Platinum DJ and producer HUGEL returns to Defected Records! This time alongside tech house riser DERON for ‘Coge El Paso’ featuring La Payara. 2024 saw HUGEL debut on London label Defected with ‘La Verdolaga,’ enlisting the help of iconic artist Tóto La Momposina. The Pacha Ibiza resident’s empowering Latin house sound amassed over one billion streams worldwide and topped the Beatport chart.
HUGEL returns in 2025 to deliver another fiery club cut alongside Ibiza favorite DERON. DERON is a rising DJ and producer whose hard-hitting tech house style has seen him perform at some of the best clubs globally. Featuring Colombia’s La Payara, an artist blending ancestral influences with modern production techniques to create spiritual electronic music, ‘Coge El Paso’ is an explosive house heater brimming with energy and culture that is certain to set festival and club floors alight.
‘Coge El Paso’ Feat. La Payara’ by HUGEL, DERON is out now on Defected.
About HUGEL
The instigator of the Latin House movement with his hit “Morenita,” – HUGEL is a multi-gold and platinum-selling artist. He has over 1 billion streams to his name. Many of his tracks reached the number 1 spot on Beatport. His music is played in top venues and most credible events all over the world. HUGEL grew up in Marseille by the Mediterranean Sea (South of France). His mother raised him with funk, disco, and soul. He discovered the art of DJing with vinyl at 16 years old, influenced by the style of Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, Daft Punk, Amine Edge and David Guetta.
After a few years of learning production, he became a hitmaker. His house music is inspired by Ibiza (Spain) and the Latin culture he soaked up while living on the Island. Selling out shows in America, Space (Miami), Superior Ingredients (NYC), and Academy (Los Angeles), HUGEL had residencies at Pacha & Ushuaia in Ibiza and has played the biggest festivals in the world, such as EDC Las Vegas, EDC Mexico, Tomorrowland, Lollapalooza, Parookaville, World Club Dome and Mysteryland.