Paula Chalup

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DJ PAULA CHALUP / BRASIL

DJ Paula has always been interested in electronic music, going to parties and clubs and following the career of Brazil’s pioneering DJs such as Mau Mau and Renato Lopes. From 1995 on, she decided to take a chance on the job, playing at private parties. Encouraged by DJ Mau Mau, she started playing professionally in 1996 and soon became a resident DJ at Hell's Club (where electronic music in São Paulo boomed).

In the same year she received the best revelation DJ prize from "Os Melhores da Noite Ilustrada" (Folha de São Paulo), from the writer Erika Palomino, as a recognition of her ability with the decks. After that she was invited to play at the best clubs in São Paulo, such as Latino, B.A.S.E., Kashmir, Sound Factory and Kintamani, and at the best raves of the country, such as Xxxperience, Fusion, Avonts, Tecnológica, Gaia Rave and Resistance.

In 1997 she went to London with DJ Mau Mau and got involved with the label Cluster (Cris Liberator and Julian Liberator), improving her knowledge. In 1998, she became a resident DJ of one of the main clubs in São Paulo, Lov.e Club and Lounge, where she played every Saturday at Combustível project for 5 years.

At Lov.e Club’s monthly “Lov.e Express Party” she played with famous international DJs like Monica Kruser, Darren Emerson, Funk D'avoid, Mathew Bushwacka B! and Darren Price. She also played beside artists like Laurent Garnier, Kevin Saunderson and Julian Liberator. She was a resident DJ at the extinct Jazzy and Stereo clubs, and performed at big events like Skol Beats, MTV Party and Carlton Dance.

Paula has an unmistakable style and precise mixing technique, which helped her release her first promotional CD, Paula Vol.I, concluded in M4J studio, and that had excellent reviews by the audience and the press, such as "onSpeed" and "DJ Sound" magazines and Folha de São Paulo newspaper.

Paula often plays in São Paulo at clubs like A Loca, Overnight, D-Edge, Manga Rosa, Ampgalaxy, Ultralounge; and in other cities of the São Paulo state, like Ribeirão Preto (Samanea), Santos, Guarujá, Taubaté (Divina), Maresias, Campos do Jordão, São Carlos, Indaiatuba (Zoff) and also all over Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Manaus, Campo Grande (Nocturna), Recife, Búzios, Belo Horizonte (Josefine), Florianópolis (Café Cancun), Guaratuba (Café Curaçao), Curitiba (Heaven), Porto Alegre (Neo e The Farm), Natal (Electroland), Camboriu, Cuiabá (Getúlio Dance) and Trancoso.

In July 2002 she performed in Bogotá (Colombia). And in June 2003, she performed in Paris at Open House party and at La Musique - in the most important day of music in France, at a tent for thousands of people.

She was also a resident DJ at 1234U project, monthly in Pix, now club 13. Paula is also investing on her producer career: she released, in a partnership with DJ and producer Philip Braunstein, the label Special Series. The launching party took place at Lov.e Club in October 2003, with the presence of DJ Adam Jay.

In 2004, she kept her residency at Combustível project (at Lov.e club) and managed to play at several capitals of Brazil, spreading her name even more outside São Paulo. In the same year, she released a remix track for the “City of God” soundtrack, a project that gathered a number of important brazilian producers, such as Mau Mau, Renato Cohen, Camilo Rocha, Pet Duo, Murphy and herself.

Along with other renowned DJs, Paula released a track for the “Love for São Paulo” CD. After 7 years as a resident at Lov.e club, Paula moved on to pursue new paths. She started a Saturday residency at Vegas Club, the new cool spot of electronic music in São Paulo. The party is called Mafia and gathers eclectic beats, from house to oldschool hip hop.

She's also a resident at CIO party, every Wednesday at D-Edge, one of the most famous clubs in Brazil, and maintains a Friday residency at Manga Rosa club, along with DJ Claudinho I.

A big fan of music, she couldn't resist the wonders of Final Scratch, despite being officially an obsessive vinyl collector. Speaking of which, her latest label release, “Obssesive Love”, was sold out after only 3 weeks at Juno.co.uk virtual record shop and became part of the playlists of DJs such as Carl Cox, Mauro Piccoto and Umek. For 2007, she plans to release a "2" vinyl on her label Special-Series.

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Discography

Releases:
In To The Lov.e Club EP (12") Special-Series 2004
Obsessive Lover (12") Patterns 2004

Remixes:
City Of God Remixed Vol. 1 (CD, Album) Morte Zé Pequino (Remix) Stern's Music 2003

Tracks appear on:
Brazilian Club Sessions 1 (CD) Back To The House Dance Club 2003
Cidade De Deus Remix - Volume 1 (CD) Morte Zé Pequeno (Remix) ST2 Records 2003
City Of God Remixed (12") Cocaine Mix Hank Levine Film GmbH, Hank Levine Film GmbH 2004

Lov.e Por São Paulo (CD) Don't Resist ST2 Records 2005
Spinning Around The World By DJ Vanni (2xCD) Weed ST2 Records 2005
United DJs Vol. 3 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Cocaine Mix Matrix Musik 2005

Paula Chalup's discography at discogs

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