Hi, I'm Ramalho and this is the fourteenth edition of the Vørtice Podcast
Today I will have the honor of introducing a great friend and an artist for which I admire his work and am a fan.
Malaga's Spaniard Francisco Velázquez is today's distinguished guest, so let's hear his DJ Set now.
Enjoy
About @soulsends
Born in Andalusia (Málaga), Francisco Velázquez has loved music since he was very young. Always looking for different sounds. He's taken a bit from various styles of music like Pop, Rock, Funky Soul, Jazz, Trip Hop... Many artists have influenced him like Michael Jackson, Jean Michele Jarre, Cabaret voltaire, Human league, Omd, The normals, Visage, Depeche Mode, Front 242, Kraftwerk, Yazoo, etc...
Bit by bit the idea of being a DJ grows and in 1996 is when his career starts. In Sala N-340 in Estepona (Málaga), known place where big electronic music parties take place in Costa del Sol (Andalusia).
It is in the island of Ibiza where his career becomes stronger and, after joining the most popular electronic music radio station of the Balearic islands, Ibiza Sónica, and playing in the best clubs of the island, like Ittaka, Wine Bar, Base Bar (resident), Grial, Lolas, Ushuaïa, S'Estanyol, Guaraná, etc... he then starts appearing in big clubs like SPACE IBIZA (playing in big nights like LA COMUNIDAD, sharing line up with Carl Cox or John Digweed among others), EDEN (parties like MONDOLOCO), EL DIVINO and PRIVILEGE (Privilege birthday party 2008 and LIVING as a promoter and musical director).
Francisco is a producer for some labels as Soul Shift Music, Rhod Records, Finger Records and he teaches Sound Design, Maschine, MPC, Advance Midi, Ableton Live at DJ Ban EMC in São Paulo.