20 Questions With Roger Sanchez: ‘The Greatest Currency You Have Is Your Time’
Roger Sanchez says choosing music over architecture as a young New Yorker shaped a career spanning more than three decades. He became a prominent house DJ and producer, with major remixes, chart success and a Grammy, and says time is the most valuable currency.
His new six-track release, *Spectrum, Refracted*, reworks his June album *Spectrum* and includes a new song, collaborations with Mel C and his wife Kristen Knight, and an edit by David Morales. Sanchez’s “Another Chance” topped the UK singles chart in 2001, while his remix of No Doubt’s “Hella Good” won a Grammy in 2003; he is also optimistic about dance music’s future.
- Sanchez chose music over studying architecture.
- His new release revisits his album *Spectrum*.
- He calls time his most valuable currency.