JT Castillo
Encyclopedia
JT Castillo is an American
dance music producer and DJ from Miami, Florida
. He has been making music for the progressive house
and trance
underground club scene since departing the game development industry in 2002. His tracks are often first heard as exclusives from DJs and on college/underground radio stations before being released. In 2005, Castillo founded the record label
Redrush Records and began releasing electronic dance music
from producers worldwide.
United States
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dance music producer and DJ from Miami, Florida
Florida
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. He has been making music for the progressive house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
underground club scene since departing the game development industry in 2002. His tracks are often first heard as exclusives from DJs and on college/underground radio stations before being released. In 2005, Castillo founded the record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Redrush Records and began releasing electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
from producers worldwide.
Partial discography
- My Fantasy
- Strange Night
- Despite It All
- Red Rush
- State of Drift