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Joyce
Mercedes
Joyce Mercedes is an international DJ of great
stature and talent. She reached number 109 in 2006 in the DJMAG Top 100.
She has traveled all around the globe and has displayed her immense
passion for music in the largest and most popular clubs in the world.
During the last years, Joyce Mercedes performed in more than 47
different countries. This demonstrates both her international
popularity, and her skill with adapting her live performance skills to a
very diverse crowd. This exceptional talent explains why Joyce Mercedes
is rated as one of the best female female progressive house dj's.
She is well known throughout the underground music scene and has
"progressive house" in the most pure form, in her blood. Joyce enjoys
stimulating other people's senses like a hypnotist who knows how to stun
the dance floor. Her choice of records on any given night shows her nose
for quality and her exceptional mix-technique is based on a combination
of inborn talent and perseverance. The words funky, techy, full-of-soul,
tribal, trancy and psychedelic can all be found in her musical
vocabulary. People are waiting for a glimpse of her beauty and for the
first beat which makes their hearts rock.
She has shared stages with names such as Sasha, Anthony Pappa,
James Holden, Paul van Dyk, Chris Fortier and
Derrick May. 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 begun to produce her own music.
Joyce is now launching her own label (September 2007), QOC-Recordings,
to release her debut EP, 'Golden Stars', and will be introducing
other new and promising artists through the label in due course. The
Golden Stars EP is a powerful progressive statement, full of uplifting
energy & joyous melodies, and awash with both tribal & trance
influences. Joyce Mercedes is also currently working as a vocalist on
many different productions. Working with producers like Behind Blue
Eyes & Flowjob, Sonic Cube and Ralph Novel as
for others. Now (end okt) Joyce will release her first double DJ mix
compilation in cooperation with Clubstar a German label. One CD
will be more vocally than the other, but both will bring you in a big
partymood..
Joyce Mercedes passed her Athenaeum-diploma and started a study
Economics. Next to her study in the 90's she started working as a dancer
for leading organizations like Pantera and X-tension. This
was followed by the "Strycker & Holmes World Tour" in which Joyce
performed a sparkling dance show in some of the most famous clubs in the
world. Her passion for music lies in her dancing as well 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.
In 1999 Joyce Mercedes decided to buy some turntables and try to master
the art of mixing. Her first performance before an audience took place
in sunny Miami at a private party. Quickly the bookings started to roll
in, 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 almost every famous foreign club
in Europe, North America, South-America as well as in the Far East.
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