Luis Rodríguez Salazar (born 1948) is a Spanish music producer,

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, mixer and

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, known for his role in the co-production of German pop duo

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. He was also involved up to the 1990s in most of

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's productions, including C. C. Catch and

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, working as co-producer.

Biography

Rodriguez was born in Fuente el Fresno,

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, Spain in 1948. He started at age 12 playing the guitar and playing in the streets. He started as bassist and guitarist in the band Los Esclavos, performing at a flamenco club in Hamburg. When he started to sing he experimented with 2 microphones, one dry without effects and one with delay and echo. He would do 2-track recordings from the age of 17. He got a gig as DJ and was able to by an 8-track and make more demos. He went to school to become a music technician. He became a singer in the mid-1970s, creating his own recording studio in

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called Star 33. He met

of Modern Talking and started working with him, this is when his career took off. Rodriguez produced or co-produced for such artists as C. C. Catch,

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(ex- Smokie),

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, Falco,

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, New Baccara,

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and others. In the 1980s, he worked on numerous projects like New Baccara, Mike Mareen,

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, T. Ark, Sweet Connection, among others. He had big success as producer with the music project Fun Factory. It is believed that the Modern Talking song " Brother Louie", was written by Dieter Bohlen about Rodriguez, as he was a close associate of Bohlen. Using the vocals of his wife Lian Ross, Rodríguez produced some dance projects such as Creative Connection, Josy, Jobel, and Dana Harris.

References

Spanish musicians Spanish record producers Living people Modern Talking 1948 births People from Ciudad Real {{Spain-musician-stub