Carlos Sanchez has been a staple in the Las Vegas nightclub scene since moving here in 1999 from New Orleans. His DJ career started in New Orleans in 1997. It was a love of the scene and, more importantly, his love of music that prompted him to begin learning to DJ.
He got his first residency in 1998 at the infamous Audubon Hotel for weekly party called “Faster Pussycat” and later changed to “Revolver.” The success of the night created two other residencies for Carlos, Fly FM a weekly Internet radio show that hosted the top DJ’s in New Orleans and a monthly spot at hustler hosted by Dave Jinx and Rewind.
Carlos is now based in Las Vegas and has been a resident at Drai’s, Club Sponge, Club 1030, Sevilla, Tabu, Fuel, Curve, Risque, Oba, Tangerine, Late Night Empire and is currently a resident at West Wing, Downtown Cocktail Room and Soundbar. Carlos has also been a guest DJ at numerous clubs around town as well as clubs in New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Albuquerque, San Diego, and San Francisco, Unlike most in Vegas, he has set himself apart from the commercial or jukebox oriented dj’s by continuing to bring his brand of deep house to Vegas. His style of music is directly influenced by his hometown of New Orleans and a love of music bringing together a blend of jazz, funk, latin and soul infused house music, that he calls “music for grown –ups”.
In 2001, Carlos, along with partners Keith Evan and Brian Minogue, developed House Society, a DJ collective and Soundbar a deep house weekly party that incorporated live musicians and vocalist creating a home for house heads in Las Vegas and being ranked 18th in the Hot 24 in Las Vegas. Soundbar is now a monthly event and continues to bring out the best deep house DJ’s in the world.
RESIDENCIES
2008: Redbull
2008: Dos Caminos
2007-Present: Downtown Cocktail Room
2006-2008: West Wing Bar
2005-2007: Empire Ballroom
2005-2007: Tangerine
2005-2006: Risque
2003: Club 1030
2002: Sevilla
2001-Present: Soundbar (Co-Creator/Owner)
2000: Drai’s
2000: Club Sponge
1998-1999: Audubon Hotel (New Orleans) More photos Click on photos to enlarge. |