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Dj
Vibe started mixing early. It was at the age of 15, back to
1983, that Antonio "To" Pereira got his first ever club gig at
Lisbon Bataclan. By the time he was helping his Father at his
Lisbon downtown record shop, a vital place for all the Dj's to
get the most recent imported 12"'s vinyl records. Since then DJ
Vibe has been involved in all kinds of music activities from Dj
to Production as well as playing live on Portuguese Band LX 90
or remixing other Artists. Considered by everyone the most
sought after and well known of the Portuguese Dj's, Vibe had
been also involved in the launch of the most important Clubs in
Portugal in the last 20 years. Back to the 80's, he was invited
to open club Plateau in Lisbon (1985/1986) a venue that would
change Lisbon nightlife style playing to a very selective people
like Artists, Cinema and Fashion Lovers. Records from Matt
Bianco, Grace Jones, Quango Quango and The Cure were played
regularly on this place that soon became the hottest spot in
town and fast was to small for such a big demand of people that
for any reason didn't wanted to miss those amazing parties.
In
February 1988 Dj Vibe was once again invited to open the
legendary Lisbon Club Alcantara Mar. Also the name of the city
area train station. Alcantara was a much bigger room (nearly
1500 pax) and inicially got extremely busy on the weekends going
untill 9-10 am (new in Portugal). Vibe was also caught in London
at the time by the Acidhouse Explosion and the music changes
happenning there. Tracks from Artists like "Phuture", "Adonis",
and "Fast Eddie" were first introduced in Portugal at the time.
Classic and unforgettable moments at this Club when, in the
middle of the night, he dropped stuff like Nina Simone "My baby
just care for me", Nina Hagen "AfricanReggae" and Eric B and
Rakim "Paid in Full", to finish later in the morning with the
new more progressive sounds. Later, at this Club (1993/1994)
underground smash Underground Sound of Lisbon - So Get Up -
(co-written with Rui Da Silva) was heavy championed by Lisbon Dj
Luis Leite turning this track into the most ever played there
and also being the last record to be played before venue
demolition.
In
1988 "Summer of Love", Vibe joins the Kremlin in Lisbon where he
played the most longer ever residency. Nearly 7 Years. The
Kremlin works every night of the week except Sundays with Dj
Vibe playing all night long. His love for the marathon sets
probably started there. Kremlin was the first ever Club in
Portugal to set an AfterHours party. The Club closed at 4am to
re-open again at 6am. Sometimes drinks were served on the street
as the crowd waits for the re-open at the door outside. Dj Vibe
"Bombs" at this Club were Moby Age of Love, Joey Beltran Energy
Flash and Snap The power to name only a few. Muzik Magazine UK
first edition will named Dj Vibe and the Kremlin The Paradise
Called Portugal. His excellent mixing ability and unique style
playing a wide range of Dance Music with his set had made him
unique.
In
the beginning of the 90's Vibe joins Portuguese Indie/Pop/Rock
Band LX90, where he played the guitar and live samplers.
Underground Sound of Lisbon production project is also launched
with Rui Da Silva. He's also the first ever Portuguese Dj to
remix Local Rock/Pop Bands like Ban and Radio Macau. USL had
their smash hit So Get Up reached the top in specialized charts
around the World selling over 40.000 singles, and more than a
million on compilations with Tribal America Records. Soon they
had their stuff remixed by some of the most notorious Dj's such
as Danny Tenaglia and Junior Vasquez. Vibe, Tenaglia and DaSilva
cooperate on the NYLX project with vocals from Lula to produce
the track Goosebumps in 1996. USL single Are you looking 4 me
(in the backroom) introducing Celeda, bumped right into 35th
position at US Billboard Chart (March 1998) and wons a place
among the 75 singles of the year (1998) choosen by British Muzik
Magazine in 2000. USL single The lights was considered one of
Miami's top 10 tunes by UK DJMag and UK DJMixmag voted it single
of the April edition.
Also
involved in Radio since 1994, Dj Vibe starts Dancefloor show on
National station Antena 3 with a 2 hour Saturday night mix. The
show is still on the air today at the same station with a
different format and now called Dj Vibe Mix Show, which
broadcast 1 hour every Saturday to be repeated the following
Friday. It was also played abroad on Kiss 102/100 in England and
on Carl Cox (2003) and John Digweed (2004) websites. Before,
Vibe had produced the show 4th Bairro to National Radio
Comercial (1980). One hour afternoon Monday to Friday radio
show. His first artist show was on Radio Energia between 1991
and 1993, every Saturday night. Since 1998 he's a resident at
Lux Fragil in Lisbon playing all night in the Club Disco, a
monthly Friday, turning his night a absolut classic at the Club
with crowds coming from all over Portugal to catch him there.
Aside of being involved on the launch of the most important
clubs in Portugal, Vibe was also a special guest on the most
relevant events in the country. He played or is a resident at
the world's most famous Clubs, including Stereo at Montreal (one
of the best sound systems worldwide) for the last 2 years. His
hard work and talent are recognized around the world.
Vibe
has been classified among the World Top 50 Dj's in the last
DjMagazine Top 100 Pools. DJ Vibe Global Grooves was a CD's
trilogy on Kaos records which sold more then 25,000 copies in a
small country like Portugal. New releases include You, with USL
vocalist Ithaka. DJ Vibe recent cooperation with Victor
Calderone produced Tranzient and Muzik, which are included on
Stereo Sound 001. Unreleased Vibe productions Ibiza Mosquito
Polen and El Ayoun are already included in many top DJ
compilations. A recent remix of Portugal's most popular rock
band Xutos and Pontapes and a upcoming DJ Vibe artist CD , more
eclectic remixes and an extended DJ sets to come, means that DJ
Vibe will remain one of the most influential figures in
House/Electronic Music of the past, present and future times.
Vibe's
main passion still Djing today. |
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