Vania - Nightgroove Radio Show - May 2008

Biography of Vania

Vania is Tiberiu Jakab. He was born in 1982 as part of a generation too young to fully comprehend the communist age, but one of the last to acknowledge it. Vania is born in 1995 out of passion and devoid of purpose. Purpose adds itself The initial love for music led to obsession and, eventually, DJ-ing. He started at high school parties, but his first contact with professional equipment was in 2001. Several small parties followed. Vania is against monotony and loves sets that are positive and dynamic. The location, the public, the sound system and the line-up are the major elements that influence the DJ set and he likes to adjust his style accordingly, within the rather large boundaries of the music he appreciates. Musical influences vary from The Beatles to Laurent Garnier, from classical to techno or IDM, but as a DJ he tries to sustain a strong rhythm and is never satisfied with a static audience. The Romanian musical scene had been flat for years, but it started to open up to different styles and sounds in the past year and is now seeing much improvement, both to the mainstream and to the underground scene. Nights Awards 2006, the Romanian club music awards placed Vania the 5th DJ of the year and the 2nd best ascension. He is also a writer for Nights magazine and other publications, where he does artist, party, EP and album reviews, but also literary and editorial works, and through which he had the chance of interviewing legends like Derrick May and other artists like Marco V, Krafty Kuts, Luciano, Thomas Melchior, Magda, Apparat, Marco Carola. He produces alongside Andrei Ioncica (Midy) on a yet untitled musical project, having already finished over 10 tracks which to be released on a Bucharest-based virtual label. For 2006 he is involved in many projects, including a new concept for a radio show that will be on soon.