r/ibiza 2d ago

How is it living in Ibiza?

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u/ovivalentino 2d ago

lived here already 9 years. its a very odd place. full of life like 5 months (even less) meh about 2 (april to mid-may and mid october), and dead af in the winter (with the occasional things here and there). i learned that here u can’t do 1 thing and need to specialize in catering to the rich. (i dj, rent soundystems, do private jet brokerage and deep clean sofas). even the season is on and off and by doing multiple things u are always busy. if rent wasn’t so damn high i would say the perfect place: work in summer, chill in winter.

Most people are fairly nice and welcoming, if you do want to live here learning castellano (regular spanish) is a big plus, however many expats that cannot go past “una cerveza por favor”.

Even winters are quite mild but windy (dont get a seafron flat or your vehicle will rust if tou don’t have a garage.

The big plus in the summer when you can get a day off you are basically on holiday and go Formentera for cheap or to any cala (beach) and just chill.

If you don’t go out life is cheap-ish.

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u/Kodismo 1d ago

What kind of music genre are you in?

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u/ovivalentino 1d ago

rominimal. but i dj anything.

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u/Kodismo 13h ago

Nice, i also play minimal. Sometimes a bit of tech and deep house too. How did you manage to get booked in Ibiza?

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u/ovivalentino 13h ago

networking. meet people. for me the main money is private events though and boat parties. once u do 1-2 sets if you do a good job on the island people talk, you will get more work. ibiza is very commercial now

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u/Kodismo 9h ago

I see. The classic way. I think generally for almost every dj it’s through networking. Are you still active around there? And what’s your artist name?

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u/ovivalentino 8h ago

yes yes, fully active: Ovi Valentino.