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| Birth name | Anthony Moran |
| Born | (1964-12-02)December 2, 1964 (age 60) |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Formerly of | The Latin Rascals |
| Website | www |
Anthony "Tony" Moran (born December 2, 1964)[1] is an American DJ, record producer, remixer, singer and songwriter known for remixing popular songs. In 2007, he hit number one on the U.S.BillboardHot Dance Club Play chart twice with "Walk Away" featuringKristine W and "Keep Your Body Working" featuringMartha Wash. Moran also has a total of seven number one hits on theBillboard Dance Club Songs music charts in the United States and he has recently had four number oneBillboard chart hits in the years 2016 and 2017.[2]
As a remix producer, Moran has remixed work from top music artists including Michael Jackson, Madonna, George Michael, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Cher, Selena Gomez and many others.[3]
In December 2016,Billboard ranked him as the 92nd-most successful dance artist of all-time.[4]
Moran was raised inBrownsville, Brooklyn, New York. He attendedBrooklyn Technical High School.[5]
Moran began his career back in 1981, teaming with his friend Albert Cabrera[6] as The Latin Rascals. Their edited versions of hit songs spliced together enjoyed majorairplay on the New York City dance radioWKTU's mix show.[3] The exposure led to a deal from Shakedown Studios which hired the duo to restructure popular hit radio songs into viable dance club hits. Shortly thereafter, they were contracted byFever Records to write and produce a song for one of their new acts,the Cover Girls. The result was "Show Me", a song that became Moran's firsttop 40gold record. It also helped to usher in thefreestyle era of music. This opened the doors for new artists includingTKA,[3]Sa-Fire ("Boy, I've Been Told"), andLisette Melendez ("Together Forever").[citation needed]
Moran continues to produce music and has produced some major hits played in dance clubs such as "Put Your Hands Up", "Cafe Con Alegria", and "The Promise". He also produced "Body to Body, Heart to Heart" forCher'sLiving Proof album and was nominated for two Grammys for his production ofGloria Estefan's "Don't Let This Moment End" and "Heaven's What I Feel".[3] Another major production wasDonna Summer's "You're So Beautiful", which appeared on her greatest hits album entitledThe Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer. In December 2012, Moran also released another original production with the lateDonna Summer entitled "Valley of the Moon" which was recorded at the same time as "You're So Beautiful".[citation needed]
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