New Jersey-based DJ/remixer/producer Sandy Rivera began DJing in the Spanish Harlem at the age of 13. After releasing his first track in 1992 and launching his own label called BlackWiz, later replaced by Deep Vision, the New York-born hip-hop and house music enthusiast started different side projects. In 1998 José Martínez and José Burgos teamed up with him to produce Kings of Tomorrow's The Beginning. A year later and under the moniker of Soul Vision Sandy Rivera released the U.S. and U.K. hit single "Don't Stop,". In 2001 Kings of Tomorrow aka K.O.T.'s "Finally," featuring vocals by Julie McKnight achieved the Best Ibiza Tune Award by a popular dance music magazine.