Angel Moraes

b. 7 August 1965, Brooklyn, New York, USA. One of the more prominent of a new wave of New York DJs and remixers to emerge in the mid-90s, Moraes is also one of the most prolific. Before his first club appearances as a DJ in the mid-80s he had worked as a Manhattan truck driver. By the 90s he had secured bookings at many of the premier New York clubs, including the Sound Factory, where his notoriously ‘smooth and soulful' mixing pleased large clienteles. His first single, ‘Release Yourself', was issued in 1993, and a string of club hits followed, including ‘Heaven Knows', ‘Welc...