Episode 9: Meet Junior Sanchez - From Club Limelight Resident DJ to House Music Royalty: Designing a Life of Beats, Integrity and Heart

Some people chase a career. Junior Sanchez manifested one from a closet in Newark, New Jersey.In Episode 9 of Design2Manifest, Kat sits down with legendary DJ, producer, and house music OG Junior Sanchez, whose fingerprints are on records from Madonna, M.I.A., and Azealia Banks, and whose label Brobot has been one of the top-performing labels on Beatport for over two decades.The youngest of six in Newark's Ironbound section, Junior inherited his siblings' vinyl collections and fell in love with house music at 10 through Tyree Cooper's "Acid Crash." He practiced DJing on his mother's two stereo systems before he ever owned turntables, landed a residency in the Thierry Mugler Room at Club USA by 14, and released his first record as a high school sophomore. From there came Da Mongoloids with Armand Van Helden, Roger Sanchez, DJ Sneak, Daft Punk, and Basement Jaxx, naming Subliminal Records, a UK top 10 hit with "Be With You," and decades of shaping dance floors around the world with integrity and heart.In this conversation, Junior shares:The mentor whose mixing board came full circle and convinced him there are no coincidencesHow his girlfriend's parents became the first believers who bought his Technics 1210sWhat it was like working with Madonna and bringing her to Miss Shapes.The secret to longevity: don't let the old man in.His honest take on Ai in music and why prompting is not art.Why your fingerprints will eventually become your own soundprint.A conversation about designing the life you want, staying true to your sound, and the healing power of music.Connect with Junior:All socials: @juniorsanchezLabel: Brobot RecordsConnect with Design2Manifest:Website: www.design2manifest.comInstagram: @design2manifestIf you can hold it in your head, you can hold it in your hand. Now go out and manifest something beautiful.