DJ Sneak

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Real Name:
Carlos Sosa
Profile:
One of the second wave of influential Chicago house producers and a member of the vanguard of late-'90s American house producers, DJ Sneak wasn't born in the Windy City but began listening to house soon after his family arrived from Puerto Rico in the early '80s. Because he could speak no English, Sneak gravitated to instrumental music (as well as graffiti art), and became inspired by Chicago legends such as Marshall Jefferson and DJ Pierre. Many of those early innovators had left Chicago for the East Coast by the late '80s, when Sneak was ready to start in the business; by 1992, however, Cajmere had begun a resurgence in the city's classic sound by starting up Cajual Records. Sneak aided in the revolution with a series of singles on Cajual's sister label, the harder-oriented Relief Records. Besides other productions for Strictly Rhythm, Henry St., ZYX, 83 West and Feverpitch (several of which feature Armand Van Helden on co-production, building on the Latin vibes of their heritage), DJ Sneak has also released mix compilations including 1996's Kinky Trax Collection and the following year's Buggin' Da Beats. He also worked in the Gramophone Records store in Chicago.

Founder of the independent vinyl labels Defiant (1993), Magnetic (2001) and Oomph (2002) as well as Leg (1995) for promo releases plus digital only labels Sneaks House (2008) and Sneak Tip Music (2008).

In 1995 he established his own record store called "Sneak Beats" in Toronto (Canada) which sold underground house music on Vinyl and CDs from their store and by mail order. It closed down approximately 10 years later.
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djsneak.com, Facebook, instagram.com, songkick.com, SoundCloud, Twitter, YouTube
Aliases:
Alias (12), Blu Belly Bandit, Bubba Beats, Carlos Sosa, D.T. (2), Jack Da Ripper, Rice & Beans, Track Assassin
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RR 771-1 Blue Funk Files — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Blue Funk Files (Album) Relief Records RR 771-1 US 1996 Sell This Version
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5379882 Dancin' — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Dancin' ‎(CD, Album) Urban 5379882 Germany 1997 Sell This Version
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ZMAG 02 Magnetic Illusions — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Magnetic Illusions (Album) Magnetic Recordings (2) ZMAG 02 US 2001 Sell This Version
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ZMAG 015LP Housekeepin — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Housekeepin (Album) Magnetic Recordings (2) ZMAG 015LP US 2004 Sell This Version
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ZMAG18 Loop De Loop — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Loop De Loop (Album) Magnetic Recordings (2) ZMAG18 US 2005 Sell This Version
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ZMAGDLP001A House Of House Part A — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak House Of House Part A ‎(10xFile, MP3, Album, 320 + File, MP3, Mixed, 320) Magnetic Recordings (2) ZMAGDLP001A US 2009
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ZMAGDLP001B House Of House Part B — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak House Of House Part B ‎(10xFile, MP3, Album, 320) Magnetic Recordings (2) ZMAGDLP001B US 2009
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MAGD015 Magnetic Illusions 2 — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Magnetic Illusions 2 ‎(10xFile, MP3, Album, 320) Magnetic Recordings (2) MAGD015 US 2011
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MAGD026 In Demand — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak In Demand ‎(7xFile, MP3, Album, 320) Magnetic Recordings (2) MAGD026 US 2012
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MAGD022 Signature Sounds Of DJ Sneak Vol. 1 — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Signature Sounds Of DJ Sneak Vol. 1 ‎(10xFile, MP3, Album, 320) Magnetic Recordings (2) MAGD022 US 2012
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Singles & EPs
DR101 Sneaky Traxx — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Sneaky Traxx Defiant DR101 US 1993 Sell This Version
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SHCDEF 120 Booty Call — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Booty Call (Maxi) Strictly Hype Recordings, Defiant SHCDEF 120 US 1994 Sell This Version
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CAJ 220 Moon Doggy E.P. — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Moon Doggy E.P. (EP) Cajual Records CAJ 220 US 1994 Sell This Version
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RR707 Blue Funk EP — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Blue Funk EP (EP) Relief Records RR707 US 1994 Sell This Version
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DR 102 Beetz-N-Noizez EP — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Beetz-N-Noizez EP (EP) Defiant DR 102 US 1994 Sell This Version
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CAJ 214 Funkadelikrelic — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Funkadelikrelic Cajual Records CAJ 214 US 1994 Sell This Version
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SR12402 Sneak Essentials Volume 2 — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Sneak Essentials Volume 2 Strictly Rhythm SR12402 US 1995 Sell This Version
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JX 011 Outrageous EP — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Outrageous EP (EP) Jinxx Records JX 011 Canada 1995 Sell This Version
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RR 722 Blue Funk II — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Blue Funk II Relief Records RR 722 US 1995 Sell This Version
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DT-1636 Da Pimpdoggy — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Da Pimpdoggy (EP) Downtown 161 DT-1636 US 1995 Sell This Version
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ET - 006 Platform E.P. Vol 2 — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Platform E.P. Vol 2 (EP) 83 West Records ET - 006 Canada 1995 Sell This Version
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HS 179 The Polyester E.P. Volume 2 — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak The Polyester E.P. Volume 2 (EP) Henry Street Music HS 179 US 1995 Sell This Version
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CIR 103 Circuitry Control — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Circuitry Control Circuit Records CIR 103 US 1995 Sell This Version
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ET-003 Platforms E.P. — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak Platforms E.P. (EP) 83 West Records ET-003 US 1995 Sell This Version
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T 101 The Polyester E.P. — DJ Sneak DJ Sneak The Polyester E.P. (EP) Henry Street Music T 101 US 1994 Sell This Version

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AfrosInYa

AfrosInYa

February 18, 2023
One of the OG's of house. Specifically 90s house, he has lots of great tracks going into the 2000s and 2010s
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discoprescription

December 1, 2022
edited 5 months ago
everything he put out 1993-1998 was good quality! the last being message of love ‘98
Aimeric

Aimeric

March 29, 2021
I don't know the person and I don't have twitter but reducing his music to basic loops... Simple and efficient doesn't mean easy. Moreover, to criticize the fact that he sampled disco or whatever is to criticize a whole part of electronic music, hip-hop included. It's obvious that there are a lot of uninteresting things, but there are also a lot of bombs.
And a lot of the best house djs I saw in the 90's knew that very well. The dancefloor too.
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glitchtrauma

glitchtrauma

February 23, 2021
Don't give a damn about internet beef. Frankly I don't care if he's a personality I will like or not. It's what comes out of them speakers and it bangs. Yeah, you can say it's just disco cut ups, but when they damage a dancefloor who is complaining?
Neo_Chayanne

Neo_Chayanne

January 9, 2021
Nothing extraordinary about this supposed 'Legend' of the house music scene! Duh! He might be a big name for some kinda people but not for those who know how is his attitude & boasting snobbish approach..nothing absolutely is even extraordinary about his music, sampling here & there, more often during the 90's period, stealing original artists music from the 80's to supposedly inventing a pathetic new genre :( This guy is a big disappointment for the house music scene!
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greenie2600

greenie2600

December 14, 2020
More power to those who enjoy Sneak's music (and there are plenty of you) – but his stuff doesn't do much for me. He seems to have one trick: sample some old disco song, and loop it indefinitely over a basic house beat.
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n0m0re

n0m0re

December 24, 2013
edited over 9 years ago
While I acknowledge that DJ Sneak is quite important to house music, I must admit though that he has one of the worst personalities of any electronic musician out there. For those who don't know, Sneak is quite active on Twitter; and by active I mean he does nothing but get himself into beefs. People who have fallen target to his rage range from commercial folks like Steve Angello and Deadmau5 to underground favorites like Joris Voorn and Seth Troxler. Anybody else who will try to question him or point out hypocrisy will only result in getting blocked (a pussy move coming from a self-described House "Gangster"). Heck, his problem is so bad he might as well be called the Kanye West of House Music, or Electronic Music as a whole.
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pseudokings

pseudokings

August 17, 2011
Sneak is a house music legend. Probably my favorite house producer, and that is not something I say lightly. And he hasn't lost a step in 18 years. Hopefully there's another 18 years of sweet house brilliance to come.

Some Sneak Essentials:
Babylon Fallin' / In Da Clouds (Da Original Dub) / Come Together / Dancin' / How Sexy / Love / Show Me the Way / Just A Goody Party / Reachin' / Orchestrated Groove / Digital Love by Daft Punk (lyrics) / Throw Your Hands / All Over My Face 08 / Sneakwaves (Main Mix) / Some More / Set Me Free (DJ Sneak Mix) by Doc Martin / Jus Right (DJ Sneak Remix) by Josh Wink / Gone Daft (DJ Sneak Remix) by Kruse & Nurnberg / The Truth (DJ Sneak's Filthy Dub) by Lawchair Generals / Uptown Hoedown (DJ Sneak's Tribute Mix) by Robb Swinga / Feel The Same (DJ Sneak Dub) by Triple X (XXX) / You Are The One (DJ Sneak Remix) by Winx / Since 1993 / Intergalactic Disco by Le Knight Club vs. DJ Sneak / Intergalactic Disco (DJ Sneak's Version) by Le Knight Club vs. DJ Sneak / Shake It Down (Sneak's Shaken Beats Mix) by Laidback Luke & A-Trak / and many, many, many more

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