Popi Divine

Biography

AS STORY GOES… First steps and early years gone in Western Balcans turbulent times of ’90. Lived and witnessed drastic changes in music world through eyes of ordinary guy. Influenced by everyday struggle held his first vinil as gift in 1999. Started as Pop DJ, seeking his own style, roamed through electronic music. Acting localy, often seen in local Belgrade caffes and smaller clubs, prepared himself for the outer World. Breakthrough in 2001 - larger clubs, more and more fans, fine tuning of his style – Deep tech-house and Progressive. As global sound changed Popi DJ added little bit of Minimal, Electro and Acid to his name. Today, his openharted and unlimited, but basicly House… Popi is also working on a LIVE projects with members of the Wonder String Quartet and with belgrade rock band “FeY Rhi”. 2010 start his one record label “Industial recordings” with his partner B-Like. Getting ready for the upcoming single on Divine Studio Productions Record, Industrial recordings & many more, under alias – Popi Divine FESTIVALS: ENTRANCE 2006 - Budva, MNE 2006 SEA DANCE FESTIVAL 2014 - Budva, MNE 2014 EXIT 2007 – Novi Sad, SRB 2006 – 2008 Belgrade BEER FEST, SRB 2006 – 2008 “OVO JE MOJ GRAD” festival , SRB 2006 – 2008 World AIDS Day – Belgrade, SRB 2004 – 2010 Trench town – Subotica, SRB 2006 – 2008 White Schengen express 2010 – HU 2010 Belgrade fashion week 2010 – SRB 2008 - 2010 50 year's of Playboy 2010 – SRB 2010 Twestival BELGRADE 2011 – SRB 2011 Music for freedom and friendship – MNE 2011 – 2012 CLUB BOOKINGS: - Plastic (BG) - Andergraund (BG) - Patronaat Haarlem(NED) - La Capitale (MNE) - Top Hill (MNE) - Namaste (BG) - Exile (BG) - Miracle lounge (MNE) - Amnesia (NS) - Aqarius (NS) - Enter (NS) - Baltazar (NS) - Bastion (NS) - Lifka (SU) - Sly (SU) … as in all major cities of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro… MUSIC AWARDS: Best Cloudcaster of 2012 by "People's Choice" on Mixcloud; Third place on Beck’s Best DJ contest 2006-2007; Sixth place on Heineken’s best serbian DJ 2007-2008. SHARED TURNTABLES WITH: Kevin Sounderson, Sander Van Doorn, Kurd Maverick, Kaiserdisco, DJ Tarkan, Soda inc, Way Out West, Aidan Lavelle, Terry Francis, UNKLE, James Zabiela, Dejan Milicevic, Babak Shayan, Jon Silva, Spooky, Jody Wisternoff, Kathhy Cat, Viktoria Rebeka, Afrodrops, Who the Funk, Dave Floyd… ORGANISATIONS: Established label “Toothpick” in 2001 2004-2007 was member of “Digital Harmony” 2007, started DIVINE ELECTRICA band, along with his teacher Ivan Kovačević, a.k.a. Kovi – 7 projects with international dital labels: XMOrecords, U-NEQ, Proloop recording’s, Divine studio production. 2010 start his one record label “Industial recordings” 2010 started a project with “Wonder String Quartet” 2014 Deep House Records, INC. RESIDENT CLUBS: - Andergraund - Belgrade, Serbia (2001 - 2008) - Plastic Club (2006 - 2007) - Cvijeta Club (2006 - 2007) - Mint Plastic Club (2006 - 2007) - Namaste Club (2008 – 2009) - La Capitale – Kamenovo, MNE (2010-2012) - Babaluu - Budva, MNE (2013 - present)