Gadjo
- Gadjo is also the Romani word for non-Romani people.
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Gadjo is the alias of the German DJ, producer and remixer, Murat Arslan. He is best known for his hit "So Many Times", featuring Alexandra Prince on vocals. It became an international club hit in the winter of 2005, peaking in 2006. Gadjo has already produced and remixed some work for musicians including, Basement Jaxx and David Morales.
In 2007, he launched his own record label and booking agency, Torntape Booking & Artists and Records.
Erick Morillo signed him to Subliminal Records in 2005. His first major hit single "So Many Times" reached #1 in fourteen countries' dance charts. This included a spell at #1 in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, and it peaked at #22 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] It led to a nomination as “Best House Track Award 2006” at the International Dance Music Awards.
As a producer, Gadjo has been responsible for an array of tracks in a short period of time. For Basement Jaxx, he remixed their hit "Do Your Thing" which entered the UK's Cool Cuts Chart at #1. David Morales turned Gadjo’s remix of his track "Better That You Leave", into the A-side of the single release. With his remix of Big World's "Megusta" he achieved another hit, which gave him recognition in South America.
[edit] References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 220. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
