The experience gained from running the 2 previous labels led to Roger setting up ‘R*Senal Records’ in 1999, releasing some killer material from the likes of Junior Sanchez, The Scumfrog and Natural Born Lovers, but it would take a further 2 years for his own debut artist album ‘First Contact’ to grace the light of day. The single ‘Another Chance’ became a huge club hit, reaching the coveted number one spot in July 2001. Of the album, Roger reflects that he was always going to take as much time as he needed, to get to a finished product which sounded and felt absolutely right. When you take into account his breadth of experience as one of the planet's foremost house DJs coupled with his appetite for musical experimentation, the album was always going to be a gem. After so much
production work for mainstream artists such as Soul II Soul, Michael and Janet Jackson, Diana Ross and more, the proverbial writing had been on the wall for a long time.

Despite Sanchez’s undeniable contributions to dance music, his appetite is far from satisfied when it comes to that sweet smell of success, and it is his ‘Release Yourself’ projects that are the driving force in his life right now. “‘Release Yourself’ expresses everything that I love about the music,” he says of the concept which now ranges from the much loved, blissed-out Monday nights in Ibiza’s super-club Pacha (now in its 3rd year), the radio show (currently being broadcast throughout the USA and Europe to over 1.2 million listeners a week), and of course, the compilations (2 to date with a 3rd scheduled for later in the year). The ‘Release Yourself’ club concept isn’t restricted just to Ibiza either, and the Sanchez team have produced some brilliant, underground parties in London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona and beyond over the years.

In 2003 his reworking of No Doubt’s ‘Hella Good’ bagged Sanchez a well earned Grammy Award (Best Remix) – there had been nominations in years gone by, but to finally win a Grammy still came as a huge shock. To receive an award which traditionally encompasses the “main stream” side of the music industry for a dance track speaks volumes about exactly how far the man has pushed his genre , and has taken him from hotshot producer to an ambassador of dance music. Roger is currently working flat out on his ‘Stealth’ label. Not only is this the label that provides a home for his own 'Release Yourself' compilations, but this is also a launching platform for some of the upcoming talents encountered on his many travels. Of the music policy, he says that Stealth will remain very much in the realms of the underground, but with a broad appeal to dance music lovers, so expect to encounter anything from vocal, peak time cuts to darker tribal vibes. Volume Three of the ‘Release Yourself’ compilations is scheduled for release on June 21st, and it will be a benchmark of what is to be expected on the ‘Stealth’ label. The double CD which is comprised of a pre-party mix and a peak time mix features several exclusive tracks including a taster from the eagerly awaited
follow up artist album, as well as contributions from Dean Coleman, Angel Moraes and A Tribe Called Es. And what of the future? “Well work has begun on the next artist album, which looks set to include a few very interesting partnerships. I have been locked in the studio doing the heavyweight vocal work that comes hand in hand with writing real songs. Lisa Pure and Jaquita have really been delivering the goods, and we just finished working on a track with Jamaroquai”, smiles Sanchez. “Right now I’m just writing, writing, writing…I really want to push the envelope this time, to make a much more complete album, some quirky bits, a few big tunes and a lot of vocal stuff.” So much vocal stuff in
fact, that you can expect to hear the man himself on occasion. The mind boggles!