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OVIDI ADLERT
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Ovidi Adlert (Valencia, 1980) es uno de los últimos nombres en romper charts y pistas dentro y fuera de España. Con la música electrónica formando parte de su vida desde muy temprano, a medida que crecía y llegaban sus primeras salidas, las sesiones light de discotecas como Metropolis y posteriormente salas como A.C.T.V, Spook, El Torero o Chocolate y la influencia de DJs como Jorge Zamora, José Conca, Luna City Express, Umek o Joseph Capriati dejaron su impronta en él, nutriendo su repertorio.
Adlert obtendría sus primeros giradiscos en torno al año 1996, con los que empezó a tocar en casa de forma autodidacta. Con el cambio de década, en los años 2000, consiguió afianzar su nombre como DJ en la escena valenciana.
Especialmente importantes fueron sus actuaciones en locales como Spook o Puzzle, tras lo que, años más tarde, llegaría uno de sus hitos profesionales: ser residente del after Lou en Valencia, dándole identidad propia al local, haciéndose cargo de la programación. Finalmente, su relación con Lou terminó, aunque la experiencia adquirida le daría una perspectiva inigualable de cómo dominar la pista de baile.
Paralelamente, Ovidi desarrolló poco a poco sus habilidades como creador, empezando a formarse como productor y obteniendo conocimientos básicos, para luego dominar los entresijos de Ableton. Consiguiendo editar su primer EP en 2008, fue el punto de inflexión tras el que empezaron a fijarse en él distintos colectivos y DJs de renombre, cuando varios temas de Adlert llegaron a sonar en salas míticas, como Space Ibiza.
Gracias a uno de sus mentores, comenzó su idilio con Darkside Digital Records (parte de Click On Music), plataforma que administra desde 2008, consiguiendo hacer de ella un producto sólido, capaz de darle oportunidad a otros artistas. También es parte de Street Groove, plataforma que comanda junto a dos de sus socios.
La historia de Ovidi Adlert la marcan la constancia y trabajo duro. Gracias a sus producciones, llamó la atención de cierto colectivo canadiense, de Toronto, que requirió sus servicios como remixer. Adlert vio la oportunidad de abrirse camino en un nuevo mercado y consiguió una serie de fechas en el país norteamericano. Aunque su primera visita se vio truncada por problemas burocráticos, esta oportunidad le abrió las puertas, un tiempo más tarde, de locales de la talla de Footwork, Comfort Zone o The River Gambler, así como varias Boat Parties. Además de Canadá, Adlert ha actuado en los mejores clubes de nuestro país, como elrow (Barcelona), Florida 135 (Fraga), Spook, Hotel 82 (Valencia), Revival (Alicante), Under Club (Madrid) o Mediterránea Festival (Almería).
En cuanto a su sonido, Ovidi intenta expresar en sus temas lo mismo que cuando pincha: un sonido con tintes británicos, vocales hip-hop, cargado de samples, efectos e influido claramente por el sonido de los 90, con vocales divertidos pero bailables. Entre su larga lista de trabajos, encontramos éxitos como ‘1996 Visions’ (Kaluki), ‘Technical Problems’ (Material Vinyl), ‘Night Invaders’ (Darkside) o los recientes ‘Wicked’ (Cr2 Records), ‘After Heroes’ (Street Groove) o ‘90’s Movement’ (Underground Audio). Es por eso que ha ganado el apoyo de artistas como Richy Ahmed, Patrick Topping o Jamie Jones, que han sabido apreciar la actitud y calidad de su música.
Una de las últimas facetas de Ovidi ha sido la creación de bandas sonoras, que además de influirle en su trabajo diario, le han llevado a colaborar con el cineasta Esteban Crespo en la película Amar, que se estrena este 2017, con hasta cuatro tracks, además de un pequeño cameo en la misma.
La actitud proactiva, emprendedora, sin tapujos e irreverente de Ovidi Adlert, sin duda, le llevarán a lo más alto a él y a quienes apuesten por él.
OVIDI ADLERT
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Ovidi Adlert (Valencia, Spain, 1980) is one of the latest artists breaking charts and dancefloors all over the world. With electronic music being part of his life since an early age, while he grew and started going out the underage clubbing sessions of venues like Metropolis and, once he was an adult, places as A.C.T.V, Spook, El Torero or Chocolate, the influence of DJs as Jorge Zamora, José Conca, Luna City Express or the firsts days of Umek and Joseph Capriati left a mark on him, nurturing his repertoire.
Adlert would get his first turntables back in 1996, learning how to play at home, on his own. With the change of the millennia, around 2000, he managed to make himself a known name in the Valencian electronic scene, especially with performances at the venues that saw him grow, as Spook or Puzzle. Some years later he would manage to settle one of his careers highlights: becoming resident of Lou, one of Valencia’s most important after-hours sites. He gave the venue a character of its own, taking charge of programing the acts every weekend. After some years, his relationship with Lou ended, although it left a profound mark and gave him invaluable experience, providing Ovidi’s with a unique view on how to dominate dancefloors.
At the same time, Ovidi started to develop his skills as music creator, beginning his studies of musical production, which granted him important knowledge that would help him to dominate the intricacies of Ableton afterwards. Managing to edit his first EP in 2008, it was the turning point for Adlert, after which different renowned collectives and DJs started playing his tracks, getting to be heard at venues as iconic as Space Ibiza.
In this line, and thanks to one of his mentors, his love story with Darkside Digital Records (division of Click On Music) began: a platform he manages since 2008, making it a solid output, capable of giving opportunities to other talented artists. He also plays his part in Street Groove, another imprint he runs along two other partners.
The life of Ovidi Adlert has been driven by steadiness and hard work since the first stages. Thanks to his musical productions, he managed to draw the attention of certain Canadian DJ collective, that wanted him as remixer. Adlert saw the chance of opening his own path in a new market and got booked for some dates in the North American country. Although his first visit to Canada wasn’t completely as he expected due to bureaucratic issues, this opportunity opened the doors of venues such as Footwoork, Comfort Zone or The River Gambler (all in Toronto, Canada) as well as some Boat Parties, later on. Besides his Canada appearances, Adlert has performed in Spain’s best clubs and venues: elrow (Barcelona), Florida 135 (Fraga), Spook and Hotel 82 (Valencia), Revival (Alicante), Under Club (Madrid) or Mediterránea Festival (Almería), among others.
As far as Ovidi’s sound is concerned, he always tries to express in his tracks the same feelings he captures when he DJs: a sound with British influences, hip-hop vocals, loaded with samples and effects and clearly shaped by the 90’s sounds, with fun but solid and danceable vocals. Among his long lists of works, we find hits as ‘1996 Visions’ (Kaluki), ‘Technical Problems’ (Material Vinyl), ‘Night Invaders’ (Darkside) or the most recent ‘Wicked’ (Cr2 Records), ‘After Heroes’ (Street Groove) or ‘90’s Movement’ (Underground Audio). Thanks to his mind set as producer, he’s gained the support of artists such as Richy Ahmed, Patrick Topping or Jamie Jones, people that has seen and felt the attitude and quality of his music.
One of Ovidi’s latest projects has been the creation and scoring of soundtracks for movies that, besides being a great influence on his daily work, have lead him to collaborate – with four tracks and a small cameo – with the filmmaker Esteban Crespo in his movie Amar, that will be released this 2017.
With his proactive, enterprising, humble and fresh character Ovidi – and those who bet for him – will reach the highest marks in charts and dancefloors alike.
