For the British magician, see David Penn (magician)

David Penn (magician)

David Penn is a leading professional corporate English magician from Northampton. He has been seen in the UK on four major TV series including The Sorcerer's Apprentice on BBC1, The Sorcerer's Apprentice Extra on BBC2, Freaky on Channel 4 and Astounding Celebrities on ITV1 .He is perhaps best...

José David Peñín Montilla, better known under the anglicized form David Penn, is a house music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 from Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. He was born in Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

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Career

Penn started producing house and techno tracks under a variety of pseudonyms beginning in 1992. In 1993 he signed with the Arcade Music Group and founded the sublabel

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 Zen Records. He also created the U.P.N. Team production squad, with Juan Carlos Molina and Enrique Pascual Mejia (Enrique P.). Penn broke into the mainstream in 1995 with the release "The Nighttrain", under the alias Kadoc, where he first worked with DJ Chus

DJ Chus

DJ Chus is an electronic music producer, remixer and DJ. He works mainly on house music tracks.-Career:Chus began DJing at the age of 16...

, who co-produced the track with the U.P.N. Team.

In 1998 he ended his previous associations with Molina and Enrique P. and started working more closely with Toni Bass and DJ Chus. He signed with Milk & Sugar

Milk & Sugar

Milk & Sugar are German housemusic producers and record label owners Mike Milk and Steven Sugar...

 Recordings and Stereo Productions and in 2003 restarted Zen Records under the name Urbana Recordings. Penn also had tracks released by Defected Records

Defected Records

- History :Established in 1999 by former AM:PM and Cooltempo A&R man Simon Dunmore, Defected's first release was Soulsearcher's "I Can't Get Enough" which reached No.5 in the UK singles chart. This early success was followed up with Roger Sanchez's "Another Chance", which hit No.1 in the UK singles...

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As a remix

Remix

A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

er, he has worked for Junior Jack

Junior Jack

Junior Jack is an Italian-Belgian house music producer and DJ.-Biography:...

, Michael Gray

Michael Gray (DJ)

Michael Gray is a British DJ and house music producer. He is also half of the dance music production/remixing duo Full Intention.-Career:Gray began his career as a British house DJ in the 1990s, and became in demand as a remixer, often with Jon Pearn under the name Full Intention, providing house...

, Shapeshifters

Shapeshifters (band)

The Shapeshifters are Simon Marlin and Max Reich, a house music production duo based in London, England. They have a recording contract with Defected Records, and were previously signed to Positiva...

, DJ Cam

DJ Cam

DJ Cam is a French DJ. His tunes are almost entirely a hybrid of both hip-hop and jazz music, and is presented in an abstract manner. His first LP was Underground Vibes in 1994, and was revolutionary for its time, featuring familiar jazz samples and many vibe samples and heavy hip-hop influences...

, Milk & Sugar, Chic

Chic (band)

Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"...

 and Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters are an American band "spawned by the scuzzy, gay nightlife scene of New York" who took their name from a sexual position between two women also known as tribadism...

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Singles

David Penn

• 2001 "Every Night & Every Day"
• 2003 "Scream 4 Love" (with Sheylah Cuffy)
• 2004 "Stuck In The Middle" (with Alexander East)
• 2004 "Solea", as DJ Pippi & David Penn (with DJ Pippi)
• 2005 "Gorgeous", as David Penn & Camilo Franco (with Camilo Franco)
• 2006 "Do U Feel It?", as DJ Pippi & David Penn (with DJ Pippi and Laurence B.)
• 2006 "Come With Me", as David Penn & Camilo Franco (with Camilo Franco and Pepa Dolz)
• 2006 "La Vida", as David Penn & Sebastian Gamboa (with Sebastian Gamboa)
• 2007 "Plastic People", as David Penn & Dave Storm (with Dave Storm)
• 2007 "Feel The Rise" (with Darren J. Bell)
• 2007 "Insane", as David Penn & Peter Gelderblom (with Peter Gelderblom and René Amesz)

Montilla

• 2000 "All Night" (with Nikol Kollars)
• 2002 "Madrid Sessions 1 EP"
• 2004 "Nova"
• 2006 "From The Stars"

DJ Chus & David Penn/Chus+Penn

All are collaborations with DJ Chus

DJ Chus

DJ Chus is an electronic music producer, remixer and DJ. He works mainly on house music tracks.-Career:Chus began DJing at the age of 16...

• 2000 "Sunshine" (with Darren J. Bell)
• 2001 "From Madrid With Love"
• 2001 "Music For Playgrounds", as Halo, Penn & Chus (with Halo)
• 2002 "Baila" (with Caterina de Jesus)
• 2002 "Burning Paris"
• 2004 "Esperanza"
• 2004 "Sunshine 2004" (with Darren J. Bell)
• 2004 "Will I (Discover Love)" (with Concha Buika
  Concha Buika
  Concha Buika is a Spanish singer. Her album Niña de Fuego was nominated for the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year.Buika's family is originally from Equatorial Guinea...
  
  )

Bass & Penn

All are collaborations with Toni Bass

• 2001 "Happiness"
• 2003 "Communicate"
• 2004 "Dancin' & Jazzin'"
• 2006 "Rush"

Deux

All are collaborations with Toni Bass

• 2002 "Deux"
• 2004 "Sun Rising Up" (with Rebeka Brown)
• 2006 "Xpand"
• 2007 "The Time Is Now To Celebrate Life"

Nuboy

• 2000 "I Feel It/Infinity"
• 2002 "Sweet Sonora", as Nuboy & Sebastian Gamboa (with Sebastian Gamboa)
• 2003 "Journey Into The Keys", as Nuboy & Sebastian Gamboa (with Sebastian Gamboa)

Kadoc

All are collaborations with Enrique P. (until 1997) and Juan Carlos Molina

• 1994 "Kadoc EP"
• 1994 "Kadoc EP 2"
• 1995 "You Got To Be There"
• 1995 "The Nighttrain" (with DJ Chus)
• 1995 "The Return Of The Dark Mask" (with DJ Chus)
• 1996 "The Nighttrain (Remixes)" (with DJ Chus)
• 1996 "You Got To Be There (Remixes)"
• 1997 "Rock The Bells" (with Andreas Schneider)
• 1998 "Clap Your Hands" (with Darren J. Bell)
• 1999 "Collaborations" (with Olav Basoski
  Olav Basoski
  Olav Basoski is a Dutch DJ/remixer.In 2005, Basoski teamed up with the British dancehall artist Michie One to record "Waterman". A remake of "Bam Bam" , it became a hit in the United States at both clubs and radio, where it debuted at number 22 on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay chart in its March...
  
  , Unison Productions and Pegasus)
• 2004 "The Nightrain 2004"
• 2006 "You Got To Be There 2006"

Penn & Jabato

All are collaborations with DJ Jabato

• 2002 "Percussive Vibe"
• 2003 "Sonido Urbano"
• 2004 "Delicioso"
• 2005 "La Calle/Tropicana"
• 2005 "One Night And One Day"

Evidence

All are collaborations with Enrique P. and Juan Carlos Molina

• 1993 "Moving Upwards EP"
• 1994 "Get On Further EP"
• 1996 "Rock The Bells"

Underwear

All are collaborations with Enrique P. and Juan Carlos Molina

• 1993 "Monkey On The Back"
• 1994 "Raveolution EP"
• 1995 "On EP"
• 1997 "Love Parade '97"

Other aliases

• 1994 "Bass For Love", as Vinyl Juice (with Enrique P. and Juan Carlos Molina)
• 1994 "Bienvenido Al Nuevo Nivel", as Vinyl Juice (with Enrique P. and Juan Carlos Molina)
• 1996 "Here We Go", as The Bass (with Toni Bass)
• 1998 "Kapital Of House '98", as Kapital (with DJ Chus and Beto Cerutti)
• 1998 "Feel The Music", as Oriol (with Juan Carlos Molina)
• 1999 "Strings Of Life", as Toulouse (with Juan Carlos Molina)
• 2001 "For You (Love And Affection)", as Defined (with Serena)
• 2002 "Your Love", as Doblado (with Toni Bass and Darren J. Bell)
• 2003 "We Play House", as Soulground (with DJ Chus and Concha Buika)
• 2004 "Heavy Vibes", as Doblado (with Toni Bass)

Co-production for other artists

• 1994 Michel - "Vol. 1"
• 1994 Michel - "Vol. 2"
• 1994 Michel - "Vol. 3"
• 1994 Marchin - "No + Crisis" (with Pedro Vidal, Enrique P. and Juan Carlos Molina)
• 1995 Kike Boy - "Kabuki"
• 1995 Demolition - "News"
• 1997 DJ Chus
  DJ Chus
  DJ Chus is an electronic music producer, remixer and DJ. He works mainly on house music tracks.-Career:Chus began DJing at the age of 16...
  
   - "Get Funky" (with Beto Cerutti)
• 2006 Sonique
  Sonique (artist)
  Sonia Clarke , known more commonly by her stage name Sonique, is a British singer, musician and disc jockey. She is well known for her successful career in dance music. She was the lead vocalist on two S'Express singles. She won the 2001 BRIT Award for British female solo artist...
  
  - "My Dream" (with Toni Bass)

External links

• David Penn on MySpace