Tijuana Strip Clubs: Mexican DJs make a name for themselves: Nortec
The new musical genre, aptly called Nortec, was born in Tijuana in 2000, not more than two miles from the Mexico-U.S. border. The soft-spoken Pepe Mogt, who goes by the DJ moniker “Fussible,” is the father of the new sound.
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“In Tijuana, in the ’80s, there was a huge influence from American radio stations,” he said. At the time, many radio stations had located their antennas on the Mexico side as a money-saving move and to avoid U.S. regulations limiting their broadcast power.
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“That’s when I found this recording studio in Tijuana’s red zone that recorded the local bands that played in restaurants and strip bars.”
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Since its inception, the Nortec Collective has been breaking down the walls between musical styles. Along the way it has remixed songs for musicians like Morrissey and Lenny Kravitz. Its biggest hit has been the critically acclaimed 2008 release “Tijuana Sound Machine.” That recording has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide and received a 2008 Grammy nomination for best Latin rock/alternative album.