Rave

MC / DJ / Producer. Born in Barcelona (Spain) on the 7th of July, 1982, David discovered DANCE and HARDCORE music at the age of 12 through a school friend who turned him on to the popular album THUNDERDOME (ID&T)... After a period of collecting CDs, cassettes and borrowing Hardcore sets from various DJ's, he decided that it was about time that he bought his own vinyl records and started to mix them... He was 16 years old when he realised he was a Gabber and when he first was allowed to touch his neighbour's turntable at his home (who started to get a bit disturbed when he spent hour upon hour, mixing there every day )..

At 17 he participated in his first amateur DJ competition at the disco, Casino, near his hometown. In spite of being extremely nervous, he came third. That same year (1999), David managed to get some sets in various night clubs such as R que R, C.B.C, etc. During this time, he became acquainted with another DJ, who suggested that he register for another DJ competition at the disco, Chic Molins (Molins de Rei / Barcelona). This time David didn't classify to the finals because he played Hardcore!!!.. A year later (2000) he entered the acclaimed DJ academy of the famous spanish records shop Plastic! in order to learn more about the DJ business: technique, etc...After a couple of years, David could be used in several areas of the radio programme Decibelia Flaix (FLAIX FM): impersonating voices of famous people, presenting the latest news regarding Hardcore vinyls and discussing the producers of this genre of music... David's DJ career had started to take off.... He was also invited to mix and MC in many prestigious discos...

In particular, David was a DJ (DJ Dave) MC (MC Rave). He has worked for radio stations such as Calafell Radio and Radio Cornellà(Barcelona) and for the spanish Dance magazine, DJ One, on the hardcore charts. He has also hosted various boxing, full-contact boxing and kick-boxing competitions / been the speaker/MC!!!.. Moreover, he has worked as an MC with both national and international producers and participated in various Hip Hop, Rock, Hardcore, Jumpstyle and Hard Dance recordings. He has also played a part in commercial adverts for many radio stations throughout Spain... David was baptized MC Rave by DJ Rob (Rotterdam/NL) at the well-known disco Colossos (Lloret de Mar)...

In 2006 David completed an electronic music course at the Microfusa Sound School (Barcelona).

Dave's performances as DJ and MC are based on various styles of Hard Dance Music...
At this time MC Rave collaborates with Gabberland organisation, presenting The Gabberland Show. A live streaming podcast from Barcelona (Spain) based on the Gabber culture and its genres