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{{Short description|Spanish musician (born 1971)}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image           =
| name            = DJ Chus
| birth_name      = Jesus Lopez Esteban
| alias           = DJ Chus
| birth_date      = {{Birth year and age|1971}}
| birth_place     = [[Madrid]], Spain
| death_date      =
| origin          =
| instrument      =
| genre           = [[House music|House]]
| occupation      = Producer, DJ
| years_active    = 1994–present
| label           = Stereo Productions
| associated_acts = Chus & Ceballos, Cerutti & Lopez, Groove Foundation
| website         = http://www.djchus.com/
}}

'''DJ Chus''' (born '''Jesús López Esteban''', 1971 in [[Madrid]], Spain) is a Spanish [[electronic music]] [[record producer|producer]], [[remix]]er and [[disc-jockey|DJ]]. He works mainly in [[house music]].

==Biography==
Chus began DJing at the age of 16. In 1994, he opened Teatro Kapital, and was also one of the residents in [[Algarve]]'s [[Kadoc]] disco.

After years of producing house and trance music under a variety of names, DJ Chus, along with fellow DJ and producer Pablo Ceballos and manager Carlos Caliço, founded the Stereo Productions [[record label]] in 2001. DJ Chus usually collaborates with Pablo Ceballos on [[progressive house]] releases, and with [[David Penn (DJ)|David Penn]] on [[garage house]] tracks.

==Discography==
===Singles===
====DJ Chus====
*1994: "Kapital of House"
*1996: "Come into the House"
*1997: "Get Funky", with David Penn and Beto Cerutti
*2005: "World Routes"
*2006: "Black Rain"

====Chus & Ceballos====
Collaborations with Pablo Ceballos:
*2001: "Afrika"
*2002: "Iberican Grooves Vol. 1"
*2002: "Deep Architecture", as Dano, Chus & Ceballos, with Dano
*2002: "Iberican Sound"
*2002: "The Strong Rhythm", as Manaça, Chus & Ceballos, with Carlos Manaça
*2002: "On the Strength", as Chus & Ceballos vs. Tony Hewitt, with Tony Hewitt
*2003: "Echoes from Doruma"
*2004: "In Stereo", as Chus & Ceballos vs. Tedd Patterson, with Tedd Patterson
*2004: "Low Frequencies", as Chus & Ceballos vs. Richie Santana, with Richie Santana
*2005: "Iberican Sound (2005 Remixes)"
*2005: "Wrong About Me", with Derek Conyer
*2009: "Blended Sound 002: (Part 1)"
*2010: "One Night in Havana" with Gonzalez & Gonzalo
*2013: "Xango" with Rafa Barrios
*2014: "La Colombiana"
*2015: "They Say Nothing"
*2015: "Black Rock City"
*2015: "Abisinia" with Leonardo Gonelli ft GiGi
*2015: "Check Tech" with Rafa Barrios
*2016: "Twisted Comes" with Adrian Hour
*2016: "Pussy Cat" with Tini Garcia
*2017: "Now or Never" with Rafa Barrios Ft. Cari Golden 
*2018: ''Fiezzta'' EP with Oscar L
*2018: "More I Want U"
*2018: "Down for It" with Danny Serrano, Solo Tamas
*2018: "Sostenido", with Oscar L
*2018: "The Sun", with Dennis Cruz

====DJ Chus & David Penn/Chus+Penn====
Collaborations with David Penn:
*2000: "Sunshine", with Darren J. Bell
*2001: "From Madrid with Love"
*2001: "Music for Playgrounds", as Halo, Penn & Chus, with Halo
*2002: "Baila", with Caterina de Jesus
*2002: "Burning Paris"
*2004: "Esperanza"
*2004: "Sunshine 2004", with Darren J. Bell
*2004: "Will I (Discover Love)", with [[Concha Buika]]

====Hannu====
*2003: "Latina"
*2004: "Into the Night"
*2004: "Summerfunk"

====Polaris====
Collaborations with Beto Cerutti:
*1997: "Polaris"
*1998: "The Next Millennium"
*2000: "Give Me Your Hand"

====Latin Lovers====
Collaborations with Beto Cerutti:
*2000: "Voices of Savanna"
*2003: "Dos Gardenias (Para Ti)"
*2004: "Cuando El Amor"

====Other aliases====
*1997: "Screaming Dolphins", as Kenya, with Beto Cerutti
*1997: "Le Plaisir", as Nitro, with Beto Cerutti
*1998: "Atmosphere", as Nitro, with Beto Cerutti
*1998: "Are You Ready to Honk the Airhorns?", as Roundheadz, with Beto Cerutti
*1998: "Bahia's Children", as Cerutti & Lopez, with Beto Cerutti
*2001: "El Amor", as Joeski & Chus, with Joeski and Caterina de Jesus
*2001: ''The Roma EP'', as DJ Chus vs. Oscar de Rivera, with Oscar de Rivera
*2002: "That Feeling", as The Groove Foundation, with Pablo Ceballos and Darren J. Bell - [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #65<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited 
| location= London
| isbn= 978-1-904994-10-7
| page= 159}}</ref>
*2003: "We Play House", as Soulground, with David Penn and Concha Buika
*2005: "That Feeling (Bring It Back Again)", as The Groove Foundation, with Pablo Ceballos and Darren J. Bell
*2006: "We Play House (Remixes)", as Soulground, with David Penn and Concha Buika
*2006: "Superflyin'", as Cubic, with Pablo Ceballos and [[Victor Calderone]]

====(Co-)productions for other artists====
*1995: Kadoc - "The Nighttrain"
*1995: Kadoc - ''The Return of the Dark Mask EP''
*2000: Tekknova - "Dancing in Outer Space", with David Castellano
*2003: Marcelo Castelli - "Quimera", with Pablo Ceballos

==Awards==
*Deejay Mags - Best House DJ 2001, 2004
*Deejay Mags - Best Spanish DJ 2004
*Deejay Mags - Best House Production 2002
*Dance Club Awards - Best Producer 2002, 2004
*Dance Club Awards - Best CD Compilation 2003

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.djchus.com DJ Chus Official Site]
*{{discogs artist|artist=Chus L. Esteban}}
*[http://www.stereo-productions.com Stereo Productions Official Site]

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