Brazils top House DJ and critically acclaimed remixer/producer DJ Meme gained recognition early in his career with remixes for major artists as far back as the early Eighties creating mega mixes for the likes of The Bee Gees, New Order & the Pet Shop Boys among others. In 1996, Meme remixed of Estoy AquiI for the then newcomer Shakira which exploded on the club scene and became a worldwide hit, resulting in a huge demand from major labels for Memes ability to inject underground dance rhythms into popular music. As a result Meme went on to produce stunning remixes for major pop acts including Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Dido, Ricky Martin, Desree among many to great acclaim and scooping up no less than 23 Gold Records, 15 Platinum and 3 Diamond records and many awards in the process!
Fast Forward to today and DJ Memes magical heartfelt music is a regular on our soulful dancefloors worldwide, with his talent for producing beautiful emotional house laced with his signature strings and disco flavours sometimes spliced with echoes of his native latin roots championed by the Worlds DJ Elite and clubbers alike. Meme has earned himself the title of one of the remixers of the moment, remixing contemporary soulful anthems including Kenny Bobiens I Shall Not Be Moved (Soulfuric), Groove Junkies Dr Feelgood (MoHo), Audiowhores ft Pete Simpson Not Going Back (Papa), Kenny Thomas Keep The Fires Burning(Soul-Fi), Jamie Lewis & Michael Watfords Its Over (Defected) Knee Deeps Me Kumba (Knee Deep), Darryl DBonneaus Say Youre Gonna Stay (Jellybean Soul) and the massive orchestral dance anthem The Cure & The Cause by Fish Go Deep (Defected) among many others, And with many more gems forthcoming, Meme is currently one of the busiest men in dance!
In 2005 Meme turned his hand to his own productions releasing Viva under the moniker Mandala, on Knee Deep Records, which gained broad DJ support worldwide and even reached the #2 position on DJ Magazines Hype Charts. His last single, a latin house fuelled giant titled V.A.I. for Soulfuric Records exploded on the dancefloors, reaching #5 on DJ MAGs Hype charts, and gained support by DJs including Dimitri from Paris, The Groove Junkies and Aaron Ross, just to name a few.
As a DJ, Memes unique and delicious recipe of smile inducing latin and disco fused house is regular on the menu at the worlds greatest clubs. He regularly tours the Worlds finest spots in countries such as Germany, Spain, Ibiza, Austria, Romania, Hungary, France, Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, USA and as far afield as Indonesia & Korea. May 2008 saw Memes amazing debut at the Southport Weekender festival (UK), with many of his remixes already dubbed as Southport Weekender anthems, he set a dancefloor of 2000 fans alight, resulting in an additional set the following night with the same results!
"DJ MEMÊ IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW PRODUCERS THAT MANAGE TO MAKE A SONG UNIVERSALLY EFFICIENT AND ACCESSIBLE WHILE ALWAYS INFUSING IT WITH VERY HIGH STANDARD OF MUSICALITY"
(DIMITRI FROM PARIS)
MEMÊ IS A DJ'S SECRET WEAPON. ALREADY A FAMOUS DJ/PRODUCER IN HIS HOME COUNTRY OF BRAZIL, HIS LATIN INFLUENCES ARE ALWAYS EVIDENT IN HIS PRODUCTIONS. THINK SUMMERTIME PARTYING AND HOUSE MUSIC - THINK DJ Meme
(KEVIN MCFARLANE -M8 MAGAZINE EDITOR UK)
DJ Meme's work was first recommended to me by none other than Dimitri From Paris. I was super impressed by his production values which blend the best disco vibes with the Latin rhythms of his native Brasil.
(SIMON DUNMORE Defected UK)
i felt in love with DJ Meme productions the first time i heard his work.One of the most talented producers in the moment.
(TODDIE FREESE - Knee Deep)
DJ Memê is a producer that I've had my eye (and ear!) on for a while.Now, his productions just keep getting better and better and is a future star of the house music scene in the making.
(PAUL FARRIS- UK)
Memê shows a deep understanding of musicality missing in many of todays productions...and is destined to be a major player for a long time to come.
(BRIAN TAPPERT Soulfuric / Traxsource USA)
"THIS MAN HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THIS YEARS HOTTEST TALENTS, HIS REMIXES ARE OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE, PROVIDING THAT PUNCH FOR THE DANCEFLOOR BUT KEEPING THE QUALITY TO THE MAX"
(GRAHAM LORD - AUDIOWHORES UK)
"DJ Meme is the new HOT name in the 'who's-who' of House Music Producers. He has that special musical touch, which shows strong in his grooves, rhythm & melody. Better lock in some good deals with him soon.... cause we will all watch him blow up this year.... for sure!"
(ERIC DEEPSWING WIKMAN DJ/Producer /Airex Groove / Generate Music L.A.)
"DJ MEMÊ MY TIP TO BE THE BIGGEST NAME IN HOUSE MUSIC IN 2006 AND BEYOND! HIS PRODUCTIONS ARE ON F.I.R.E.!"
(DAVID "REDSOUL" WAREING, UK)
"MEMÊ HAD THE ABILITY AND MAGIC TOUCH TO REMIX MY RECORD IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MUSICAL WAY, THAT TILL THIS DAY I CAN NOT RESIST LISTENING & AND PLAYING HIS MIX ONLY... "
(DAVIDSON OSPINA , NY)
Memê creates quality, crowd pleasing, uplifting house that always works in my sets. Simply put. Hes fucking brilliant!
(DWAYNE MINARD -Righteous - CANADA )
Here are some IMPORTANT AWARDS:
23 GOLD RECORDS
15 PLATINUM RECORDS
3 DIAMOND RECORDS (more than a million)
DANCE MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR ON 1994
(DJ SOUND Magazine)
2000 SPECIAL AWARD for MOST ACTIVE PERSONALITY ON DANCE SCENE on the last 10 years
(DJ SOUND Magazine)
BEST RADIO SHOW IN 1990
(BRAZILIAN ACADEMY OF LETTERS)
BEST RADIO SHOW IN 1991
(DJ SOUND Magazine)
BEST RADIO SHOW ON 1991
(BRAZILIAN ACADEMY OF LETTERS)
36 TRACKS ON THE BRAZILIAN TOP 10
DJ MEME DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
HANNA HAIS
Título: C'EST LE COEUR
Gravadora: ATAL music,France
Ano: 2008
Artista: HANNA HAIS
Título: I LOVE AMERICA
Gravadora: ATAL music France
Ano: 2008
Artista: DJ MEME
Título: V.A.I.
Gravadora: SOULFURIC records
Ano: 2007