In the early 2000s, in the small town of Ampuero in Cantabria, a 16-year-old girl performs at a famous and legendary nightclub. White sweatpants, wide shirts and a top that shows their navel they still don’t allow piercings. this music background: gold, fine.
‘Castles in the Sky’, “Let the Light Shine”, “Promise”, “Kiss”, “Désenchantée”... the great songs of that time followed each other between the spotlight and the purple light, the great songs of today, in 2022 and for 20 years, José Luis Garaña de los Cobos (Madrid, 1977), better known as Dj Nano plays non-stop all over the world.
” electronic music He gave me so much, almost everything I have”, says the famous DJ, sitting in a boardroom wearing a hat, jeans and a frock coat. Dj Nano hasn’t stopped since he discovered at the age of 16 that it was these voices that made him tremble. Same with who this Saturday 10 and 17 December at Ifema (Madrid) Oro Viejo, the brand that evaluates the history of electronic music together, will make millions of people of all ages tremble with its show called ‘Cuento de Navidad’, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Some 500 square meters of transparent led screens and a network that surrounds the artist and reflects the 3D figureslike a kind of hologram, they will show an event held over many Christmases that spared the deployment of the media this year to create a production that will unite the most powerful music with Charles Dickens.
“I’ve been doing it for 20 years this party and turned into a beast. People will see it apart from seeing and listening to a music show that takes a stroll through the history of electronic music. A visual feast with a technology that has never been used before and a very high production‘ points out to the DJ, who had the nearly ‘sold out’ sign for two dates.
And experience supports it. 45-year-old Dj Nano has traveled the world with his voices and does not think about stopping. “I’ll do this job ’til the body’s doneBeing aware of the fact that people want to be “despiporre” after the pandemic, he says: “You see, there is a desire. Even though we did shows during the pandemic times, we do it completely freely for the first time, when we got the tickets they sold out very quickly. Oro Viejo is a highly anticipated event,” he adds.
drugs and rock and roll
People of all ages “from the early 20s to over 60” and even parents with children will always be those who fill the Madrid fair with their voices with the current developments. Without restrictions and, contrary to what most people think, in a healthy way and with an insatiable appetite for fun. “Those who judge electronic music are those who do not know this business and the industry.. In 1987 it was normal to talk about drugs with reference to the industry… There was drugs, excess, light and smoke. This is not so. Electronic music is in society, in movies, commercials, or in the productions of people like Alejandro Sanz, Muse or Coldplay. moves millions of people‘, explains DJ Nano.
And no one can say that in some cases ‘Oro Viejo’ doesn’t dance to their main song. “I don’t think there are more people drugged or drunk at an electronic music festival than at a rock and roll festival,” he says.
Drugs and prejudice aside, this is fan antonio vegaFather of a 10-year-old boy and creator of dozens of projects, publisher, writer…he came on a trip to Japan to give a concert and return the same day, so as not to miss a shred of family life. And who would have thought that for the prejudiced. “I had a turning point when I started touring internationally.. My son was small and one day when he swam for the first time, I was lost. That’s why I decided never to tour for another month.” I’m lucky to be able to take my son to school and have him at the same time, something an office worker cannot do.
Because although rhythms as crazy as his songs have marked his life, Dj Nano has managed to combine his passion with daily work, although he missed some things. “I’ve never been to a party with my friends, I don’t know what making bottles is.“, he comments.
The history of dance music in Spain cannot be understood without the figure of this DJ, who on this occasion has worked with Eric Price in ‘Cuento de Navidad’ with the greatest. “If I die now, there’s nothing I can do.I consider myself a lucky man with a busy and difficult life, but I’m very lucky, I’ve done more than average, I don’t want to die, but I’d be exceedingly happy,” he says, and it’s no wonder.
rain of knives
And although the artist’s life seems to be connected only with music and family, he is aware of the current reality and has an opinion. “If I had to make a melody for current policy it would be complete bullshit, it would look like a rain of knives“Right now politics is based on breaking what the neighbor did to make a hole, instead of building one, I don’t care about one or the other. I am very disappointed. I don’t know if this is happening all over the world, but it’s a disaster in this country. I’m sure there are great politicians everywhere but this looks like a war. embarrassed“.
While many of the syndicate are encouraged to accompany politicians at parties or on election campaigns, Dj Nano net: “I never play in a political campaign. I played for my city’s City Council or read the manifesto in my neighborhood. , because the fans don’t understand that.”
Like this, Dj Nano describes himself as energetic, very messy and very passionate.something that can be marked by fire at its soles, although itself is not clear about it.
Do your emotions help you create your melodies?
I don’t work like that though. I have a very distinctive, melodic style… Each of them will compose in some way… I produce bases, melodies… One thing is for sure, I have confirmed that mood influences in a pandemic. It felt a lot to me to make a slightly sad album, I guess it was for the moment, I did much more positive things in the others. Thinking about it coolly is about it, but unless I’m thinking about the type of rhythm, I don’t start singing thinking I’m sorry.