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____~Authobiography~
FULL NAME: Ivica Petak
ART-NAME: D-Fence
DATE OF BIRTH: 01.November 1983.
BORN: Zagreb, Croatia
YEARS SPINNING: 7years (professionally)
MUSIC STYLES: funky/tribal/electro/minimal techno
electro/minimal/tech house
SHOWS PER YEAR: 60-100
REPRESENTING: United Electronic Sound (resident DJ)
PERFORMED OR OPPENED FOR: Mauro Picotto, Frequency 7 - Ben Sims & Surgeon,Cristian Varela,DJ Rush, Sven Wittekind, LaDiDa,
Lucca,D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Carl Falk, Bizarre, Axel Karakasis, Danilo
Vigorito, Pratap, Fer BR,Peppelino, Razor, George Nomex, Veztax, Paolo Barbato,
Gaby & many more
RESIDENCIES: United Electronic Sound
Varadero (Island BraÄ)-summer 2007/2008/2009
HIGHLIGHT EVENTS: Z1 TV, Revolt festival (Zg-Velesajam),
Open Air Party UFO Beats, United Electronic Sound (Croatia), Astralis (Croatia)
GIGS: Belgium-The Zoo (Hasselt), Noah..s (Hasselt)
Croatia-The Best (Zg), Boogaloo (Zg), Tvornica (Zg), Sokol (Zg),
Aquarius (Zg), Londoner (Zg), Dino Due (Kt), Quo Vadis
(Vu), Next (Pu), The Cube (Pu), Papillon (Kc), Nautilus (Kc), Magazin
(Pag), Oxygene (Os) and many others
RELEASE..S: Prozac Records: Olivio Amon vs D-Fence „BEBIPAPA“
Digital Distort rec. Ivica Petak „Digital Combination“
Upcoming 12¨ Disturbulence Records-Wyrus & Ivica Petak:
„Pure Essentials“
LATEST MIXTAPES:Ivica Petak: „Like 2 Play HARD“
Ivica Petak: „Live @ Open Air“ , Knin, 08.05.2009.
LATEST PROJECTS: United Electronic Sound
Static Noise
Organization Decibel Media
http://decibelmedia.hr/
CONTACT : 00385/98-9677-646 00385/95-8898-777
page: http://www.myspace.com/djdfencehr
Ivica Petak a.k.a. D-Fence was born in 1983 in Zagreb (Croatia), where he
developted the skills he needed to become THE 1who controls the audience,
dancefloor, mood and feelings of people who literally enjoy world of music.
Growing up in Zagreb, D-Fence started mixing in 2002. , providing music at local parties.
After 5 years of listening and absorbing sounds of hc techno and few more
styles, at the age of only 14 years (1998.) he went to his first party and he
was fascinated by the atmosphere, people, but also by a new approach to
the electronic music scene.
In the summer of the year 2002. he buys his first turntables and mixer, and
after hard practise, perseverance and consistence he represents himself to
Croatian audience with his live mix on Croatian Open Radio.By the end
of that same year he started organizing a parties and then in January 2003.
he started his serious clubbing in legendary Croatian clubs Sokol and Tvornica.
2003. he runs organization Connection, organizing a parties in several cities
in Croatia, in the best nad largest electronic clubs.
As he developed his own style, you can say that in his dj career Ben Sims,
Umek and Dave Clarke were his greatest influences and he builded his
technique and style upon their mixes. His style could be described as
funky/electro/tribal techno. Inspired by the beats of electro, techno and house,
he mixes new funky sounds to tribal rhythms and creates his experience by
working on the decks in some of the most famous nightclubs across Croatia and
Belgium.As he played in almost all of Croatian clubs and in some out Croatia,
he shared decks with almost every Croatian dj..z and foreign dj..z.
In the future, we can expect that Ivica will climb up step by step and that every time
when someone tryes to cast him a step backwards he will always go two steps forward.
His view on life he described with these words:
„ In our lives there are always two sides, dark and bright...Dark represents all
of what we despise, all that we hate...and bright side leaves us to enjoy at any
time that connects us with music and dance...
Dark side does not allow us to hope that we will dance together, smile together...
together in one place. Bright side provides that hope becomes a reality...
Music will always have two sides...and we will pray in one place, smile in one place,
dance in one place...
Pick your side and become one of us....“
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