Der Mystik (Global)
Der Mystik Bio:
Der Mystik (aka Paulo Der Munoz) was born the March 2nd of 1978 in Pereira city , the capital of Risaralda state, in Colombia.
At his early age, he started practicing music with a keyboard and took piano & flute classes when he was in High School but he never completed the program. Then after high school he started working as a mobile Dj, playing at parties and small events at local nightclubs, but due to personal problems, he was forced to stop those activities and his dreams of becoming a Dj and producer seemed to be shattered then.
A couple of years later, he moved to New York (USA), and there he found out about a music game called "MTV Music Generator 2" for the Playstation 2, which he bought with the very first check of his regular job and started making sounds with it.
"It is not a professional program, you can't make serious dance music with it, but it taught me the basics of music production, it helped me to understand the use of reverb and delay, how to arrange a track, and developed my ear to make beautiful melodies without using a keyboard", said Der Mystik.
In 2004, he moves to California , and is there where he creates his first solid musical attempt, "Garden of Whispers" in using FL Studio , which was supported by Suzy Solar in her etn.fm show "Solar Sessions", as she also listed it in the 7th place in her monthly chart.
In the beginning of the third quarter of 2005, Paulo Der Munoz wins the UKTA 2005 Anthem Competition with his track "Eye of the Vortex" and starts playing regularly his show "Der Sezzionz" at Internet Stations.
From this point, Der Mystik's music has been heard through several record labels such as Neuroscience Recordings , Moonrising Records , Istmo Music/Dub Tech Recordings, Atmosphoria Records, RealMusic Recordings and Redux Recordings, as well as CD copilations like "Transmasters" and "Sin Fronteras".
Der Mystik's near/far future goals include the start of Real Legacy Records, a record label co-owned with his brother (Reliic), become an established name in the music industry, and finish his high education degrees.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Discography
Der Mystik & Alex Reliic - Paradise Beyond the Mirror (Real Legacy Records) [Out January 17th of 2008]
Der Mystik - Technological Sky (Neuroscience Recordings) [Also featured in the trancemasters compilation]
Heatbeat vs Der Mystik - The Last Reminder (Real Music Recordings)
Der Mystik - Jewel Eyes (Neuroscience Recordings)
Der Mystik & Mark Ottiz pres El Cartel - Pereira (Moonrising Records) [Out January 14th of 2008]
Der Mystik - Ancient Solitude (Nuroscience Recordings)
Der Mystik - Tangles of Aspens (Redux Recordings) [Not Released yet]
Der Mystik - Shuffling Cobbles (Redux Recordings) [Not Released yet]
Der Mystik - Colombia (Real Legacy Records [Not Released Yet]
Der Mystik - Rockin' Your World (Real Legacy Records) [Not Released Yet]
Der Mystik - America (Real Legacy Records) [Not Released Yet]
Der Mystik - Garden of Whispers (Real Legacy Records) [Not Released Yet]
Remixes
A-Resistance - Problem City (Moonrising Records)
John Huijbers - Bittersweet (Moonrising Records) [Not released yet]
Philophobia - Forever Calling (Redux Recordings) [Not Released Yet]
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I do not play live, but I do play at internet shows. Currently at www.partyradiousa.net , www.deviantaudio.com and danceradio.gr, and loving it.
Your musical influences
Nirvana, Metallica, Robert Miles, Enigma, Ace Da Brain , Airbase and Ralph Fridge.
What equipment do you use?
Computers, Monitors, MIDI Controller, FL Studio sequencer, Wavelab 5.0 Editor, VST Instruments and Plug ins.
Anything else?
You can also find me at:
http://www.myspace.com/paulodermunoz
