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EDITORIAL > ARTIST ID: WHO IS MOCHAKK?

Pedro Maia, aka Mochakk, was born in Sorocaba, a city in southeastern
Brazil, in the state of São Paulo. Today, it may not matter much where he
comes from, as Mochakk now belongs all over the world, but his origins
carry great weight in the artist he is. Mochakk grew up in a very fertile
time in terms of music, where new genres are born every day and where
music is available to everyone. In terms of influences, he inherited disco
and funk from his mother and his father showed him good rock, but
it was in hip-hop that his musical production began. At the age of 15,
the Brazilian artist started his first DJing gigs and soon began working
around Brazil. It was a great way to gain experience, indispensable to
succeed in the wilderness of this industry.

Learning. Despite his youth, learning from those who know seems to be
one of Mochakk’s basic values. In 2022 he made his debut in Ibiza on the
legendary DC-10 with Circoloco, where he got closer to Seth Troxler, one
of his mentors. His group of gurus also includes Pete Tong, The Martinez
Brothers and Chris Lake. He enjoys learning and then sharing that knowl-
edge with the crowd. Mochakk confesses to being passionate about
Spanish audiences, about their worship of music. In his phenomenal and
charismatic sets, the artist tries to deliver messages to the audience,
share meaningful tracks, present great classics in the form of remakes
and connect people to what matters: the music.

Out of the ordinary. This is the short version of a good description of this
artist. Nothing is preconceived, nothing is normal, and nothing is boring.
At the end of last year, Mochakk launched his own imprint MOTRAXX, a
label with no duration, no expectations and no limits, like the music it
aims to host. MOTRAXX’s first releases were ‘Sombrero Sam’ and ‘Respi-
rando’, two incredible works from Mochakk, full of vintage vibes. ‘Sombre-
ro Sam’ was named an Essential Tune by Pete Tong, but both tracks
performed very well on the Beatport charts. Other notable Mochakk
releases include ‘Da Fonk’ (feat Joni) on Nervous Records, ‘False Need’
on Black Book Records and his remix of The Martinez Brothers’ ‘Rizzla’ on
Cuttin’ Headz.

Recently Mochakk joined the legendary Groove Armada for a rendition of
the mega-hit ‘Superstylin’’.

For now, the forecasts for 2023 point to the continuation of an already
brilliant and prestigious journey. You will be able to see Mochakk on the
stages of various international events and festivals, such as Coachella or
the Kappa Futur Festival. April will mark Mochakk’s debut at the famous
Cercle, which will have Seville, in Spain, as its setting.

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