Wally Lopez

Born in Madrid in 1976, Ángel David López began his career as radio DJ and presenter at the early age of thirteen. With an innovative programme, specialising in dance music, he broadcasted his sessions in the small hours of the weekends on Top Radio. Following this first experience, he worked for the best Spanish radio stations, such as Loca FM, Flaix FM and Maxima Fm, for whom he presents a national electronic music programme tuned into by over 600,000 listeners every Friday only in Spain, plus thousands of listeners via Internet. His programme is also broadcast in English on radio stations in Belgium, France, Italy and Russia

His career has been a long-distance race, and over time he has become one of the most resourceful and versatile DJs of his generation.

Pioneer of House music in Spain, he soon began touring the major clubs in the world, sharing the decks with celebrities such as Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, David Guetta, Dubfire; Tiësto o Danny Tenaglia.
Considered to be the most internationally renowned Spanish DJ and producer, he has played on the five continents (New York, Toronto, Bogota, Santiago de Chile, Sao Paolo, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Sydney, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Madrid, Sofia, Bucarest….) and taken part in electronic music festivals such as Creamfields Liverpool, Creamfields Buenos Aires, Global Gathering, Exit Festival, Rock in Rio, Monegros Desert Festival and Creamfields Andalucia.
In 2008 he was the guest DJ for Madonna’s concert in Seville (Spain)
He is a regular on the White Island. After many years being a resident at Pacha Ibiza along with Darren Emerson and Pete Tong, he has headlined his own night at SPACE over the last three years
He has launched a series of compilations recorded in different cities under the name “I’m coming to..”, as well as his compilations “I am vueling to Ibiza” and the second volume of Toolroom Knights along with Tom Novy. In April 2010 he launches his compilation for the world famous Global Underground series, and will tour the planet presenting it in the best clubs

In 2000 he produced what would be his first international hit “Amman”, followed by “Patricia Never leaves the House” and “Disco Night”, enthusiastically played by artists such as Erick Morillo, Hernan Cattaneo and Steve Lawler, which led to him being named “Man of the moment”.
However, 2004 was when Wally López’s musical career reached its current dimension. Fate led him to take a slow commuter train from Madrid to Valencia and, to beat the boredom, he got out his laptop and started working on a remix of “Just a little more love”. In Wally’s hands it became a worldwide hit that launched David Guetta’s career, and the man from Madrid became the indisputable winner of the 2004 DJ Awards.
More recently, he has produced big hits as Burning Inside, Noche sin Luna or Planet Earth
Over the last few years he has made remixes with groups such as Lighthouse Family, Enigma and Santana, and work for Bob Sinclar, Pete Tong, Âme, Soul Seekerz, Enigma, Tiesto, Marco V or Cosmic Gate.
After working for a whole host of labels and artists, he decided, in 2001, to create “LA FACTORIA DISCOS” (now TheFactoria), initially destined for funky house, as well as a more underground sublabel called Fórmula Records. Also, he has created a new label called FATXL together with his colleagues Ismael Rivas and Iván Pica.

Wally is the visible head of Factomania Group, a company that contains all branches dedicated to electronic music. More than 20 people work on this project, which includes a DJ agency, record labels, publishing, radio shows, and recording studios to rent in Madrid. He is about to launch a new division to help DJs with their marketing campaigns, and he also has his own clothes brand and a store called Tremenda Shop, in the Fuencarral neighborhood

Over the last 5 years, Wally has developed a huge marketing task, both on his own brand and collaborating with other companies (special projects or co-branding).
The scene in Spain is fully aware of this side of the artist, which has been acknowledged with a number of awards on the past years. He is responsible for the “I’M VUELING TO IBIZA” compilations, a project developed with VUELING Airlines. His legendary connection to OAKLEY (he is the only non-sports man sponsored by them) reaches his fifth year of collaboration in 2010.
His travels around the world, his looks, the proximity to his fans and a wandering spirit have been the key for EASTPAK to choose him in their product endorsement plan.

In 2009 Wally López was chosen as one of the Dance4Life Ambassadors, as Paul van Dyk or Tiësto. This organization was created to fight against AIDS, mostly among youth, and Wally supports the cause by giving away the rights on his tracks.
More recently, he has collaborated hand in hand with producer Carlos Jean in the project “Mixing for Haiti”, resulting in the massive hit “Rhythm of the night” with Spanish diva Marta Sánchez.
As well as the affection of an unquestioning public which has followed him over the last eighteen years, he has earned the recognition and respect of other professionals in the sector by being awarded the following : (Dj Mag Best Dj, Deejay of the Year, Label of the year, Marketing campaign, Progressive & Electro House Dj, on-line project for deejays, etc....)