José Padilla

José Padilla is a Electronic artist from Spain, born on December 4, 1955.

José María Padilla Requena (4 December 1955 – 18 October 2020) was a Spanish disc jockey and producer of ambient music, best known for his work as DJ in the Café del Mar bar on the island of Ibiza.[1] Born in Barcelona, Spain, Padilla moved to Ibiza in 1975, taking up the DJ residency at Café del Mar in 1991.[1] In 1994, he compiled the first Cafe del Mar album for the React label.[1] The series is now in its 25th volume and has spun off several related compilations, as well as leading to the creation of the bar's own eponymous label. .