José Padilla

José Padilla Maria Requena was a Spanish DJ born in Barcelona on December 4, 1955. He became resident DJ at Ibiza's Café del Mar in 1991, where he developed his reputation for ambient and chillout music. Padilla passed away on October 18, 2020 on Ibiza after battling cancer. His Electrobuzz catalog spans from 2014 to 2024, with releases on International Feel Recordings and MusicHub.

Padilla's sound encompasses organic house, downtempo, nu disco, and ambient electronic music, reflecting his decades-long association with Ibiza's sunset culture. His releases range from chillout and ambient textures to more driving house and techno productions. The five releases in his Electrobuzz discography show an artist who worked across multiple tempos and energy levels, from meditative downtempo pieces to peak time driving techno tracks, maintaining the atmospheric sensibilities that defined his Café del Mar residency throughout his later production work.