Diddy's Ibiza Movie

(Inthemix) “The vision for Last Train To Paris started from hearing different sounds in Ibiza at DC-10,” U.S. rap mogul P. Diddy told the NY Mag back in 2010 when explaining his forthcoming album. “There’s a lot of different dance clubs in Ibiza, but DC-10 – the way that the drums are syncopated, the percussion – it’s totally different from any club in the world. It opened my mind up to the fact that there’s something more than the four-on-the-floor. Being a producer and a connoisseur of hip-hop production, that’s the thing that motivated me.” This was of course the infamous interview where Diddy also called himself “actually a legend in Ibiza,” before adding, “I definitely experienced Ibiza to its fullest”. Ecstasy sure is an eye-opener.

As chucklesome as his Ibiza prophesising might be, at least the man is tapping into some interesting avenues. He recently recruited Israeli tech-house whiz Guy Gerber to lend a hand to his album, after calling Gerber to tell him he’s a fan. “So I’m in New York and I go to his $1 million studio where everyone like Biggie and even Michael Jackson worked, and the console belonged to Whitney Houston,” Gerber recently told Magnetic Mag. The results of that stint in the studio should be out before the end of the year.

Now comes the trailer for Ibiza, a movie sponsored by Ciroc vodka that’s presumably all about Diddy’s love affair with the island. “I started coming to Ibiza like 15 years ago,” intones Diddy in the trailer. “It changed my life.” From there, it’s all lingering shots of the Mediterranean, the leading man in slow-mo, and even a cameo from Amnesia mainstay Marco Carola, one of Diddy’s favourite DJs. It’s all set to the soundtrack of Jay-Z’s Run This Town, because, of course it is.

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Axwell's Cafe Mambo Ibiza Show Looked Fun

If only capecod had a venue 1/10th as awesome as cafe mambo, the vacation destination would be unstoppable!

In the meantime, we'll rely on export videos of all the action going down at the dj studded venue.  In July Axwell made his way to Mambo for a gig.  Take a look at what went down:

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Inside Ibiza with Roger Sanchez: Episode 2

(stealth-records)Episode 2 has arrived of this 5 part series, which show the behind the scenes of Roger Sanchez‘s  past summer in Ibiza. Throughout this series, director Terry Church takes you behind the scenes of Roger’s DJ life and his relationship with the White Isle.  From Roger’s residency at the island’s superclub Space, to events for his record label Stealth, his studio sessions, and the characters around him, Inside Ibiza is a documentary that aims to get to the heart of DJ culture and Ibiza.

Check out episode 2 below, followed up with Terry’s director’s notes that go help go further behind the scenes of this episode. In case you missed episode 1, you can view it here.

Director’s Notes: Episode 2

With the first episode of Inside Ibiza having been quite frenetic, I began Episode 2 of Roger Sanchez’ documentary at a more relaxed pace.

Beginning with some daylight scenes at Roger’s Ibiza villa, we get a chance to see where and how the DJ lives on the island, and also learn more about the man himself.

We were slightly restricted in what we could film at Roger’s villa as a lot of burglary happens in Ibiza, and Roger didn’t want to take the risk of having his home’s location identified on film. Believe it or not, criminal gangs regularly target Ibiza villas belonging to DJs as there is usually little security, they are not always occupied, and there is generally quite a lot of expensive studio kit to steal. So we couldn’t show the view or the facade of the house, but we did get the tour inside, and got to hang out by the pool.

Topics of conversation in this episode include art (Roger studied art and architecture in college), design, Roger’s record label Stealth, and his family. How Roger’s family deals with his constant touring was particularly interesting. A lot of the time people think of DJing as glamourous jet-setting but there is a flip side – you don’t get to spend enough quality time with your family/loved ones.

The episode then moves into a beach party scene hosted by Roger’s Stealth Records at La Plage, which is one of Ibiza’s best beach bars. Label DJs Jesse Voorn and Muzzaik all make appearances. There were some fantastically dressed dancers at the event, so I “borrowed” a couple of them to film an impromptu music video on the beach (this is usually the part where people make a sarcastic comment about me having the crappiest job in the world). Considering it was done on the fly, I thought it worked out really well.

The episode ends with quite a heart warming tale, in the form of Tara, one of Roger’s biggest fans. Quite unusually, despite Tara having been a fan of Roger Sanchez for over a decade she had never actually met him, so we introduced her to him for the first time. The only track that I ever considered for this scene was ‘Another Chance’, Roger’s most emotive record, and his most famous.

- Terry Church

Look out for the remaining episodes in the next few weeks…

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Eddie Thoneick @ Pacha Ibiza 2011

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Inside Ibiza with Roger Sanchez: Episode 1

We've featured Roger Sanchez on this blog before musically, but never like this.  In this video, we gain a view into Roger's life, what it's like to be a Global DJ, and have a residency in Ibiza.

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