Onionz, born Andrew Venegas in 1970 in

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of German 69%, Native 29% descent, is an American

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DJ, musician, producer who has been on the forefront of technology as a sales and business developer on Silicon Alley in New York with Rudina Seseri, and Mike Brown of

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, for creatives, media, that morphed into plant based fuels, utilities,

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supply chain and building materials. The native New Yorker is known for his many contributions to

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, and more specifically, his unique signature sound. After working at the #1 record importer in America he was part of the

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Logic testing team for 21 years. From there a new DJ environment was born called EDM. As a born drummer and on the stage when he was 3 passing through the drumming rituals legends provide. His teachers were

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, Steve Berrios, Greg D’Angelo of

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and

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. His family has been in New York for over 150 years and in the music industry since the 1940s. His brother an inspiration to Andrew through his paintings and traveling together. His father Victor is an American success story who was stationed in the military in Germany in the early 1900s and met his mother Joy soon after his return. Victor went on to play for Mongo Santamaria, and in The New York Philharmonic under John Schaefer https://www.isbworldoffice.com/in-memory.asp A woodsman from the Alfonso Vavarrah group who built basses and was a teacher for many Grammy nominated bass players and world renowned musicians. Andrew’s grandfather Jack was the electrical installation group who wired Lincoln Square, Lincoln Center and Avery Fischer Hall, his father played bass for The Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera, Onionz Dj’d at Lincoln Square at Essence 3. Andrew followed his father's footsteps. In 2002, he was nominated for

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’s DanceStar USA Awards in the Best Breakthrough DJ category. Onionz' earliest musical influence was his family. As a youth, Onionz gained further musical inspiration from

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( The Loft NYC creator), DJ/producer duo

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. By mid-1982, Onionz began mixing together early styles of

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, and

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records while DJing local NYC venues like The Irish Cottage in

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. Over the last 38 years Onionz has toured and headlined premier dance music festivals and events throughout 45 states within the US and 38 countries abroad. Onionz has held residency at celebrated dance venues around the world. Within the past 38 years, Onionz has contributed to both house music and techno music as a DJ with

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, Michael Marciano, Barry Weaver, DjThree,

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, and Darren Emerson, Sven Vath. original productions and remixes to numerous dance music artists & record label as

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, Carl Cox, Warner Music/

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, Champion Records, and

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. Additionally, he produced commissioned remixes for many influential dance music artists including

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#1 hit "Show Me Love",

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, Robert Owens, and

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Billboard #1 "Make My World Go Round". In 1994, he founded his record label Electrik Soul Recordings https://electriksouljahs.bandcamp.com/music Electrik Soul has added to the success of

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, Yousef, Tony Senghore, Leo Young Eli Escobar, Wally Callerio, Vitamin D. During the beginning of the dot.com time period in

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Andrew was one of the entertainers responsible for inspiring the emerging technology industry on their off nights and weekends. From

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to Djing on the 4th of July at the

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farms just like his father who played at The Filmore in

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with

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and

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a stage was set for a bright future. Onionz took off into Agriculture technology under Michael Jason Soares Agriculture company. Created renewable record sleeves, and became part of several music and technology acquisitions. Going back to school for Graphene and Green Charcoal Andrew has designed the future of music and AI for analog musicians to be protected inside of urban cities. He remains an active music maker as a drummer, and still travels from time to time for work throughout the world. He has an established production catalog of 150+ original music tracks and remixes which continues to grow. Some of the most notable House and Techno DJ's of today and yesterday regularly incorporate his music into their DJ sets. During 2016 and 2017 Onionz wrote his first film score as musical director for the short film created by Rosa Costanza called "Xing" Onionz lead and introduced the Xing Film team to the top echelon of Electronic Music using his 38 years of relationship building. The film won its way to 18 film festivals and two awards including a screening at the

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. Andrew Venegas Onionz is the longest standing

DJ from Queens, New York, who is part of a small group of three Onionz,

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and Omar Santana who created an opportunity in their hometown where the average salary for a DJ is $153,000 for the next generation.

Discography

Original works

*Onionz - ''Hot 4 U : 2016 Mixes'' - Household Digital *Onionz - ''SpaceSlave'' - Uniting Souls *Onionz - ''Buya'' - Blue Records *Onionz - ''Beautiful Music'' - NightChild Records *Onionz - ''Free Spirit'' - Blinded Records *Onionz - ''Need Ya, Tatti’s Groove'' - Intec Records *Onionz - ''Peel Pressure'' - Seamless Recordings *Onionz - ''The Touch E.P.'' - Mile End Records *Onionz - ''Begunnin'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''Share The World'' - Digital Memory Music *Onionz - ''Summertime Saves Me'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''Carmelized E.P.'' - Release Musiq *Onionz - ''Badunkadunk EP'' - Nervous Records *Onionz - ''N.Y. Thunder'' - Mile End Records *Onionz - ''Fantasy Island'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''1+1=3'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''Old Shamanic Ritual'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''Set U Free'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''Burnt'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''Dancing For The Dead'' - Endemic Recordings *Onionz - ''Liquid Salsa'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''Space Bass'' - Endemic Recordings *Onionz - ''Sex And Drums Feat. Jake Childs'' - Stripped Recordings *Onionz - ''Road Warrior'' - Unrivaled Music *Onionz - ''Smoke Signals/ Big Popsicle'' - Cr2 *Onionz - ''Nothin But Love'' - Toolroom Records *Onionz - ''Don't Slip Away'' - Hardplace Recordings *Onionz - ''Your Love'' - Forensic *Onionz - ''The Calling'' - Hardplace Recordings *Onionz - ''Woman Of The Sun'' - Om Records *Onionz - ''If I Only Had A Brain'' - Industry Recordings *Onionz - ''Burning'' - Cr2 Recordings *Onionz - ''Play Dat Song'' - 20/20 Vision *Onionz - ''Chief Rocka Hot For U'' - Household Recordings *Onionz + Nick Chatellan -'' Drama Moda'' - One Off Recordings *Onionz - ''Swing E.P.'' - Carioca *Onionz - ''Doin Damage E.P.'' - Dae Recordings *Onionz - ''Backyard Chronicles'' - Treehouse *Onionz - ''Drum Circle'' - Household *Onionz - ''Soul Ting'' - Viberent *Onionz - ''Hermanos Y Hermanas'' - Goanche *Onionz - ''Master D Holy Ghost Power'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''The Brand E.P.'' - Playback *Onionz - ''Gettin Thru It'' - Mi Casa *Onionz + Joeski - ''Tattoo Sessions'' - Maya *Onionz + Tony + Master D -'' The Music'' - Detour *Onionz - ''Horns In My Cave'' - Detour *Onionz - ''Acid Chants'' - Mozee Musik *Blakkat + The Barrio Brothers - ''Understanding'' - Electrik Soul Recordings *Onionz - ''For These Who Know E.P.'' - Aztalan *Onionz + Tony - ''Summer'' - Tango *Onionz + Master D - ''Electriksoul Brothers'' - Tango *Onionz + Master D - ''Silver Lightening'' - Electriksoul *Onionz - ''Latin Hustler'' - Siesta *Onionz + Joeski + Master D - ''Touch Me'' - Electriksoul *Onionz + Master D - ''4Th Dimension Of Existence'' - Siesta *6400 Crew Pres. Onionz + Halo - ''I Need Ya'' - Electriksoul *Onionz + Joeski Pres. Barrio Bros. - ''Hold On To Your Love'' - Electriksoul *Onionz + Joeski + Master D - ''Chango Musik'' - Electriksoul *Onionz - ''Groove Predator'' - Camouflage *Onionz + Master D + Tony - ''Right There'' - Electriksoul *6400 Crew Pres. Onionz + Tony - ''Cookin Up The Funk E.P.'' - Siesta *Onionz + Tony - ''How's Ya Vibe'' - Shaboom *Onionz + Master D - ''Celia's Groove'' - N.R.K. *Onionz + Master D - ''T's Tango'' Electriksoul *Onionz + Tony - ''Slightly Touched E.P.'' - Moody *Onionz + Tony + Dano - ''Extreme Measures'' - Moody *Onionz + Tony + Master D - ''Dano Brothers'' - Hand Low Pressing *Onionz + Master D - ''Fading Memories'' - Doubledown Recordings *19Th Street Brothers - ''The Park E.P.'' - Electriksoul *Dj Who + Onionz - ''Unlock Your Heart'' - Electriksoul *Onionz + Master D - ''Infatuation'' Imperial Dub *Onionz + Master D - ''Never Ending Journey'' - Electriksoul *Onionz - ''E.T.I. Supreme Soul Team'' - Electriksoul *Family - ''Say A Little Prayer'' - Electriksoul

Remixes

*Phuture - ''We Are Phuture (Onionz Remix)'' – Afro Acid *Carl Cox - ''The Player (Onionz Remix)'' - Bush Records *Nathan Barato - ''Dirty (Onionz Remix)'' - Root And Wings Music *Halo Varga - ''Future (Onionz Remix)'' - Siesta Records *Marc Pollen - ''Risky Life (Onionz Remix)'' - Siesta Records *Alex Clavijo + Roger Arias - ''Ganguro - (Onionz Remix)'' - Uniform Recordings *Soup A - ''Passion'' - Sullivan Room Records *EMan + Doc Link - ''Hollow (Onionz Love Beth to Death Mix)'' - Liberate Recordings *Dj Pierre - ''Masterblaster (Turn It Up) (Onionz Remix)'' - Bush Records *Phonolulu - ''Nights Young (Onionz Remix)'' - BluFin *Timo Garcia - ''Wonderlust Bug (Onionz Remix)'' - Berwick Street Records *Ostrich - ''Go Down (Onionz Remix)'' - Mile End Records *Jack Loves Robots - ''Anxsociety (Onionz Remix)'' - Silent Machine Recordings *Joeski - ''Don't Stop (Onionz Remix)'' - Maya *Jake Knights - ''Drench (Onionz Remix)'' - Influential House *Negghead - ''Life (Onionz Remix)'' - Waxon Records *Slok - ''Deesgustocosmicow (Onionz Remix)'' - Electronic Petz *Nick + Danny Chatelain - ''Katrinyla (Onionz Remix)'' - Goanche * Miss Honey Dijon Feat. Celeda - ''New Day (Onionz Chief Rocka Mix)'' - Mile End Records *Dbr + David Ferrara Vs. Blaze - ''My Beat (Onionz Remix)'' - Play This! Records *Timo Garcia - ''Boom (Onionz Remix)'' - Berwick St. *Harada - ''I Came (Onionz Remix)'' - Blu Fin *Cybersutra - ''I Believe (Onionz Remix)'' - Red Stick *Levi - ''Another You (Onionz Remix)'' - Dirty Fabric *Funk D Void - ''Genibra (Onionz Remix)'' - Soma *The Idiotbox - ''Supermodel (Onionz Remix)'' - Dirty Fabric *Jamie Anderson - ''Sunlight (Onionz Remix)'' - Om Records *Mattheson - ''Blown (Onionz Remix)'' - Atlantic Standard Recordings *Matt Rock - ''Night After Night (Onionz Remix)'' - Hardplace *Refined.se - ''Swinging Kitten (Onionz Dub)'' - Frik:N:Frak *Hawke - ''We Come From Far (Onionz Off The Radar Dub)'' - Eighth Dimension *Rock N Hardplace - ''Night After Night (Onionz Remix)'' - Hardplace Recordings *Drum Bums - ''The Idea (Onionz Dub)'' - Phonetic Recordings *Blacksoul Feat. Rithma - ''Not Another Love Song (Onionz Remix)'' - Blacksoul Music *Buick Project - ''Luminare (Onionz Rub)'' - Saved Records *Dennis Ferrer - ''Sandcastles (Onionz Remix)'' - Defected *Noel Nanton - ''Mongo Bongo (Onionz Remix)'' - N.R.K. *Lee Cabrera - ''Shake It (Onionz + Master D Remix)'' - Credence *Master H - ''Cest La Vie (Onionz Remix )'' - Soma Recordings *Technique - ''When There Is Love (Onionz Remix)'' - Downtown 161 *The Operator - ''(Onionz + Master D Remix)'' - Skyline Records *Blakkat Feat. Tyra - ''Rite Place (Onionz Remix)'' - Shaboom *Taka Boom - ''Groove Like That (Onionz Remix)'' - Shaboom *Chris Simmonds - ''In My Soul (Onionz Remix)'' - Big Chief *Rocket - ''People (Onionz + Master D's Doggy Style Dub)'' - Grayhound Recordings *Kerri Chandler Feat. Roy Ayers - ''Good Vibrations (Onionz Remix)'' - Champion *Sandy B - ''Make My World Go Round (Onionz Remix)'' - Champion *Robin S. - ''Show Me Love (Onionz Remix)'' - Champion *Raze - ''Break For Love (Onionz Remix)'' - Champion *Earth People - ''Dance (Onionz Remix)'' - Champion *Dano - ''The Crawl (Onionz + Master D Remix)'' - Red Melon *Halo - ''Mi Casa (Onionz + Master D Remix)'' - Moody *Soulstice - ''Lovely (Onionz + Master D Remix)'' - Om Records *Mephisto Odyssey - ''The Lift (Onionz + Tony Remix)'' - Primal/Warner Bros. *Dj Shorty - ''In Your Mind (Onionz + Master D Electrik Soul Brothers Mix)'' - ESP-SUN Records *Felli + Buddy ''Exploding Fist (Onionz +Master D Remix)'' - Caffeine

References

External links

*https://djrankings.org/DJ-ONIONZ * * * *Electrik Sou
Victor Venegas
{{Authority control 1970 births Musicians from New York (state) Living people American club DJs American electronic musicians American electronic dance music DJs