Betoko

Beto Cohen was born in Mexico, 1976, the son of actress and singer Malu Galan, he was destined to be involved in a creative environment. He started to play guitar and Drums in bands from the age of 12 and by the time he was 20 he had set up his own studio, production company and a modelling agency in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 2002 moves to London in pursuit of greater challenges as he discovers his passion for electronic sounds. He immediately got involved in the dance scene and produces the track “Run” witch has been used in the US hit TV series CSI. Some of the productions and remixes include names like Dino Lenny, Feeder, Dejae, to name a few and his recent collaboration with Meck “Feels like home” witch entered the UK top 40, played from Tiesto to Deep Dish. His work can be described as Tech, minimal, influenced by German electronica. In 2007 he joins the roster of Wow! Records the label of Mat-T (Amnesia Ibiza Resident) alongside Paco Osuna, Valentino Kansyani, Tobi Neumann and few others, and releases Destination EP part 1, (“Xuplak” and “Someday”). Xuplak has been included in playlists of M.A.N.D.Y, Karotte, Gregor Tresher to name a few, also Xuplak remixed by Karotte (Cocoon resident and one of Germany’s finest DJ’s) has been included in the Love Family Park 2007 complation, one of the most important open air festivals in Germany, the soundtrack includes tracks from Sven Vath, Luciano, Ricardo Villalobos, Gabriel Ananda, Plastikman, Magda, amongst others. Xuplak has also been included on the Ibiza Global Radio compilation mixed by David and Toni Moreno. “Someday” also a part of Destination EP has been included in the Amnesia Underground 7 Compilation mixed by Mar-T and Tobi Neumann. Destination EP part 2 includes remixes by Llorca and Mar-T He Then colaborates with Ivan Escura and Toni Varga and releases the EP Attack-Atrap, “Atrap” has been included in the Amnesia Ibiza Best Global Club compilation mixed by Mar-T and John Dahlback. Attack, Xuplak and Skylights (Betoko RMX) have recently been featured on the cover mount CD of DJ Magazine Spain Other recent remixes include Mar-T “Away from distances”, Soulflex “Skylights” and Toni Varga “XXX”. The next single “Hoook” was released beginning of 2008 with remixes from Martinez and Mar-T and it is part of his debut album “Identity Crisis” released early 2008 on Wow! Records. Some of the tracks in “Identity Crisis” have now been picked by Mar-T for the Amnesia Ibiza Underground 8 Compilation, and Steve Lawler has used Xuplak for his Viva Toronto Mix compilation out on Renasseince Records. The next single from the album will be “Raindrops” to be released end of summer with remixes by Levan and Agent Toga and more TBC. Bookings: Black Spider Agency: [email protected] / [email protected] Demos and promos: please send me a message with a download link or email the link to [email protected] DiscographyDino da casino "My call jack" (free2air) Dino lenny "Run" (frenetica) Midilover "Feels like home" (Frenetica) Judje Jules and Michael woods "So special" Dubaholics Betoko mixes (three 8) Dejae "Brighter days" (Ocean Trax) Beto Cohen and Dino Lenny Mix Betoko "I love this Music" (NuttKase) Betoko Destination EP part 1 (WOW!) Includes: Someday & Xuplak + Karotte RMX Mar-T "Away from distances" (Betoko RMX) (WOW!) Betoko, Toni Varga & Dubaholics "Panic Attack" (Juicy Music) Betoko Destination EP part 2 (WOW!) Includes: Someday + Mar-T RMX and Llorca RMX Toni Varga "Skylights" (Betoko RMX) (WOW!) Betoko, Toni Varga & Ivan Escura "Atrapp" (WOW!) Betoko, Toni Varga & Ivan Escura "Attak" (WOW!) Betoko "Identity Crisis" (Album) (WOW!) Brian Cross "Paradise" (Betoko & Toni Varga RMX) (Juicy Music) Les Schmitz "Unknown" (Betoko RMX) (WOW!) Mar-T "Blue" (Betoko RMX) (Electric Spain) MaDMAn Vs Filth & Splendour "The Argument" (Event One) Levan Ocean & Sky "The Roulette" (Betoko RMX) (Piso Records) Mark Knight & Funkagenda "Man with the red face" (Mar-T & Betoko RMX) (Toolroom) Jean Claude Ades "Shingaling" (Mar-T & Betoko RMX) (Great Stuff) Betoko "El hijo de la Guayaba" (Eukatech) Betoko "Guayabero Calentito" (Eukatech) Agent Toga "The Door" (Betoko RMX) (Reinassance)