Paco Osuna
Name: Francisco Osuna
Country: Barcelona, Spain
Music Genres: Tech house, Techno,
Website: http://www.pacoosuna.com/
Artist Ranking 2024
- Gem2i 33
Description
Paco Osuna was born in Barcelona. His passion for music started out when he was very young, at the tender age of 14 he was part of a regular crowd at Studio 54,where the most charismatic dj, Raul Orellana, was spinning Acid House, marking Paco in the way of understanding djing. In 94 Paco moved to Valencia where he had his first contact with the decks as on hobby. In 95 Paco made his first dj set as a professional at the ACTV club, where he gained a year residency.
In 2006 he launched Mindshake, conceived as a platform for the creation and distribution of electronic music. Artists like Alexi Delano, Ambivalent, Barem, Carlo Lio, Fer BR and Paul Ritch have all worked with Mindshake and in recent years the label has become one of the most important techno imprints in the United States. Also in 2006, Paco founded Club4 in Barcelona. A venue with a fresh concept, Club4 has established itself as the overwhelming choice for its variety and accessibility in electronic music offerings. Artists such as Adam Beyer, Carl Cox, Christian Smith, Dubfire, Josh Wink, Loco Dice, Marco Carola, Matthew Dear, Richie Hawtin o Seth Troxler have all been part of the club’s line-up.
He has also been recognised with several of the most important awards in Spain: Best Artist and Best Techno DJ (Vicious Awards, 2011, 2012 and 2013); Best Producer and Best Remix: Plastikman-Ethnics (DJ Mag 2011). In 2014, he has been nominated for DJ Awards’ Best Techno artist.