[2] David Morales grew up in an influential era for dance music and was a regular at his native New York's fabled clubs such as the Loft and the Paradise Garage,.

Alongside Chicago house music pioneer Frankie Knuckles and For The Record DJ Pool founder Judy Weinstein, Morales founded Def Mix Productions[9] to manage their work.

"Here I Am", performed by UK artist Tamra Keenan (remixed by Kaskade), is featured in the 2006 film, The Devil Wears Prada.

"Feels Good", performed by Angela Hunte features in the end credits of 2008 film You Don't Mess with the Zohan.

Since then Morales has released several tracks including "The Red Zone Project" Volumes 1, 2 and 3 and various others on the Def Mix Music label.

[15][16] David was a judge on Top DJ in 2016,[17] a national television show broadcast on Italia 1, and was a model for Italian clothing designer Iceberg in 2008.