Carlos Manaca Artist Bio

First of all its Manaça.

Carlos Manaça is one of the well-known Portuguese Dj’s / Producers. His career started in 1986, in his hometown, Barreiro, near Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. Being one of the Portuguese Dj’s involved in 1989’s Acid House movement, it was when he moved to the North of Portugal that his career took off. As resident Dj of two of the most important clubs in the North of Portugal, ‘Cais 447’ and ‘Rocks Club’ he played with almost all of the International Dj’s.

In 1996 starts to work with the Portuguese Agency X-Club and decides to become a full time freelance Dj, with an experience of 10 years as a resident in several clubs.

As a producer, his work begun in 1994 with the Portuguese live act O.L.N., an Oporto duo. O.L.N.´s first 12” was immediately picked up by Kaos Records in Portugal and then Tribal America. This record and the two following producing O.L.N. gave Carlos a great exposure in the industry. In 1997, decides to create, with Paul Jays, a label called Megnetic Records, which only had one release, and in 1999 both create MAGNA RECORDINGS PORTUGAL, one of the best known and respected Portuguese Dance Labels.

In 2000 releases his first mixed compilation called ‘Pure Elements of House’ (Universal / X-CLub) that rapidly sold more than 10000 copies. A couple of covers for Portuguese magazine Dance Club came just before Carlos’ greatest compilation:5 Years of MAGNA RECORDINGS released on his label Magna Recordings.

In 2001 co-produces Manaça, Chus & Ceballos ‘The Strong Rhythm’, a track released by Stereo Productions and Magna Recordings, which reached sales charts all over the globe and allowed Carlos Manaça to play in countries like Luxemburg, Poland, Croatia, Germany, Mexico, Russia, USA, Bulgaria, Holland, several times in Japan and Spain.

Carlos Manaça has participated several times one of the biggest Portuguese Dance events: ‘OLA LOVE 2 DANCE’, which takes place in the incredible Pavilhao Atlantico located at Lisbon’s riverside having as much as 20000 people attending to the events.

In 2004 Manaça creates, with Paulo Rocha / Paul Jays, a new House Label, MAGNETICA, with a more “housey” orientation, to release the tracks that don’t fit in the Magna Recordings’ musical style.

Carlos Manaça has several studio collaborations scheduled for 2008 with worldwide Producers and DJs, after the success of his remix of Victor Calderone ‘Give It Up’, out on Magna Recordings. Two of his scheduled collaborations were released at the end of 2007: one with D-Formation and another with Mastiksoul.

With a DJ career with more than 20 years, Carlos Manaça is one of the main Portuguese DJ’s and one of the Producers responsible for the so-called ‘Portuguese Sound’…
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