UNION THREE x Moog: Joanna Dark + Spartaque + Ramiro Lopez + Oscar Escapa

Joanna Dark

Joanna Molina, better known as Joana Dark, is an artist and DJ based in Barcelona. A professional choreographer and dancer for over 20 years, she has been involved in music at a professional level since a young age. Her versatility as a DJ allows her to navigate with ease through various subgenres of techno such as peak time techno, old school techno, or melodic techno, among others. Among her most notable works is her performance at Space Ibiza in 2011, where she created the entire setup for her show “Burlesque”. Named “Revelation Artist” in 2020, her live streams and podcasts have garnered thousands of views and listens, a fact not overlooked by promoters and clubs in Catalonia. This has allowed her to conquer the underground scene of Barcelona in recent years, becoming one of the regular DJs at clubs such as Moog, Club 5, No Name No Addre, Entropía, Fresh, Secret, Melodic Party, M7Club, and Fiestas Tech Ben. It’s worth noting that she has also played alongside renowned Spanish DJs such as Oscar Escapa or Lander B and has collaborated with various radio stations, both nationally and internationally, even hosting her own techno program “Dark Drawer” on In 2theroom radio. Currently, you can catch her performances on weekends at the top techno events in cities like Barcelona, Madrid, or Bilbao.

Spartaque

The world of dance music is an impetuously-changing landscape, complemented by new names, faces, styles, and trends. Spartaque has been a distinguished presence on the circuit for well over a decade now, winning the respect and admiration of thousands of clubbers from every corner of the globe. Hailing from Ukraine, the tenacious DJ, producer, and industry figure is wholly dedicated to his craft, championing a driving strain of underground music that evolves with the times. In 2005, aged just 19, the world of dance music began to open up for Vitalii when he was contacted by Virus Music to release his first official production with them. It was just two short years later when the unknown Spartaque first gained access to the big stage, delivering an emphatic debut performance at Ukraine’s first major festival, Global Gathering, and subsequently securing his residency at the event. Following this, his career steamrolled into quick maturity, with appearances at Love Parade, Kazantip, and Mayday, among many other iconic events on both sides of the Atlantic. Now, Spartaque has made the move to Barcelona, Spain, where he resides full-time and works daily. In addition to a busy release and touring schedule, the accomplished talent founded IAMT Music Group and curates a playlist: Best Techno 24/7.

Ramiro Lopez

So many things have happened since Ramiro López took his first steps in music… His musical creativity and innovation have always been latent throughout his life. He has progressed at a steady pace with great success releasing music on highly relevant imprints such as Drumcode, Filth on Acid or Terminal M and became –head honcho of the labels Odd Recordings and recently Union Three, alongside Spartaque. Ramiro is now in a bouncy mood. Playful and creative as never ever before. And of course, working day by day to improve those feelings. His wholehearted dedication at work is obtaining great results releasing on: Drumcode (with two solo EPs and some singles), INTEC (“This & That” it was included within Carl Cox’s “New Year Weapons” published by Mixmag), Octopus Recordings, Suara, Bedrock (Nicole Moudaber remixed his banger “That’s Not Happening”), Noir, Bandidos by Rafa Barrios or Tronic among many others … on 2021, and taking advantage of the pandemic break, he released his debut album entitled “Al retortero” . 15 original tracks where he managed to express his artistic curiosity in the most original way and garnering an impressive support by a large part of the electronic scene worldwide.

Oscar Escapa

In 2012, Óscar began to train as a producer and mostly self-taught. During this time and through work, dedication, humility and an enormous passion for what he does, Óscar has managed to reach the vast majority of the most important labels in the Techno scene, such as: Drumcode ltd, Terminal M, Kraftek, Planet Rhythm, Jam, Legend, Odd Recordings, Codex Recordings, Analytic Trail, Set About, Transmit Recordings, Pornographic Recordings,Reload Black Label. He has achieved 2 TOP 1 and several TOP 10 and TOP 100 hits on Beatport. Many Top artists such as Carl Cox, Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Richie Hawtin, Joseph Capriati, Pan-Pot, Joris Voorn,Gregor Tresher, Mistress Barbara, Pleasurekraft, Umek, Marco Faraone,Cristian Varela, Dave Clarke, Sam Paganini, Spartaque, Fernanda Martins, have played and supported his music in their live sets, festivals like Tomorrowland, Ultra Music Miami,Creamfields, Timewarp, Kappa Futur Festival ….. Oscar has been remixed by well known artists like Tiger Stripes, Matt Sassari, Alberto Ruiz, Andres Campo, Dani Sbert, M. Fukuda and Gaston Zani to name a few. Their latest ep in collaboration Tiger Stripes is still on the beatport tops currently On the DJ side Oscar has performed at very important European events like Terror Sound – Florida 135, Stick Recordings Showcase – Off Sonar Barcelona, Addeepted Showcase – ADE Amsterdam, Kafka Club Lisbon, We Play Event Hall Sofia, and his Mazzinga Records Showcases in Barcelona (Spain) and Cologne (Germany) sharing DJ booth with Dave Clarke, Surgeon, Deivid Meiser, Rebekah, Pig and Dan,Marika Rossa, Raul Mezcolanza, Alberto Ruiz, Andres Campo, Oscar Aguilera, DaniSbert, David Temessi, and many more. Their latest ep in collaboration Tiger Stripes is still on the beatport tops currently Some of the support he has received can be found at this Youtube link… And their songs have been remixed by producers of the stature of: Tiger Stripe