Born in Paris 1970, grew up in London, Wimbledon; then Fulham, Chelsea, Notting Hill, Clapham and Streatham.
Lived in Australia for a year in 89 introducing Acid House to unexpecting Auzzie DJ..s.
Back in London: started working in the Art world as a Fine Antique Dealer, as well as being envolved in the dance scene from the early days. At this time Fabio, Groove Rider, Jumping Jack Frost, Darren Emmerson, Jeremy Healy, Danny Rampling, George Barker, Simon Posford, Dick Trevor, Nick Barber, Tristan, Sev, Jon Ohm, Dominic Lamb, James Monro, to mention just a few; where all rocking the London Dance Floors and illegal parties nationwide. This was when I first encountered the ifamous SPIRAL TRIBE, BEDLUM, DiY and the legendary Rude club at SW1 club in London, for info check out:http://www.myspace.com/anselmguiseI spent a couple of years as an antique dealer/restorer and got stuck into the emerging unerground JUNGLE scene in the East End of London, with John Hammer: ie records in Forest Gate. Releasing such classics as: We are ie, Burn cally Weed, Raw from China (the series... At this time I was working with the Arms House Crew, Leny de Ice, Living Dream, Ltj Bukem and the cream of the cream of the underground jungle.
The scene was hardcore, I left London and moved to Nottingham. Where I came acros the DiY Sound System (more free parties and shananogalizing)On my return to London I got back in touch with old mates from Twisted, Flying Rhino and Dragonfly Records.
I have helped decorate TIP parties (total belters) as well as done a few small gigs myself...what a ride!!!
Well the concise story is that I ended up setting up a business maintaining private collections of art and I got asked to do a job in South America, Chile. I came here for 3 weeks and never left.On arriving, with the help of my mates at:www.trancetour.orgwe started the first trance club in Chile and I am know still conserving and restoring furniture as well as working for bionikplanet (please check out these links) and setting up a Booking agency for south america.http://www.myspace.com/barbaravarela http://www.flickr.com/bionikplanet/show.PS: GOT SOME 500 HECTARES ON AN ISLAND TO DO A FULL MOON FESTIVAL IN 2010 :)
