Vic Iorka (Víctor)
INTERNATIONAL DJ with more than 30 years of experience, and +10 years as a Radio Producer & Radio Host.
Each musical style has its moment, and in each musical style I feel and transmit a different energy, from the state of relaxation and peace of the rhythms (Deep-House, Deep-Techno, Chill-Out…), through the rhythms that they make your skin tingle like Remember 90s, rising to more powerful rhythms like (Techno, Hard-Techno, Minimal) and ascending spiritually, first with tribal and ethnic rhythms like (House and Afro-House) until reach to the hypnotic and melodic rhythms like (Trance, Progressive, Melodic-Techno or Melodic-House).
Discipline, perseverance and exquisiteness
«I don’t play music … I touch souls», Vic Iorka
Let's talk about your story, Víctor. Why music and not some other art?
Well, it all comes from when I was very little, a DJ lived next to my house and he was playing music every day, and I remember that my mother sometimes complained about the music, but I liked it, and I didn't. understood to my mother, why she didn't like high volume.
On the other hand, my brother had a collection of vinyl rock music, which I listened to secretly when he was not there, because when he put them on the record player it would scratch the grooves a lot, and they could be scratched, and my brother would get angry.
Years passed, and at the age of 16, seeing that I was very bored on Sundays and that there was a new DJ in town, whom I visited frequently to listen to music, I asked him if he would teach me the art of DJing with vinyl, and that's where it all started, back in 1993.
This kid with the guitar?
Yes, it's me at the beginning of the 80's, as you see I already had music in my heart and soul.
Do you remember that day when your head “clicked” and you decided that path?
To be honest, I prefer to forget it (heartbreak things), but one thing is for sure, looking at the bright side, it's what pushed me out of my comfort zone.
To put you in context and understand the story, it all started in 1976, when I was born with a disease in my eyes that almost left me blind, which, luckily, ended well, although with a visual handicap of 38%, although it prevented me, having things like a driving license (this had a big impact on me), although it never stopped me from developing as a person, in fact, it made me realize that I had to work much harder and never give up to pursue my goals and dreams in life.
Since my passion was music, in the early 90's, my father, seeing that I couldn't drive or have a motorcycle or car like the rest of my friends, invested the equivalent of that money from having a motorcycle or car to build me a studio. at home, with its mixing console and a couple of Technics, and everything I could have spent on vehicle maintenance, I invested buying vinyl. And in 1993, thanks to a local DJ (Chimo Rayo, and later Christian Steele and Manolo Pirata), I learned the techniques and art of djing. From here, I realized, that I was not wrong, with my intuition that I was made to be a professional DJ.
When was the first day you performed, do you remember?
It was at the Pub Still (now BOKADO Restaurant) in Finestrat. I remember that night with love 'cuz all my friends stopped by the venue. Back in the day, we spinnin' with vinyls, a whole art form.
My first performance as a DJ outside of Finestrat was at the well-known nightclub in Valencia, ACTV, in a DJ contest for the famous 90s radio show Bikini Club, presented and directed by the charismatic Bartual. Do you want to know the result of this experience? ... It was a total fiasco and booted by the crowd. I know, it's not a good letter of introduction, but where others would have given up, I got up, dusted myself off and continued my way. It didn't take me long to get my DJ residencies in the mid 90's and early 2000's at venues in my city and neighboring cities. This made me even stronger mentally to achieve my goals and aims.
CAFÉ PUERTO (Finestrat) (2 years)
PIRÁMIDE (Finestrat) (5 years)
PENÉLOPE (La Vila Joiosa) (1 year)
MAY-DAY (La Vila Joiosa) (1 year)
MAGATZEM (La Vila Joiosa) (1 year)
Official DJ for the Finestrat Festival Committee (10 years)
What style of music do you spin? How has your evolution been since your beginnings until today?
Although I could play styles not related to electronic music, such as Rock, and Pop. I prefer, and I feel more confident with all the important genres and sub-genres of electronic music: Euro-Dance and Italo-Dance, Trance, Progressive, House, Afro- House, Soulful, Deep-House, Tech-House, Deep-Tech, Minimal & Techno.
Talking about musical styles, I started playing Euro-Dance and Itali-Dance in the early 90’s, and gradually,I got to know and introduced more evolved musical styles such as Trance, Progressive and finally Hardcore into my sets.
In 2006 I visited EIVISSA (IBIZA), and decided to evolve and experience new styles of music with elegant, electronic and powerful rhythms, such as House, Deep-House, Tech-House, Deep-Tech, Minimal & Techno, which made my sets acquired a new dimension, full of elegance, technique and powerfulness. This led me to share a booth with some of the best-known DJs in Spain, and perform in clubs such as:
PACHA & ACTV (Valencia)
APACHE (Xàtiva)
JADE (Jumilla - Albacete) (1st and 2nd Anniversary)
ZONA UNO & PASARELA (Moraleja - Cáceres)
PENÉLOPE & MANSSION (Benidorm)
OPERA LONGUE (Dénia)
Warm-Up DJ & Presenter for El Sueño De Morfeo Concert and BEACH HOUSE PARTY Festival
in Finestrat
Warm-Up DJ & Presenter for Merche's Concert in Benidorm, and many more.
What style of music do you feel most comfortable with?
I'm simply going to tell you that each musical style has its moment, and that in each musical style I feel and transmit a different energy, from the state of relax and peace of the rhythms (Deep-House, Deep-Techno, Chillout...), going through the rhythms that make your skin crawl like Remember 90's, moving up to more powerful rhythms (Techno, Hard-Techno, Minimal) and ascending spiritually, first with tribal and ethnic rhythms from (House and Afro-House) until reaching hypnotic and melodic rhythms (Trance, Progressive, Melodic-Techno or Melodic-House). It's difficult to take just one style, but I would say progressive and melodic techno.
What venue and party did you like to perform the most?
- As for venues, if we talk about the crowd, I'd go with JADE in Jumilla (Albacete).
- As for significance in my DJ career... LP 'n' Harmony (now HAVEN LOUNGE), Brooklyn (New York)
- And for the best party, THE BEACH HOUSE PARTY in Finestrat (Alicante).
What do you preserve from your mentors in the way you spinning?
I preserve the primordial essence of each of them. The mixing technique and perfection of Chimo Rayo, the powerfulness of Christian Steele, and the clever imagination and sharp mixes of Manolo Pirata.
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