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THE BUZZ
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IBIZA
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THE MUSIC MAESTRO
Zane Lowe, Radio 1 DJ and
music director of Ibiza Rocks
“I’m really excited this year
about the new night,W.A.R.
(We Are Rockstars,
starts
8 June
), taking place at the
Ibiza Rocks Hotel on Fridays
(
ibizarocks.com
). It’s going
to be the first time Mark
Ronson and I will debut our
new show – it’ll be the most
fun you can have this side of
your own imagination. And I
may be biased, but you can’t
go wrong with the events BBC
Radio 1 put on each summer.”
THE CLUB PROGRAMMER
Mark Broadbent, musical
director of We Love Music
and booker forWe Love
Space, now in its 14th year
(
starts 10 June
)
“I look forward to the
‘happenings’ that spring up
almost unannounced around
the island on the beaches
near Talamanca Bay. The
best way of finding out about
these is to buy the local paper
and see what the council is
saying or ask a local. The guys
from Ibiza Rocks have taken
control of the old Pikes Hotel
(
ibizarocks.com/house
) near
SanAntonio and this is the
place to be seen. Hang out
with popstars and drink from
a silver slipper, while Jade
Jagger and Philippe Starck
froth around in the pool.”
THE CLUBBING CHANNEL
BROADCASTER
Ray Smith, CEO of B@ TV,
purveyor of online DJ sets
“With Luciano headlining a
Ushuaïa opening party
(
26 May; ushuaiabeachhotel.
com
), it looks like it’s going to
be another massive season
for the club, following on from
its phenomenal success last
year. And Tiesto will pick up
where Swedish House Mafia
left off at Pacha (
starts 28
May
), making Monday the
biggest night of the week.”
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
INSIDER
Ben Turner, founder of
Graphite music management
and co-founder of the
International Music Summit
“Ibiza 2012 is the year of
change. There has never
been a summer with somany
artists moving venues, new
residencies launching and
the addition of a festival and
music conference. IMS has
teamed up with Live Nation
to present the Ibiza 123
Festival in SanAntonio (
1-3
July; ibiza123festival.com
),
seeing iconic pop and rock
artists collaborating with
electronic acts. Lenny Kravitz
with Luciano?Who could
have imagined it? Add Richie
Hawtin’s Thursday residency
at Space (
spaceibiza.com
)
with his Enter concept, uniting
technology, electronica and
the Ibiza party spirit.What
won’t change is the island’s
insane tempo, its durability or
the sheer life-affirming quality
of a visit.”