# Angel Moraes

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{{Short description|American DJ (1965–2021)}}
{{Infobox person
| name= Angel Luis Morales
| occupation = DJ producer
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1965|08|07}}
| birth_place = [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|02|27|1965|08|07}}

}}
'''Angel Moraes''' (August 7, 1965 – February 27, 2021) was an electronic music DJ from Brooklyn, New York.<ref name=Mix>{{cite web |url=https://mixmag.net/read/dj-producer-angel-moraes-died-news|title=DJ, PRODUCER AND NIGHTCLUB FOUNDER ANGEL MORAES HAS DIED - Angel Moraes' death was announced on his Facebook page |author=DAVE TURNER |date=March 1, 2021 |publisher=Mix Mag}}</ref>

==Career==
He began his career in the 1980s and was the DJ at NYC nightclubs. He formed the record label Hot 'N' Spycy in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://acabine.pt/2021/03/morreu-angel-moraes/ |title=Angel Moraes died |publisher=THE CABIN |date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> One of his own first releases on the label was "Release Yourself".<ref name=Shot>{{cite web |url=https://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/news/64483/ |publisher=Big Shot Magazine |title=NEW YORK CITY HOUSE MUSIC ICON ANGEL MORAES HAS DIED |date=February 28, 2021 |author=DARREN RESSLER}}</ref> In 1995 his single "Heaven Knows" reached number 25 on Billboard's Dance charts, and in 1996 his track "Burnin' Up" reached number 41 on the same chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/angel-moraes/chart-history/dsa/ |title=Chart History: Angel Moraes |publisher=Billboard.com}}</ref> In 1996 his label began a distribution deal with UK label Subversion Records.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23 |page=23 |title=Getting Reinvigorated by the Insinuating Beat |publisher=Billboard |author=Larry Flick |date=August 17, 1996}}</ref> Over his career he co-created music with other electronica musicians, including [Junior Vasquez](/source/Junior_Vasquez).<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31 |page=31 |title=Grammy Noms: Reason to Kvetch and Celebrate |author=Larry Flick |date=January 17, 1998 |publisher=Billboard Magazine}}</ref> As a remixer, he worked with musicians including [Pet Shop Boys](/source/Pet_Shop_Boys), [k.d. lang](/source/k.d._lang), [Roy Davis Jr.](/source/Roy_Davis_Jr.), [Jaydee](/source/Jaydee), and [Funky Green Dogs](/source/Funky_Green_Dogs).<ref name=Shot />

==Stereo nightclub==
{{Main|Stereo nightclub}}
In 1998, Moraes became the co-founder of [Stereo nightclub](/source/Stereo_nightclub) in Montreal,<ref name=Mix /> and released the live album ''Back From Stereo'' in 2000.<ref name=Shot /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nightlife.ca/2009/09/30/angel-moraes-smoke-mirrors/ |author=Par P.-A. Buisson |date=September 30, 2009 |title=Angel Moraes: Smoke & Mirrors |publisher=Nightlife.ca}}</ref>

==Death==
Moraes died on February 27, 2021, at the age of 55.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://djmag.com/news/nyc-house-legend-angel-moraes-has-died-aged-55 |title=NYC HOUSE LEGEND ANGEL MORAES HAS DIED, AGED 55 |date=March 1, 2021 |publisher=DJ Mag}}</ref>

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Category:1965 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:DJs from New York City
Category:American company founders
Category:Musicians from Brooklyn
Category:American electronic musicians
Category:Record producers from New York (state)
Category:20th-century American musicians
Category:21st-century American musicians

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