Episode 168: Global Dance - Best Of Hex Hector Part 1

I've been looking forward to doing a Hex Hector anthology for a long time but he has such a massive catalogue of remixes, I wasn't sure as to how I would approach it. I decided to split it into two parts. The first part being remixes with BPM's from 126 to 132 and the second part with remixes from 132 and up. That being said, it took me three weeks to select a body of mixes for part one and narrow that down to the final 32 tracks featured on this first edition. From what I've been able to find out, Hex Hector (Hector Ortiz) started producing music back in 1992 in New York. His sound was synonymous throughout the 90's and 2000's where he became famous for remixing songs for artists such as Deborah Cox, Whitney Houston, Gloria Estefan, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin and the list goes on. For anyone who was going out to clubs in that era, you would be well aware of his mixes of songs such as "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" by Deborah Cox and "Heartbreak Hotel" by Whitney Houston. Hex's mixes took us on a journey and generally clocked in at 8 minutes plus. Not like the 'extended mixes' of today which barely make it to 3 minutes. He mastered the drop and build in infectious house/club mixes and playing one of his mixes (of which I played many) would guarantee the dance floor being full. Hex worked with a few regular producers such as Dezrok, Soul Solution and Jonathan Peters and he even formed a production duo with Mac Quayle called HQ2. The man is a true legend of the club world and this first edition of the best of Hex Hector features 32 all time classic house and club remixes over 4 hours which are guaranteed to keep you moving with your hands in the air. EnjoyAnthony1/ "CANDY" - MANDY MOORE2/ "DISTRACTED" - I53/ "UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN" - DIANA ROSS4/ "I'M LEAVIN" - LISA STANSFIELD5/ "NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE" - DEBORAH COX6/ "I'VE HAD ENOUGH" - REGINA BELLE7/ "FIND ANOTHER WOMAN" - REINA8/ "COME" - MARTHA WASH9/ "IRRESISTIBLE" - JESSICA SIMPSON10/ "SO IN LOVE WITH TWO" - MIKAILA11/ "HIT THE FREEWAY" - TONI BRAXTON12/ "AM TO PM" - CHRISTINA MILIAN13/ "RUNNIN" - BASSTOY ft. DANA14/ "DANCE DANCE" (THE MEXICAN) - THALIA15/ "GET ME BODIED" - BEYONCE`16/ "I AM WHO I AM" - LARA FABIAN17/ "BETTER THAN ME" - TERRY DEXTER18/ "LIVING FOR LOVE" - NATALIE COLE19/ "BANG ON" - PURPLE KITTY ft. LATANZA WATERS20/ "IDOL" - AMANDA GHOST21/ "MELT WITH THE SUN" - SWEET RAINS ft. AMBER22/ "LAY DOWN" - 10 MONKEYS ft. ABIGAIL23/ "JOYFUL SOUND" - DEBBY HOLIDAY24/ "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" - WHITNEY HOUSTON25/ "ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE" - ANASTACIA26/ "GIRL FROM THE GUTTER" - KINA27/ "IF YOU DON'T WANNA LOVE ME" - TAMAR28/ "WISH I DIDN'T MISS YOU" - ANGIE STONE29/ "LOVIN' YOU" - KRISTINE W30/ "FEELIN' ME" - KIM SOZZI31/ "EVERYDAY" - KIM ENGLISH32/ "THROUGH THE RAIN" - MARIAH CAREY