Clara Da Costa

Around the time the 1990’s seminal Ibiza documentary, A Short Film About Chilling was first being broadcast, a 13 year old Clara da Costa was vowing to herself that one day she too would DJ on the island she’d been visiting since she was 11. Two years later, the girl who was to become what was possibly Ibiza’s most precocious ever DJ talent had run away from home and secured herself a gig in Es Paradis. Miss Bisto, as she was then known, soon earned the respect of Ibiza’s movers and shakers as she was entrusted with the residency (Ibiza´s first female DJ) of the Ibiza superclub. By the age of 17 she was Es Paradis’s Creative Director. This was no token or gimmicky appointment: Clara was the principle catalyst in encouraging promoters like Clockwork Orange and Up Yer Ronson to do nights at Es Paradis. These pioneers were responsible for kicking off the British promoters’ invasion upon which Ibiza clubs now depend - the young Clara’s drive and creativity had far more influence than even she could have imagined at the time. The slight confusion and mild amusement some experienced when they first realised such a young girl held such an influential position soon changed when they met her and witnessed her professionalism. More importantly though, it changed when they heard and saw her behind the decks. In her decade at the club she played with many of the world’s leading DJs, gaining their respect and friendship. This was her springboard to playing all of Ibiza’s clubs and saw her DJing around the world for a number of years. Quite simply, few DJs can boast the Ibiza pedigree of Clara Da Costa... As the new millennium arrived, Clara had her own respected labels, Green Turtle and Dopamine and was producing more and more of her own tracks, which were being championed by the likes of Pete Tong and a host of other DJs, many of whom were grateful for Clara’s help with their own early careers. 2010 saw Clara Da Costa taking up a new residency with the award winning Ibiza Sonica Radio (best international radio station). The Clara Da Costa show (JACKS HOUSE) is aired live every Friday evening with up to 4 million listeners a month, from 19:00-20:00 (Spanish time and an hour earlier 18:00 19:00(UK GMT) on www.ibizasonica.com. Occasionally Clara will invite a special guest DJ/ producer on her show that she is particularly championing. During the summer season look out for show time changes. Over the past 5 years she invited and shared her airtime with the likes of Miguel Campbell (Hot Creations, Outcross Records), Alex Arnout of Dogmatik Records and the legendary Mr.C Superfreq, DJ Sneak and Enzo Siragusa from Fuse. Expect to hear an upfront mix of pure deep house on her prime time popular show, which has brought many deep house lovers together via her social networking sites. 2014 so far has been a fantastic year for Clara with gigs all over the island including dates for Carl Cox at Space and regular residencies at Sands in Playa Den Bossa, Ocean Beach and Es Vive. DJ Sneak has also taken notice and invited Clara to do one of his famous Gangster Casts (I’m A House Gangster) which will be released at the end of August. Production has also come to the forefront as Clara finally built her own studio at home. Her latest release Meraki on Motion Records went to number 18 in the essential house chart on Traxsource and number 49 in the hype chart. Look out for another release coming this September on the Black Rock imprint with a remix from the talented Steve Mac. With so many strings to her bow, where does Clara position herself? “I love all the other stuff but first and foremost I’m simply a good house DJ. I care about people. I want to see them dance and if they’re dancing then so am I. www.ibizasonica.com www.soundcloud.com/claradacosta www.mixcloud.com/tag/clara-da-costa www.facebook.com/groups/jackshouse www.facebook.com/clara.dacosta1 www.twitter.com/claradacosta