Chapter 5: The beginning from Dany BPM

The course of 8Gbs had come to an end. And with this I began to feel the first responsibilities from getting older. I had to choose whether I wanted to continue studying, working, or a new course for my life

At that moment I wanted to study Image and Sound, as it was most related to what I was passionate about, but there were no vacancies free to enter. My parents decided to move and live in another town, St. Feliu de Llobregat. There were a big part from my father's family .

For me that was a big problem, since I had to quit my life-long friends, at a key moment in my youth. I was at that time that you start to go out with your friends, etc. I felt enormously alone in that village, away from my friends, without knowing anyone.

My father did not like my often visits to my ancient village "Sant Boi". So some days in hiding from my father, I was going to Sant Boi to see my friends. Sometimes they came to visit me with their bikes and we went every Thursday to the cinema.

In many of my getaways I did some meetups in DJ's houses that I had known. We spent hours playing, we looked at the disks that we had, we exchanged disks forever or for a season.

I was not comfortable with my name. I had recorded a couple of tapes (which I still have) and I just didn't liked my name of Dany Destroy. It was then when in one of my visits to the home from my friend Felipe it will start something new. Felipe is my friend from childhood. Our friendship came by one from his brothers, José Luis. He was a friend of my brother Jero for many years, and he was the person who taught me to start playing.

At Felipe and Joseph's house there was a small study mounted on their room with a few dishes, a keyboard, and a computer where he produced their first tracks. Suddenly I saw on his table a small book of an electronic music festival which was celebrating at their first edition in Barcelona. The well-known festival known today as "Sonar"

The small booklet was a present that you get at the entrance from this festival, and was called: Dictionary of electronic music. on there were described all the technical words used in the dance music. For me it was like a treasure found, because contained much information from which I wasn't aware at that time. Words that were very difficult to know If no one has explained it to you

I had read with great attention until the last page, and when I finish reading it, just a word resounded on my mind ... it was ... B. P. M. (Beats Per Minute)

Number of beats that has a song per minute, indicates the speed at which you goes a song. Against most bpm's hague, faster anger.

Very thoughtful I said to myself: "Dany BPM! YESSSS! I love it! This is my real name!!" Once again I wanted to share with everyone! Not only I went to ask my friends what it seemed to them this name, if not I started to tape recording as a madman, and drawing my name in all places.

Bit by bit The new news about Dany in Sant Boi were taking greater relevance and be heard and that meant that each time I had more tapes to record; increasingly people requesting me for tapes to carry them in their walkman, cars, etc. .. My popularity was increasing, as well as the amount of tapes that could be heard by the people. Even put them at fairs, amusement arcades, etc

Since I had nothing to do in Sant Feliu de Llobregat I devoted myself to record the tapes that people were requesting .The only thing that made me happy at that time. I don't want to forget to mention the only friend that i did in that people, Kike.

In that moment he became into my biggest confidant, I shared with him the hours that I was not before the plates. And I remember that more than once he defended me of some fight. Because he knew the whole people from St.Feliu, and he was quite big (to his side I seemed their key ring LOL)

Also with him, we flocked to a light-disco called MOES. Every Saturday and Sunday afternoons. (Disco from which on next chapters I will tell you nice experiences, and which became my first residence.) I spent the summer without a final decision about something clear to do with my life. For this reason I opted to study an electronics professional formation.

It was not at all clear, but I had to do something with my life. At the institute I did not want to mingling with the other students. In that institute nobody knew that I was a Dj, but little by little I got to know other guys that were interested in that world, and I shared my views.

Once, one from my teachers ordered me to the equipment room looking  for some rubbers, pencils and paper print. And there I found a gold mine! Packages that containing ten tapes! I thought to myself: "Wooowww! With the money that I spend in tapes!!" and my head had a brilliant idea… "Why not to take some boxes, and then sell the tapes? In this way I can buy more vynils."

I started to inform all people that  requested me for tapes with my session, that I was going to start to sell them 500 pesetas each unit. All the people complained this, because they had been accustomed to get it for free, but I told them:

If you want I can record on it a personal dedication with my micro and with these 500 pesetas, I will be able to buy new vynils and to have a better music for my sessions. It seems that those words came out good effect, and it was so as I started to do my first business. I was also aware that I began to raise jealousy among the rest of DJs that were beginning. Which they saw my tapes on Sant Boi's streets, and in addition were paid! Without no doubt it was the beginning for …. Dany BPM