Tomorrow night at El Hotel:

Our online shop www.ishopibiza.com is expanding and in addition to clothing, books, Lenny Ibizarre cd’s and Ibiza Rocks merchandise we’ve now added a dozen or so Pacha cd’s:

	Inside Pacha 1xCD and 1xDVD Artist: Various Title: Inside pacha Label: Pacha Recordings Format: 1CD &1DVD Release date: 2008 Style : House Inside Pacha DVD, reveals the…
	Pacha Brazil 2xCD Artist: Various Title: Pacha Brazil Label: Building & Pacha Recordings Format: 2CD Release date: July 2008 Style: house One of the hottest…
	Pacha Funky Room Vol.2 2xCD Title: Funky Room VOL.2 Label: Pacha Recordings/ Defected Records Format: 2CD pack Style: Funky House Pacha’s Funky Room has been keeping the more…
	Pure Pacha 2008 2xCD Artist: Various Title: Pure Pacha 08 Label: Pacha Recordings Format: 2CD Release date: Jun 2008 Style: house Pure Pacha 2008 sees the highlight…
	Pure Pacha 2007 2xCD Artist: Pete Tong & Sarah Main Title: Pure Pacha 2007 Label: Pacha Recordings Format:2x CD Style: House Pete Tong and Sarah Main combine once again…
	Pure Pacha Vol II 2xCD Artist: Pete Tong,Sarah Main Title: Pure Pacha vol.II Label: Pacha Multimedia Format: 2CD pack Release date: 2005 Style: House Pete Tong vs Sarah…
	Perceptions of Pacha Vol 4 2xCD Artist: Richard Grey Title: Perceptions of Pacha (Vol. 4) Format: 2CD Release date: May 2008 Style: House Richard Grey has been on the scene for…
	Perceptions of Pacha Vol II 2xCD Artist: Wally Lopez Title: Perceptions of Pacha vol.II Label: Pacha Multimedia Format: 2CD pack Release date: Style: House Back in 2000, Pacha,…
	Perceptions of Pacha Vol 1 Artist: Farley and Heller Title: Perceptions of Pacha vol.I Label: Pacha Recordings Format: 1CD Style: House Perceptions of Pacha is the first in a…
	Pacha Jackpot 2xCD Artist: Various Title: Pacha Jackpot Label: Bigstar & Pacha Recordings Format: 2CD Release date: July 2008 Style: house Camille Jones,…
	Louie DeVito (Presents) Pacha New York 2xCD Artist: V.A. Title: Louie DeVito (Presents) Pacha New York Label: Pacha Recordings Format: 2CD Release date: May 2008 Style: House New York legend…
	Live at Pacha Vol.3 2xCD Artist: V.A. Title: Live at Pacha Vol.3 Label: Pacha Recordings Format: 2CD Release date: Style: House The third instalment of the LIVE AT PACHA…
	Live at Pacha Vol 4 2xCD Artist: Sarah Main & Louie devito Title: Live at Pacha Vol 4 Label: Pacha Recordings Format: 2CD pack Release date: 2005 Style: House The…
	Pacha London vs Pacha Ibiza 2xCD Title: Pacha London vs Pacha Ibiza Artist: Richard Grey Label: Pacha Recordings Format: 2CD pack Release date: Style: House London’s natives the…
	El Hotel Lounge Vol.2 1xCD and 1xDVD Artist: Various Title: El Hotel Lounge Vol.2 Label: Pacha Recordings Format: 1 CD & 1 DVD Release date: May 2008 Style: Various Styles The…
	The Journey - Pacha Perceptions of Ambient Artist: LA Mia Bocca Title:The Journey - Pacha Perceptions of Ambient Label: Pacha Records Format: 1CD Release date: 24.07.07 Style: Various This…
	Winter Session Vol.4 2xCD Title: Winter Session Vol.4 Label: Pacha recordings Format: 2CD pack Release date: 2006 Style: House Pacha have joined forces with Def Mix to…
	Winter Session Vol.3 2xCD Title: Winter Session vol.3 Label: Pacha recordings Format: 2xCD Style: House This double CD package, handsomely put together, shows dance music…

Pictures from last nights DJ Awards at Pacha
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Sonica broadcasting from the pre-party at Ocean Drive Hotel	Lenny - Co-founder of the DJ Awards

Lenny and his girlfriend

Well known in the UK, DJ DES PAUL will be hosting this years DJ Awards, alongside a gathering of the world’s top DJ’s. His co-host will be Mariana Ribeiro, a Brasilian artist and dancer known to the public in Ibiza thanks to her performances at Manumission and Pacha.

Des Paul is best known as the DJ on Capital 95.8FM every weekend. He has been involved in the music industry for over 10 years mainly in broadcast and is an award winning presenter who works also for MTV Networks UK.

The ceremony will feature many internationally renowned DJs with two live performances during the night: the first from RON CARROLL, American singer, songwriter and producer that has worked with the most established artists in the house music industry, the second is from FRAGMA a German producer and singer famous for her song ‘Toca’s Miracle’.
The DJ Awards pre-party and ceremony will be broadcast live via different radio stations nationwide and internationally - check www.djawards.com for further details to listen live to the event.

Ibiza Sonica Radio will be the official broadcaster at the press cocktail party at Ocean Drive Hotel from 8pm till 10pm.
Ibiza Global Radio will broadcast live from Pacha from midnight till the end of the ceremony.

See you there..

August in Ibiza means one thing: clubs, clubs, clubs. It’s the month of blazing sunshine, beautiful people and parties that roll into the wee hours of the morning.

Make no mistake, the Ibicenco economy is close-hitched to the success of its clubs. The Diario de Ibiza recently reported on a survey which showed nine out of 10 British tourists come to Ibiza specifically for the nightlife. So, how are we doing?

At Amnesia their highlight events are going strong. Cocoon’s Monday night party is pulling a huge international crowd, its
usual popularity given an extra boost by the closure of DC10. The price of their “friends & family” concession guest-list tickets has shot up from €20 to €30 so it’s a safe bet anyone involved in this techno powerhouse will be laughing all the way to the bank this autumn.

Thursday night’s ‘Cream’ party is perennially popular with the British market and despite the economic hardships they
are still pulling full houses on the strength of their heavy duty DJs like Paul Van Dyk, Sasha and Ferry Corstan. Also wooing the trance crowd is Armin’s Tuesday night ‘Armada’ with guests like Sharam from Deep Dish and Laidback Luke.

However, another Brit standby, ‘Manumission’ (Fridays) has struggled to cope with heavy competition from Madrileno night ‘SuperMartXe’ which has been filling Privilege to capacity thanks to a canny mix of competitive door-pricing and mind-blowing production.

It seems Privilege has realised that its strength lies in making the most of its vast space as the other big night is Tiesto’s ‘In Search Of Sunrise’ party every Monday. Eager kids (mostly British, Dutch and German) are happily shelling out €60 or more for a peek at Tijs’ staggering, rock’n'roll style audio-visual trance extravaganza.

Filling out
the roster of big hitters at Privilege are two nights of techno: ‘Meganite’ and ‘Monza’.

The former has found success with a mix of classic tough techno and live acts, while ‘Monza’ is making a strong showing with its Berlin-orientated line-ups (Magda, M.A.N.D.Y. and Guido Schneider among others).

It’s not all smiles though, as local
favourite ‘La Communidad’ - which moved to Saturdays at the World’s Biggest Club after losing its Friday nights at Space - flopped and was quickly replaced by a new night called ‘Soldiers’.

Space, having ruthlessly culled its promoter roster after losing half its opening hours to new laws has still sometimes struggled to fill its six rooms. ‘Carl Cox and Friends’ is having another fantastic season, and long-running gay night ‘La Troya’ (Wednesday) is still packing them in despite squabbles with authorities over their colourful parades and artwork.

Danny Tenaglia’s first Ibiza residency, ‘Be’ on Thursdays has wooed fans of classic house but faces tough competition from its glamorous opposite ‘F*** Me I’m Famous’, fronted by Cathy & David Guetta at Pacha. In any case, Space’s undisputed flagship is still ‘We Love Sundays’, which pulled crowds and column inches with the return of the Chemical Brothers to Ibiza for the first time in 14 years (for a reported six-figure fee).

Other island big spenders include Eden, which has been rewarded for splashing the cash on Pete Tong with his muchtalked-
about ‘Wonderland’ party on Fridays. Along with Brit faves like Groove Armada and Rob Marmot the night has brought the
likes of Tania Vulcano and Deadmau5 to San An for the first time.

Tuesday night’s ‘Koolwaters’ party has kept Eden jumping with a mix of breaks and electro. Night-by-night, Eden is probably the most eclectic club on the island with events for garage (Twice As Nice), hard house (Advanced Vs Tidy), house (Garlands Vs The Hacienda) and electronica (Mondo Loco). Though it is still easy to get free or reduced entry to most nights, a sure sign they’re working to pull in the punters, the club has maintained a good atmosphere and Judgement Sundays is still hugely popular with the San An crowd.

Also flying the flag for San An eclecticism, Es Paradis has a mix of classic and new nights. Its flagship ‘Fiesta del Agua’ has expanded to two nights a week (Thursdays and Saturdays) and is the biggest pull with local youngsters. Their ‘Bassline Vs Garage’ night angles to grab some of the urban crowd away from ‘Twice As Nice’ while ‘Clubland’ woos fans of commercial house and trance.

Possibly the most interesting night is Wednesday’s ‘Rogue DJs’ party which brings DJ sets from bands like Utah
Saints, The Subways and The Mystery Jets.

Meanwhile, the glamorous Ibiza Town clubs are still locked in a fierce rivalry. Louie Vega’s ‘Soul Heaven’ night at El Divino has taken the club back to pure house music with lots of live PAs and support from the likes of Erick Morillo (whose Wednesday night ‘Subliminal’ party at Pacha has been a bit quieter than previous seasons), while its busiest night remains Saturday’s ‘Hed Kandi’ party - a firm favourite of the stylish British crowd.

Competing
for their cut of the pie are ‘Fashion TV’ & ‘Miss Moneypenny’s’ on the Friday, Tuesday’s ‘Salvacion’ bash, house heavy hitters ‘Kinky Malinki vs Kidology’ (Thursday) and ‘Mn2S’ (Monday).

Minutes away is Pacha, which has stuck with a tried and tested line-up for summer 2008, beginning with Roger Sanchez’s ‘Release Yourself’ party on Monday (which started at El Divino, some years back). According to insiders the focus on traditional US house has given the club a long-in-the-tooth feel, with staples like ‘Def Mix’ (Saturday) and ‘Defected’ (Tuesday) relying too heavily on older acts.

Undoubtedly the most exciting night of the week is Friday’s ‘Pure Pacha’ which responded to Tong’s move to Eden by booking some of the biggest names in dance: Sander Kleinenberg, the Swedish House Mafia, Basement Jaxx and Faithless. The new acts have energised the night. “The atmosphere is brilliant and our guest-lists are full till September,” reports press manager Jasmine Elias.

Overall, it seems the club scene has stratified. The biggest, longest-running nights are as packed as ever with loyal fans.
However, less established parties are struggling as clubbers economise by making safe choices rather than exploring new
events. Numbers for the season may look roughly similar, across the board, but the true story is of a handful of big successes and a host of strugglers.

Of course, Ibiza has almost lost one of its most renowned clubs entirely - DC10. For the full story on the rise and fall of this underground institution see DC10 - club closure?.

By Cila Warncke

El Bar in Pacha’s El Hotel will be doing live rock and blues from Sunday - it seems that Pacha have recognised there’s a market for rock here as well…

The 11th DJ Awards taking place at Pacha on Thursday 25th September have announced the nominees for 2008.

Some blurb:

This year the DJ Awards have collaborated with some key names in the music industry to choose what is one of the most comprehensive list of Categories and Nominees since its creation 11 years ago.

There are 7 new music genre categories - Minimal, Tech House, Progressive House, Psy-Trance, Deep House, Hip Hop and Downtempo & Eclectic, plus 6 new Technology awards including Software Production Tool, MP3 Player, DJ Mixer, there is also a new category celebrating the International Dance Nation of the Year, with another 7 “Special” awards. All the nominees are on www.djawards.com

The prestigious “Kryptonite” awards go to a host of DJs from different musical genres. These awards are extremely important to each of the nominees as they are voted for by the public, voting will start on MONDAY 21 JULY and will close on SUNDAY AUGUST 17, voting can be done via www.djawards.com.

In the past, this event has been attended by dance music’s top DJs, previous winners, such as Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Sven Vath, Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, Danny Tenaglia, Ferry Corsten, Carl Cox plus many more have had the honour of receiving the mythic “Kryptonite” award. This event continues to be a family reunion amongst the DJ collective, who love to come together and celebrate the industry they have influenced.

There will be some very special guest performances during the awards ceremony, with the official after party continuing with the closing party from the F**k Me I’m Famous Crew featuring David Guetta.

The theme for this is years event is “DO NOT CHANGE THE CLIMATE, CHANGE YOURSELF!” highlighting the voice of concern to the music industry and how we as an industry can help to make change by changing our attitudes.

The artwork for the Climate Change theme of the event is also reflected in the cover of the 11th Edition CD compilation featuring the best tracks of the season all in their original versions.

Our lovely friend Lorna interviewed Danny Whittle on the first day and has put the first video interview up (we held the camera so blame us for the camera work!)

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An article in The Sun online about the International Music Summit

This months Pacha Magazine (June)

its just started and its very interesting so far !

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