DJ Chus (born Jesús López Esteban, 1971 in

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, Spain) is a Spanish

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producer,

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er and DJ. He works mainly in

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Biography

Chus began DJing at the age of 16. In 1994, he opened Teatro Kapital, and was also one of the residents in

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's Kadoc disco. After years of producing house and trance music under a variety of names, DJ Chus, along with fellow DJ and producer Pablo Ceballos and manager Carlos Caliço, founded the Stereo Productions

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in 2001. DJ Chus usually collaborates with Pablo Ceballos on

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releases, and with David Penn on

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tracks.

Discography

Singles

DJ Chus

*1994: "Kapital of House" *1996: "Come into the House" *1997: "Get Funky", with David Penn and Beto Cerutti *2005: "World Routes" *2006: "Black Rain"

Chus & Ceballos

Collaborations with Pablo Ceballos: *2001: "Afrika" *2002: "Iberican Grooves Vol. 1" *2002: "Deep Architecture", as Dano, Chus & Ceballos, with Dano *2002: "Iberican Sound" *2002: "The Strong Rhythm", as Manaça, Chus & Ceballos, with Carlos Manaça *2002: "On the Strength", as Chus & Ceballos vs. Tony Hewitt, with Tony Hewitt *2003: "Echoes from Doruma" *2004: "In Stereo", as Chus & Ceballos vs. Tedd Patterson, with Tedd Patterson *2004: "Low Frequencies", as Chus & Ceballos vs. Richie Santana, with Richie Santana *2005: "Iberican Sound (2005 Remixes)" *2005: "Wrong About Me", with Derek Conyer *2009: "Blended Sound 002: (Part 1)" *2010: "One Night in Havana" with Gonzalez & Gonzalo *2013: "Xango" with Rafa Barrios *2014: "La Colombiana" *2015: "They Say Nothing" *2015: "Black Rock City" *2015: "Abisinia" with Leonardo Gonelli ft GiGi *2015: "Check Tech" with Rafa Barrios *2016: "Twisted Comes" with Adrian Hour *2016: "Pussy Cat" with Tini Garcia *2017: "Now or Never" with Rafa Barrios Ft. Cari Golden *2018: ''Fiezzta'' EP with Oscar L *2018: "More I Want U" *2018: "Down for It" with Danny Serrano, Solo Tamas *2018: "Sostenido", with Oscar L *2018: "The Sun", with Dennis Cruz

DJ Chus & David Penn/Chus+Penn

Collaborations with David Penn: *2000: "Sunshine", with Darren J. Bell *2001: "From Madrid with Love" *2001: "Music for Playgrounds", as Halo, Penn & Chus, with Halo *2002: "Baila", with Caterina de Jesus *2002: "Burning Paris" *2004: "Esperanza" *2004: "Sunshine 2004", with Darren J. Bell *2004: "Will I (Discover Love)", with

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Hannu

*2003: "Latina" *2004: "Into the Night" *2004: "Summerfunk"

Polaris

Collaborations with Beto Cerutti: *1997: "Polaris" *1998: "The Next Millennium" *2000: "Give Me Your Hand"

Latin Lovers

Collaborations with Beto Cerutti: *2000: "Voices of Savanna" *2003: "Dos Gardenias (Para Ti)" *2004: "Cuando El Amor"

Other aliases

*1997: "Screaming Dolphins", as Kenya, with Beto Cerutti *1997: "Le Plaisir", as Nitro, with Beto Cerutti *1998: "Atmosphere", as Nitro, with Beto Cerutti *1998: "Are You Ready to Honk the Airhorns?", as Roundheadz, with Beto Cerutti *1998: "Bahia's Children", as Cerutti & Lopez, with Beto Cerutti *2001: "El Amor", as Joeski & Chus, with Joeski and Caterina de Jesus *2001: ''The Roma EP'', as DJ Chus vs. Oscar de Rivera, with Oscar de Rivera *2002: "That Feeling", as The Groove Foundation, with Pablo Ceballos and Darren J. Bell - UK #65 *2003: "We Play House", as Soulground, with David Penn and Concha Buika *2005: "That Feeling (Bring It Back Again)", as The Groove Foundation, with Pablo Ceballos and Darren J. Bell *2006: "We Play House (Remixes)", as Soulground, with David Penn and Concha Buika *2006: "Superflyin'", as Cubic, with Pablo Ceballos and

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(Co-)productions for other artists

*1995: Kadoc - "The Nighttrain" *1995: Kadoc - ''The Return of the Dark Mask EP'' *2000: Tekknova - "Dancing in Outer Space", with David Castellano *2003: Marcelo Castelli - "Quimera", with Pablo Ceballos

Awards

*Deejay Mags - Best House DJ 2001, 2004 *Deejay Mags - Best Spanish DJ 2004 *Deejay Mags - Best House Production 2002 *Dance Club Awards - Best Producer 2002, 2004 *Dance Club Awards - Best CD Compilation 2003

References

External links

DJ Chus Official Site
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Stereo Productions Official Site
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