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Biografia:

Eng:
Her personal Tech-Trance & Progressive style have given her the opportunity to play with DJs such as Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules, Kai Tracid, Pulser, Thrillseekers, Peran Van Dijk, Katana, Hernan Cattaneo Joey Negro, Funkstar De Luxe, Sven Väth and even, DJ Tiësto. Mónica X is one of the Spanish most international artists and has been invited to play in Holland, France, Germany, UK and even, US.
She has appeared on the covers of the best-known clubbers magazines and asked to participate in many of the most important TV programs in the country. At the end of 1999, in collaboration with Nando Dixhontrol, the DJ1 Music Culture Danzine magazine was launched, where she was to work as editor and graphic designer for four years.
She has played in over 250 clubs throughout Spain, having residences in huge clubs such as Wonder (Lérida), Barçalles and Megatron (Barcelona), Teknopolis (Madrid), and Play (Donosti).
She has produced more than ten tracks including her famous Trance remixes Vangelis’ “Charriots Of Fire” and Jean-Michel Jarre’s “Orient Express”, ten CD compilations such as “Made in DJ: In Session, Vol. 2″ and “Women DJ’s, Vol. 1″, all of which have been a great success in sales.
At present she is the manager of Work 4 Danz -promotion and DJ management agency- with which she has already booked national tours and special sets with Deep Dish, Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten, Yoji Biomehanika, Hernan Cattaneo or Steve Lawler. You will surely get a closer picture of her checking out her personal website: www.djmonicax.com.
In the near future some of her most important projects will see the light; SGAE -Spanish Authors Society- will publish “Diario de una DJ” (Diary of a DJ) which talks about her life and experience in this industry and the film “Hey DJ!” will be released. Here she features along with Ferry Corsten and she is the only Spanish DJ in the film. And the launch of her new record label The Brotherhood Recordings.
Thanks to the support of her fans, she was placed 174th in English magazine DJ’s official list of the best DJ’s in the world in the 2005. Furthermore, the clothing brand Custo Barcelona has chosen her to perform throughout their entire 2006 national and international tour.

Ita:
La sua personale Tech-Trance & Progressive, le ha permesso di misurarsi con DJ´s del calibro di Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules, Kai Tracid, Pulser, Thrillseekers, Peran Van Dijk, Katana, Hernan Cattaneo, Joey Negro, Funkstar De Luxe, Sven Väth e dello stesso Tiësto in Spagna. Inoltre è stata in Germania, Olanda, Inghilterra, Francia e perfino negli Stati Uniti.
È stata in prima pagina di varie reviste musicali, intervistata nei migliori giornali nazionali e richiesta nei programmi di maggior ascolto televisivo. Alla fine del 1999 crea insieme a Nando Dixkontrol la rivista DJ1 Music Culture Danzine in cui ha lavorato come redattrice e disegnatrice grafica per quattro anni.
Ha lavorato in più di 250 clubs nel territorio spagnolo, con sets speciali nei festivals come Sonar nel 2001 e Palau Sant Jordi a Barcelona, La Cubierta de Leganés a Madrid e Paradance a Valladolid. Sono da sottolineare tra le sue residenze più rinomate in mega-discoteche la Wonder a Lérida, la Barçalles e la Megatrón a Barcelona, la Teknópolis a Madrid e la Play a Donosti.
I maxis che ha prodotto sono una dozzina, (tra i quali sono incluse le nuove versioni Trance di “Charriots Of Fire” di Vangelis e “Orient Express” di Jean-Michael Jarre), le sue compilations sono 11 dove i record di vendita sono stati per “Made in DJ: In Session, Vol. 2″ e “Women DJ’s, Vol. 1″.
Attualmente, dirige la promozione internazionale di Work 4 Danz, con la quale ha contrattato tours nazionali ed esibizioni di artisti come Deep Dish, Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten, Yoji Biomehanika, Hernan Cattaneo, Steve Lawler. Potrai conocerla meglio sul suo sito web: www.djmonicax.com.
Tra i suoi progetti futuri ricordiamo il libro che sarà pubblicato da SGAE intitolato “Diario di una DJ” sulla sua vita professionale, l’uscita nelle sale del film “Hey DJ!” dove divide la scena con Ferry Corsten, essendo Monica X l’unico DJ spagnolo che partecipa nel film e la nascita della sua nuova etichetta discografica chiamata The Brotherhood Recordings.
Grazie all’affetto dei suoi fans è stata incoronata al 174 posto della lista ufficiale che la rivista inglese DJ concede ai migliori Dj´s del mondo nel 2005, inoltre la marca d’abbigliamento d’alta moda, Custo Barcelona, l’ha scelta per suonare per il suo tour nel 2006 in Spagna e all’estero.

CML: Where are you from? And where do you live?
M.X: I came from Spain, I was born in Valencia 32 years ago and I live in Barcelona fourteen years ago because my career was so easy to start in another city most important, big and cosmopolitan than where I was born.

CML: How and when did you start djing?
M.X: I was working like a waitress in an important club in Valencia on Fridays Night and also I had two technics in my home to play for myself. The club only opened the sessions of Friday and Saturday. The first session to open on Sundays Night the resident Dj´s don´t come to work and it was my opportunity to demonstrate my technique on the decks. That´s my first set and then I starting to do my own radio show in Radio L´Horta in Valencia city.

CML: Where does your inspiration come from?
M.X: I would like have to be singer and play in a rock or pop group, but I decided to be a DJ when I was young because I think is too easy to play music of many different people and mixing all I like it.

CML: You have played all over the world. What cities are the most exciting to perform in?
M.X: I´m very exciting especially at this moment because I have a very big Tour in China. Its my first time in this country, and in Asia too. I will play in 12 different cities around China in the Hennessy Tour for 40 days, the exactly dates and places are: 30th June Mood Club (Taiyuan), 1th July Channel 9 (Hangzhou), 7th July Babyface (Qingdao), 8th July Babyface (Changsha), 14th July Le Tou (Changchun), 15th July Seven (Tianjin), 21th July Night N Sun (Shenyang), 22th July DKD (Wenzhou), 28th July SOS (Dalian), 29th July Mix (Xian), 4th August (Guangzhou) and 5th August Boss (Hong Kong).

CML: Do you have any advice for aspiring superstar DJ’s?
M.X: All the superstar DJ´s need to produce good music and the people have to like it and play a excellent set of the style of music they like it, nothing more. All this things you can obtain with many years of experience with a lot of clubs and more more work in your own Studio producing hits.

CML: What is the craziest thing that you have experience in a club?
M.X: I have enjoy so much in some clubs when I have finísh my session and all the people together shout my name and they applaud to me a couple of minutes, that´s so great and they give me so energy to do my best for them. Also, I talk with all my fans and sing more autographs.

CML: How do you see the scene developing over the next few years in Europe and America?
M.X: The most emergent style is now and for the future Electro House Music I think and the bootlegs are so funny too. Also in the Trance Music the next style will be near than Electro Trance, like Ferry Corsten productions.

CML: Who was your favorite dj when you started djing? and who is your favorite dj now, other than you?
M.X: The Spanish DJ Nando Dixkontrol, he have played more than 20 years ago and it´s so exciting to hear from him when he scratch, mix and speak with a microphone in all his sets. And actually I like so much the Japanese number 1 Yoji Biomehanika because is a showman too.

CML: What do you enjoy the most about being a dj?
M.X: The affection from all the fans to me that do I have a lot of energy to do my best sets around the World and to travel to know new and different cultures and enjoy of their countries.

CML: You result 174th in the Djmag’s Top World DJs in the 2005. What do you think about?
M.X: I´m surprising yet because never in my life I would have imagine to entry in this prestigious English list from Deejay Magazine. There are less female DJ´s inside in this results and I´m very proud to share this site with the best Dj´s in the World. I hope the next year that I will be in the results of less than 150th.

CML: Where are you playing in the upcoming months?
M.X: In Germany at the end of the month of June, Plus+ @ Pforzhem and Perkings Park @ Stuttgart. In Spain, of course and in a big tour in China from 30th of June to 5th of August in the weekends with a total of twelve gigs. I have many request from Beirut, Croatia, Greece, Slovenia, France and soon from South America.

CML: What other projects do you have in store for the future?
M.X: This year have created my own record label called The Brotherhood Recordings, www.thebrotherhoodrecordings.com (under construction) and I will be producing many hours in my Studio to do an album, the first in my career with some important remixes. Too I´m a graphic designer and I´m working in a new T-Shirts to buy online on my website www.djmonicax.com

CML: Monica, thanks for your support. Do you want to greet someone?
M.X: You¹re welcome. I want to greet to everybody to live his life with the same intensity like me because it will be a good reason to enjoy the music around the globe with different languages in incredible clubs and knowing a new friends.

Sito ufficiale: www.djmonicax.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/djmonicax