JOAN RIBAS

Joan Ribas was born in Ibiza in 1.963. At 15 years old he began to collaborate with the unique radio station in the island. His first works as a dj were in diverse bars of the zone of the Port and Calle de la Virgen in Ibiza, mythical places as the Be Bop, Akelarre, Bar 22, Number 1, etc, etc. Very young began to be employed at a specializing shop of vinyl that was in Ibiza downtown very near to the port, it was called Flip Music and it was the first one in bringing exclusive import vinyl for djs in the island. At the age of 18 Pacha Ibiza comes to look for him. He was playing at Pacha as a resident for almost 20 years, sharing dj booth with people as Dj Pippi. Alfredo, Cesar de Melero or Angelito among others including hundreds of the best djs of the world. In Pacha starts to play before housemusic was born, there lived the whole evolution of the electronic music for dance to the actual sounds. In 2000, he definitively leaves the daily residence in Pacha Ibiza and becomes to be dj free lance. Since then he has been playing in all the clubs of the island, places as Space, Café del Mar, Pacha, Privilege, Somni, Km 5, Las Dalias, Es Paradis, Eden, etc, etc, including venues and discotheques all around the planet and events so significant as two special parties for the MTV awards (one in Stockholm and other one in Edinburgh). In 2005 he began to play at IBIZA GLOBAL RADIO with a maxim audicence show called HOUSEVIBES. In 2001 he starts a modest career as producer of musically and jazzy house with his alter ego MILESART ORCHESTRA and the musicians collaboration as Manu Diaz or Florencio Faloca.

EL HOTEL PACHA AND JOCKEY CLUB RESIDENCE FOR 2010.

WINTER RESIDENCE AT THE FARM CLUB. VERBIER. SWITZERLAND.

He also plays at Café del Mar, Space Ibiza, Pacha , Las Dalias, Somni, Atzaro, and Km 5 (among others) with regular residences.

On 2009 February he receives a Dj Mag Award for his lifetime as a dj in Ibiza

Productions:

2001 – Milesart Orchestra – “Keep Your Soul As a Child” (sony germany)

2002 – VA/Es Paradis “Women in the Gallery” (Café del Mar Music)

2003 – Milesart Orchestra – “Funk Off” (white label)

2004 – Paco Fernadez – “Mani” (Joan Ribas & Stevie Fernandez rmx)

2005 – Milesart Orchestra – Better Times EP (Ibiza Soulstice Music)

2005 – Milesart Orchestra – Time for Peace (Delecto Canada)

2006 – Milesart Orchestra ft Marcel – Disco Tales (LAY USA)

2006 – VA/Aftersunset Grooves (Modamusic IT)

2006 – VA/ Ibiza Global Radio Moods vol 1 (Irma IT)

2007 – VA/ Ibiza Global Radio Moods vol 2 (Irma IT)

2007 – VA/ Housevibes at IGR ( Clubstar Germany)

2008- VA/Ibiza Global Radio Summer 2008 (Aluminium records-SPAIN)

2009 – Bacardi B live compilation Cd 2 (ministry of sound – GER)

2010 – Milesartr Orchestra – A love Xtreme (Seamless recordings)