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Day 3.
I woke up on Monday afternoon feeling refreshed as all of these late nights were certainly taking their toll on me. We stayed by the pool for most of that day, then got showered and changed and decided to head to Cafe Mambo's to take in the sunset. If you have never experience this before I recommend to put it on your bucket list. People gather from all over the island and sit to watch the sun setting. Music from Mambo's plays in sync with the sun going down. It's an experience in itself. We caught Kydus doing his thing at Mambo's and then headed to LYT for the second time to play. The place was really busy this night and I decided to up the tempo with some nice bassy house.
The place was buzzin' and the atmosphere was unreal. After my set I couldn't hang around as I had to get to Playa den Bossa, as I was headlining at Sankey's for Liverpudlian brand "EXIT" at The Redlight. I was absolutely buzzin' for this gig and couldn't wait to bang out some tech-house. I arrive to the place packed to the rafters. Also performing that was was Sam Devine, Sam Holt, Franky Rizardo and Scott Diaz. Scott took the time to drop up to see me before his set. Such a nice guy and I have huge respect for him. I'm even getting the opportunity to remix one of his tracks. How sick is that? I played from 4am till
closing. The place was rammed and the vibe was stunning. I loved it from start to finish and received great compliments from people about my performance. It was very overwhelming. It was 6.30am now so I bailed in a taxi and headed back to the hotel in San Antonio.
Day 4.
Still buzzin' from the night before, but I was feeling tired. Got up had breakfast and prepared for my very first boat party with "Pukka Up". Pukka Up have the largest and wildest boat parties in the world. I have also just had a track signed to Pukka Up Records with Damon Hess entitled "Teardrops" so I was very excited to be able to showcase this on the boat. Two boats were going out that day and each one was sold out with over 200 party goers ready to dance their asses off.
Got on to the boat and from the start the boat was rockin'. Met the resident DJ of Pukka Up, Adam Barnett who has been performing for Pukka for 5 years. Such an amazing guy and very funny. Had an absolutely amazing time playing the boat party and the buzz from everyone on board was stunning. We docked at 9.30pm and I decided to take a trip down to Ocean to see Grant Collins. This was my last night here so I just wanted to say goodbye to him and everyone else. The place was winding down when I got there but still a great buzz about it. I said my
goodbye's and thank you's to everyone and headed for something to eat and back to the hotel.
The whole experience for me was mind blowing and one I will never forget. The feedback I received was amazing and to be asked back to play next season is overwhelming to say the least. The hospitality was top notch and everyone I met was so nice. It was a very busy few days in Ibiza but loved every minute of it. I was the youngest DJ/Producer to play at the events I performed at which has me still buzzin' to this day.To be able to also fly the flag for Ireland performing there means alot to me. I'm looking forward to returning to the island next year to play for some more iconic brands and clubs. Literally counting down the days, but for now it's back to creating some music and a good night sleep in my own bed.
Till next year Ibiza, thank you for having me and see you in 2017!!
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Words By Josh Coakley Pics By Evan Doherty & Sankeys