DJ Doug Gomez

Voted #12 Top Artist of 2022 by Traxsource.com

New York’s own Doug Gomez started his musical career as a DJ, honing his skills with the explosions of Hip Hop, House Music, and Dancehall genres dominating the NYC club scene at the time.

As a true New Yorker of Colombian roots, his love for drums and sophisticated melodies led him to embrace the path from DJing to business and ultimately into production. He worked for the German power house ZYX Music & Waako Records as A&R / Promotions Director and label manager from 1994 to 2005.

Doug’s desire to embrace his love through production for what he affectionately calls “That New York Sound”, a mix of organic, soulful music, combined with Afro-Latin rhythms, is evident all his productions. It led to an onslaught of releases and remixes on such notable labels including Universal Music, Orianna/Sony Music, MoBlack, Nervous Records, Quantize Recordings, King Street Sounds, Z Records and more. Doug has remixed such notable artists as Kerri Chandler, Dennis Ferrer, Blaze and more.

2017 saw the start of his own record label, Merecumbe Recordings, as an outlet not just for his own music but, for current hot and upcoming producers. In 2022, Doug was voted the #12 Top Artist on the highly coveted digital store, traxsource.com

In 2023, Doug’s album “PURO” was unleashed, earning praise from critics and garnering Grammy consideration in the Electronic Dance Album category. This achievement was accomplished under Nervous Records, one of House Music’s longest lasting and reputable labels. Support from the biggest DJ’s in the world including, Louie Vega, Joe Claussell, Dave Lee, Tedd Patterson, Jihad Muhammad, Jamie 326, Osunlade, DJ Spen, Frankie Feliciano, and many more.

#12 top artist of 2022 by Traxsource.com
#1 afrohouse artist of 2021 by Traxsource.com
#2 afrohouse artist 2020 by Traxsource.com
#7 soulful house artist 2019 by Traxsource.com
#1 afro house artist 2019 by Traxsource.com

DOUG GOMEZ ON SPOTIFY

Doug Gomez on Spotify

DOUG GOMEZ AFRO LATIN SOUL PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY

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