Jerry Ropero Explained

Jerry Ropero
Alias:Avantgarde, NBG, Avenida
JR
Birth Name:Jerry Ropero Verlackt
Birth Date:11 May 1971
Birth Place:Antwerp, Belgium
Genre:House
Occupation:DJ, producer, songwriter
Label:Interlabel Music Germany, Gimmify Corporation, Bercall GmbH, www.jerryropero.info (Entrepreneur)

Jerry Ropero (born as Jerry Ropero Verlackt; May 11, 1971) is a Belgian-born Spanish house music DJ, producer, songwriter and publisher.

Ropero is a son of Paco Paco, who scored a hit in 1973 with "Taka Taka Tá" and grandchild of Al Verlane, a Belgian jazz musician. He is the older brother of Timmy Ropero, also a musician in Spain.

Early career

Ropero's career began in the 1990s in Belgium, when he joined the group Natural Born Grooves. He released his first two tracks under his own name, "All Over" and "Drive", in 1996.[1] His earliest mainstream success came in 1999, when he released, together with DJ Maui and Terri Bjerre aka Terri B!- known together as Avant Garde, the track Get Down, which peaked at position 12 in Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, and stayed on that chart for 13 weeks.[2] The group released their second single two years later, in 2001, titled "Don't Stop", which didn't achieve the same success as the group's debut. Later in 2004 they released a maxi single titled "Get Down (Again)" containing new remixes to their old classic.

After Avant Garde

After Avant Garde, Ropero continued publishing music under his own name, releasing his music under several labels, most notably Positiva and Joia, but most of his work has been remixing for other artists, such as Danzel,[3] Paps 'n' Skar,[4] and Kate Ryan.[5] Most of his mainstream success since Avant Garde has however resulted from collaborating with Denis The Menace, another German-born DJ/producer, under several different aliases (Michael Simon, JR & DTM, Avalanche, Clubworxx, among others), together producing remixes as well as their own material, such as Coração, Mombasa, and Time 2 Turn Around.[6] Their work has been included on several compilations released by some of the biggest labels in the house scene, including Ministry of Sound[7] and Hed Kandi.[8]

Discography

Singles

Selected remixes

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jerry+Ropero Jerry Ropero on discogs.com, retrieved on 2008-10-16
  2. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-01-29/dance-club-play-songs Chart data for "Get Down" on billboard.com, retrieved on 2008-10-16
  3. http://www.discogs.com/release/1463815 Danzel - "Pump it up"-single on discogs.com, retrieved on 2008-10-16
  4. http://www.discogs.com/release/1225567 Paps 'n' Skar - "Turn around"-single on discogs.com, retrieved on 2008-10-16
  5. http://www.discogs.com/release/1396885 Kate Ryan - "Ella Elle L'a"-single on discogs.com, retrieved on 2008-10-16
  6. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jerry+Ropero+%26+Denis+The+Menace Jerry Ropero & Denis The Menace on discogs.com, retrieved on 2008-10-16
  7. Clubber's Guide to 2005 (Ministry Of Sound) on billboard.com, retrieved on 2008-10-16
  8. Hed Kandi: The Mix Spring 2007 on billboard.com, retrieved on 2008-10-16

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