Tony Touch
The Legacy Continues. Tony Touch A.K.A Tony Toca continues to be a force to be reckoned with. Tony Touch, an icon in Hip Hop, House and Latin music genres, is a true innovator and has revolutionized the DJ game over and over. From his legendary mix tapes and albums, to his skills on the 1’s and 2’s, he has become one of the worlds most recognized DJ’s.
Tony Touch began as a B-Boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 80’s. Heavily influenced by pioneers like the Rock Steady Crew, Grandmaster Flash, Red Alert, Louie Vega, and Jam Master Jay, he quickly shifted his interests towards the turntables. Toca is known for his legendary mix tapes like the original 50 MC’s parts 1, 2 and 3. Included in this series are some of the hottest emcees in the game such as KRS ONE, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Wyklef, M.O.P, Big L, Mos Def and many more all coming together for one collective piece. This along with the countless other mix tapes, Tony became recognized in the streets and industry as the real ‘Mix tape King’
Tony T evolved his mix tapes to record releases. In 2000, he released “The Piece Maker” on Tommy Boy records. This album sold almost 500,000 units worldwide and featured legendary artists like Big Pun, Cypress Hill, Wu Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Gang Starr, and much more. The hit single “I Wonder Why” featuring Total video featured cameos from John Leguizamo, Rock Steady and more. Since then, Tony Touch has released the Piece Maker 2 and 3 which also has all-star line ups with features such as P. Diddy, Fat Joe, Sean Paul, Snoop Dog and even the legendary Ruben Blades.
Tony is also known to represent the Latino community to the fullest. It is the result of growing up with Salsa music at home and Hip-Hop influence in his lifestyle. In 2005 Tony inked a deal with EMI records and revolutionized the game once more with his Latin compilation album called “ReggaeTony”. The hit single, “Play that Song” featured Nina Sky and B- Real of Cypress Hill. The album had an all star line up including Tego Calderon, Ivy Queen, Zion y Lennox, N.O.R.E, and Voltio just to name a few. The album went platinum and with that success, EMI records moved quickly to release ReggaeTony 2 which featured more heavyweight appearances. Toca is soon to release Reggaetony 3.
He continues to be in demand globally. The proof is in the passports as he has toured over 30 countries in the span of over 25 years including Japan, Australia, U.K., France, Greece, Russia, Brazil, Germany, Colombia, Switzerland, Italy, Cuba and many more. He’s also acted as tour dj for acts like Cypress Hill, Gurus’s Jazzmatazz, and the Beatnuts. You also may have caught Tony on TV shows such as “Saturday Night Live” and “The Dave Chapelle Show” spinning for Eminem. Don’t forget the radio waves you might have heard him on in New York such as Hot 97, Power 105, and WBLS. In 2004, Eminem and manager Paul Rosenberg closed a deal for their own radio station on Sirius XM Satellite radio called Shade 45. Tony Touch was quickly recruited to host the weekly TOCA TUESDAYS radio show which has been running over 18 years to date.
In 2019, he inked a deal with Louie Vega’s Vega Records and since then has released two of dance music’s biggest hits… SACUDE and APAGA LA LUZ. Both singles have been charting extremely well and has set Tony up to drop his long awaited self produced dance music album titled “FUNKBOX NYC”
Touch’s latest relesease..The DEF TAPE (Def Jam Records) serves as a companion album the documentary called MIXAPE.. which Tony co-poduced. The film explores how the creation of mixtapes launched hip-hop into mainstream culture - debuts exclusively on Paramount+.
Tony Touch
The Legacy Continues. Tony Touch A.K.A Tony Toca continues to be a force to be reckoned with. Tony Touch, an icon in Hip Hop, House and Latin music genres, is a true innovator and has revolutionized the DJ game over and over. From his legendary mix tapes and albums, to his skills on the 1’s and 2’s, he has become one of the worlds most recognized DJ’s.
Tony Touch began as a B-Boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 80’s. Heavily influenced by pioneers like the Rock Steady Crew, Grandmaster Flash, Red Alert, Louie Vega, and Jam Master Jay, he quickly shifted his interests towards the turntables. Toca is known for his legendary mix tapes like the original 50 MC’s parts 1, 2 and 3. Included in this series are some of the hottest emcees in the game such as KRS ONE, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Wyklef, M.O.P, Big L, Mos Def and many more all coming together for one collective piece. This along with the countless other mix tapes, Tony became recognized in the streets and industry as the real ‘Mix tape King’
Tony T evolved his mix tapes to record releases. In 2000, he released “The Piece Maker” on Tommy Boy records. This album sold almost 500,000 units worldwide and featured legendary artists like Big Pun, Cypress Hill, Wu Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Gang Starr, and much more. The hit single “I Wonder Why” featuring Total video featured cameos from John Leguizamo, Rock Steady and more. Since then, Tony Touch has released the Piece Maker 2 and 3 which also has all-star line ups with features such as P. Diddy, Fat Joe, Sean Paul, Snoop Dog and even the legendary Ruben Blades.
Tony is also known to represent the Latino community to the fullest. It is the result of growing up with Salsa music at home and Hip-Hop influence in his lifestyle. In 2005 Tony inked a deal with EMI records and revolutionized the game once more with his Latin compilation album called “ReggaeTony”. The hit single, “Play that Song” featured Nina Sky and B- Real of Cypress Hill. The album had an all star line up including Tego Calderon, Ivy Queen, Zion y Lennox, N.O.R.E, and Voltio just to name a few. The album went platinum and with that success, EMI records moved quickly to release ReggaeTony 2 which featured more heavyweight appearances. Toca is soon to release Reggaetony 3.
He continues to be in demand globally. The proof is in the passports as he has toured over 30 countries in the span of over 25 years including Japan, Australia, U.K., France, Greece, Russia, Brazil, Germany, Colombia, Switzerland, Italy, Cuba and many more. He’s also acted as tour dj for acts like Cypress Hill, Gurus’s Jazzmatazz, and the Beatnuts. You also may have caught Tony on TV shows such as “Saturday Night Live” and “The Dave Chapelle Show” spinning for Eminem. Don’t forget the radio waves you might have heard him on in New York such as Hot 97, Power 105, and WBLS. In 2004, Eminem and manager Paul Rosenberg closed a deal for their own radio station on Sirius XM Satellite radio called Shade 45. Tony Touch was quickly recruited to host the weekly TOCA TUESDAYS radio show which has been running over 18 years to date.
In 2019, he inked a deal with Louie Vega’s Vega Records and since then has released two of dance music’s biggest hits… SACUDE and APAGA LA LUZ. Both singles have been charting extremely well and has set Tony up to drop his long awaited self produced dance music album titled “FUNKBOX NYC”
Touch’s latest relesease..The DEF TAPE (Def Jam Records) serves as a companion album the documentary called MIXAPE.. which Tony co-poduced. The film explores how the creation of mixtapes launched hip-hop into mainstream culture - debuts exclusively on Paramount+.