His name says it all. “Little Louie” Vega is a Master at Work. His achievements are nothing short of immense. Louie has a rich musical tapestry that spans the cross-cultural soundwaves of house, latin, classic disco, afro-beat, jazz, hip-hop and soul.

Born in the Bronx in June 1965, “Little Louie” Vega grew up in an environment where Latin music was as common as bread and water. At the same time, the sound of the New York underground was always within earshot. In 1978, Vega hit the local roller-disco scene and soon after he immersed himself in the local hip-hop culture of the Bronx River Projects, where the likes of Afrika Bambaataa, Jazzy Jay, and Red Alert would throw jams.

Then, in 1980, Vega got his first taste of the ultimate clubbing experience: The Paradise Garage. This sparked Vega’s DJ Career and over the next few years he found himself playing at some of the hottest venues of that time ultimately leading to his infamous Underground Network residency with promoters Barbara Tucker and Don Welch lasting nearly 5 years. Vega had remixed over 100 songs before making his house debut ‘Take Me Away’ by 2 in a room, the first of many house mixes including numerous tracks for Todd Terry. It wasn’t long before Atlantic Records offered Vega a deal to record his own album. Vega brought together a handful of talented musicians to record the album, marking the beginning of Masters at Work (Kenny Dope, Gonzalez and Little Louie).

Between them they covered all areas of the underground scene with their remixes collaborating with Todd Terry and Tony Humphries for the “Magic Session” a concept created by marketing executive Leslie Doyle. Alongside all of this, Louie and Kenny created their own blend of rhythms in the form of the ground breaking “Nervous Track” prompting the critically acclaimed Nuyorican Soul album, an album that brought together a dazzling, talented and eclectic collection of artists and musicians including; Roy Ayers, George Benson, Jocelyn Brown, India, Jazzy Jeff, Vince Montana, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Hilton Ruiz and Dave Valentin all appeared, delighted to be part of such an incredible project.

Expect much more from Vega with three albums in the works: The MAW album “Our Time is Coming” giving you the organic house of the Masters, The Masters At Work album with an electronic edge, and the long awaited Nuyorican Soul 2.