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ISMAEL RIVAS aka RIVA
We can describe Ismael in many ways, but above all he can be identified for the strong character of his music and a style of his own that transmits to the people what he believes to be a lifestyle.
Ismael began his career in 1992 in Bolshoi, his first club. Since then, he played in the best clubs of the city such as Archy, Bocaccio, OH!, Empire; thus, starting his four year path as resident of OH! Marbella.
There he met several renowned international deejays such as Funk D..void, David Morales, Pete Heller, Danny Rampling and a long etcetera. Their house music style influenced Ismael and offered him the opportunity to learn directly from the best DJs. This would help him to take one of the most important steps forward in his career, working in 1997 as resident of SpaceofSound@Macumba, the Sunday morning session par excellence.
Since he first began at Space of Sound@Macumba, Ismael created his own style, which has been constantly evolving from more Latin and tribal sounds in its beginnings to progressive house and to the more electronic and avant-garde new beats that characterize his current sets. Thanks to this musical evolution, he had the pleasure to share the booth with such important deejays as Garnier, Deep Dish, Lawler, Satoshi Tomiie, Cattaneo, Dekay. Ismael had many more booth colleagues, even Eric Morillo, with whom he shared residency in 2002.
Fortunately in 2002 he scored the Spanish residency of the famous London club Ministry of Sound in Madrid which sky- rocketed his career.
Apart from his residencies, Ismael had the chance to work on his sessions as a guest artist in almost every major club of our peninsula. His sets have gone beyond our borders to the turntable desks of Colombia, Israel, Morocco, Italy, Belgium, Austria or Switzerland, including his current residencies at London@Areaclub and Paris@LesVainsDouches.
Today he holds the Spanish residency of Spaceofsound@Macumba.
Ismael combines his work as a dj with producing, which he dived into in 2001 under the alias 4Method and Riva, releasing more than 30 productions for numerous labels, in addition to remixes for D-formation, Julio Navas & David Amo, Coca&Villa or Wally López. From 2004 to actually he signed under his real name, and has published for labels like The Factoria, Beat Freak, Stereo Productions, Fresco records, Yoshitoshi, Sinichi (DeepDish labels), Go Deeva, Timbee, Armada, and many more. His tracks has been included in the most importand compilations, like Renaissance, Beat Freak X Aniversary, Toolroom Compilation 08 Wally Lopez&Tom Novy, Yoshitoshi Miami sampler 08…
Teamed up with Iván Pica and Wally Lopez, Ismael has also launched FAT XL and Mixo, his own labels www.myspace.com/fatxlmusic www.factomania.com
In terms of his compilations, he released the first -Space of Sound- five years ago, in Christmas 2002. Together with Oscar de Rivera then came the second one -Space UN10- released at the beginning of summer 2004. At the moment, he has just released a new volume of Space of Sound UN10+3.
Career highlights include nominations as Best House Dj, Best New Dj and Best National Dj by the prestigious Spanish Deejay Mag magazine, acknowledging the good work carried out over the last few years. In 2006 his efforts have finally been rewarded with the title Dj Mag as Best Resident Dj in Spain. He received the award in Barcelona on January 31st, 2007. His last nominations has been in 2007 for: His residence at AmnesiaIbiza@Spaceofsound all the Wednesdays during summer 2007, best track for “Relouder†at the Factoria, best newcomer label for “Fat XLâ€, best tribal & progressive Spanish dj, and best newcomer producer.
more at: www.ismaelrivas.com / www.myspace.com/djismaelriva
2002-hard work ep/maxidentity rec.
2002-in darckness ep/maxidentity tech.
2003-4 method present:profundo ep./maxidentity tec
2003-riva/day light/beat freak rec.
2003-adolf marsan/martha/rivas remix/beat freak rec.
2004-d-formation vs riva /work together/stereo producitions.
2004-4 method vs g zen /reset/danzoo rec.
2004-ismael rivas & alberto lessmann/space un 10 /maxidentity rec.
2004-ismael rivas & raul l martin/deep lights ep/danzzo rec.
2004-izeton & c marti /format c/riva & lieske remix /zoomer comunity.
2005-riva & bias/can closer bilingual rec.
2005-riva/rock your body/esquisitech rec.
2005-riva/in trance/zoomer comunity.
2005-ismael rivas/sula/maxidentity rec.
2005-coca y villa/amanece/riva remix/la factoria.
2006-hackers djs/forget the world/white.
2006-riva & pica/small town boy re-work/white.
2006-dambrozia/afterhours/riva remix/konamy rec.
2006-david amo & julio navas pres.paco maroto/electronic electro
wally lopez & riva remix/fresco records/armada music.
2006-Rebeca Brown / Take me Down / Ismael Rivas & Iván Pica mix / sunset rec.
2007-Ismael Rivas/re-louder/the factoria.
2007-ismael rivas & ivan pica/xchannel/fat xl.
2007-ismael rivas/linnear ep /mixo.
2007-ismael rivas & ivan pica/xchannel remix/fat xl.
2007-ismael rivas/fact2/fat xl 002.
2007-ismael rivas/future & on time/mixo.
2007-wally lopez & isnael rivas/tronik/the factoria unlimited.
2007-ismael rivas/luxtro/beat freak rec.
2007-riva/susan night & evolution trip/mixo digital.
2007-riva & bias/can closer/original mix & riva remix/mixo.
2007-sergio fernandez/space salz ismael rivas remix/beat freak
recordings.
2007-d-formation vs ferrero/what u want ismael rivas rmix/yoshitoshi
recordings.
2008-ismael rivas/neon/mixo.
2008-d-formation vs promt/imbound ismael rivas remix/yoshitoshi
recordings.
2008-ismael rivas/big one/beat freak.
2008-riva & bias/remind/the factoria.
2008-ismael rivas/funktion/the factoria digial.
2008-wally lopez & ismael rivas/rock the vox/go deeva.
2008-low ego/kick that fat bad beat ismael rivas remix/the factoria.
2008-rousseau/so fast ismael rivas remix/bilingual incoming release.
2008-bias & alex gomez/artemisa flor ismael rivas remix/fat xl
incoming release.
2008-isamel rivas feat damora/to take away/state(armada music)
incoming release.
2008-ismael rivas/housing/state(armada music)incoming release.
2008-wally lopez & david ferrero/ca cest paris ismael rivas remix/
the factoria incoming release.
2008-bit crushers/mooving too fast riva & bias remix/omnis
recordings incoming release.
2008-bit crushers/wanna ride riva & bias remix/seven limited
recordings incoming release.
2003-SPACE OF SOUND vol.1
2005-SPACE OF SOUND UN 10.
2006-SPACE OF SOUND UN 10+2.
2007-THE FACTORIA digital sesions vol.II.
2008-SPACE OF SOUND UN 10+3.