Ursula 1000 is a musical project of Brooklyn-born DJ Alex Gimeno ranging from lounge to breakbeat, glam to cha cha, and everything in between. Alex Gimeno, the man behind Ursula 1000, was born in Brooklyn, New York. During his childhood, he and his family moved to Miami Beach where his father, a member of the Spanish orchestra, Los Chavales De Espana, had an extended residency. He moved back to Brooklyn in the late 1990s. Influences In his youth, Gimeno was exposed to 50s and 60s exotica, world music, bossa nova and merengue music his parents listened to which deeply influenced him. He began collecting records as a teenager and in his own words "never stopped". By 2005, he owned over 20,000 records, filling up an entire room in his apartment. His father worked as a musician and was a member of a flamenco band called Los Chavales de España. Career Gimeno entered the music business around 1990. He was a