About
Roger Sanchez is a Dominican-American house music DJ, remixer and producer. He won a Grammy Award for his remix of “Hella Good” by No Doubt in 2003, and is best known for his song “Another Chance“, which was an international hit in 2001. He is a four time DJ Awards winner for “Best House DJ” in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2007 and has received twelve nominations in total. He won the first International Dance Music Award for Best Podcast in 2007 and has received 8 IDMA nominations for Best American DJ (2003–2010).
Roger Sanchez
Sanchez began to play nightclubs in New York City, and later around the world. Along with fellow New York house
DJs Erick Morillo, David Morales and Danny Tenaglia, Sanchez has become well known in the European club
circuit, especially on the Spanish island of Ibiza. He has maintained residency on there every summer since 2000.
Sanchez has scored numerous hits in the European and World Charts with both his own music and the remixes he
has created for an array of superstars including Diana Ross, Kylie Minogue, Daft Punk, Madonna, The Police, No
Doubt and Maroon 5. In 2003, he won his first Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of No
Doubt’s “Hella Good”. He hosts a weekly terrestrial and online radio show called Release Yourself, with 15 million
listeners worldwide. Along with the radio show, Sanchez hosts a bi-weekly podcast, distributed internationally. In
2007 the podcast was awarded the first-ever Best Podcast Award at the International Dance Music Awards
(IDMA). On December 21, 2020, the podcast aired its 1000th episode.
On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records
Sanchez placed at number 60.
Roger is also the founder of his own label in 2002, Stealth Records. Yearly, Sanchez curates a series of compilation
albums called Release Yourself, which are known for their blend of deep house, Latin, tribal and tech sounds.