How do you remember the island when you arrived, and what was the audience like at that time? When I arrived in Ibiza for the first time, it was definitely different. It was much smaller, there were no roads, and I remember, I have to be honest with you, I didn’t fall in love with Ibiza right away. I went there because I heard all this hype, people saying that Ibiza is a magical place, so you have very high expectations, you arrive and say, where is the magic? I only went to San Antonio and Dalt Vila and didn’t see Ibiza. It took me a couple of years to really understand Ibiza, to understand the Balearic sound, to understand the hippie Ibiza is full of really small places that you have to know and talk to locals to go there. So, I fell in love with Ibiza a couple of years after being there. Do you still consider the island of Ibiza to be one of the hotspots of the music scene? And how do you think it has evolved? Ibiza is definitely one of the hotspots for music. I have to say that I think little hippie vibes has changed a lot and unfortunately has become more commercial. Now there are big hotels, when I first arrived in Ibiza there were only small hotels, villas, and things like these. I don’t think it’s bad, it’s normal, people want to be in Ibiza, it’s a special place and many people realize it. For example, if you go to Brazil, everyone in Brazil wants to go to Ibiza at least once in their life, it’s their dream for them and I think Brazil is a beautiful country. Why do you want to go to Ibiza? Because people grow up listening to music, social media shows Formentera, the parties are so special... And I think people have the idea that Ibiza is very exotic. I think what happened in Ibiza is that many people are very nostalgic about the 80s and 90s, the summer of love, the first outdoor clubs... A kind of hippie thing that is no longer there. But I love the fact that many original things are still alive like the hippie market, Amnesia is still there, Ushuaïa is a special place when people scream when the plane passes over, Hï, Eden... Places like these, there is so much that I don’t think you can find another place in the world where there are so many famous clubs and even if you don’t want to go to a massive club, it’s full of small parties in Ibiza: small clubs, small events, techno DJs during the day... It’s still a magical place. Ocean Drive Ibiza is celebrating its 25th anniversary, what does this hotel mean to you? I have been to Ocean Drive. Being a resident DJ in Ibiza for 16 years I started Eden, I was at Amnesia for 10 years, I played at Privilege, Space, Hï, Ushuaïa and every time I stayed at Ocean Drive Ibiza. I stayed with my daughter when she was little and we brought her to the island and I stayed at Ocean Drive Ibiza because it’s like coming home always. If you come to Ibiza and see the people from Ocean Drive, it’s like being in your second home and I love that. 074
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