Preview: Flashing Lights by Roger Sanchez & Sidney Samson
Roger Sanchez and Sidney Samson have teamed up to create this track, coming soon exclusively through Stealth Records. Look for "Flashing Lights" on Stealth's Beatport on February 21st, 2011.
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Inside Ibiza with Roger Sanchez: Episode 3
Stealth Records presents: Inside Ibiza with Roger Sanchez
Written & Directed by: Terry Church
Camera/Edit: John Taws
After much awaiting, episode 3 of Inside Ibiza with Roger Sanchez is here. Throughout this series, director Terry Church takes you behind the scenes of Roger's DJ life and his relationship with the White Isle. From Roger's residency at the island's superclub Space, to events for his record label Stealth, his studio sessions, and the characters around him, Inside Ibiza is a documentary that aims to get to the heart of DJ culture and Ibiza. For this episode, we're taken to view an entirely different aspect of Roger's career, to meet the people that attribute to Roger's vast success.
Catch episode 3 below, as well as Church's director's notes that dig further into the details of this particular episode. Watch previous episodes on Roger's Youtube channel here.
Director's Notes: Episode 3 of Inside Ibiza with Roger Sanchez
The first two episodes of Inside Ibiza focused mainly on Roger Sanchez' DJing activities and the clubbing life that he leads in Ibiza, so for this third episode I decided to take things in a completely different direction.
This episode begins with a scene of Roger's Events Manager, Maarten van't Veld (who often is accused of having the easiest job in the world), who floats into shot on an inflatable in a pool with a beer, whilst he mutters something about having a "hard life". This scene sets the tone for the episode perfectly.
I decided to add scripted humour to Inside Ibiza because DJs and clubbing industry folk in general tend to take themselves too seriously. A lot of the time, DJ interviews are pretty dry, and quite often they fail to capture the interest of anyone outside of the electronic music scene. Writing in humour, and setting up some scenes/interviews to be deliberately funny was my attempt to address these problems. I also hoped that it would allow us to show some of the unique and fun characters that surround Roger Sanchez in Ibiza.
When it came to presenting the humour it would have made little sense to fill the entire episode with jokes (after all this is meant to be a fairly serious music documentary series), but by juxtaposing it in between scenes of Roger working in his music studio, actually elevated the humour to another level.
Whilst Roger is working hard on beats, and enthusiastically explaining his set up and technique to the camera, we keep returning to interview snippets and scenes of Roger's staff fooling around like two naughty schoolboys.
What's brilliant about this contrast (at least for me as a director), is that it is probably the closest that the documentary series comes to capturing the emotional truth of all three characters. Roger is the ever-diligent music producer who is obsessed with sound and rhythm. He is motivated by DJing experiences. Maarten is a beer-swilling Dutchman with a biting, sarcastic sense of humour and an unconventional work ethic. Jermaine is a former NYC nightclub doorman turned DJ touring roadie, a man who has never taken life too seriously.
All three are endearing personalities, and I hope that by the end of the episode you feel like you really know them.
The track that Roger builds throughout the episode in his studio is 'Animalz', a new club single produced under his S-Man moniker.
- Terry Church
Be sure to stay tuned for the remaining and final 2 episodes of this series…
Video: Inside Ibiza With Roger Sanchez, Episode 2
Stealth Records presents: Inside Ibiza With Roger Sanchez
Stealth Records presents a 5-episode series, focusing on Roger Sanchez's summer on the island of Ibiza.
Written & Directed by: Terry Church
Camera/Edit: John Taws
Throughout this series, director Terry Church takes you behind the scenes of Roger's DJ life and his relationship with the White Isle. From Roger's residency at the island's superclub Space, to events for his record label Stealth, his studio sessions, and the characters around him, Inside Ibiza is a documentary that aims to get to the heart of DJ culture and Ibiza.
Enjoy episode 2 below, and be sure to look out for the remaining episodes of the series in the next few weeks. If you missed episode 1, you can check it out here.
And to read Terry's director's notes that go further behind the scenes to the series, head over to Stealth's website here.
New Chart: Roger Sanchez Return of The S-Man
Roger's deeper and darker alias, The S-Man, is back. With the release of his newest track "Animalz", which is now available on Beatport, The S-Man is exploring his techy vibes even further with this new "Return of The S-Man" Beatport chart.
All of the tracks were hand selected my The S-Man himself, so be sure to pick it up on Beatport.
You can get the full "Roger Sanchez Return of The S-Man" chart from Beatport here. Enjoy!
New Release: S-Man “Animalz”
Who is the S-Man? He is the alter-ego of Roger Sanchez, and encompasses any productions & remixes by Roger that have a deeper, darker & more techy-vibe.
Originally released under The Neanderthal moniker, this version of "Animalz" has been re-done & re-produced with a totally different, dirtier vibe. Already supported by some of the biggeset DJ's around, this release marks the official return of the S-Man!
Available now at: Beatport | iTunes
Video: Inside Ibiza with Roger Sanchez, Episode 1
Stealth Records presents: Inside Ibiza with Roger Sanchez
Written & Directed by: Terry Church
Camera/Edit: John Taws
Inside Ibiza is a 5-episode series, focusing on Roger Sanchez's summer on the island of Ibiza. Throughout this series, director Terry Church takes you behind the scenes of Roger's DJ life and his relationship with the White Isle.
From Roger's residency at the island's superclub Space, to events for his record label Stealth, his studio sessions, and the characters around him, Inside Ibiza is a documentary that aims to get to the heart of DJ culture and Ibiza.
Check out Episode 1 of Inside Ibiza below, and be sure to head over to Stealth Records' website HERE to see the track list for this episode, as well as to read Terry's director's notes for further insight into the making of the series!
New Mix: Roger Sanchez For ADE 2011
On Sunday October 23rd, Roger will be headlining the Stealth Official Closing Party of ADE 2011 at Escape in Amsterdam. This free downloadable mix is a preview of what to expect to hear during Roger's 3-hour set. At the event, Roger will be playing along with Kasakde and Prok & Fitch. Expect another special mix from Prok & Fitch to be released in the next few weeks leading up to the event.
Check out the mix and track listing below and download it for free from Roger's Souncloud. Enjoy!
Roger Sanchez – Mix for Amsterdam Dance Event 2011 by Roger Sanchez
Roger Sanchez – Mix for Amsterdam Dance Event 2011
1. S-Man – Animalz [Stealth]
2. Raoul Zerna – Sweet & Low [White]
3. Robbie Rivera & Roger Sanchez ft Fast Eddie – Believe (S-Man's Remix) [Juicy Records]
4. Stefano Noferini – Fact [100% Pure] / Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick ft Shawnee Taylor – Stronger [Subliminal Records]
5. Nader Razdar & Matthew Codek – Alegria [Stereo Productions]
6. Xpress2 & Tim Deluxe – Lost The Feelin' [Skint Records]
7. Reboot – Enjoy Music (Patrick M Edit) [Bootleg]
8. Kaiserdisco vs Klosman – Callao Bombato (Acanto Mash Up) [Bootleg]
9. Nick Rockwell – Che Guevera [White]
10. Ralph Good ft. Polina Griffith – SOS (Richard Dinsdale Tanzanite Remix) [Spinnin' Records]
11. Piek – Burn Baby Burn – Danny Serrano Remix [Sphera]
Click here for event details. And don't forget to purchase your tickets for the event here.
Roger rocking it at last year's Stealth party at Escape:
Show Announcement: Official ADE Closing Party
ADE is just around the corner and preparations are already under way for Stealth's Official ADE Closing Party on October 23rd. This year on the bill, we're excited to announce that Roger will be headlining with a special 3 hour set, along with Kaskade and Prok & Fitch.
The event is being presented by Beatport so look for an exclusive Beatport chart from this year's artists, as well as exclusive mixes from Roger and Prok & Fitch. Those will all be released on Beatport in the weeks leading up to ADE.
Stay tuned for more announcements about the party and be sure to purchase your presale tickets here before they sell out.
Stealth and Beatport present: Roger Sanchez, Kaskade and Prok & Fitch
Location: Escape, Amsterdam
Date: Sunday October 23rd, 2011
Price: 15,00 presale
VIP: vip@escape.nl
Start: 22:00
End: 05:00
For more info, check out the following links:
www.facebook.com/stealthrecords
www.twitter.com/stealthrecords
Video: Pioneer DJ Sounds 2011
Roger is back with this year's DJ Sounds set! Roger tells Dan Tait how he organizes his Rekordbox, how he uses Hot Cue banks, and about his killer summer in Ibiza, Mykonos, Las Vegas and beyond!
In case you missed last year's video, check it out HERE
Show Announcements: 2011 Brazil Tour
This upcoming October, Roger will be touring through Brazil. The dates, venues, and cities are as follows:
October 6th: Lique - Curitiba
October 7th: Porcão - Brasília
October 8th: Pacha – Florianopolis
October 11th: Aria Eventos – Sao Paulo
The tour is being presented by DjCom Brazil. You can visit their website here for all info and tickets.
