Onionz

Andrew Venegas (born in 1970 in Bayside, Queens, New York City), known by his stage name Onionz, is an American techno DJ, musician, producer who has been on the forefront of AI technology as a sales and business developer on Silicon Alley. During 2012 in New York Andrew was with Mike Brown of https://bowerycap.com/team/michael-brown for a Social Media Optimization acquisition with a focus on creatives and media with an exit in 2022. Andrew then morphed into plant based fuels, utilities, Graphene supply chain and building materials.

The native New Yorker is known for his many contributions to Electronic Music, and more specifically, his unique signature sound. After working at the #1 record importer in America he was part of the Apple Logic testing team for 21 years. As a born drummer and on the stage when he was 3 passing through the drumming rituals legends provide. His teachers were Candido Camero, Steve Berrios, Greg D’Angelo of Anthrax and White Lion.

His family has been in New York for over 150 years and in the music industry since the 1940s. His brother an inspiration to Andrew through his paintings and traveling together. His father Victor is an American success story who was stationed in the military in Germany in the early 1900s and met his mother Joy soon after his return. Victor is in the Grammy Hall Of Fame for Mongo Santamaria’s induction of Watermelon Man which Victor played and composed bass for https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award . In the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s Victor went on to play for Mongo Santamaria, and in The New York Philharmonic under John Schaefer https://www.isbworldoffice.com/in-memory.asp. Victor a woodsman from the Alfonso Vavarrah group, built basses and was a teacher for many Grammy nominated bass players and world renowned musicians. Andrew’s grandfather Jack was the electrical installation group who wired Lincoln Square, Lincoln Center and Avery Fischer Hall, his father played bass for The Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera, Onionz Dj’d at Lincoln Square at Essence 3.

Andrew followed his father's footsteps. In 2006 landing #12 on the Official Global Dance Charts https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20060604/104/ In 2002, he was nominated for Billboard Magazine’s DanceStar USA Awards in the "Best Breakthrough DJ" category. Onionz' earliest musical influence was his family. As a youth, Onionz gained further musical inspiration from David Mancuso (The Loft NYC creator), DJ/producer duo The Latin Rascals. By mid-1982, Onionz began mixing together early styles of Hip hop, Breakbeat, and Disco records while DJing local NYC venues like The Irish Cottage in Woodside, New York.

Over the last 38 years Onionz has toured and headlined premier dance music festivals and events throughout 45 states within the US and 38 countries abroad. Onionz has held residency at celebrated dance venues around the world.

Within the past 38 years, Onionz has contributed to both house music and techno music as a DJ with The Orb, DjThree, Josh Wink, Darren Emerson, Slam and Sven Vath. original productions and remixes to numerous dance music artists & record label as Slam, Carl Cox, Warner Music/Rhino Records, Om Records, Defected Records, Champion Records, and Ibadan Records. Additionally, he produced commissioned remixes for many influential dance music artists including Carl Cox, Robin S #1 hit "Show Me Love", Roy Ayers, Robert Owens, and Sandy B Billboard #1 "Make My World Go Round". In 1994, he founded his record label Electrik Soul Recordings. Electrik Soul has added to the success of Kaskade, Moby, Dubtribe, Yousef, Tony Senghore, Leo Young Eli Escobar, Wally Callerio, Vitamin D.

During the beginning of the dot.com period in Silicon Valley, Andrew was one of the entertainers responsible for inspiring the emerging technology industry at night. He DJed at the San Francisco night club the EndUp, and on the 4th of July at the Grateful Dead farms. His father once played at The Filmore in San Francisco with Jimi Hendrix and Santana.

Onionz took off into Agriculture technology under Jason Soares Agriculture company. Created renewable record sleeves, and became part of several music and technology acquisitions. Going back to school for Graphene and Green Charcoal Andrew has designed the future of music and AI for analog musicians to be protected inside of urban cities.

He remains an active music maker as a drummer, and travels from time to time for work throughout the world. He has a production catalog of 150+ original music tracks and remixes which continues to grow. Notable House and Techno DJ's incorporate his music into their DJ sets.

During 2016 and 2017 Onionz wrote his first film score as musical director for the short film created by Rosa Costanza called "Xing" Onionz lead and introduced the Xing Film team to the top echelon of Electronic Music using his 38 years of relationship building. The film won its way to 18 film festivals and two awards including a screening at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Andrew Venegas Onionz is the longest standing techno DJ from Queens, New York, who is part of a small group of three Onionz, Joey Beltram and Omar Santana who created an opportunity in their hometown. Discography

Original works Onionz - Hot 4 U : 2016 Mixes - Household Digital Onionz - SpaceSlave - Uniting Souls Onionz - Buya - Blue Records Onionz - Beautiful Music - NightChild Records Onionz - Free Spirit - Blinded Records Onionz - Need Ya, Tatti’s Groove - Intec Records Onionz - Peel Pressure - Seamless Recordings Onionz - The Touch E.P. - Mile End Records Onionz - Begunnin - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - Share The World - Digital Memory Music Onionz - Summertime Saves Me - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - Carmelized E.P. - Release Musiq Onionz - Badunkadunk EP - Nervous Records Onionz - N.Y. Thunder - Mile End Records Onionz - Fantasy Island - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - 1+1=3 - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - Old Shamanic Ritual - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - Set U Free - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - Burnt - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - Dancing For The Dead - Endemic Recordings Onionz - Liquid Salsa - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - Space Bass - Endemic Recordings Onionz - Sex And Drums Feat. Jake Childs - Stripped Recordings Onionz - Road Warrior - Unrivaled Music Onionz - Smoke Signals/ Big Popsicle - Cr2 Onionz - Nothin But Love - Toolroom Records Onionz - Don't Slip Away - Hardplace Recordings Onionz - Your Love - Forensic Onionz - The Calling - Hardplace Recordings Onionz - Woman Of The Sun - Om Records Onionz - If I Only Had A Brain - Industry Recordings Onionz - Burning - Cr2 Recordings Onionz - Play Dat Song - 20/20 Vision Onionz - Chief Rocka Hot For U - Household Recordings Onionz + Nick Chatellan - Drama Moda - One Off Recordings Onionz - Swing E.P. - Carioca Onionz - Doin Damage E.P. - Dae Recordings Onionz - Backyard Chronicles - Treehouse Onionz - Drum Circle - Household Onionz - Soul Ting - Viberent Onionz - Hermanos Y Hermanas - Goanche Onionz - Master D Holy Ghost Power - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - The Brand E.P. - Playback Onionz - Gettin Thru It - Mi Casa Onionz + Joeski - Tattoo Sessions - Maya Onionz + Tony + Master D - The Music - Detour Onionz - Horns In My Cave - Detour Onionz - Acid Chants - Mozee Musik Blakkat + The Barrio Brothers - Understanding - Electrik Soul Recordings Onionz - For These Who Know E.P. - Aztalan Onionz + Tony - Summer - Tango Onionz + Master D - Electriksoul Brothers - Tango Onionz + Master D - Silver Lightening - Electriksoul Onionz - Latin Hustler - Siesta Onionz + Joeski + Master D - Touch Me - Electriksoul Onionz + Master D - 4Th Dimension Of Existence - Siesta 6400 Crew Pres. Onionz + Halo - I Need Ya - Electriksoul Onionz + Joeski Pres. Barrio Bros. - Hold On To Your Love - Electriksoul Onionz + Joeski + Master D - Chango Musik - Electriksoul Onionz - Groove Predator - Camouflage Onionz + Master D + Tony - Right There - Electriksoul 6400 Crew Pres. Onionz + Tony - Cookin Up The Funk E.P. - Siesta Onionz + Tony - How's Ya Vibe - Shaboom Onionz + Master D - Celia's Groove - N.R.K. Onionz + Master D - T's Tango Electriksoul Onionz + Tony - Slightly Touched E.P. - Moody Onionz + Tony + Dano - Extreme Measures - Moody Onionz + Tony + Master D - Dano Brothers - Hand Low Pressing Onionz + Master D - Fading Memories - Doubledown Recordings 19Th Street Brothers - The Park E.P. - Electriksoul Dj Who + Onionz - Unlock Your Heart - Electriksoul Onionz + Master D - Infatuation Imperial Dub Onionz + Master D - Never Ending Journey - Electriksoul Onionz - E.T.I. Supreme Soul Team - Electriksoul Family - Say A Little Prayer - Electriksoul

Remixes

Phuture - We Are Phuture (Onionz Remix) – Afro Acid Carl Cox - The Player (Onionz Remix) - Bush Records Nathan Barato - Dirty (Onionz Remix) - Root And Wings Music Halo Varga - Future (Onionz Remix) - Siesta Records Marc Pollen - Risky Life (Onionz Remix) - Siesta Records Alex Clavijo + Roger Arias - Ganguro - (Onionz Remix) - Uniform Recordings Soup A - Passion - Sullivan Room Records EMan + Doc Link - Hollow (Onionz Love Beth to Death Mix) - Liberate Recordings Dj Pierre - Masterblaster (Turn It Up) (Onionz Remix) - Bush Records Phonolulu - Nights Young (Onionz Remix) - BluFin Timo Garcia - Wonderlust Bug (Onionz Remix) - Berwick Street Records Ostrich - Go Down (Onionz Remix) - Mile End Records Jack Loves Robots - Anxsociety (Onionz Remix) - Silent Machine Recordings Joeski - Don't Stop (Onionz Remix) - Maya Jake Knights - Drench (Onionz Remix) - Influential House Negghead - Life (Onionz Remix) - Waxon Records Slok - Deesgustocosmicow (Onionz Remix) - Electronic Petz Nick + Danny Chatelain - Katrinyla (Onionz Remix) - Goanche Miss Honey Dijon Feat. Celeda - New Day (Onionz Chief Rocka Mix) - Mile End Records Dbr + David Ferrara Vs. Blaze - My Beat (Onionz Remix) - Play This! Records Timo Garcia - Boom (Onionz Remix) - Berwick St. Harada - I Came (Onionz Remix) - Blu Fin Cybersutra - I Believe (Onionz Remix) - Red Stick Levi - Another You (Onionz Remix) - Dirty Fabric Funk D Void - Genibra (Onionz Remix) - Soma The Idiotbox - Supermodel (Onionz Remix) - Dirty Fabric Jamie Anderson - Sunlight (Onionz Remix) - Om Records Mattheson - Blown (Onionz Remix) - Atlantic Standard Recordings Matt Rock - Night After Night (Onionz Remix) - Hardplace Refined.se - Swinging Kitten (Onionz Dub) - Frik:N:Frak Hawke - We Come From Far (Onionz Off The Radar Dub) - Eighth Dimension Rock N Hardplace - Night After Night (Onionz Remix) - Hardplace Recordings Drum Bums - The Idea (Onionz Dub) - Phonetic Recordings Blacksoul Feat. Rithma - Not Another Love Song (Onionz Remix) - Blacksoul Music Buick Project - Luminare (Onionz Rub) - Saved Records Dennis Ferrer - Sandcastles (Onionz Remix) - Defected Noel Nanton - Mongo Bongo (Onionz Remix) - N.R.K. Lee Cabrera - Shake It (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Credence Master H - Cest La Vie (Onionz Remix ) - Soma Recordings Technique - When There Is Love (Onionz Remix) - Downtown 161 The Operator - (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Skyline Records Blakkat Feat. Tyra - Rite Place (Onionz Remix) - Shaboom Taka Boom - Groove Like That (Onionz Remix) - Shaboom Chris Simmonds - In My Soul (Onionz Remix) - Big Chief Rocket - People (Onionz + Master D's Doggy Style Dub) - Grayhound Recordings Kerri Chandler Feat. Roy Ayers - Good Vibrations (Onionz Remix) - Champion Sandy B - Make My World Go Round (Onionz Remix) - Champion Robin S. - Show Me Love (Onionz Remix) - Champion Raze - Break For Love (Onionz Remix) - Champion Earth People - Dance (Onionz Remix) - Champion Dano - The Crawl (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Red Melon Halo - Mi Casa (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Moody Soulstice - Lovely (Onionz + Master D Remix) - Om Records Mephisto Odyssey - The Lift (Onionz + Tony Remix) - Primal/Warner Bros. Dj Shorty - In Your Mind (Onionz + Master D Electrik Soul Brothers Mix) - ESP-SUN Records Felli + Buddy Exploding Fist (Onionz +Master D Remix) - Caffeine