Joyce Mercedes

Joyce Mercedes, (globally known as female DJ) passed her Athenaeum-diploma and began a study Economics in Amsterdam. Next to her study in the 90's she started working as a dancer for leading organizations like Pantera and X-tension. Joyce performed in a sparkling dance show in the most famous clubs in the world. Her passion for music lies as well in her dancing as in her singing. In 1997-1999 Joyce Mercedes was part of "Centerfold", a singing group. In 1998 they performed in a sold out Amsterdam Arena during the pause of the classic football game Ajax-PSV. "Centerfold" also added lustre to the 15th year anniversary of Playboy. Joyce Mercedes also works regularly as a model, featuring in campaigns for Heineken, Campari, Gap-Star, Playboy, MAXIM and FHM magazines and has done various videoclips, commercials and guest rols in movie’s

In 1999 Joyce Mercedes started DJ’ing. Acuminating in the residency DJ spot at the well known Amsterdam “Supperclub" and the 2 year "Space World Tour" to crown it all off. At this moment Joyce Mercedes has performed in more than 48 countries in almost every famous foreign club in Europe, North America, South-America as well as in the Far East. Shared stages with names such as John Digweed, Sasha, Paul van Dyk, and Derrick May. Her sound is best described as techno/tech house containing elements of minimal, electro, funk, soul, Progressive all with an uplifting deep powerful drive.
 

She Received her Audio Engineering degree in 2004 at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in Amsterdam, and studied further on the more specialized course in Electronic Music Production. She has now started with producing her own music. End 2007 she launched her own label QOC and released varies underground dance music on it. She released two DJ mix compilations ‘Best female dj’s of the world” (Clubstar 2007) and her latest called Pure (QOC 2009). She is working with  Axxell Brodie on her vocal album . Next to this she is busy with her dancealbums which consist of varies coworks with other big international DJ/Producers. Harry Lemon, Jerome isma-ae, Ahment Sendil just to name a few.

Axxell Brodie aka Gerry Owens, known for his work with U2 / sinead o’conner / david Bowie / nine inch Nails Produced the first single named ‘ Give it up’ and will be released as the debut single september 2011.  The videoclip of ‘Give it up” has been shot with co star dutch actor Tygo Gernandt. Remixes are made by Christian Cambas , Mike Morales and Michiel van Bokhorst.

Some clubs names out of many more:                                                                                         Netherlands- Dance valley / Greece – zakynthos – Barrage / Portugal – porto – hitclub / Netherlands – supper club / Neterlands – panama / Spain -Barcelona – catwalk / Swiss -Laussane – D club / Taipei – Ministry of sound / Djakarta – Vertigo / Djakarta – stadium / Maroc -Skhirat – Platinum / Netherlands – impulz outdoor / Tunesia – calyso / Greece -Crete – galea / Zurich – aqua / Libanon – Eddy sands / Paris – mix / red light / Queen / Croatia - Zagreb – Best / Hong kong – volar / Chile – Santiago – ministry of sound / Columbia – bogota – cinema / China – shanghai – M2 / Peru – lima – home / Bali – double 6 / China – shanghai – 100 years anniversary mont blanc / Bodrum – bianca’s beach club / Belgium, la rocca / San paolo, club anzu / Germany Dresden – pacha / Johannesburg – club sutra / Egypt – Heineken festival / Kuala lumpur – Hilton – zeta bar / Egypt – Sjarm – pacha / Czech republic – Pardubice event / Warsaw – underground / Istanbul – black / Bamboo – Romania – Bucharest / Luxembourg – VIP room / Macedonia – colluseum / Israel – ultra sound / Croatia – Aurora / Portugal – Forte / Mandeira island –Calheta beach party / Netherlands –MECC / Ukraine – club opera / Ukraine – forsage / Swiss – vanilla club / Italy -  the paillotes / Tunesia – Theatre de carthage / Bulgaria – Cielo / Chile – teatro caupolican / Marrakesh – theatro / Marrakesh – nikki beach / India – pune – festival / Columbia – paradise & carnaval / Columbia – festival cathagena / Slovenia – escape / Slovenia – vertigo / dubai – space world tour / Torino – disco la Gare /  Quito – Eguador – vulkano / Abu Dhabi – The LAB / Ankara – club gate 66 / hong kong – chivas event /Jordan – Club Nai / Cyprus – club versus / swiss – Geneva – bypass / India – soul club

Discography:
Golden Glow-Joyce Mercedes
Kemikal love -Splashfunk & Joyce Mercedes
Kemikal love -Splashfunk & Joyce Mercedes (Joyce mercedes deep dub)
Clothes off – Joyce Mercedes & Ismael Rivas 
Give it up – Joyce Mercedes

DJ MIx Compilation:
Best female DJ’s of the world – clubstar (2007)
PURE – QOC-recordings (2009)

Some recent magazines:
FHM Denmark  / FHM Netherlands (2x) / FHM maleysia / FHM Norway  /  Panorama  (2x) / Maxim Belgium  / Nl 20  / Revu / Veronica gids / Fhm lituania  / Maxim NL  / Maxim germany  / FHM spain (2x) / FHM Turkey  /  FHM hungary  / FHM Slovenia (2x) / FHM Romania  / Sain Australia  / MAN MAGAZINE cyprus /  Going out – france (2x) / Playboy Netherlands / Telegraaf NL /  Cover What’s on UAE / Cataloque absolute Danny /  Nieuwe Revu / CD covers  / Heineken abri  / Aktueel NL / Penthouse NL / Freeze cover  Greece/ Whats on Cover UAE / FHM  Thailand /  FHM india / FHM Latvia / FHM singapore/ De Tijd Netherlands