Biography
Iván Escura (BCN-Barcelona)
Introduction:
Professional and versatile in its meetings has been required to work both in large clubs where capacity can exceed 6000 people, as well as smaller clubs where we can see his personal side.
Eclectic, festive, dynamic and influenced by the most electronic sounds from Barcelona, develops its sessions adapting to the characteristics of the hall and the public. Always committed to the underground and emerging trends combines musical sounds ranging from minimal-house, minimal, electro, acid, tech House, 80’s, electrotech and techno.
Overview:
Ivan is one of the values more enshrined in the Barcelona scene. During his residence at The Terrrazza (Barcelona) in the summer of’99 we had the opportunity to learn about the different variants more electronic existing of the House. Daring and innovative DJ that has no compunction in risk and bet on future musical styles. He has been invited to many clubs as SPACE, AMNESIA,. KM5, MOTEL MANUMISSION, NAIF (Ibiza), OCTOPPUSY, DISCOTHEQUE, SALSITAS, CAT WALK, MOOG, TERRRAZZA THE REX (Barcelona) and Queen (Paris), OASIS, ATTICO, PACHA, ROXI (Zaragoza), RAIGDINGUE, ZOOM (Gerona), CHIC (Las Palmas), BCM, UNDERCLUB, ROOM FONICA MENTA (Palma de Mallorca), INDUSTRY PORTO, INDUSTRY LISBON, PEDRA DA COUTO, MAREA HIGH IN CLUB (PORTUGAL) DANS CLUB (Toulouse). Resident DJ and artistic director of the hall FUSE (Barcelona) in its second phase and integrated at the White Label Tour (The capital parties) Resident NY. He has also shared placard with RICHIE HAWTIN, JOE CLAUSELL (Body & Soul NY), DERRICK CARTER, LUCIANO, Sacha, MAGDA,TROY PIERCE, GUI BORATTO, MATHEW DEAR, BEN SIMS (Primate rec), DAVE TARRIDA( tresor rec.) FUNK DAVOID (Soma rec.) JOSE DE DIVINA (Stomp) JAMIE ANDERSON (NRK), RALF LAWSON & BOBY PERU (20:20 vision), DAN GUENACIA (freak&chic), CODEK AND FLEXOR. He was the resident DJ of CONFUSE (2000) and REPUBLICA (2001.2002) clubs, without neglecting their own collective FESTINNA DJ, ZZ CLUB BARCELONA and integrated into the collective SCI-FI vinils as DJ (2000). He has been the resident of the boards, CITY HALL, OTO ZUTZ, CONFUSE THE TERRAZZZA, JAPAN, PICASSO, CHACHÁ and MACARENA in Barcelona, combined with actions in other cities in Spain and Europe and their own monthly parties SATISFIED (2003) in Pacha BCN with Mikele Tabuchi and ACIDPUMA (2003 2004) at City Hall with Jordi Grau.
In his last years (2005-2007) has been resident in charge of the Friday scheduling at CITY HALL in Barcelona where he has played with djs of the stature of LUCIANO, SASHA, DERRICK CARTER, TERRY FRANCIS, SEX IN DALLAS, LAYO AND BUSWACKA, DAVIDE SQUILLACE, DIMITRI FROM PARIS, 20:20 VISION SOUND SISTEM. PACO OSUNA, SWAD SQUAD, the resident of P152 after hours in Barcelona (april 07 – September 07) combined with performances in different European clubs as 1001 CAFE AQUARIUM (LONDON), Pacha (SARDINIA) PEDRA DA COUTO, INDUSTRY, MARE HIGH (Porto), OP ART (LISBON) ANTI-POP MUSIC FESTIVAL (VIANA DO CASTELO, Portugal) CATWALK (MONZA IBIZA) with TOBI NEUMANN
As producer, Ivan has released his first record for the label FUNKDANGO (Ref. 06) along with Jordi Grau under the name COCK COC, has done a remix of ECLAT for the the famous American label, MUSIC FOR FREAKS under the name ONDA RAVAL, “My pocket conspiration ” with Vincenzo rmx`s for WOW! Rec and is preparing other traks for his own label ROCES REC. In addition he has played for fashion photo sessions atmosphere with well-known internacional photographers and advertising campaigns. As well as for many private parties…
En enero de 2008 Iván traslado su residencia a Londres donde poco apoco y sin dejar de lado su ciudad natal Barcelona donde continua viniendo a pinchar una vez al mes (CITY HALL y MACARENA , son sus lugares predilectos) ha ido abriendo camino y se codea con los djs locales pinchando en algunos de los mejores clubs y warehouse ( The Egg, burlington club, aquarium, café 1001, rithym factory,) y trabajando para diferentes colectivos como WET YOUR SELF, MISSTAKE, TOI TOI, LO*KEE, CLICK HOUSE PARTYS) donde a compartido cabina y cartel con djs de la talla GREGOR TRESHER, AUDIOJACK, MATTIAS TANZMAN, PAUL RITCH, JO JO DE FREQ, ALEJANDRO LOPEZ, DAN BERKSON, ED DAVENPORT,PROMPT, MARC HENNING, VINCEN WATSON, JULIEN PARISÉ , JACOB HUZLEY…!
y el 12 de abril de 2008 llegó … FABRIC LONDON junto a JAMIE JONES y DJ HELL . . . Buena suerte en su estancia 2008-2009 en Londres!!
