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JAN-B portrait · Breakbeat · Spain
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JAN-B

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BreakbeatNu Skool BreaksElectroDark BreaksSpain1992-present

Jan-B, also credited as Jan B and Janbalik, is an Andalusian DJ, producer and broadcaster involved in electronic music since 1992. His civil name has not been published, and the available documentation does not establish a hometown. The biography supplied by the artist places the start of his activity in the Sierra de Cádiz, where he presented Zona Prohibida and held residencies at Área Reservada and Barrados until 1995.

His radio career later moved through Seville and Málaga. He collaborated with Dee-Jay Records from 1994 and with Cadena 100 Sevilla during 1996. In 1997 he brought Zona Prohibida back on Cadena Top 40 Málaga and joined the Evassion collective, contributing to Mundo Evassion on Canal Fiesta Radio until 2002. After that programme ended, he created Beat Zone, distributed to more than twenty provincial stations and online. Flaix FM hired him to direct Breakin’ Flaix and make weekly appearances on Wally López's Swing Flaix. He also worked with Los 40 Principales.

In 2005 he turned that activity into Beat Zone FM, an online electronic-music station where he presented Surco Zero. According to information supplied by the artist, the project brought together national and international DJs, exceeded 100,000 monthly listeners and remained active until 2012. He then developed a digital platform intended to give artists greater control over publishing and selling their work.

As a producer he began learning in 1993 and focused on developing his craft between 1995 and 1998. His first release arrived in 1999 on the German label Out Of Line. Over the following years he maintained a steady output in breakbeat and tech-house, alongside commissioned production for other artists. The material supplied puts his catalogue at more than 35 productions and remixes, released in Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany through labels including Out Of Line, Sony, BMG/Ariola, Mob Records, Yes Mate and Weekend Records. Under the alias Moseh Naïm he released Neem, which the artist credits with 11,500 copies sold; the combined catalogue is reported to have exceeded 50,000.

His partnership with Kultür produced work including Elevate My Mind, Organika and the Hard Mad and Low Style remixes of Mad Style. Organika appeared in 2004 as Intertwine's inaugural release under EMUOR, placing the collaboration in the US market. He later developed a long relationship with Spektra Recordings through releases including Ghost Breathe, The Crash and Shiper.

His DJ activity has continued across clubs and festivals. His record includes appearances alongside artists such as Cristian Varela, Wally López, Meat Katie, Rennie Pilgrem, Plump DJs, Stanton Warriors, Freestylers and Deekline, and at events including Dreambeach, Raveart Summer Festival, Híbrida Fest and Sabåtic Breakbeat Festival. In 2026 he also returned to production with Mamacita, alongside J-Break and Afghan Headspin, released by DIRTY KITCHEN RAVE.

ESSENTIAL TRACKS

Organika
Mad Style
Elevate My Mind
Ghost Breathe
The Crash
Shiper

KEY RELEASES

Elevate My Mind (2003)
Kultür + Jan-B Higher remix. Early joint production, documented on Kultür's site.
Organika (2004)
With Kultür; Intertwine / EMUOR, Aug 2004. First US vinyl for Kultür and catalog 001 of Intertwine.
Mad Style (2004)
Madame Mercury; Jan-B + Kultür Hard Mad and Low Style mixes. Broken 4 / USA, Aug 2004.
Ghost Breathe (2009)
Spektra Recordings. The Mr. Fli remix is still in his current Beatport top.
The Crash (2009)
Spektra Recordings, 21 Oct 2009. Own release, with a DJ Fen remix.
Shiper (2013)
Spektra Recordings, 27 Nov 2013. Own release.
Mamacita (2026)
With J-Break and Afghan Headspin; DIRTY KITCHEN RAVE, 20 Aug 2026, 138 BPM. His current Beatport number one.