Carlos Dickson

The sampler of Hot Music and Tridimensión

Discjockey (now DJ) and, above all, sampler player: one of the hands behind the live sonic identity of two of the most feared minitecas in Venezuela —Hot Music “La Fuerza” and Tridimensión—. He is still active in the booth today.

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The man with the sampler

At a time when most discjockeys measured themselves on the turntables, Carlos Dickson specialized in the sampler: the instrument that fired off effects, stingers, jingles and hits live to give the show identity and surprise. With a keyboard and an AKAI sampler in front of him, he was part of the “played in real time” sound that set the great Venezuelan minitecas apart.

Hot Music “La Fuerza”: the second generation

His name is tied to Hot Music's second stage. At the end of 1986, when Enrique Rojas and the crew coming from Energía retired, Abilio de Abreu came in: with his capital, Hot Music grew to an imposing level in sound and lighting and earned the nickname “La Fuerza”. On that renewed roster Carlos Dickson appears as DJ and sampler player, as is on record in Hot Music's own history collected in this archive.

Tridimensión and the sound clashes

Carlos Dickson was also the sampler of Miniteca Tridimensión, alongside discjockeys such as DJ Tille. Tridimensión and Hot Music starred in some of the most remembered guerras de minitecas —the sound clashes of the movement— of the region, and he was in both booths at the height of the movement.

Still current

Far from retiring, Carlos Dickson is still in the booth: today he mixes with modern controllers and pads and keeps an active presence as “DJ Carlos Dickson”. His story links the era of the analog sampler of the 80s with the present-day scene.

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Credits and sources

· His role as DJ and sampler player of Hot Music (second generation, the Abilio de Abreu “La Fuerza” era) is on record in the Hot Music entry of this same archive, which lists him as “DJ Carlos Dickson (DJ & Sampler)”.
· His time at Miniteca Tridimensión, on the sampler alongside DJ Tille, and at Hot Music in the 90s is documented in a YouTube video and in period photographs on the console labeled “TRIDIMENSION”.

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Source consulted on July 10, 2026

80s · 90s · Disc jockey · Minitecas