{"id":18666,"date":"2015-05-19T01:47:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T23:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/?p=18666"},"modified":"2015-05-25T00:54:08","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T22:54:08","slug":"10-dj-legends-of-ibiza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/ibiza\/10-dj-legends-of-ibiza\/","title":{"rendered":"10 DJ Legends Of Ibiza"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Ibiza season is fast approaching, another year of twist, turns and revelations has made its way into the global dance music community. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

With every great White Isle party comes great talent alongside, and with every great talent comes another who remains\u00a0undiscovered, just trying to make a name for themselves in the cutthroat world of Balearic raving. \u00a0On the flip side, Ibiza also holds a handful of veritable dance institutions. \u00a0Whether they be past or present, young or old, the history and legacy of the island\u00a0is riddled with the finest representatives of nightlife culture the world has ever known.<\/p>\n

To celebrate the launch of Deep House Ibiza<\/strong>, as well as the kick off to the summer party season, we have put together a list of 10 of the island’s most prominent, prevalent, and important DJ legends.<\/p>\n

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#10 Dave Pearce
\n<\/strong>DJ & Producer Dave Pearce has been at the forefront of the UK dance scene for some two decades. He’s played all the countries major clubs, from Ministry Of Sound to The Arches, and the its biggest festivals including Creamfields and Global Gathering. \u00a0Despite these accolades, it is his 10 year residency at Ibiza’s Eden nightclub where Dave really made a name for himself. \u00a0As one of the foremost ambassadors of the house sound, Dave Pearce’s “Anthems” and “Euphoria” concepts are as much an Ibizan certainty as a picturesque sunset at Cafe Mambo.<\/p>\n

\"Judgement_Fridays\"<\/a><\/p>\n

#9 Judge Jules
\n<\/strong>What was once “Judgement Sundays” has since moved to Friday’s, but the party, and all its energy, remains the same. 15 years of Ibizan summers have made the English ambassador of house and electro one of the islands most consistent, and sought after, musical purveyors. \u00a0As a globally recognised dance music pioneer, Judge Jules influence has touched every corner of the globe, in turn bringing them back together on\u00a0Summer Friday’s in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

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#8 Luciano
\n<\/strong>A veritable newcomer in the context of this list, Cadenza boss Luciano\u2019s Vagabundos party started off as a Pacha Ibiza Sunday night in 2011 and has since turned into a globally roving concept. As a raggedy troupe of eye-linered, pseudo-droogs, Luciano and family gained iconic status fusing Latin rhythms and techy beats with high energy and palpable atmosphere (not to mention the frequent pop up event), propelling the concept into one of the most successful the island had ever seen. 2015 sees the return of the Vagabundos, this time at Space Ibiza.<\/p>\n

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#7 Steve Lawler
\n<\/strong>Still widely dubbed the \u201cKing of Space,\u201d percussion master Steve Lawler began his Ibiza odyssey back in 1995 with his performances at Caf\u00e9 Mambo. Since then, Steve has gone on to become one of the most respected and sought after DJs on the White Isle and around the world. With a multi year residency at Space Ibiza, Lawler\u2019s \u201cDark Drums\u201d concept was born, eventually leading the way for his successful \u201cLights Out\u201d and \u201cViVA\u201d series (of which, he returned to Space in 2008).<\/p>\n

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#6 \u00a0Carl Cox
\n<\/strong>After 23 years on the island, Carl Cox has notched some of his longest seasons ever over the last few. With his Tuesday night\u2019s at Space Ibiza, \u201cCarl Cox: Revolution,\u201d the 51 year old techno titan still works crowds into a frenzy with endless enthusiasm and a smile from ear to ear. From humble beginnings to the very embodiment of DJ superstardom, Carl Cox and Space Ibiza are perhaps the ultimate Ibizan marriage.<\/p>\n

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\"Pete_Tong\"<\/a><\/p>\n

#5 Pete Tong
\n<\/strong>What can be said about Pete Tong\u2019s career that hasn\u2019t already been said? Frankly, we find it obvious Ibiza and Pete\u00a0seemingly coincide. Not just a successful DJ, with his \u201cPure Pacha,\u201d \u201cWonderland\u201d and \u201cIts All Gone Pete Tong\u201d series, but a true ambassador of the scene. Acting as the founder of the International Music Summit, Tong brings the annual music conference to Ibiza in May, discussing issues related to the scene, as well as dubbing the latest “legend of Ibiza” (past recipients have included Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, and Nile Rogers).<\/p>\n

\"Danny_Rampling\"<\/a><\/p>\n

#4 Danny Rampling
\n<\/strong>Perhaps it is a touch unfair \u201cranking\u201d Danny Rampling \u00a0lower than Paul Oakenfold on the list, as they were part of the same entourage traversing\u00a0Ibiza back in 1987, but none the less, what’s done is done and Danny Rampling has surely made his mark. \u00a0Upon his return to England that summer, an era was born after attempting to recreate the Ibiza experience promoting, what is regarded as, the UK’s first Balearic rave club, Shoom, it became the launching point of acid house culture.<\/p>\n

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#3 Paul Oakenfold
\n<\/strong>When Paul Oakenfold and company set foot on the golden Ibizan soil in 1987, the dance music world was about to change forever. Having already been a proponent of \u201cAcid House,\u201d Oakenfold found his native UK to not yet fully embrace that particular emerging nightlife sound. \u00a0Instead, it was Ibiza which embraced it wholeheartedly. By hanging out at Caf\u00e9 del Mar, and discovering the new party drug \u201cecstasy,\u201d Oakenfold would find himself frequenting the legendary Amnesia for marathon DJ Alfredo sets, and history was made.<\/p>\n

\"DJ_Alfredo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

#2 DJ Alfredo
\n<\/strong>The original resident, DJ Alfredo began his Ibizan journey in 1983, coming over from Argentina and eventually holding court at the original Amnesia (then considered to be the most underground venue on the island). Without DJ Alfredo and Amnesia, perhaps the next couple of names on this list would never have been influenced to champion the sound of the island back home, and who knows what would have become of the scene we all know now. Now, with over thirty years behind him, DJ Alfredo still can rock summertime beach parties and the best clubs in the world, while holding true legend status.<\/p>\n

\"Jose_Padilla\"<\/a><\/p>\n

#1 Jose Padilla
\n<\/strong>Moving to Ibiza from Barcelona in 1975, the White Isle simply would not be the destination it is today with out Jose Padilla. Widely considered to have popularised the ambient, chill out side of electronic music, Padilla\u2019s Caf\u00e9 del Mar residency, mix series, and label have become eponymous with the Ibiza experience. Having recently hung up the headphones, Jose Padilla represents the seminal Ibiza DJ.<\/p>\n

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