Pete Tha Zouk & Wehbba @ Umf Radio #025 (21.09.2012)

Something about Pete Tha Zouk: 2010 starts with a blast, Pete Tha Zouk is editing his new single “I am Back Again”, along with Abigail Bailey (singer of several world hits) and Mastercris, released into the world market this February. The video clip for this single was filmed on the wonderful island of Florianopolis, by the prestigious Portuguese movie director Leonel Vieira.

Also in 2010, Pete won the Radio Nova Era “Best Portuguese DJ” Award. Radio Nova Era is one of the top Portuguese radios in what comes to Dance Music, and its Awards are attributed by direct vote from their audience.

In 2008 he was responsible for the mixing of the Gold winning “Sasha Summer Sessions” compilation and Pete conquered, the Noite.pt Award for “Best National DJ”.

Pete Tha Zouk has been the most wanted DJ for the last three, four years in Portugal, reason why he has created a widely spread legion of fans around him, turning his performances into true shows of music, joy and passion.

His international career has taken a progressive path and has already taken him to several countries in Europe, Asia, North America and Brasil, country where Pete returns to every two months with a populated and overall fun tour.

As a producer, Pete has edited several original tracks and remixes for Stereo, Low Pressings, Magna, Anodyne, among others. He’s usually present at Miami’s WMC.

In 2005 e 2006 he was awarded by Portugal Night’s Magazine with the Best National DJ.

Owner of the most promising carer of the Portuguese Djing scene, Pete Tha Zouk was the winner of 2002 Danceclub Awards, in which he was considered Breakthrough DJ of the year. Two years later, during 2004, he was awarded again: double this time! Home he took the Best Producer and Hit Single of the Year awards, thanks to his “Solid Texture” partnership with DJ Vibe.

By the way, do you know the meaning of Zouk?
“Fusion of Latin-American and African music rhythms, using electronic instruments with a hi-tech production”.

Something about Wehbba: Wehbba has been an active producer for the past 8 years, and has developed a very distinct style, marked by stellar production skills. His achievements as a producer can be measured by the number of respected artists who he's worked over the years, either remixers, remixees or collaborators. Although notably and actively working with swedish legend Christian Smith, the list can be extended to the likes of Laurent Garnier, Robert

Babicz, Bushwacka!, X-Press 2, Carlo Lio, Chris Lake, Samuel L Session, Funk D'Void, Sharam Jey, Valentino Kanzyani, Stephan Bodzin, 2000 And One, Oliver Klein, Kolombo, Mihalis Safras, Joseph Capriati, Coyu, Julian Sanza, to name only a few. His productions have been featured on labels like Tronic, Bedrock, Toolroom, Soma, 100% Pure, Audiomatique, Skint, Trapez, Material, Missile, Suara and many others.

'Full Circle', Wehbba's first album, released by Tronic Music in 2010, was the landmark which set Wehbba's career off to a whole new level, reaching outstanding media success as well as sales and DJ support. Over the following years, heʼs been granted numerous spots at charts of portals like Beatport or Resident Advisor, the latter featuring Wehbba as the 52º most charted artist in 2011.

Besides having played most legendary clubs and festivals in his homeland, such as D-Edge, Pacha, Vibe, Anzu, Deputamadre, Lov.e, Manga Rosa, Skol Beats, Chemical Festival, XXXPerience, Rio Music Conference, and plenty of others, Wehbba has been a regular in some of the hottest clubs and parties around the globe, like Ministry Of Sound/UK, Creamfields/CZ, Vision/JP, Rex/FR, Fabrik/ES, Florida135/ES, Klubbers Day/ES, Techno

Parade/FR, Cat & Dog/IL, Club4/ES, Camera Club/AT, Sonar/ES, Crobar/AR, and hundreds more