MR J

MR J is the brand new concept of DJ, producer and all round musical genius Javier Ferrer. Hailing from Ibiza, Javi grew up in the epicentre of electronic music and indeed was surrounded by music in all its forms from a very early age. His father was a member of a rock band, playing both the piano and guitar as well as singing in the group – and this spurned Javi to also try his hand at both playing and writing music. At just 15 years old, Javi was the lucky recipient of his first mixer and set of decks, and within just a few years he'd learnt the art of DJing and had begun to write his own music. Javi's first purchase at 17 years old was a Roland 303 on which he learnt to sequence and from there he spent literally all his free time in his home based studio. When Cubase released their first plugin compatible program back in 1998 – Javi was first in line to add to his growing studio armoury. In fact this self taught musician has always been at the forefront of music when it comes to technology, and in 2001 when Ableton launched – he again was quick off the mark to purchase and train himself in what was to be his main tool of music going forward all the way until this very day. He picked up several qualifications on the way – becoming one of only 200 Ableton certified trainers in the world and also being part of the Ibiza Music Academy as a tutor himself in more recent years.

Javi's love of technology is backed up by an in depth knowledge of computers, having gained a degree in computer engineering in his early twenties. His interest in both analogue and digital equipment has also stood the test of time being the proud owner of a 2000 Akai xl, Ensoniq 4000, Emu and Wurlitzer as well as constantly updating his knowledge in Logic, Protools and the aforementioned Abelton and Cubase platforms. Of course the live elements of music have stayed with him throughout his whole life, and he performed regularly integrating keyboards and guitars with electronic concepts both as a solo musician as well as in bands. His sounds embraced a large cross section of music having been greatly influenced by the music and culture of Ibiza in the 90's, through to the house and techno we still hear today.

In addition to his personal productions, Javi became the director of Ushuaia's music studio in 2012. He has worked alongside and engineered for a plethora of artists including Mariah Carey, David Guetta, Pete Tong, Hardwell, Martin Garrix, and Los Suruba to name but a few, and has taken part in a multitude of projects supplying music for websites, games and various corporate events along the way.

But of course his soul lies in producing and playing his own sounds, which today can be defined as melodic and hypnotic combined with darker techno rhythms, enfused also with the raw sounds of his beloved and classic analog machines. His 18 years of experience working with music allows him to create perfectly structured sessions, harmoniously mixed with his unique style and rhythm. Indeed his sets have gone on to win him accolades at many of Ibiza's best and well known events including ANTS, Cocoon and Outside.

With his studio now brimming with new music and with his never ending enthusiasm – it only seemed right to now launch 'Mr J"It begins the next chapter in Javi's lifelong obsession with music and launches what is sure to be another exciting adventure for this Ibicencan talent.