DJ Cubanito a.k.a. Alex Carmenates

Carmenates has been one of the main organizers and developer of the National Latin Record Pool Directors Association (NLRPDA) and currently presides over the board of directors

Currently he is the resident DJ at Venue Night Club on Wednesday nights, one of the best night clubs in Houston, and is featured at Jones Plaza for POP every Wednesday afternoon as the resident party DJ.

He often travels to Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, NYC and many other US destinations playing at such prestigious night clubs as Billboard Live, Score, Club Ibiza, Chromium, Zen, The Exibit, WetBar, TheChurch, and at important event such as Power Of Houston 4th of July Celebrations, Budweiser’s Noche De Pasion, BMG US Latin Artist Showcase and many more open air festivals sponsored by Radio stations that play his remixes and other product placements companies.

He was contracted recently to be the opening DJ for all the Thalia High Voltage Tour concerts in Texas.

He has headlined in various European engagement at such clubs as Republika De Cuba Strand in Bucharest, Romania, and most recently at Caliente Latin festival and Kaufleuten Klub in Zurich, Switzerland.

Carmenates has been a journalist featured in various industry magazines such as Radio & Musica, Farandula and wrote the Latin Rhythm column in DMA Magazine for five years. He is frequently invited to moderate and speak a various national music industry panels dealing with Latin music such as; Radio & Musica Convention, The Winter Music Conference, Midem and various others.

As DJ Cubanito, Carmenates has remixed and produced several songs for various artists such as Jocelyn Enriquezs # 1 Billboard dance chart hit “When I Get Close To You” (Tommy Boy), as well as, “1, 2 Step” for Ciara feat. Missy Elliot and Adassa, Lucas Ptrata’s “And She Said” which were # 1 hits on Billboard magazine as well.

His most resent remix work has earned him the respect of the Latin DJs community with such dance remixes as “Todos Me Miran” for Gloria Trevi, which became last years Latin gay circuit anthem of the year, plus Paulina Rubio’s “Nada Puede Cambiarme”.

He has also remixed Ray Guell (Sony), Xtasy (Caiman), Bamboleo (Ahi Nama), Chuly (Six Tones), Ruben Vela, (Hacienda), Muzik Box (Dimelo), for which productions he has been in a the running for a Grammy nomination two years in a row.

He was featured as one of the top DJs in the US in RMM’s “Hot Street Remixes” (RMM) CD released internationally in 1995 (The Melting Pot Mini-mega mix) and his productions, Latin House Extravaganza (Thump/Universal) & Mi Cosa Latina (Dimelo) have sold over 24,000 copies each.

He has also worked with such artists as Alma Nunes, Chichi Peralta, Elvis Crespo, Miss Lupita, Adassa, and DJ Cubanito (Dimelo), and many other remixes including “Pregon De Chocolate” by Issac Delgado, “Amor Narcotico” by Chichi Peralta, both which have earned these artists Grammy Awards… “Agua De Fruta” by Ruben De La Cruz, “5,4,3,2,1 (Move Your Body)” by Mass Appeal, “Salsa Pa’ Los Triufadores” by Orquesta Tabaco & Ron, an original track entitled “Mira Como Se Menea” by Chuly, “Francisco Guayabal” for BMG US Latin’s Beny More remix album entitled “The King Of Son”, “Ciao Triztesa” by Barbara Higuera for Medusa Records, Don Manuel’s “Figaro” tribal remix for Toy Robot Records, Miss Lupita’s “Soy Mexicana” tribal remix and “Delirio” Extended Club Mix for Cantu Ent., and Lucas Prata’s “Y Dice” reggaeton remixes for Ultra Records, “La Botella” by Mach and Daddy (Universal) Monter Taxi’s “Boogie Makes A Splash” and “Memory Wack” .

The most resent studio work places DJ Cubanito righ smack in the middle of the re-construction of Foxy’s “Get Off” redone by producer Monster Taxi featuring Rachel Panay. Cubanito was responsible for the “Wicket Tribal Dub”! Also look for Anais latest single “Tu Amor No ES Garantia”, and you’ll find yet another extended Cubanito remix on that single.