DJ Bitman | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | José Antonio Bravo |
| Also known as | Bitman, Latin Bitman, Bitman and Roban |
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) |
| Origin | Arica,Chile |
| Genres | Electronica,hip hop,funk |
| Occupation(s) | DJ,record producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Nacional Records,Feria Music |
| Website | Latin Bitman Official website |
DJ Bitman (bornJosé Antonio Bravo; 1975), also known asLatin Bitman or simplyBitman, is a Chileanelectronic music producer, composer andDJ. He is known for his work combining electronic music with funk, hip hop and Latin American rhythms.[1]
Bitman is one of the most well-known Chilean DJs on the international scene, has a successful solo career and has collaborated with many other artists from different genres, such asSen Dog andEric Bobo fromCypress Hill,Francisca Valenzuela,DJ Raff,Los Tetas andAnita Tijoux.[2] Bitman has performed in many locations around the world including some of the biggest music festivals, includingLollapalooza in Chicago,Lollapalooza Chile, and Cypress Hill's Smokeout Festival. One of his most famous tracks is part of the soundtrack of the popular football video game byEA Sports: "Get on the Floor" inFIFA 07. "Me Gustan" inFIFA 09, "The Instrumento" in2010 FIFA World Cup South Africaand "Blackbossa" in2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. Get on the Floor also featured in the reality tv show,The Chicas Project.
José Antonio Bravo was born inArica, a city in the extreme northern region ofArica y Parinacota Region ofChile in 1975. Bitman moved to Santiago in the 1990s to study and then work as a designer. There he met architect Christian Powditch, with whom he began to explore music composition with very simple software. The duo eventually acquired the name “Bitman & Roban” (a play on Batman & Robin). The sound of their first album “Hurtos” (“Robberies”, 2000) was very close toHip Hop. On their second album, “Robar es natural” (“Stealing is natural”, 2002), the duo included real voices and instruments, changing the previous purely digitally constructed sound.In 2003, DJ Bitman released his first solo album, “Sunset beats” (2003) with the collaboration of jazz bassist Roberto Titae Lindl (Los Tres) and members ofTiro de Gracia andLos Tetas.“Música para después de almuerzo” (“Music for after lunch”, 2005) was his third album with Bitman & Roban, this time as a whole band instead of a duo.
In 2006, he collaborated as a producer in the album “Quintana Roo” (R-H), a side project, and in 2007 released “Latin Bitman”, a mix of electronic bases and acoustic instruments such as (Double bass,Marimba,Guitar,Piano andHammond organ). This produced an exotic sound that resemblesjazz,bossa nova,funk,chachachá andmambo. In live performances, Latin Bitman is supported by an orchestra.“Colour” (2009) repeated the technique of including different elements and takes this even further. It also included Bitman’s first collaboration withFrancisca Valenzuela on the track "Help me”.
In 2011, Bitman teamed up with Eric Bobo ofCypress Hill to form the group Ritmo Machine, which released the album "Welcome To The Ritmo Machine" in November 2011.Since 2011, he has collaborated on the soundtracks of several international films, includingAftershock (2012), Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2012),From Prada to Nada (2011).