Talk:David Morales

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Pop to House not in any way exclusive to Morales[edit]

I feel the need to argue that Morales had no exclusive or even predominant bearing on the remixing of pop records for the dancefloor. I have seen this notion elsewhere (on the House music page, where it was wisely removed) and it didn't sit well there, either. The tradition of remixing pop records to have dancefloor appeal began with Tom Moulton alone. I feel that all such usage thereafter was far too gradual and communal of an evolution to ever be credited to any individual other than Moulton. May I cite that Shep Pettibone had received considerable notoreity for his skill at doing the exact same thing, with Pettibone's career quite visibly preceding Morales and in fact providing the major bridge between the disco and house applications of pop remixing. I will not take it upon myself to remove someone else's contributions, but perhaps the writer can rethink this statement and tone it down a little.--Tednor 15:56, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps the writer meant to say that Morales in fact re-produced the vocal track (with Carey), which in fact means that he did not remix the record, but in fact undertook a new production of the original material. In this light he might be considered a major player in the process, but again he was not the first to do so.--Tednor 15:59, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, Steve "Silk" Hurley remixed Roberta Flack's "Uh Oh Look Out" in 1989, dramatically changing it from a BALLAD into a floor filler. His version actually was a remix and not a new production. I am sure further examples exist, so some research and context might be in order.--Tednor 18:21, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Self-promotional[edit]

I don't know, but this article seems to me as a self-promotional article with a whole lot of POV going on. Tony the Marine (talk) 05:48, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How so? For example? Hyacinth (talk) 08:17, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dead?[edit]

Is David Morales dead? According to the current w'pedia entry, he died on Nov 30, 2012. However, there is no information about his death and I'm yet to read any confirmation of his death. Perhaps this detail should be removed if it can't be substantiated. A provisional R.I.P for DM - let us hope someone is just trolling. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.200.0.211 (talk) 23:07, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

His website continues to publish information about new releases and his continuing tour. I still can't find any source that supports the claim that he died on Nov 30, 2012. He still appears to be alive and so I'll remove the claim that he's died. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.200.0.211 (talk) 09:25, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]