Mihai Popoviciu

Every artist has a signature. Mihai Popoviciu is no exception. For over a decade the amiable Romanian producer and DJ has built a body of work characterised by deep grooves, crisp precision, and irresistible energy.

Mihai’s singular vision was born in his home town Sibiu (still his home base) which, at the time, lay on the fringes of Europe’s thriving dance scene. It was the early ’90s. Electronic music was flooding London, Ibiza, Berlin but only a trickle reached his ears. „We would tape German TV shows onto cassette and listen over and over,“ he recalls.

With no clubs, record shops or dance culture to speak of Mihai’s dream of being an electronic artist seemed remote. He studied architecture and briefly worked in the field, but it was house and techno, not house-building, that was his true calling . „I couldn’t DJ, because there were no clubs,“ he says with a chuckle. But he could buy software, so he started making records. Lots of records. Sometimes one per day, for months on end. The work of the determined young artist began to catch people’s ears. His first track was signed to International Deejay Gigolo in 2005, and dozens of releases followed on imprints including Bondage, Highgrade, Poker Flat, Bedrock, Dessous and also his own label Cyclic, established in 2012.

This calm determination became Mihai’s trademark as his career blossomed from production to DJing. After honing is skills in the studio he learned to DJ (on borrowed decks) and began drawing attention in Romania and across Europe. Playing international gigs was a big move for someone who grew up only seeing clubs on TV but Mihai stepped up with professional aplomb. His CV now includes the best clubs in Europe and around the world, from Berghain and Watergate in Berlin; to London’s Fabric and The Egg; to D-Edge, São Paulo; DC-10, Ibiza; and more.

Mihai’s ambition with every track and every DJ set, is to transmit the joy and energy that fuels his dream. „It feels great to see people dancing, smiling, having a good time. No matter what I do, that’s the main thing.“

He is equally at home in underground clubs or on festival stages. The one thing that stays the same is his artistry and irresistible delight in music. „Mihai was on his sound from the beginning,“ says friend and booking agent Benny Grauer. „It has a unique quality. Any time you hear it you know, „That’s Mihai“. He’s done it for years, and it is perfect.“

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Releases

Name	Kat#	Datum / Uhrzeit
Echo Audio	BOND12070	30.06.2023
Disfunction	STILLHOT017	25.05.2020
Timeless Goods, Vol. 1	SHCOMP001	14.06.2019
Sushi Cat	STILLHOT014	02.11.2018
Contemporary	STILLHOT006	25.08.2017
Insomnis	STILLHOT001	27.01.2017
Assassin Remixer	SLM041	26.04.2024
Talkin Remixer	BONDDIGI077	01.03.2024
Selected Remixes 5 Remixer	BONDEXTRA017	02.02.2024
Selected Tracks 5 Remixer	BONDEXTRA016	19.01.2024
Indigo Remixer	BONDDIGI072	21.07.2023
Tayo 2.0 / Silom Remixer	8BIT192	28.04.2023
It's True / Another Remixer	BONDDIGI065	29.07.2022
Once Again Remixer	STILLHOT020	23.04.2021
Escape Remixer	STILLHOT019	19.11.2020
So We Can Fly Remixer	BAR25127	21.08.2020
Organ Trip Remixer	STILLHOT011	08.06.2018
Welcome To My Life Remixer	STILLHOT003	24.03.2017

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