The Brainkiller is the artistic alias of Juan Luis Cruz, also known as Juanlu, a DJ, producer and remixer from Málaga. He has been making music for more than twenty years: in 2022 his Bandcamp already spoke of two decades. The catalogue sits in breakbeat, breaks and UK bass, with a tearout strand that is still part of the live sets. Electro, drum & bass and dubstep show up according to the period, not as the headline tag.
Musication Records, a Málaga label active since 2013, has been one of the main labels of his career. The Music & Science series is there: Vol. 1 on 17 March 2014 and Vol. 2 on 25 May 2015. Afrodita EP comes out on 6 June 2016. Cunnilingus, in 2019. Funn Dark Records is the other house of that stretch. Elektroshok Records holds another large part of the catalogue: In The Funk is already out in December 2015, and later tracks such as Bliss, plus collaborations with Destroyers and Aggresivnes.
In 2022 he releases The Tearout Story, a 50-track retrospective devoted specifically to his tearout production. That line is still in the booth. In 2025 he plays Heat Closing Boiler XL, with MC Dohiser, Lady Waks and Mutantbreakz. In 2026 Híbrida Fest books him for a Special Retro Tear Out Set, and he is also at Raveart Winter Festival. The current agency is BreakB.
He is still active. In 2025 Bliss comes out on Elektroshok, Chase The Sound on 83, Shine on Sound Perfect and Crispy, with DJ Tortu, on Distorsion. Chase The Sound leads his Beatport Top 10. Regular collaborators include DJ Tortu, José Rodríguez, Destroyers, Aggresivnes and Paket. There are further releases on FRESH & DARKNESS.