'Nuyorican Soul' has a lot to do with our lives, growing up in New York, listening to all different styles of music, hanging out with all different kinds of people.
We'd take records you'd never hear in clubs and make them into club tracks. We were doing B-sides on records that had nothing to do with the songs, and calling them Masters at Work dubs.
'Dance' got on WBLS and over 25 urban AC stations. I never had a record on urban AC and gospel stations before.
I'm definitely looking forward to DJing in Scotland again. There's always fun and a great party vibe.
At rehearsals, I began conducting the band, counting them in without thinking. I guess it came from watching salsa legends like my uncle and Tito Puente, who was very much the leader of his band on stage.
Dance is merging with the more mainstream hip hop/R&B scene, and there will be new ideas and sounds.
House music is like going to church - it touches you. There's something really magical about it that pulls you in, and you just want to keep learning more about it.
At a time when club music has gone more electronic, I've gone the other way: organic and world music.
Dance music always goes through its changes; many styles come have their light and go back to the underground 'til it happens again.
I think it's healthy to have a lot of different styles within a genre. It makes it much more interesting.
I want to record many albums, have a healthy record label with talented artists, keep building my publishing catalogue, and maintain our culture with good music that will be remembered for years to come.