Francisco Allendes & Joachim

After 8 years of studying violin and performing with chamber orchestras and folkloric bands, Francisco discovered the progressive rock and the sound of the synthesizers at the age of 17. That was his first contact with electronic instruments, which encouraged him to start researching for new sounds and discover electronic music.

On 2001, at the age of 20, Francisco starts mixing records on little parties in Santiago and in a short time, helped in a way by the boom of electronic music in Chile, he became part of the professional circle of Chilean djs. On 2003, he releases his first album, Vacas Locas, an independent CD with 9 tracks that was very well received and triggered the prize of BEST NATIONAL ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN given by Ballantines Pulse on March 2004. 3 months after Vacas Locas, Francisco releases Cyberpunk EP an independent 12" with 4 new tracks, that made him start touring different cities of Chile showing his work. In April 2005, Francisco won for second time the prize BEST NATIONAL ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN given by Ballantines Pulse, and in May he released his third work Edicion Limitada de bajo Presupuesto touring different cities of Chile.

The second half of 2005 Francisco decided to go out of his country and settled down in Zaragoza, Spain, working with the spanish Dj and producer Iñigo Oruezabal. Together, as MONOMACHINE and GARLIC, they released several records during 2006. Francisco is today recognized like one of the best djs and producers of techno of a new era of chilean artists. He has shared stage with artists like Alejandro Vivanco, Miguel Tutera, Marcelo Rosselot, Savas Pascalidis, Luciano, The Penelopes, Marc Ayats, Angel Molina, Iñigo Oruezabal, Alexi Delano, Bando, Miss Dinky and played in big gigs like Techfest, Open Rave, Southfest, Creamfields, Love Parade .

Back in Chile, starting 2007, Francisco associated with his long time friend marcelo Rosselot and started the first Vinyl and Digital Record Label based in Chile, Andes Music.

Joachim:

Joachim was born in Belgium in 1977 but moved to the Netherlands and got established in Rotterdam. Being a young punk listening to Pink Floyd, New order and Depeche Mode. He started to get involved in electronic music in 1991 after listening to different styles of eighties, electro, hip hop and Detroit techno.

Joachim started mixing the decks frequent in 1995. And slowly took his place within the Dutch dance scene although he was always staying true to his own belief. In 1999 Joachim founded Sound Architecture, A concept founded out of love and devotion for electronic dance music. Throughout the years Sound Architecture has become a solid and essential fundament for the Dutch dance scene.

Promoting events such as the highly rated clubnight ON @ Off Corso, Subtronics, The night of Motorcity Detroit, Music People, Shapes of Sound and the minimal Less=More.

Also Sound Architecture has had the honour to receive almost every international acclaimed deejay and producer from Derrick May to Luciano, Jeff Mills to Dave Clarke or LTJ Bukem and Sven Vath once they played Sound Architecture they always like to come back for more..

At the beginning of 2004 he proudly presented the first release of his label Sound Architecture Records with Artist Joris Voorn taking the globe by storm with future releases and Remixes of Alexander kowalski, Duplex, Dark Science, Deetron and Shawn Rudiman to name a few, also a new label will be launched soon called Music People with forthcoming producers such as Biological and Quinn.

True the years Joachim has had the honour to play at events and clubs such as Nighttown, Mazzo, Off Corso, Café D'anvers, Club sublime (AUS), Stubnitz, Paard, Club Silly's, FFWD, Decadance, Mono, Awakenings, Dance Valley, MAW, Las palmas, Now-Wow, Sweetwaters Festival, Gravity Electronic Festival, Detroit Movement Festival, Isle of MTV and countries such as Poland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, "Sidney"Australia, "Auckland"New Zealand, London and Detroit.

Joachim Plays a mixture of minimal, electro, Tech house and uplifting groovy yet experimental techno with Detroit influences. This year his main focus is on his sound again as he enjoys playing and the interaction with the audience is what he likes most and people can hear that. Blending records to different levels and always experimenting with the crowd. Expect a set from the heart of a motivated electronic music freak and Sound Architecture, Poema and Less=More resident.