About Louie Vega

A leader in global dance music, Louie Vega has painted an award-winning career from a palette mixed with everything from house, salsa and afro-beat, to jazz, hip hop, gospel and soul.
What distinguishes the Grammy winner and 7-time nominee as one of the best living house music deejays is his ability to evolve alongside the times, distill the current musical landscape through his unique taste and put his own timeless spin on all the music he creates.
“Little” Louie Vega, as he is sometimes affectionately known, was born in the Bronx into a musically gifted family (his father is a jazz saxophonist and his uncle, Salsa King Héctor Lavoe). The “Little” moniker is ironic, given the fact that by the 80s he was deejaying at clubs he wasn’t even old enough to attend, holding residencies at Studio 54, Devil’s Nest, Hearthrob, Roseland and playing at the Palladium, Area, 1018 and other seminal New York City Clubs. Soon Vega was producing his own remixes, which included Information Society’s “Running”, “What’s On Your Mind”, Noel’s “Silent Morning”, Cover Girl’s “Because Of You”, and Debbie Gibson’s “Only in my Dreams.”
Then in 1991 he joined Atlantic Records and recorded an album — hitting the mainstream. Teaming up with an up-and-coming Marc Anthony, he produced “Ride on the Rhythm” co-written with India & Derek Whitaker. An immediate club hit, the single put Vega and Anthony on the map. The duo would rock the club circuit with their success culminating when they opened for Tito Puente at his 100th Album concert at Madison Square Garden.
One of the keys to Vega’s success is his refusal to be boxed into any one category, marked by the various styles his songs play with and by his fruitful collaboration with other artists.
Upcoming Events
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Reiwa The Senses (The Ritual w/ Anané) @ The Senses Club Jun
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BLACK COFFEE @ Hï Ibiza Jun
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Habibi Sunset w/ The Ritual @ Campofelice di Roccella Jul
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Resolute Presents: Masters At Work And Gieglin @ Under the ‘K’ Bridge Park , BrooklynJul
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The Ritual w/ Anane & Louie Vega @ Cala Maka , Torre CanneJul
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Flower Power @ Pacha , EivissaJul
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Defected Croatia (The Ritual w/ Anane) @ Tisno Aug
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Defected Pacha @ Pacha , EivissaAug
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Rebirth(The Ritual w/ Anané) @ Super Paradise Beach Club Aug
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Shapes Festival (The Ritual w/ Anané ) @ Zakynthos , ZakinthosAug
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Koh Bora Uzer @ Pacha , EivissaAug
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Love Motion Festival @ Crystal Palace Bowl , LondonSep
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Glitterbox Ibiza @ Hï Ibiza Sep
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Glitterbox Ibiza (The Ritual w/ Anane) @ Hï Ibiza Jun
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Suncebeat 2025 @ Lisboa , LisbonPast EventJun
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Solaris Festival @ Le Chalet d’Adrien , Val de BagnesPast EventJun
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Glitterbox Ibiza @ Hï Ibiza Past EventJun
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BCM Mallorca @ BCM Mallorca Past EventJun
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Blue Note Jazz Festival @ Sony Hall , ManhattanPast EventJun
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Lido De Licola @ Lido Nereidi Natural Beach , Lido di LicolaPast EventMay
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SoulAced Sessions @ The Campus , BryanstonPast EventMay
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Cabo Beach Club @ 12 , Victoria & Alfred WaterfrontPast EventApr
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Stardust @ Catch One , Los AngelesPast EventMar
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MMW 24hr Closing Party @ Club Space , MiamiPast EventMar
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Flashback Block Party @ Dante's HiFi , MiamiPast EventMar
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Louie Vega & Friends MMW @ Kimpton EPIC Hotel , MiamiPast EventMar
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Wax Poetics Launch @ New York Past EventMar
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The Ritual @ Musica Club NYC , ManhattanPast EventFeb
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Elements of Life @ Blue Note Jazz Club , ManhattanPast EventFeb
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Elements of Life @ Albert Hall @ Albert Hall, Manchester Past EventFeb
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Stereo @ Covent Garden Past EventFeb
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Elements of Life @ Outernet @ Outernet London Past EventFeb
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Elements of Life @ Blue Note Tokyo , 3Past EventFeb
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Elements of Life @ Blue Note Tokyo , 3Past EventFeb
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Live in Tokyo @ blue note place / ブルーノートプレイス , 20Past EventJan
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Elements of Life @ Cotton Club , 7Past EventJan
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The Ritual w/ Anané & Louie Vega @ Musica Club NYC , ManhattanPast EventJan
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The Ritual w/ Anané & Louie Vega @ It'll Do Club , DallasPast EventJan
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The Ritual w/ Anané & Louie Vega @ The Courtyard ATX Live Music & Event Venue , AustinPast EventDec
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Loveland Pre-Celebration @ Het Sieraad , Amsterdam-WestDec
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Flash DC @ Flash , WashingtonPast EventDec
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Coloring Lessons w/ Musclecars @ Nowadays , BrooklynPast EventDec
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Anané's Nulu Movement @ Le Bain , ManhattanPast EventDec
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Glitterbox - Bali @ Savaya Bali Past EventDec
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Glitterbox - Sidney @ Ivy , SydneyPast EventDec
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Glitterbox - Melbourne @ 170 , MelbournePast EventDec
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Flashback @ Downtown , Los AngelesPast EventDec
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Signature Sounds Residency x Respekt Music @ The Foundry SF , San FranciscoPast EventDec
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Solstice Presents @ Bar Smith , PhoenixPast EventDec
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Basel: b2b w/ Joseph Capriati @ Jolene Sound Room , MiamiPast Event