Jerry Ropero


Jerry Ropero is a Belgian-born Spanish house music DJ, producer, songwriter and publisher.
Ropero is a son of Paco Paco, who scored a hit in 1973 with "Taka Taka Tá" and grandchild of Al Verlane, a Belgian jazz musician. He is the older brother of Timmy Ropero, also a musician in Spain.

Early career

Ropero's career began in the 1990s in Belgium, when he joined the group Natural Born Grooves. He released his first two tracks under his own name, "All Over" and "Drive", in 1996. His earliest mainstream success came in 1999, when he released, together with DJ Maui and Terri Bjerre aka Terri B!- known together as Avant Garde, the track Get Down, which peaked at position 12 in Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, and stayed on that chart for 13 weeks. The group released their second single two years later, in 2001, titled "Don't Stop", which didn't achieve the same success as the group's debut. Later in 2004 they released a maxi single titled "Get Down " containing new remixes to their old classic.

After Avant Garde

After Avant Garde, Ropero continued publishing music under his own name, releasing his music under several labels, most notably Positiva and Joia, but most of his work has been remixing for other artists, such as Danzel, Paps 'n' Skar, and Kate Ryan. Most of his mainstream success since Avant Garde has however resulted from collaborating with Denis The Menace, another German-born DJ/producer, under several different aliases, together producing remixes as well as their own material, such as Coração, Mombasa, and Time 2 Turn Around. Their work has been included on several compilations released by some of the biggest labels in the house scene, including Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi.

Discography

Singles

  • "All Over"
  • "Drive"
  • "Nite & Day"
  • "Home Alone"
  • "Ocean Drums"
  • "The Storm"
  • "Videoscream"
  • "Berimbau"
  • "Music"
  • "Bangladesh"
  • "Let Me Be Your Fantasy"
  • "Organ of Love "

Selected remixes

  • Influence - Funky
  • Groove Masters - Just A Little Bit
  • Latin Thing - I Will Follow
  • Spanic - Such Is Life
  • Negrocan - Cada Vez
  • Kitch - Cosmic Distance
  • Cherubia - Devil In Disguise
  • Cherubia - Devil In Disguise
  • Cherubia - Devil In Disguise
  • House Of Glass - Disco Down
  • Afterfive - Get Down
  • B-15 Project - Girls Like Us
  • Noname - Off
  • Paps 'n' Skar - Turn Around
  • Paps 'n' Skar - Turn Around
  • Onionz & Master D - TZ's Tango
  • Orphean - My People
  • Dax Riders - People
  • Sound Of Pink - Everybody Knows...
  • Sound Of Pink - Everybody Knows...
  • Giorgio - Tanga
  • Aguero - Malembe
  • DJ Antoine - Back & Forth
  • DJ Antoine - Back & Forth
  • Avalanche - Everybody Sing
  • Avant Garde - Get Down
  • Mendoça Do Rio - Magalenha
  • I.K.L. Vs. Amygdala - Paixao
  • Danzel - Pump It Up!
  • Raw Style - All Day And All Of The Night
  • Geraldo Feat. Dennis LeGree - Caribbean Queen
  • Anneke van Hooff - Give
  • Jon Smith & Mark Wilcox Love Changes
  • Sweet Coffee - Special Kind Of Feeling
  • Oliver Backens & Stefan Günwald - Alive
  • The Shapeshifters - Incredible
  • Sami Dee & Freddy Jones vs. Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman 2006
  • Carnival - Not Over Yet
  • Big World Presents Swen G - Morning Light
  • Brainbug - Nightmare
  • TJM - Small Circle Of Friends
  • TJM - Small Circle Of Friends
  • Wawa - Sunshine
  • Royal Gigolos - Tell It To My Heart
  • Funky Monkeys - The Beat Conductor
  • Patric La Funk - You Never Know
  • Bel Amour - Bel Amour 2007
  • Steve'n King - Bounce
  • Tiësto Feat. BT - Break My Fall
  • Dada Feat. Sandy Rivera & Trix - Lollipop
  • Syke 'n' Sugarstarr - Danz
  • Natural Born Grooves - Groovebird
  • Terri B* Vs. Jerry Ropero - Hands To The Sky
  • Ian Carey Feat. Michelle Shellers - Keep On Rising
  • D.O.N.S & DBN Feat. Kadoc - The Nighttrain
  • Ernesto Vs. Bastian - Unchained Melody
  • Cafe Groove - Why You Wanna Do Me Wrong
  • Michi Lange - Brothers And Sisters
  • Kate Ryan - Ella Elle L'a
  • The House Keepers - Hangin' On
  • Voltaxx & Lissat - House Music
  • Alexander Marcus - Papaya
  • Nick Nite Vs. Tex Mex - Mexico
  • Tom Novy Feat. Abigail Bailey - Runaway
  • Mike Di Scala & Colin Airey - Space & Time
  • Dance 2 Trance - Power Of American Natives 2009
  • Dance 2 Trance - Power Of American Natives 2009
  • Lian Ross - Young Hearts Run Free
  • Jerry Ropero feat. Miss Ingrid - Pipl mast trast as