Thursday, 21 May, 2009
Antonio Ocasio will be releasing his first track in almost 2 years. The track entitled "Joaquin" is dedicated to Joe Claussell and will be getting a release on Antonio's highly acclaimed "Tribal Winds" label. Joaquin will be released on June 1st 2009 on vinyl format and will be distributed worldwide by Downtown 161. Digital formats will be released shortly afterwards on traxsource.com.
"I named the song "JOAQUIN" and am dedicating it to Joaquin Claussell. It is my way of saying thank you for keeping alive the music which we love - the music that is part of our roots. I really appreciate what he does. He's one of my favorite producers" - Antonio Ocassio
The release will feature the original mix but Antonio has also been working on an alternate mix called "Repique" which features an extended Conga solo. Currently there are no plans to release the Repique mix.
It has been more than 2 years since Antonio's last release. During this time he has been busy working on new music and has 12 future releases scheduled on Tribal Winds.
Joaquin credits
- Lou Rainone - Keys
- Manuel Bizeau - Congas
- Antonio Ocasio - Percussion, Programming, Tehnical Mix and Mastering
"Looking for tunes these days is no easy task, I've heard so many productions out there that feel rushed, and not much thought put into them. This release proves that there is a very short list of producers out that can put together an quality track like this, Thank you Antonio! This jam is a sureshot!!!" - DJ Pang Lo
"Hey Antonio. I'm definately feelin the new track!!! Tribal Winds is back!! Looking forward to hearing more." - Doruk Ozlen
"This year at the WMC 2009 I had the pleasure to Break one of the hottest jams of the conference. After a brief hiatus Dj / Producer Antonio Ocasio's Latest smoker "JOAQUIN" was one of the highlights during my set at Global Soul Session 09. The raw energy of "JOAQUIN" was immediately on the dancefloor with dj's present coming up to wanting to know the name & artist. Joaquin a jam you'll hear this summer & beyond so support your underground djs & producers ..... this jam is on my TOP 10" - Dj Dennis Perez (AfroRikan Vybe)
"This is a cut for those in the know!" - Frankie Valentine
