Trance, whether you like your trance
melodic and uplifting, or hard and fast, trance by any definition
is here to stay. From the warehouse parties of the late 80’s
to car commercials in 2001, trance has become part of the
new millennium, part of our lifestyle. And all because of
DJs like George Acosta. George proves every time he puts a
needle on a record that "trance”, whatever the
label, has changed, evolved, become a lifestyle, a culture…
as well it should. With over 15 years of experience as a DJ
and producer, George has helped change and evolve trance from
an underground movement to massive festival experiences throughout
the world. “George Acosta is probably America’s
most unique DJ and has undoubtedly been a major force in shaping
the sound of trance in Miami and beyond” says fellow
DJ Dave Ralph. George Acosta is America’s representative
in the global Trance scene
Coming up playing warehouse parties in
his native Miami, he then went on to producing tracks of his
own with such international hits like Planet Soul, Emotions,
Taking Over Space, R U Awake and The Reaper. He then made
the next logical step for a successful DJ/producer and opened
his own record store, Grooveman Music in Miami.
He knows his crowds so well because he
is just as big a fan as they are of his music. Just like the
thousands he plays for, George Acosta lives it. George tries
to maintain a close connection to the people who come to hear
him play because like them, he discovered the music as a fan
first.
It was during his three-year residency
at Miami's famed Shadow Lounge that George honed his craft
and began educating South Beach to this wonderful emotional
roller-coaster ride that was quickly moving west from Europe.
Now firmly entrenched in South Beach, George produced his
first mix cd, “Awake”. This became the definitive
sound of South Beach. It was this same cd that helped propel
George on to the world stage.
With record bag and headphones in hand,
George prepared to move the planet in his own unique way.
He began playing some of the biggest clubs and festivals in
the world, Berlin's Love Parade, Miami's Ultra Beach Festival
and Rave on the Rocks to name a few. And with demand for George
reaching a fever pitch, he produced his second mix cd,”Release:
AM and PM”. This ambitious double cd was representative
of his legendary all night sets, evoking the different emotions
and textures of his sets, from epic, string-soothed splendor
to searing tech-trance.
The demand for all things George Acosta
soon led to other successful mix cds: such as “Trance
Nation America” through Ministry of Sound along with
his latest release entitled “History of Trance”
on Ultra Records. George is also currently in the studio working
on some original material with such artists as worldwide sensation
Jon Secada among others.
“Traveling to different places
and countries every week, playing for so many people--it makes
me want to play more intimate stuff," he explains. "I
used to play harder. Now I'm into the more melodic stuff.
I guess when you grow into this scene you want to play records
that mean something." George proves he's a trance DJ
that can move onto something bigger and better. “Whenever
I play anywhere, I feel like I am at home, I look down to
the dance floor and I see my people, they understand me, they
understand what is happening as I spin my records.”
It’s a journey that happens week after week, and George
is their guide.
