About Me
Born and raised in New York City, Engineer, producer and dj, Norty Cotto has been at his craft for over 16 years.
Learning his dj skills while still in grammar school from a neighborhood friend inspired his desire and passion for music.
Like most dj`s he started out doing birthday parties, weddings and block parties.
Always wondering how the music that he loved to play was created, he went on to become a recording engineer.
With his musical influences of salsa, hip hop and disco and his engineering skills, he took to the studio and began recording for some of the hottest artists and genres of the moment.
His first engineering project was for an artist named NOEL on a track called “Silent Morningâ€, which went on to become a huge dance hit and established Norty as an engineer.
Norty has teamed up with successful acts in the music field working on records from old school hip hop and house to the energetic sounds of merengue.
He has also recorded projects with artists ranging from KRS ONE,GANGSTAR,THE NOTORIOUS BIG,2 IN A ROOM,CORO,FASCINATION and FULANITO to name a few from his diverse discography.
Norty also got involved with engineering remix projects for remixers such as TODD TERRY, ROMAN RICARDO, LITTLE LOUIE VEGA, TONY HUMPHRIES and DJ PREMIER.
Along with his recording projects he decided to go into production and remixes as well. He started out with productions of freestyle in the early days, house music and even merengue. He’s done remixes for big artists like RICKY MARTIN, CELIA CRUZ, NINA SKY, ANASTASIA, RIHANNA and many more.
With all of his studio projects keeping him busy spinning records was still his first true love. After getting an offer from his friend Johnny Famolari to do a mix show on a Spanish radio station, Norty jumped back into the dj world.
Norty and Johnny are the pioneers of the Latin mix show,
They were the first guys to ever mix and mash up Latin music on a Spanish radio station. As the popularity of the mix show grew, NORTY and Johnny began and continue to dj at some of New York’s hottest nightclubs and venues. Since then, they have been the first Latino DJ`s to play Madison Square Garden as well as the go-to DJ’s for high profile exclusive events.
With his early Latin influences, thanks to his parents, and his production skills, Norty is also one of the pioneers of Latin house music.
Bringing in the Latin sound mashed with house grooves was second nature for Mr. COTTO.His dj skills have also taken Norty abroad to play for music lovers in Germany, England, Italy and various locations overseas.
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