Born and raised in New York’s the Bronx, HECTOR ROMERO’s DJ experiences include playing legendary venues like Red Zone, Limelight, Palladium, Save the Robots, the Roxy, Cielo, and Output. Over the years he has evolved into one of New York City’s prime ambassadors of house music, bringing his unique soulful and Latin-inspired house vibe to venues around the world. With 40-plus years of experience, this career jock is now throwing his musical diversity and eclectic taste as a sought-after A&R force in the music industry – under his belt are various mix compilations that he has curated, including King Street’s Soulful House Journey, Nervous and Records’ Weaving Genres Vol.1 & 2, projects that showcase Romero’s abilities as both a DJ and an A&R exec. He attributes his business savvy to having worked with industry legend Judy Weinstein during his 20-plus years at Def Mix Productions. This is where he matured as a record executive working alongside Grammy Award-winning DJs David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, and Satoshi Tomiie. Those relationships taught him essential lessons about the equal importance of a great beat and a great song. Currently Romero acts as A&R director of Orianna Music, a Latin Electronic boutique label owned and operated by Sony Music, a position he truly loves. Although New York is still his home, he spends a great deal of time traveling, and can be found stirring up dance floors in Italy, Greece, Japan, Spain, Canada, and various parts of the world. @hectorromero