David Penn founder of the music label Urbana Recordings and the music publishing company Zen Records has been working in the music industry for more than 15 years.
Heavily influenced by funky, soul, jazz and by electronic music David Penn is a versatile producer, who tries to fuse his musical influences with new technologies combining old harmonies with contemporary sounds. His sound is in constant evolution.
One of his biggest hits was Kadoc ‘The Night train’, which sold more than 2 million copies all around the world. It reached position number 12 in the UK charts and number 1 in Holland. In those days he played in Denmark, Germany, France, UK, Holland, Miami and Russia.
David Penn releases tracks under different akas as: Deux, Montilla, Nuboy or Doblado and has worked with very important names in the electronic scene as Dj Chus, who David met in 1994 working since then in several projects, remixes and gigs, Ceballos, Toni Bass, Halo, Dj Jabato, Sebastián Gamboa, Camilo Franco and Olav Basoski. He has also worked in remixes for Jay-J, Junior Jack, Chus & Ceballos, Vibe Residents, Milk & Sugar, Dave Storm, Wackside, Lenny Fontana, Ron Hall, Jason Hates Jazz, Cam or The Thief among others. Some record labels that had seen David’s releases on their catalogue are: Defected, Black Vinyl, Purple Music, Azuli, Bluem, Maya or Rise.
In 2007 he was awarded with the Best House Production for his track Montilla “From the Stars” by Spanish magazine Deejay's awards. All this releases, remixes, labels and awards have given David a big reputation as a remixer and as a producer being nowadays one of the most popular artists in the electronic scene.
The achievement David is most proud of is without a doubt his label Urbana Recordings. He founded it back in 2003 starting a new division of Zen Records. It was an instant success among the professional dj world thanks to the new fresh music he started to release. Urbana’s records are played by Djs as Roger Sanchez, David Morales, Bob Sinclair, Dj Chus… It has been nominated as Best Breakthrough Label in House Music Awards (UK) and got the Best Label 2006 award in Spanish DeejayMags (Spanish magazine Deejay).
David Penn also has a renowned career as a Dj having played in the Winter Music Conference in Miami, in Russia, in Japan, Mexico, Poland, Estonia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, Malta, Egypt, Germany… He has recently received 2 Dj awards: Best House Dj 2006 and Best Club House Dj 2007 at Spanish Deejaymag.
David Penn also enjoys the radio world and nowadays he is doing a 2 hours radio show every Thursday at www.locafm.com (Loca Fm Spain) from 22:00 to 00:00 (Europe Time): Urbana Radio Show.
In his sets David combines a clear and defined house music style with different influences ranging from underground house to energetic and musical tracks, being always seduced by classic tracks.
EN: Here comes our new release from Doubleskin with the powerfull remixes of Mattioli & Microsize, Andrea Giuliani & Luca Rossetti, Swallen, AnGy KoRe y Freeker5. Is released exclusively on beatport, you can listen on our Myspace or download on Beatport, follow the links above
ES: Ya esta aquí nuestra nueva referencia de Doubleskin con potentes remixes de Mattioli & Microsize, Andrea Giuliani & Luca Rossetti, Swallen, AnGy KoRe y Freeker5. Esclusivamente en Beatport, puedes escucharlo en nuestro Myspace o descargarlo en Beatport pinchando los links ListenDownload
ALSO, If you havent, please check out the monster track with Kobbe & mar-C titled "Hypnotic Rhythm".. Supported by DJ VIBE, DJ CHUS, ROGER SANCHEZ, DJ BORIS, CARLOS MANACA, HUGO RIZZO, FRANK MAUREL, KEITH BLACKSTONE
1.Confronted – Pan-Pot 2.Rabid – Dubfire 3.Positive Education – Slam (Fergie’s Just For Pressure Mix) 4.To the Core – Fergie (Spektre’s Ground Zero Remix) 5.Wake Turbulence – Koen Groeneveld 6.Cala a Boca – D- Nox and Beckers (Meat Katie Remix) 7.Black Pearl – Andre Sobota (Spektre Remix) 8.Rabbithole – Spektre 9.You Might Hear Nothing – Umek (Dataworx Remix) 10.Exit People – Fergie 11.Tangent – Nick Muir and John Digweed 12.Morumbi – Tocadisco (Popof Remix) 13.Maktub – Fergie 14.Eden – Tiger Stripes 15.The Search – Trancesetters (Cristian Smith’s Tronic Treatment Remix)
Twisted Tech Beats 2
1.Worst Case Scenario – Ahmet Sendil and Ricky Stone (Ricky Stone Mix) 2.2 Many Shots of Jagermeister – Tocadisco (Koen Groeneveld Remix) 3.Static – Alan Fitzpatrick 4.S. Cream – Umek (Aneuria Remix) 5.Death By House – Len Faki (Adam Beyer and Jesper Dahlback Remix) 6.Shake Ur Tech-Ass – Secret Cinema 7.Dark Matter – Darren Emerson and Jamie McHugh (Manuel De La Mare Remix) 8.Temperamental – Mikas (Manuel De La Mare Remix) 9.Process – Mini Mode (Manuel De La Mare & Luigi Rocca Marshall Remix) 10.Tan Guapa – Citizen Kain & Phuture Traxx (Abnormal Boyz Remix) 11.Microburst – Koen Groeneveld 12.Stalled – Koen Groeneveld 13.Varience - Slam
Please also check out my video I entered in a competition to win an online music production course with Point Blank. I think it's pretty funny. Let me know what you think!
Dj.Nece's International DJ Mix 23 November is here and I am too with my IDJ mix 23. Last month there was good vibes in my mix but this one goes a bit farther. Two consecutive months on the Movers and Shakers list in my podcast makes this great to do and know that you are enjoying my mixes your support is undeniably great. And that is it for November hope that you enjoy and spam it(the mix),blog it,pass it, burn it, email it, put it in your favorite pub,club,bar, and most of all tell your locals about me. For those people that I have emailed and have given me bad vibes just write to me and I will remove you from my list there is NO artist, record label,producer,radio station or anyone signed in too good for me or me for them I am humble about what I do. For that bullish web page,Record label,Magazine and that so callled DJ that has their weak sessions and think they are the bomb well dont worry you are Now out of my mail list I have had good people to deal with and dont need to deal with non professionals Keep slamming doors eventually you will run into a revolving one. Thank you NTX Management (Jesus), Marcie, In My Radio, Victor & German Wandu Records, Sylvia Tosun, Barraca, Glen Friscia, Dinamik Parties,Okulus Anomoly,Dj.Tengo,AudioLoop, and all you artist that have published my podcast in your webpages.I know you guys are busy but you still support this unsigned Dj/Producer.If I forgot someone I am truly sorry and a good example of professionalism is that! spam is not spam when it is YOUR LINE OF WORK and your Job is to listen to new artist!Remember January "IDJ" is changed to "The Nece Within You". Love Nece Here is the link: Http://djnece.podomatic.com/