fortunate to have landed a job at a record pressing plant called HRM in Long Island. There he was a quality control tech having access to all test pressings. Luis made many friends at all record stores mainly DOWNTOWN RECORDS in Manhattan swapping and sharing the newest releases with all the best d.j.'s and recording artists. Soon after developing his signature sound and doing warehouse parties and underground "raves" Luis started traveling the globe in 1994 and was invited to play at some of the most respected venues & promotions such as Caffeine , Octagon , Palladium , Limelight , Mars , Ministry of Sound ( London ) , Playboy ( France ) , Lemon Club ( Tokyo ) and the list goes on . Luis Martinez has had the pleasure of seeing the electronic scene from when it was in baby stages in the U.S. and being of part of something special when underground events were held in abandon warehouses and carried a special vibe of unity and the music wasn't about the money but about the feeling you get when everything is put together just right . With this type of experience you can bet Luis will be sure to set the decks on fire from venue to venue and coast to coast . Currently you find Luis running a state of the art recording facility that is incredibly versatile to any band or production scenario .With over 20 yrs of experience under his belt now , there is no stopping just pushin ' .Now involved with production teams called KARMIC POWER RECORDS in N.Y./ BULLETDODGE RECORDS AND EPM_MUSIC IN GLASGOW SCOTLAND AND THE NETHERLANDS in a venture that is sure to knock your socks off! .So stay in touch 'cause it's comin' at ya in full force with a vengance. HEADS UP !!