Brazilian native DJ Doctor Gil brings 15 years of dance club experience to the decks. 1992 marks the time when Gil was first exposed to the electronic music scene. Influenced by Italian house, funky house, and funky techno, (the latter two genres being the main influences on his internationally acclaimed style), he began frequenting nightclubs and music stores in his hometown of São Paulo where he was able to interact and learn from several experienced DJ's. He bought some DJ gear with a friend, and soon he was spinning at some of the best parties in the São Paulo area.
1994, barely two years in to his career, DJ Doctor Gil began DJ'ing full time as a resident of several major nightclubs including the Campo Grande (MS) branch of the world-famous Limelight. His talent was instantly recognized as he thrilled packed dance floors with his signature cutting and scratching. He was brought to New York , capital of the Limelight Empire, where he became the first Brazilian DJ to hit the decks of the greatest Limelight of all, Limelight NYC. Here his career flourished and he played at many of the best parties and nightclubs in the New York area. From there, it was on to international acclaim playing all corners of the globe: England , Mexico , Chile , Panama , Ecuador , and Colombia .
It was in Colombia where he launched his first self-produced track “The Best of Cali” on a white label.
Following that, Gil started on a new South American tour, beginning in Colombia . Here he played major clubs and parties including the Summer Calima Festival, Bogota Crew Festival, Podium Club, LaSala and Pipeline with international superstar DJ's. Other notable stops on this tour was Wasabi in Panama and Club Hawaii in Mexico . Gil then went on to tour other countries in the Ravers Tour.
In his homeland of Brazil, DJ Doctor Gil is well known for his residencies at nightclubs and parties such as City of the Rock (Campo Grande), Stéreo (Curitiba), Café Curaçao (Guaratuba), International Disco Club (Foz do Iguaçu), Leonora (Rondonópolis), Fabrik 5 (São Paulo), Bali Hai (Santa Catarina), Concorde (Florianópolis), CarWash (Maringá/PR), ViBe (Curitiba), as well as other national and internationally famous DJ's.
2007 brought another milestone to his career when he placed, and currently holds positions 25th in the world and &035;1 in Brazil on Thedjlist.com
This site is the premier authority and internationally recognized DJ rating site for up to date ranking of DJ's, nightclubs, and parties the world over. Additionally in 2007, Gil was honored an article in the month of February on Fuxico:
© 2007 - Marilia Melo
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DISCOGRAPHY. Original Productions:
The BesT OF CaLI - DoCToR G.i.L
More Groove - DoCToR G.i.L Vs Drako
Scream - DoCToR G.i.L
EleCTRo SouL - DoCToR G.i.L Vs BeaTMaKeR
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