“Solid grooves and latin lifestyle”

Before to live a relaxed life in south of France - Obviously by the sea - Manuel Perez has done a few things:

Owner of Wrong Steps in Sweden, and more recently part of Marendadisc’s artist collective, Manuel Perez has been active in the modern dance music scene for several years as music producer and remixer. His reputation has also been built upon his very long and international DJ career.

Manuel began by the mid-eighties as resident DJ in the best clubs in south-west France and Catalonia. At the time he introduced early house and techno to a wider audience in that area, working for legendary clubs like Château de Fitou or Rachdingue. Further on he  contributed to early rave events, often inviting MC’s and live musicians to perform in his sets.

Soon enough, his reputation expanded overseas and, for more than 20 years, Manuel has been Djing nearly all over and he has been billed next to the biggest names of the electronic music industry such as Dave Dorrel, Jazzy M, Derrick May, Rhythm Doctor, Soul 2 Soul, Underworld, System7, Paul Oakenfold, Dimitri, Eartha Kitt, Larry Heard, Bandulu, Alex Reece, The Aloof, Kid Creole, George Morel, Stonebridge, Luke Slater, Jori Hulkkonen, Joel Mull, Jesper Dahlbäck, Adam Beyer, Aqua Bassino, Paul Johnson, Robert Armani, Jon Marsh (The Beloved), Claude Monnet, Richard Dorfmeister, Erik Rug, Robert Hood, Aril Brikha, Ivan Smagghe, Steve Rachmad, Llorca, Marco Pasarani, Håkan Lidbo, Radio Bomb, Bob Sinclar, Jennifer Cardini, David Duriez, Patrick Pulsinger, to mention a few…

In 1993 he moved to Stockholm where he made new friends who pushed him to get more seriously involved in music production. As a result, his first important release was the “Strong Accents” single on Loop Records, recorded together with Alexi Delano and Cari Lekebusch. Healthy releases followed on labels like Plumphouse, Loop, G-Force and Step2House - as well as remixes for ie Warner and MNW - until he also had the opportunity to co found the label Svek before launching his Wrong Steps Productions studio and label project.

In 1996 he met French percussionist Philippe Monrose and they created Spiro Projecto, an electronic fusion act involving diverse international guest musicians and vocalists. Their mutual studio and stage experience has enabled them to create Spiro Concerto, a percussive live act delivering serious dance-floor action on an exotic tip. Long before world-lounge-electronic genre became trendy, some of their work was released via obscure 12″ EP’s and singles, and ended up later on many compilations like “Hotel Costes”, or labels like Yoshitoshi or Turbo. Many of their titles have also been remixed by artists - i.e. Raph Dumas, Jori Hulkkonen, YMC - or even The Beloved.

In 2003, Manuel decided to establish himself on the French Mediterranean coast, some kilometres north of Barcelona where he could eventually enjoy life in a peaceful environement, still DJing and producing, but also working as consultant for the local cultural institutions.

Always staying true to his vision of entertainment, Manuel has invested time and energy on studio activities, produced, mixed or mastered several albums for quite a few record companies. He also released collaborations with artist like Pawel Kobak, Fredrik Stark, Jesper Dahlbäck, Microman, Nico Bellotto, Alberto Vicente, Mourad Sliti, Ron de Cuba, Brice Bertran, Aqua Bassino, Martinez… On the remix list some relevant work has also been done for Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Martin Venetjoki, Håkan Lidbo, Dalminjo, MinimalBCN, Max Cherry, Ctrl+Alt+Supp, Uninvited Partners, Popcorn, The Delivery Boy, Tomm Jobb & Dj Janoz, Thérese Racket, Orlando Voorn, Mark O’Sullivan, Reynold, Alton Miller, Rennie Foster…
More to come soon as well as a bunch of new projects.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY

single and ep

• Alvina Red & Manuel Perez / Celica / Nice&Nasty
• Alvina Red & Manuel Perez / Vineyards’Boogie / Lace Rec.
• Manuel Perez / Paradise Already / Lace Rec.
• Alvina Red & Manuel Perez / Palm Strings / Lace Rec.
• Aqua Bassino & Manuel Perez / Luv’ Inside / Lace Rec.
• Legal Disko / Need A Beat - Jam Is Pumpin / Enjoy Rec.
• Manuel Perez / Feever / Lace Rec.
• Manuel Perez / Mangotronique / Lace Rec.
• Spiro Projecto feat. D.Huntsman / Your love REMIXES / Lace Rec.
• Spiro Projecto / New Step / Route 33
• M.Perez & P.Kobak feat D.Conyer / Nobody But You / Wrong Steps
• Science Friction feat. Alvina / A body Thing / Under 1 Sun
• Spiro Projecto feat. J. Sanner / Bluesless (YMC mix) / Yoshitoshi
• Spiro Projecto / Full Moon EP / Rachdingue
• Spiro Projecto feat. Josefina Sanner / Bluesless / Wrong Steps
• Science Friction / Bitch Control / Not 4 Resale
• Cheezwiz / Debut EP / Lace Recordings
• Spiro Projecto / Junosaurus EP / Wrong Steps
• Science Friction / Tell me EP / Wrong Steps
• Raggabil / Debut EP / G-Force
• Spiro Projecto feat. D.Huntsman / Your Love / Wrong Steps
• Manuel Perez & Dick Track / Sister Reverse ‘96 / Wrong Steps
• Soul Kitchen Orchestra / Strawberry Cloud / Plumphouse
• Manuel Perez & Dick Track / The Delay / Wrong Steps
• Spiro Projecto / Debut EP / Wrong Steps
• Manuel Perez & Dick Track / The Bonux / Wrong Steps
• Driver & Manual / Such a Good Idea / Wrong Steps
• Groove Machine / 3 Cuts for the Price of 1 / Plumphouse
• Strong Accents / The Fucked Up / Plumphouse
• Manuel Perez & Dick Track / The Delay EP / Loop Records
• French Milk / L’Ecole Buissonière / Step 2 House
• Strong Accents / Strong Enough / Loop Records
• French Milk / L’Ecole Buissonière / Step 2 House

remix and edit

• Rennie Foster / Searching / Nice&Nasty
• Nice / Treemint / Lace Rec.
• Marc O’Sullivan / Muk1 / Lace Rec.
• Reynold feat. Janvier Jones / To Know You/ Trenton
• Heretics Of Disco / Feeling Electrified / Nice&Nasty
• Bonnie Drasko / Acid & Fresh / Lace Rec.
• Orlando Voorn / Angles / Nice&Nasty
• DJ Mourad / Signs Of My Time / Wallshaker
• Alton Miller / Everyday I Do / Lace Rec.
• Max Cherry / Beat Conductor / Enjoy Rec.
• Pawel Kobak & Maria Angeli / Sphinx / Lace Rec.
• Tomm Jobb & DJ Janoz / Dirty Quartet / Famille Electro
• Raph Dumas / A Rare Toy / Lace Rec.
• Tomm Jobb & DJ Janoz / Positiv Breakdown / Famille Electro
• Therese Racket / Irina / U-Bahn
• Håkan Lidbo / Senegal / Enjoy Rec.
• Raph Dumas & The Primaveras “Weekend” / Enjoy Rec.
• The Delivery Boy / Landslide / Deeplay Soultec
• Dalminjo / How Long Has This Been Going On / Deeplay Music
• Håkan Lidbo feat. Emma / What is Love / Enjoy Rec.
• Martin Venetjoki / Obstinat Kartell / Enjoy Rec.
• Brooklyn Funk Essentials / A Woman Thing / Dorado PIAS
• Håkan Lidbo / Changes / Cartridge
• Popcorn / In Focus / Deeplay Music
• Uninvited Partners / Pyramide / Deeplay Soultec
• Holmes feat. Dragonfly / Blue Skies / Deeplay Music
• Mr. Barth / French Lesson / Wrong Steps
• Pawel Kobak aka MPC People / Hold On / Route 33
• Minimal / Tiny Can / U-Bahn
• Minimal / Tiny Can / Rachdingue Rec.
• CTRL+ALT+SUPP / Monday / Vicky Productions
• Julie Constantine / Otro Sueno / U-Bahn
• Chrismour / Liquid Phase / G-Force
• Microman / To Mankind / Ahab
• Look Twice / Mr. Dance & Mr. Groove / MNW Dance
• Solitaria / A Ko Ni Oro / Loop Records
• La Cour Des Miracles / La Pute Et Le Borgne / Why Not Rec.

compilation

• Manuel Perez / The Drum You Got / MNW Dance
• French Milk / Un Jeu D’Enfant / Step 2 House
• Manuel Perez & Dick Track / Sister Reverse / Loop Records
• Spiro Projecto / Bluesless / Hi Fish
• Manuel Perez / Love Forever / Pax-Bluejean
• Science Friction / What it is / Pax-Bluejean
• Spiro Projecto / New Step / Pax-Bluejean
• Mourad Sliti & Manuel Perez / Guidance star / Pax-Bluejean
• Spiro Projecto feat. Derek.Huntsman / Your Love / Pax-Bluejean
• Spiro Projecto feat. Derek.Huntsman / Your Love (Jori Hulkkonen mix) / Turbo
• Spiro Projecto / Bluesless / Hi Fish
• Spiro Projecto feat. Josefina Sanner / Bluesless (Fredrik Stark remix) / Universal
• Alberto Vicente & Manuel Perez / Algunas Notas Caseras / Apricot
• Alberto Vicente & Manuel Perez / Algunas Notas Caseras / EMI
• Spiro Projecto feat. Derek.Huntsman / Your Love / e-Frenchsound
• Cheezwiz / Cheezwiz Theme / Le Bizz Comp
• Spiro Projecto feat. J. Sanner / Bluesless (Fredrik Stark remmx) / e-Frenchsound
• Alberto Vicente & Manuel Perez / Algunas Notas Caseras / Le Bizz Comp
• Spiro Projecto / Pyramide / Marendadisc
• Spiro Projecto feat. D.Huntsman / Your Love (J.H. rmx) / Marendadisc
• Spiro Projecto feat. J. Sanner / Bluesless (F. Stark remix) / Rapsodie
• M.Perez & P. Kobak feat D. Conyer / Nobody (Laid remx) / Marendadisc
• Spiro Projecto feat. Josefina Sanner / Bluesless / Pschent « Hotel Costes 6 »

production

• La Cour Des Miracles / La Pute Et Le Borgne / Why Not Rec.
• Microbonze / La Musica Que Me Gusta / Plumphouse
• Calico / Unfinished Diary / Svek
• Chrismour / Summer Night in Tunisia / G-Force
• Alvina / Call My Name / Pax-Bluejean
• Pawel Kobak / Singing A Song EP / Wrong Steps
• Derek Conyer / Nobody But You / Wrong Steps
• Martinez / Late Night Groove / Deeplay Music
• Håkan Lidbo / From Hackney To Caracas/ Enjoy Rec.
• Håkan Lidbo & Alvina Red / Moon & Stars/ Enjoy Rec.

more info
http://www.myspace.com/djmanuelperez