Gregor Salto
Gregor started playing classical piano as a small kid, later he grew fascinated by the new house sound after hearing the record Royal House — ‘Can You Party’. Around the age of fourteen he started making electronic music on his father’s Commodore Amiga.
Together with his childhood friend DJ Ernst he won a talent prize at their high and with the money from the award and some loans they bought their first equipment. From that moment they spent every free minute in their small home studio-fantasizing about hearing their own music in a club.
Gregor’s first record was released in 1994 on Outland Records in Amsterdam and many more followed. From that very start, Gregor mixed his favourite musical styles Soul, Latin, Afro and Jazz with his own music.
Years later, after doing his internship at the (former distribution of the Spanish chill-out label Café del Mar) he broadened his musical view and decided he wanted to create his own label, not only for his own productions but also for the music of others. Today his label G-REX Music is regarded as one of the most upfront nu-groove labels in Europe.
While doing this internship he also met the Spanish producer Dr. Kucho! Some underground records were produced by the duo but the big audience didn’t notice them until their first international dance hit ‘Can’t Stop Playing’. A couple of club bombs followed and as a result Gregor’s records are currently being played by the world’s most influential dance DJs.
Although Gregor started as a producer and first didn’t really understand the hype around DJ’s , “Why make such a fuss about someone who’s only playing others’ records?” he argued, until he finally became one himself.
Gregor Salto is known for his funky sets with a lot of soul, latin, jazz, disco and afro-flavored house and other beats. He’s played in cities like Moscow, Madrid and Milan and of course at all the note-worthy clubs in Holland.
Links:
Myspace: www.myspace.com/djgregorsalt
Gregor Salto: www.gregorsalto.com
G-Rex Record label: www.g-rex.com