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José María Castells

ES
Producer of Dance
A.k.a. José María Castells Lloberas Castells Project Future Machine Michael Thompson (7)

Spanish DJ/producer from Barcelona. He began to work in the record world in the Spanish company Max Music in 1986, recording with said company a total of 65 disks of mixtures (Megamixes). Also it recorded different albums of artists as the author and producing and great quantity of twelve-inch records and remixes of artists of first row. In parallel was also recording with the companies Max Music U.S.A. (11 disks), Max Music Germany (2 disks), Max Music Brazil (2 disks), Max Music Mexico (7 disks), Max Music & Sony Music Venezuela (3 disks), ZYX Records Germany (1 disk), Code Records Spain (9 disks), Danger Music Spain (4 disks) and Music Net Spain (4 disks). In summer of 1997 he abandoned Max Music to found with different associates a new Spanish record company called Vale Music, recording with said company a total of 48 disks of mixtures and compilations, and different albums of artists as the author and producing and a large quantity of twelve-inch records and remixes of artists, and collaborating in different musical projects based on television, as for example Cronicas Marcianas Mix, Gran Hermano, and especially Operacion Triunfo, Collaborating in the musícal selection of the program and in the recording and the development of the careers of Spanish artists as David Bisbal, David Bustamante, etc.. In parallel recorded numerous projects with the companies Vale Music & Fonovisa Mexico (6 disks), Vale Music Mexico(4 disks), Sony Music Latin U.S.A. (2 disks), Vidisco Portugal (1 disk), Ovacao Portugal (7 disks), Open Records Spain (1 disk), and the prestigious club of dj's Music Factory, with a megamix exclusive for their disk number 100. In summer of 2002, goes to Brazil to direct the company Vale Music & BMG Music Brazil and the television program FAMA (Operacion Triunfo) in Rede Globo TV. In 2003, abandons Vale Music, to found and to direct the new Spanish company Filmax Music, recording 7 disks compilations and numerous albums of artists, Beginning also a new project of productions dance called Castells project. In summer of 2004, leaves Spain to be directed to Brazil, where at present this carrying out numerous musical projects with Sony BMG Music and television with Rede Globo TV. To principles of 2008, the sales reckoned of their disks elevate to but of 32.5 million disks, being number 1 with different disks in countries as Spain, Germany, Portugal, Mexico, Brazil and U.S.A.

Genres

• Dance
• Electronic
• Hip-Hop/Rap

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