Rafael Ximenez born in Madrid and Mikio from Tokyo are the DJ Team PLASTIK FUNK. Together the two DJs, who are now living in Duesseldorf, form an important part of worldwide nightlife. Gigs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Hawaii, Zurich, Ibiza, Mallorca, Barcelona, Prague, Vienna, Tokyo that are some of the places which they have already enchanted with their sound. At the beginning of 2005 they had been travelling with the „Privilege World Tour“ thru France, Czech Rep., Spain, Germany, USA, Russia, Ukraine and the UK spreading the spirit of the magic island of Ibiza throughout the world and also played the first german „Sensation White“ in the Gelsenkirchen Arena auf Schalke (with more than 15.000 visitors) as well as many european openair-festivals. SPACE IBIZA
Space Closing party 2006. Plastik Funk played the Bacardi mainstage in front of a few thousand enthusiastic people.
In May 2006 the two played at the biggest indoor dancefestival in Portuga called „Love2Dance“ in Lisbon and had several appearances at the reborn Loveparade in Berlin and the Streetparade in Zurich. The Summer of 2007 saw the guys playing regularly gigs for the legendary wednesdays dayparty „In Bed With Space“ at Space Ibiza as well as their appearances at the Bacardi B-Live event on the lovely island of Sylt. In the same year, Plastik Funk signed as artists on Germanyʻs leading dance -imprint „Ministry of Sound“, releasing their singles „Let Me See Your Hands“, „Irresistible“, „Show me what you got“ and „Rise“ as well as many remixes for acts like Shaggy, Spektrum, Robyn and compilations like the famous „Clubbersguide Ibiza 2008“. In 2009 the first „Sessions Germany“ representing the unique sound of the duo has been released on Ministry of Sound Germany, followed by Volume IX of the Housemusic.de (Milk&Sugar Rec.) compilation, also being mixed and compiled by Plastik Funk. The summer residencies
During the summer months Plastik Funk are travelling to all the hip places and play the most amazing beachparties and club gigs around the world, but without any doubt, there second home is the white island:
Ibiza! This is the place where everything started and every year the musical inspiration spreading from this lovely island is a major part of the energy for their gigs around the year.
Being residents at one of the best parties at the worldwide known SPACE, gives Rafael and Mikio the opportunity to live their love for housemusic in every possible genre by playing saturdays at Republik / Cafe Ole, the fastest growing event on the island (7.500 people going bonkers at Space every Saturday!). But also their close friendship to BORA BORA is another great platform to present the musical diversity of Plastik Funk, playing guest sets at the legendary beach club for several hundred crazy partypeople. The whole atmosphere and the vibe of the
island can be found in all Plastik Funk productions and is one reason for their success, leading to a 3-week-number-one on the main dj-download site Beatport beginning of 2010. After the closings in Ibiza, Rafael and Mikio are part of the Republik World Tour and travel around the world in the name of Ibiza. IN BED WITH SPACE Balearic Summer Plastik Funk hosted their PlastikFunkTastik parties in cooperation with the legendary wednesdays afterhour „In Bed With Space“ at Space Ibiza. Since 2009 the boys are residents at Salvacion/ Republik at Space Saturdays at the famous Space Terrace.