Robbie Rivera

Roberto "Robbie" Rivera (born 1973) is a prolific house music producer and DJ born in Puerto Rico. He has an extensive catalog of original productions and remixes to his credit, ranging from tribal to progressive house, as well as incorporating garage and Latin elements.[1] He and his wife Mónica Olabarrieta have homes in Miami and Ibiza. On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Rivera placing number 95.[2]

Robbie Rivera
Robbie Rivera at Winter Music Conference 2009
Background information
Birth nameRoberto Luis Rivera
Also known as68 Beats
Born (1973-08-07) August 7, 1973
San Juan, Puerto Rico
OriginPuerto Rico
Genres
Years active1996–present
Labels
Websiterobbierivera.com

Biography

Early years (1986–1999)

Rivera grew up in Puerto Rico, and was a fan of freestyle and Eurobeat when he bought two turntables to teach himself DJing techniques. Rivera performed at weddings and school party gigs, eventually leading to nightclubs at age of 16. After high school graduation, Rivera attended The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale to study music production and was introduced to many different digital audio tools including the popular Pro Tools program. While in college he released his first record, "El Sorullo", a track influenced by Latin house music. The track became popular in New York City and Miami and his career was underway.[3]

Rise to fame (2000–present)

In 2000, Rivera's track "Bang" became a huge hit, making it to number one on the United Kingdom dance chart. The track also made it on to several dance compilation albums and was used frequently during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The song became popular enough that it gave Rivera some face time on Top of the Pops and MTV. Rivera started his own label, Juicy Records, and recorded mix CDs for Max Music, Filtered, and others. Rivera produced his first album Do You Want More? for Ultra Records and Independence in France. The first single "Which Way You're Going" reached the number one position on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs chart and was released on the UK label Toolroom. The track was created in early 2003 when Rivera contacted lyricist Ned Bigham, Jean-Jacques Smoothie and Timo Maas; it was the first completed song and lead track which was inspired by Coldplay's hit "Clocks".[4] In 2003, he also released his track "Girlfriend" which featured vocals by Justine Suissa.[5] During 2007, Rivera's Juicy Show began weekly airplay on XM Satellite Radio (now Sirius XM Radio) in the United States and Canada. Today, Rivera's Juicy radio show can be heard on radio stations around the world, including (but not limited to): Radio FG, Contact FM and Fun Radio (France); Dero FM (Argentina); Vibe FM (Romania); Novoe Radio FM (Belarus); 105FM and various FM frequencies (Italy); Loca FM (Spain); Turkish Side FM (Cyprus); Risfe FM (Hungary); Radiovolum Digital (Norway); various FM frequencies (Brazil); Dance FM (Morocco).

In 2008, he made a collaboration with Armani Exchange by mixing an album called Twilight for the store.[6]

Rivera's branded Juicy-themed DJ shows have a devoted following of club goers that number in the thousands at each show; the most well known of these parties is Juicy Beach, occurring at the oceanfront Nikki Beach Club venue in South Beach, Miami, every year during WMC (Winter Music Conference).

Rivera appears as the featured producer on the track "In The Morning" on Wynter Gordon's debut album With The Music I Die.

Discography

Albums

The following list contains studio albums produced by Robbie Rivera.[7]

  • 2005 Do You Want More?
  • 2008 Star Quality
  • 2009 Closer to the Sun
  • 2011 Dance or Die Series 1
  • 2018 Twenty

Extended plays

This list contains extended plays by Robbie Rivera, his aliases and co-productions.[8]

Singles

This list contains singles by Robbie Rivera, his aliases and co-productions. It does not contain singles which were remixed.[10]

Remixes
  • 2001: Victoria Beckham— "Not Such An Innocent Girl" [Robbie Rivera's Main Mix]
  • 2019: Audax — "Rave All Night" (Robbie Rivera and Benny Camaro Remix)[28]
  • 2019: Wateva — "Tell Me" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[29]
  • 2019: Robbie Rivera — "Stronger" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[30]
  • 2019: Dave Winnel — "Smoke Machine" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[31]
  • 2019: Tommy Capretto — "House Is A Feeling" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[32]
  • 2019: The Cube Guys — "Don't Stop" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[33]
  • 2020: David Novacek, Dani Mas and Juan Trumpet — "Give Me More" (Robbie Rivera Remix)[34]
  • 2020: Basement Jaxx — "Do Your Thing" (Robbie Rivera Juicy Summer Mix)[35]

Chart positions
Year Title U.S. dance[36] UK[37] FIN[38]
2000 "Bang" 22 13 –
2001 "Feel This 2001" 1 – –
2002 "Sex" – 55 –
2003 "The Hum Melody" 1 – –
2004 "Burning" 1 – –
"Which Way You're Going" 1 – –
2007 "Float Away" – – 3
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Aliases

This list contains the names of the aliases used by Robbie Rivera.[39]

Co-productions

This list contains the names of the co-productions of Robbie Rivera with other artists.[40]

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See also
  • List of number-one dance hits (United States)
  • List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References
  1. "Robbie Rivera Biography", IMO Records. Retrieved on March 29, 2011.
  2. "DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ's". DJ Magazine. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  3. Billboard Biography
  4. Robbie Rivera Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Slomowicz, Ron (2005). "Robbie Rivera Interview". About.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  6. Designer Clothing at Armani Exchange
  7. Albums
  8. Extended Plays
  9. "In the Air EP by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  10. Singles
  11. "'Everything' - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  12. "'Tribal Man' - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  13. "'All Night' - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  14. "'You Can Have Everything' - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  15. "My Body Moves EP from Snatch! Records on Beatport". Beatport. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  16. "Money - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  17. "Stronger - Single by Robbie Rivera & Abel Di Catarina on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  18. "Wake Up - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  19. "Musique - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  20. "Everything That You Want - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  21. "Saxxy - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  22. "One - Single by Robbie Rivera & Dreamfreak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  23. "This Generation - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  24. "House Party by Robbie Rivera on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  25. "Change - Single by Robbie Rivera & Georgia Train on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  26. "Banter - Single by Robbie Rivera & She Koro on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  27. "Dreaming - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  28. "Rave All Night (Remixes) - Single by Audax on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  29. "Tell Me (Robbie Rivera Remix) - Single by Wateva on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  30. "Stronger (Remix) - Single by Robbie Rivera on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  31. "Smoke Machine (Robbie Rivera Remix) - Single by Dave Winnel on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  32. "House Is a Feeling (Robbie Rivera Remix) - Single by Tommy Capretto on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  33. "Don't Stop (Robbie Rivera Remix) - Single by The Cube Guys on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  34. "Give Me More - Single by Various Artists on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  35. "Jaxx Classics Remixed by Basement Jaxx on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  36. Billboard.com, Robbie Rivera chart history
  37. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 464. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  38. Finnish Charts
  39. Aliases
  40. Associated Acts
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