Los Charly's Orchestra AKA Juan Laya from Caracas-Venezuela
Born in Caracas - Venezuela, his musical influences are rooted in 1970s funk and disco sounds that spawned contemporary dance music.
Coming from a very musical family, got very involved with music at a very early stage in his life. His mother, who was a distinguished vinyl collector, played an important role feeding him with various musical influences such as latin, rare groove, funk, disco and Jazz.
Having worked alongside artist, producers and DJ’s like Joey Negro, Opolopo, John Morales, DJ Afro (los Amigos Invisible), Jose Padilla (Cafe Del Mar), Xantoné Blacq, Omar Lye-Fook, Cool Million, Leroy Burgess, Jorge Montiel, Dimitri from Paris, Pete Herbert and Al Kent, Juan Laya has established his reputation as one of the main characters of the Disco-Funk scene in his base city: London, as well as the rest of the world. Juan Laya is also the songwriter and co-producer of Los Charly's Orchestra, The Boogie Man, Andre Espeut Quintet, Chennez & The Midnight Players.
His productions have been leading the charts of independent music around the world for more than a decade. His music and productions are constantly supported by some of the most influential personalities like: Todd Terje, Pete Tong, Craig Charles, Tom Moulton, Danni Krivit, Quinton Scott (Strut Records), Jim Stanton (Horse Meat Disco), Paul Miller from the BBC.
Sony Music, Universal Records, Z-Records, BBE and Imagenes Recording are the main record labels currently supporting his work.
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Los Charly's Orchestra Disco Royale (12", EP, Ltd) IMAG-003 / 2008
Los Charly's Orchestra Disco Funk (12", EP, Ltd) IMAG-004 / 2009
Los Charly's Orchestra Nuevo Disco (12", EP) IMAG005 / 2009
Los Charly's Orchestra Remixes (12") IMAG-006 / 2009
South American Collective Feel This Groove IMAGDIG001 / 2009
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Underground Variations IMAGDIG002 / 2010
uan Laya & Jorge Montiel Rarities & Rhythms IMAGDIG003 / 2010
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Featuring Rotimo Soul You See Me On Fire, IMAGDIG004 / 2010
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. David Price-Call It What You Want, IMAGDIG008 / 2010
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Stuart Lisbie Better Living (IMAGDIG0010 / 2010
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Play With Me IMAGDIG013 / 2011
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Funk Supreme IMAGDIG014 / 2011
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Portia Emare (When I'm with You) IMAGDIG016 / 2011
Los Charly's Orchestra Disco Gamma (Pete Herbert Remix) IMAGDIG018 / 2011
Los Charly's Orchestra Feeling High (Pete Herbert Remix) IMAGDIG020 / 2011
Los Charly's Orchestra the Latin Edition IMAGDIG022 / 2011
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Graham Mushnik - Cumbanchero MAGDIG023 / 2012
Los Charly's Orchestra Feeling High (Re-Edit) IMAGDIG024 / 2012
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Nocturnal IMAGDIG027 / 2012
Los Charly's Orchestra Jumping with Symphony Sid / My Barrio (Remixes) IMAGDIG028 / 2012
Los Charly's Orchestra the Latin Edition Vo 2 IMAGDIG029 / 2012
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Boogie Magic IMAGDIG030 / 2012
Los Charly's Orchestra Grazing the Grass IMAGDIG031 / 2012
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Andre Espeut Everybody IMAGDIG033 / 2013
Andre Espeut Everybody (Pete Herbert Remixes IMAGDIG034 / 2013
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Boogie Magic Vol.2 IMAGDIG035 / 2013
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Presents Los Charly's Orchestra Merecumbe IMAGDIG036 / 2013
Los Charly's Orchestra Jazz, Funk & Broken Beats Disconsolidation (12") IMAGENES 001 / 2007
Los Charly's Orchestra Soul Foundation (12") IMAGENES 002 / 2007
Los Charly's Orchestra Chicano Disco Funk (CD, Album) IMAGENES007 / 2010
Los Charly's Orchestra Dana's Dream / Rio Chico's Sunset (7") imagenes011 / 2010
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel - Sex Machina' / Play It Loud (7") imagenes017/ 2011
Los Charly's Orchestra The Groove & Its Synonyms (EP) IMAGENES019 / 2011
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Funk Supreme (7") imagenes020 / 2011
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel I Love the Funk!!! (Single) IMAGENES021 / 2011
Los Charly's Orchestra The Latin Edition (7") IMAGENES022 / 2011
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel - Cumbanchero (7") IMAGENES023 / 2012
Los Charly's Orchestra The Latin Edition Vo 2 (7") IMAGENES029 / 2012
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel You Can't Beat It./ It's Got To Be Music (10") IMAGENES030 / 2012
Los Charly's Orchestra Grazing The Grass (7", Single) imagenes031 / 2012
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Present Andre Espeut's Quintet* Let it Go/Rising IMAGENES037/ 2013
Los Charly's Orchestra Rediscovering The Big Apple (Album) IMAGENES040 / 2013
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Amore / Interstellaire (12") IMAGENES041 / 2014
The Boogie Man (4) When The Funk Rains Down (10") IMAGENES 042 / 2014
Los Charly's Orchestra Remixed (12") IMAGENES 043 / 2014
The Boogie Man (4) When the Funk Rains Down (Pete Herbert Remixes) IMAGENES044 / 2014
Andre Espeut's Quintet* Here Today (10") IMAGENES 045 / 2014
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel - Los Charly's Orchestra Everlasting Love (10") IMAGENES046 / 2014
The Boogie Man (4) Shake Your Body / Keep On Movin' (12") IMAGENES047 / 2014
Nocturnal People Feat, Andre Espeut Nocturnal People IMAGENES048 / 2014
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat, Chipy D Papi Chulo IMAGENES049 / 2015
Los Charly's Orchestra Everlasting Love (Dave Allison Remix) IMAGENES050 / 2015
The Boogie Man (4) Shake Your Body (John Morales Rework) IMAGENES051 / 2015
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Featuring Chennez Mckenzie Groove On IMAGENES052 / 2015
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel It's Got to Be Music Remixed IMAGENES052 / 2015
Los Charly's Orchestra Featuring Xantoné Blacq All Around the World IMAGENES055 / 2015
Andre Espeut's Quintet* This Ain't How It Ends / Cut Loose (Single) IMAGENES056 / 2015
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Mikie Blak The Boogie Is Back IMAGENES057 / 2015
Los Charly's Orchestra - Xantoné Blacq All Around the World (Opolopo) IMAGENES058 / 2015
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel - The Boogie Is Back (Pete Herbert) IMAGENES059 / 2016
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. The Afro Latin Messengers IMAGENES061 / 2016
Los Charly's Orchestra Feat. Andre Espeut Sunshine (Single) IMAGENES 062 / 2016
Los Charly's Orchestra Los Charly's Orchestra Remixed (10") IMAGENES 063 / 2016
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Grace Rodson Papi Chulo (Reloaded) IMAGENES064 / 2016
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Los Charly's Orchestra Everlasting Love IMAGENES066 / 2016
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Martin Luther King* Free at Last Reloaded IMAGENES067 / 2016
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Andre Espeut Funky Magnetic (Part 1) IMAGENES068 / 2017
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Andre Espeut Funky Magnetic (Part 2) IMAGENES069 / 2017
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Andre Espeut Innermotion IMAGENES071 / 2017
Los Charly's Orchestra Feat. Omar It's So / History (12") IMAGENES072 / 2017
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Nocturnal 001 (Reworked by Pete Herbert) IMAGENES073 / 2017
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Wanna / My Way - EP IMAGENES074 / 2017
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Andre Espeut Quintet* The Message IMAGENES076 / 2017
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel V80s / Stargate IMAGENES077 / 2018