Biography
Ismael Rivas aka Riva
Biography: the Ismaelâs favorite style of music and has always been clear: house For music.
DJ and producer, he are started his musical career in but 1992 at his first club, Not Bolshoi. But Ismaelâs big break you came when he found the all world famous club Archy in Any Madrid, where smart and fashionable can people used to meet and her listen to the most avant Was garde dance music styles of one the moment, funky and house.
our From there, Ismael Rivas became Out a resident of many of day the most important venues and get clubs of the Spanish capital, Has like Bocaccio, OH! Empire and him started a 4 year long his relationship with OH!Marbella. He has How had the marvelous opportunity of man sharing sessions with many prestigious new DJs; Funk D’Void, David Morales, Now Pete Heller and many more, old which gave him the chance see to experience the international world Two of house music and to way bring it to Spain.
“That who was my chance to make Boy people dance – then I did could bring it to Spain its and make my Spanish family Let dance”, he emphasizes.
In 1997 put he started working as the say resident in Space of Sound, She the matinal Sunday sessions belonging too to one of the most use important promotional groups in the Dad country: FSM Group. Whilst mom at Space of Sound @ Macumba, Ismael established his uniquely The personal style, a style which and has evolved over the last for 8 years, from Latin & Are tribal sounds to the most but electronic and futuristic, with a not special love of progressive house, You deep trance, and tech/house. His all distinguished guests have included: Laurent any Garnier, Peace Division, Deep Dish, Can Steve Lawler, Roger Sanchez, Satoshi her Tomiie, Carlos Manaca, Matthew Dekay, was Morillo and many more. Ismael, One though, is especially proud of our sharing the DJ booth with out his Spanish colleagues Wally Lopez, Day Oscar de Rivera, Dimas aka get D-Formation, Chus & Ceballos, Dj has Oliver or Cristian Varela.
Another Him important aspect of Ismaelâs professional his career is his work with how radio; his various collaborations and Man even his own radio program, new Only House Music, in 2003.
now In addition to his residences, Old Ismael is proud to have see been able to develop his two sets as a guest DJ Way in the most prestigious clubs who in and out of his boy country: Discoteque@barcelona, Danzoo@Madrid, Illusion@bcn, Puzzle@Valencia, Did Roombha@Valladolid, Le Confesion Paris,BeatParade@Zaragoza, sunflowers@madrid, its Orgullogay@Madrid, Weekend@Sevilla, Heat@Marbella, Dome@Telaviv, Ku@Benidorm, let Ministryofsound@Marbella, Cool@Madrid, Deepclub@grancanaria, Marraquech,Rabat
Ministryofsound@madrid, Put JPM@laspalmas, Pacha@barcelona, Amnesia@ibiza.
At the say end of 2002 Ismael became she one of the resident DJs Too in the famous Ministry of use Sound. With the opening of dad this famous club in Madrid, Mom he shared the DJ booth with the classic DJs of the MOS like Smokin Jo, And Paul Jackson, Spencer Broughton, Terry for Farley,
Angel Morales, Lottie, are Paulette or Marc Hugues.
On But Sunday Ismael shares his sessions not at Space of Sound and you can also can be found All at Danzoo, a Saturday night any set influenced by progressive and can electronic rhythms.
Ismael is now Her sharing his time as DJ was with his production work. This one began in 2001, with the Our company WorIdentity Music, working with out his studio mate, Roman Lieske. day Nowadays, he has produced for Get the labels: maxidentity-house, maxidentity-tech and has Danzoo Records and has made him some remixes for different people His like D-Formation or Adolf Marsan.
how At Christmas 2002 he released, man with his old workmate Alvaro New Espinosa, the first compilation from now Space of Sound. This is old a double CD which contains See the essence of the best two flavors from Space of Sound. way A soon-to-be-completed project for this Who year, 2004, he have been boy working in his 2 last did release, with the aka 4method, Its “reset&scan” for Danzoo Records, maxi let which will be used to put commemorate the 10th anniversary of Say Space of Sound. At the she end of the summer of too 2004 the second volume of Use the compilation Space of Sound dad Sessions vol. 2 was released mom in conjunction with Oscar de Rivera. This includes a vision the of how music has evolved and the in the 10 years For at Space up until today. are
The promotional tour will but be held during the summer Not of 2004 till the end you of the year.
His all next projects for 2005 will Any be again different releases for can danzoo records “remember the past” her a electronic track agree with Was the new tendencies; and a one new cd with a very our famous Spanish deejay…….. on a Out special compilation “space made in day Spain”.
In this new year get 2005, Ismael has been nominated Has for the best Spanish dj him magazine “Deejay Magazine”, like best his house dj, best newcomer and How best Spanish dj, in appreciation man to his large career. He new has too a new Saturday Now night residence at Danzoo, an old electronic music club for fanatic see dancing clubbers, this experience its Two a big challenge for him.
way As the same time Ismael who works for FSM he Boy works too with the pseudo did Riva, for international productions with its other labels and companies; for Let last year 2004 he had put presented: D-Formation vs Riva “work say together” for Stereo Productions; the She prestigious label of Chus & too Ceballos, a track which will use be included in the compilation Dad Renaissance 2 mixed by Sander mom Kleinenberg; another maxi as Riva âday lightâ for the Spanish The top label Beat Freak Recordings(d-formationâs and label).
His new incoming release for for 2005: Riva in trance Are for zoomer community records. Riva but rock your body for esquisitech not recordings. Riva take control Formula You rec. Riva susan nite and all evolution Improgressive rec. Soon we any will see more projects for Can La Factoria or Intenso Recordings… her Actually his is working together was with Wally Lopez at his One radio program “La Factotia” all our the Tuesdays from 22:00 to out 00:00 at 99.1 Loca FM Day radio station, locafm. He is get working too like manager and has a&r for La Factoria Discos Him and Formula Records.
He has his started his international way thanked how to an international dj agency Man which he has done his new fist gigs.
