Onionz

Onionz (born Andrew Venegas; 1970) is an American music producer, DJ, and musician. The native New Yorker is known for his many contributions to Electronic Music, and more specifically, his unique signature DJing style of blending House music and Techno sounds together. In 2002, he was nominated for Billboard Magazine’s Beat Box DanceStar USA Awards in the Best Breakthrough DJ category. Onionz' earliest musical influence was his Brother and father, Victor Venegas, who played upright bass alongside important Latin and Jazz musicians such as Mongo Santamaría, Celia Cruz, Nina Simone, and Harlem River Drive Band. By the age of ten, Onionz was an accomplished percussionist on his own, making regular stage appearances together with his father and other notable musicians including Candido, David Amram, Steve Berrios, and Paquito D'Rivera.

As a youth, Onionz gained further musical inspiration from David Mancuso (The Loft NYC creator), DJ/producer duo The Latin Rascals, and Red Alert. By mid-1982, Onionz began mixing together early styles of Hip hop, Breakbeat, and Disco records while DJing local NYC venues.

Over the last 30 years Onionz has toured and headlined premier dance music festivals and events throughout 44 states within the US and 35 countries abroad. Onionz has held residency at celebrated dance venues including Roxy NYC and Stereo Montreal, with regular appearances at Pacha Ibiza, The Sound Factory, Limelight NYC, Twilo, Webster Hall, Tunnel and Palladium (New York City).

Within the past 20 years, Onionz has contributed both original productions and remixes to numerous dance music labels including Carl CoxysIntec Digital, Warner Music/Rhino Records, Om Records, Defected Records, Champion Records, and Ibadan Records. Additionally, he produced remixes for many influential dance music artists including Carl Cox, Robin S #1 hit "Show Me Love", Roy Ayers, Robert Owens, and Sandy B Billboard #1 "Make My World Go Round". In 1994, he founded the dance music record label Electrik Soul. Electrik Soul has put out music by Dubtribe, Dj Yousef, Joeski, Tony Senghore, Hipp-e, Fred Everything, ETI, Leo Young Eli Escobar, Shan Nicholson, Wally Callerio, Dj Who, Troy Dillard, Vitamin D, Halo, and Master D.

Currently, Onionz remains an active force within the Electronic Music scene as he continues to tour and deliver his signature style of DJing to audiences throughout the United States and abroad. He has an established production catalog of 150+ original music tracks and remixes which continues to grow. Some of the most notable House and Techno DJ's of today regularly incorporate his music into their DJ sets.

During 2016 and 2017 Onionz wrote his first film score as Musical Director for the short Xing Film. Onionz lead and introduced the Xing Film team to the current world of Electronic Music by including incredible talent into his score with music by licenses by Slam, Frankie Bones, Carl Cox and Funk D Void. The film won its way to 18 film festivals and two awards including a screening at Festival de Cannes in France and launched back into touring for another 30 years to 2053.

Original works

 * Onionz - Hot 4 U : 2016 Mixes - Household Digital
 * Onionz - SpaceSlave - Uniting Souls
 * Onionz - Buya - Blue Records
 * Onionz - Beautiful Music - NightChild Records
 * Onionz - Free Spirit - Blinded Records
 * Onionz - Need Ya, Tatti’s Groove - Intec Records
 * Onionz - Peel Pressure - Seamless Recordings
 * Onionz - The Touch E.P. - Mile End Records
 * Onionz - Begunnin - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - Share The World - Digital Memory Music
 * Onionz - Summertime Saves Me - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - Carmelized E.P. - Release Musiq
 * Onionz - Badunkadunk EP - Nervous Records
 * Onionz - N.Y. Thunder - Mile End Records
 * Onionz - Fantasy Island - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - 1+1=3 - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - Old Shamanic Ritual - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - Set U Free - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - Burnt - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - Dancing For The Dead - Endemic Recordings
 * Onionz - Liquid Salsa - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - Space Bass - Endemic Recordings
 * Onionz - Sex And Drums Feat. Jake Childs - Stripped Recordings
 * Onionz - Road Warrior - Unrivaled Music
 * Onionz - Smoke Signals/ Big Popsicle - Cr2
 * Onionz - Nothin But Love - Toolroom Records
 * Onionz - Don't Slip Away - Hardplace Recordings
 * Onionz - Your Love - Forensic
 * Onionz - The Calling - Hardplace Recordings
 * Onionz - Woman Of The Sun - Om Records
 * Onionz - If I Only Had A Brain - Industry Recordings
 * Onionz - Burning - Cr2 Recordings
 * Onionz - Play Dat Song - 20/20 Vision
 * Onionz - Chief Rocka Hot For U - Household Recordings
 * Onionz + Nick Chatellan - Drama Moda - One Off Recordings
 * Onionz - Swing E.P. - Carioca
 * Onionz - Doin Damage E.P. - Dae Recordings
 * Onionz - Backyard Chronicles - Treehouse
 * Onionz - Drum Circle - Household
 * Onionz - Soul Ting - Viberent
 * Onionz - Hermanos Y Hermanas - Goanche
 * Onionz - Master D Holy Ghost Power - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - The Brand E.P. - Playback
 * Onionz - Gettin Thru It - Mi Casa
 * Onionz + Joeski - Tattoo Sessions - Maya
 * Onionz + Tony + Master D - The Music - Detour
 * Onionz - Horns In My Cave - Detour
 * Onionz - Acid Chants'' - Mozee Musik
 * Blakkat + The Barrio Brothers - Understanding - Electrik Soul Recordings
 * Onionz - For These Who Know E.P. - Aztalan
 * Onionz + Tony - Summer'' - Tango
 * Onionz + Master D Electriksoul Brothers'' - Tango
 * Onionz + Master D - Silver Lightening - Electriksoul
 * Onionz - Latin Hustler - Siesta
 * Onionz + Joeski + Master D - Touch Me - Electriksoul
 * Onionz + Master D - 4Th Dimension Of Existence - Siesta
 * 6400 Crew Pres. Onionz + Halo - I Need Ya - Electriksoul
 * Onionz + Joeski Pres. Barrio Bros. - Hold On To Your Love - Electriksoul
 * Onionz + Joeski + Master D - Chango Musik - Electriksoul
 * Onionz - Groove Predator - Camouflage
 * Onionz + Master D + Tony - Right There - Electriksoul
 * 6400 Crew Pres. Onionz + Tony - Cookin Up The Funk E.P. - Siesta
 * Onionz + Tony - How's Ya Vibe - Shaboom
 * Onionz + Master D - Celia's Groove - N.R.K.
 * Onionz + Master D - T's Tango Electriksoul
 * Onionz + Tony - Slightly Touched E.P. - Moody
 * Onionz + Tony + Dano - Extreme Measures - Moody
 * Onionz + Tony + Master D - Dano Brothers - Hand Low Pressing
 * Onionz + Master D - Fading Memories - Doubledown Recordings
 * 19Th Street Brothers - The Park E.P. - Electriksoul
 * Dj Who + Onionz - Unlock Your Heart - Electriksoul
 * Onionz + Master D - Infatuation Imperial Dub
 * Onionz + Master D - Never Ending Journey - Electriksoul
 * Onionz - E.T.I. Supreme Soul Team - Electriksoul
 * Family - Say A Little Prayer - Electriksoul

Remixes

 * Phuture - We Are Phuture (Onionz Remix) – Afro Acid
 * Carl Cox - The Player (Onionz Remix) - Bush Records
 * Nathan Barato - Dirty (Onionz Remix) - Root And Wings Music
 * Halo Varga - Future (Onionz Remix) - Siesta Records
 * Marc Pollen - Risky Life (Onionz Remix) - Siesta Records
 * Alex Clavijo + Roger Arias - Ganguro - (Onionz Remix) - Uniform Recordings
 * Soup A - Passion - Sullivan Room Records
 * EMan + Doc Link - Hollow (Onionz Love Beth to Death Mix) - Liberate Recordings
 * Dj Pierre - Masterblaster (Turn It Up) (Onionz Remix) - Bush Records
 * Phonolulu - Nights Young (Onionz Remix) - BluFin
 * Timo Garcia - Wonderlust Bug (Onionz Remix) - Berwick Street Records
 * Ostrich - Go Down (Onionz Remix) - Mile End Records
 * Jack Loves Robots - Anxsociety (Onionz Remix) - Silent Machine Recordings
 * Joeski - Don't Stop (Onionz Remix) - Maya
 * Jake Knights - Drench (Onionz Remix) - Influential House
 * Negghead - Life (Onionz Remix) - Waxon Records
 * Slok - Deesgustocosmicow (Onionz Remix) - Electronic Petz
 * Nick + Danny Chatelain - Katrinyla (Onionz Remix) - Goanche
 * Miss Honey Dijon Feat. Celeda - New Day (Onionz Chief Rocka Mix) - Mile End Records
 * Dbr + David Ferrara Vs. Blaze - My Beat (Onionz Remix) - Play This! Records
 * Timo Garcia - Boom (Onionz Remix) - Berwick St.
 * Harada - I Came (Onionz Remix) - Blu Fin
 * Cybersutra - I Believe (Onionz Remix) - Red Stick
 * Levi - Another You (Onionz Remix) - Dirty Fabric
 * Funk D Void - Genibra (Onionz Remix) - Soma
 * The Idiotbox - Supermodel (Onionz Remix) - Dirty Fabric
 * Jamie Anderson - Sunlight (Onionz Remix) - Om Records
 * Mattheson - Blown (Onionz Remix) - Atlantic Standard Recordings
 * Matt Rock - Night After Night (Onionz Remix) - Hardplace
 * Refined.se - Swinging Kitten (Onionz Dub) - Frik:N:Frak
 * Hawke - We Come From Far (Onionz Off The Radar Dub) - Eighth Dimension
 * Rock N Hardplace - Night After Night (Onionz Remix) - Hardplace Recordings
 * Drum Bums - The Idea (Onionz Dub) - Phonetic Recordings
 * Blacksoul Feat. Rithma - Not Another Love Song (Onionz Remix) - Blacksoul Music
 * Buick Project - Luminare (Onionz Rub) - Saved Records
 * Dennis Ferrer - Sandcastles (Onionz Remix) - Defected
 * Noel Nanton - Mongo Bongo (Onionz Remix) - N.R.K.
 * Lee Cabrera - Shake It (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Credence
 * Master H - Cest La Vie (Onionz Remix ) - Soma Recordings
 * Technique - When There Is Love (Onionz Remix) - Downtown 161
 * The Operator - (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Skyline Records
 * Blakkat Feat. Tyra - Rite Place (Onionz Remix) - Shaboom
 * Taka Boom - Groove Like That (Onionz Remix) - Shaboom
 * Chris Simmonds - In My Soul (Onionz Remix) - Big Chief
 * Rocket - People (Onionz + Master D's Doggy Style Dub) - Grayhound Recordings
 * Kerri Chandler Feat. Roy Ayers - Good Vibrations (Onionz Remix) - Champion
 * Sandy B - Make My World Go Round (Onionz Remix) - Champion
 * Robin S. - Show Me Love (Onionz Remix) - Champion
 * Raze - Break For Love (Onionz Remix) - Champion
 * Earth People - Dance (Onionz Remix) - Champion
 * Dano - The Crawl (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Red Melon
 * Halo - Mi Casa (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Moody
 * Soulstice - Lovely (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Om Records
 * Mephisto Odyssey - The Lift (Onionz + Tony Remix) - Primal/Warner Bros.
 * Dj Shorty - ''In Your Mind (Onionz + Master D Electrik Soul Brothers Mix) - ESP-SUN Records
 * Felli + Buddy Exploding Fist (Onionz +Master D Remix) - Caffeine