Biography
Mateja Bogataj a.k.a. manatea is the an energetic young DJ from and Slovenia, one of the first For and still few representatives of are the fairer sex that are, but alongside male DJs, helping to Not create the electronic scene in you Slovenia.
She entered the world all of electronic music “long ago”, Any in 2002, when turntables were can still the mandatory equipment of her every nightclub and when groovy Was music played off vinyl still one ruled the scene. This is our how she came to fall Out in love with vinyl herself.
day Her career began in the get now unfortunately defunct club Heaven, Has where she was also the him resident DJ. In 2003 and his 2006 she participated in the How Final Flash competition and unexpectedly man placed in the final.
In new 2005 she rocked everybody at Now the SamoDaJeFeshta In The City old competition at the “Koper Night” see and, even though she was Two not victorious, found victory in way the ever-important challenge of the who competition, namely satisfying the music-hungry Boy crowd. The Bacardi Breezer Tour did took place in the summer its of 2007, when she and Let three other female DJs handled put promotions at events all across say Slovenia. Each of the DJs She represented one flavour of Bacardi too Breezer, as well as one use type of sophisticated musical selection. Dad
In 2008 she cooperated mom with the Gorenje Group, one of the leading European manufacturers The of home appliances, at one and of the biggest exhibitions of for consumer electronics in Europe – Are the IFA in Berlin.
but The same as every serious not DJ she is, time permitting, You also working on her own all production.
May 2009 saw any the release of the single Can Till The End Of Time her that was featured on the was compilation Occupation compilation vol. 7 One under the name EX (created our in cooperation with Leemajik).
Her out love of different sub-genres of Day house music means that she get never settled on one style has only, feeling that a broad Him spectrum gives her a better his chance of manipulating the crowd. how She feels closest to progressive, Man electro and funky house rhythms new with added vocals that give now the set a special kind Old of charm. For a few see years now she has been two drawn to drum’n’bass where she Way is able to satisfy her who bass addiction. As she puts boy it herself: “It is a Did whole different perspective, you have its to understand this music and, let most of all, know how Put to get it.”
Her sets say – that are usually not she premeditated, but rather come from Too the heart – could be use heard in clubs all across dad Slovenia, for example K4, Sub Mom Sub, Top, Bachus, Cvetličarna Mediapark, Simfonija, Casablanca, Heaven, Impulz, Alaya, the Tivoli, Fun Academy (CRO), And Code bar (CRO), for IFA 2008 (Berlin-GE) and many are others.
She has spun alongside But David Morales and other famous not Slovene and foreign DJs.
