Prices have become too expensive and clubbers are looking for alternative, better value ways to enjoy Ibiza and I feel strongly that dance music is not the only way to entertain them The glint in Andys eye returns, as he hints that there may be a new project in the pipeline. I went on holiday with my brother to Ibiza because it was cheap with what was left of on the door takings and we arrived here on a cheap package holiday. Kaizer Chiefs were on one of our very first shows, who else did I meet Ronson, lovely guy, Paulo Nutini was fantastic, some of the New Order specials. In 1981, his book Electronic Music: The Instruments, the Music & the Musicians was published by Phaidon. Each of the hotels 14 suites is dedicated to a gold-certified record. Pacha, Amnesia and Club Ku had opened, and rumours of Ibizas uncrowded beaches and rolling hills had spread quickly on the breeze. The group never look back. He wenton to explain that he needed 'dendritic cells therapy ASAP,' a relatively new form of alternative cancer treatment. Rather, in the face of a growing backlash against mass tourism, partying on Ibiza seems to be reinventing itself again; directing its energy into different channels as old ones close. They bought Pikes, renovated it around Tony's design and built a music and cultural programme that celebrates its heritage. We are on the roof of the restaurant effectively just looking down with panoramic views of San Antonio and the hills of Ibiza. When you are suddenly doorstepped by an Iconic Ibiza DJ, your mind goes blank. For assistance please contact Our Customer Service on: Tel: +44(0)20 8955 7020. Last year, Pike published a memoirtitled Mr Pikes: The Story Behind The Ibiza Legend. I would just say get a plan if you want to make peasant wine in Italy and thats your thing just get on that plane and do it. An Interview With Gee Moore. RIP Tony, thank you for the memories. What would you say to a young person who may be feeling the same? As we walked into the Bob Dylan Suite, Blowin in the Wind automatically started up on a vinyl player, and a glance in the bathroom turned up retro microphones for showerheads. Ibiza Rocks co-founder and CEO Andy McKay has spoken about reshaping the event as the island faces a clubbing shutdown. Andy: For me its about being about keeping in touch with your audience. Anyone who thinks that that's going to change is going to be very surprised. Also to be honest on a commercial level when you move into that more money market there is a huge amount of competition. Theyve even transformed the main suite back into the social area it originally was although now its a tiny, vibrant nightclub rather than an 80s restaurant and bar. And with that, a new class of tourist who come to the island looking for sunsets overshadowed by multitudinous concerts. The gay village back then was a really friendly happy place so we knew it was over. Mr Pikes: The Story Behind The Ibiza Legend by Tony Pike with Matt Trollope is out now 13.99 (MT Ink); pikesibiza.com (Images . Freddy Mercurys forty first birthday party at Pikes, is part of Ibiza folklore. Andy: Tony Pike was its inspiration and he set up this hotel as a house and built rooms as he went along. The Blog would like to thank, Elena Sanchez and Jillian Canney of Fix Ibiza, Slivia Santos of Ibiza Rocks House and La Skimal for their assistance with the interview. A converted 15th century stone mansion, the 25-room hotel is best known . McKay suggested that looking back to previous iterations of the nightclub could provide inspiration for this troubled summer season on the white island. University of Leeds. Email: musicweek@abacusemedia.com. recorded their Club Tropicana video; that hosted Freddie Mercurys infamous 41st birthday party; and where Mercury stayed prior to his iconic Ku Club performance with Montserrat Caball, the famous Spanish opera singer. Award-winning Blogger, lover of music, horses travel & friend of Ibiza wordsmith & Ibiza consultancy. He came over and suddenly it was a media circus and I just remember being in this relatively uncool period just after 2005 and dance music wasnt in a good place; Ibiza wasnt in a great place. What happened then? Ibizas history is littered with rock-star stories: German singer-songwriter Nina Hagen married here in 1987 in a punk wedding that lasted two days. San Antonio has had bad press in the past but now its attracting a better educated and trend concious crowd. We couldnt get the closing part; the only band we could get was Babyshambles Pete Doherty. Info. After years of hard work, including a pick axe and jackhammer to make a swimming pool, he had transformed the property and after Wham! I thought well if we are going to do that maybe we should rent it and we did and bought it later on, so that was kind of the play. Its finding the education that works for you rather than just fitting into the education that the establishment thinks is what you needed when you were in the industrial revolution and they were making cogs for a machine basically. The suggestion that nightclubs are not going to open is, I think, a blinkered assessment based on the fact that the perception of what a nightclub is is very narrow in Ibiza, he told Music Week. The video saw Pike making a cameo as a bartender, George Michael floating in the pool, and the cementing of both Ibiza and Pikes Hotel as the party destination to be. Lee: So the skill is having a good team around you who can carry out the operational side when you are coming up with the ideas? After Roxy Music's dissolution in 1983, Mackay joined with Roxy guitarist Phil Manzanera to form the Explorers, featuring Bryan Ferry-soundalike James Wraith on lead vocals. Lets put it this way replies Andy Its still alive but shelved for now. Andy and Dawns children, Coco (3), Zach (7) and Tyler (11) are Ibicencos, born in Ibzia and attending school there. The rock n roll attitude is what keeps scenes alive.. His hotel once hostedFreddie Mercury's notorious 41st birthday in 1987, described asat the time as one of the craziest the island has ever seen, with dwarves walking around with trays of cocaine and 350 bottles ofMoet and Chandon champagne quaffed by guests. At present we are like a band that has broken up. Mr Pike's disappointed girlfriend is reported to have chased the singer around the pool with a carving knife when she found out about the fling. Andy Mackay's income source is mostly from being a successful Music Department. In the latest issue of Music Week, we report on the . They were all significantly younger than me probably late twenties early thirties, that sort of age group that are running the business. We think that the key to success is believing in what you are doing and so we do. In his memoirs, Mr Pike - who appears in the video as a straw-hatted barman - claimed that he and George Michael had downed drinks before making 'tender and passionate love'. We have an extraordinarily large amount of influence and control over the situation. One of the important things in having a youth brand is actually wanting to be one because you say youth brands; there are brands that appeal to children, young kids whatever and many of them. During this time, he played on and produced a Christmas album with The Players, a group of English folk musicians. That's our customers concern, and I think that's everybody's concern.. Losing Manumission and it going wrong pushed us further towards Ibiza Rocks. It was the first, of only two occasions during the interview, that Andy did not add to the statement. I feed off young energy. Andy: Youth brands are quite interesting. So there definitely is an advantage at the current time for outdoor activity in Ibiza.. Lee: Great advice. Sitio web de la empresa . He saw an advert for a 500-year-old farmhouse and decided it 'could be the greatest place in the world' - despite having been described as uninhabitable in a Spanish advert. Andy: Well non covid before is very easy you want people to come and have an amazing experience and immerse themselves either in the bubble of Ibiza Rocks or there is that much bigger broader side of the Island that people can see. The option of just shutting down and waiting, I can see the argument about the social responsibility for that. He set up Manumission from Manchester many years ago and then travelled to Ibiza. In 1977, Eric Clapton was rumoured to have almost died in a shipwreck as he was arriving here on his boat with George Harrison. I was at the legendary Pikes Hotel, to meet Andy McKay and Dawn Hindle, who had kindly agreed to talk to me about Ibiza, Manumission, Mike and Claire, Ibiza Rocks, future plans and Life in general. With their debut album Days Are Gone (a favourite at Rocks HQ) generating monster sales, a UK No.1 and further propelling the sisters to global superstardom we cant wait to see them headline the Rocks Stage this June as we kick off another season in super hot style. I then ask Dawn and Andy about their relationship with Mike and Claire. Andy McKay and Dawn Hindle, the current owners of Pikes, have kept the hotel's music legacy alive with their Ibiza Rocks live concerts (Credit: Everynight Images/Alamy) This has been helped. A handpicked selection of stories from BBC Future, Culture, Capital and Travel, delivered to your inbox every Friday. Andy Mackay was born on July 23, 1946 in England (76 years old). So, how much is Andy McKay worth at the age of 76 years old? We took the decision very early on that we decided that we would open our businesses and we also took a decision not to wait for things to change because I think there is two schools of thought. Andy: Yes I went to university in Leeds, finished and I got a job for a company called Kratos Analytical. I think I got my flight here for 9.99 so if people did want to come to Ibiza at the moment its a fantastic time to visit. Lee: What is the history of Pikes? It was a hot, balmy, Mediterranean evening in Ibiza. The Ibiza Rocks boss said the political climate on the island was also a threat. Lee: What advice would you give to a young entrepreneur who maybe leaving university or leaving college and decide to set up their first business like you did? But when dance music broke America, that brought a massive surge for all things electronic. Both series sired specially recorded soundtrack albums, the first of which reached Number One in the UK Album Chart in March/April 1976. Andy: Well these days Ibiza Rocks Group is relatively simple. The product that we are putting into the market is, in many ways, the daytime equivalent of that it's day beds, its tables outdoors in the sunshine, all one-and-a-half metres apart.. Andy: Im interested in education in general but I think we have to zoom out and not think education is everything. Andy also agrees, Yes things have become stale at the momentits time for something new When the McKays sniff a change in wind direction, then everybody else sits up and notices, such is their ability to read the waters around them. Since then, the company never stopped growing, being pioneers and tastemakers of a new lifestyle concept. I can get into anything for a short period of time but once Ive started doing it for a while, I kind of want to move on. Because it is a pool party venue and hotel, it is permitted by the authorities to reopen in line with social distancing. Who have been the most interesting people that you have met and why? Pikes legacy was built around how all the artists used to stay there, and we suddenly went, wait a minute, if were bringing all the talent and all the rock stars back, shouldnt we just rent it?., Pikes Hotel became the go-to spot for rock n roll legends like Freddie Mercury and Wham! Everything inside the suite has been kept the same - with a space cleared for the dance floor and a DJ booth installed. The guy that ran it, Mark Kay sadly died a few years ago. It lives and breathes rock and roll; its not a theme hotel it is rock and roll. Dawn is first to recognise that Ibiza is changing Yes I can feel it the vibe is different. The start of a new generation that would mark his own lifestyle. , money, salary, income, and assets. One is lock down and wait for normality to come back and the one that we have followed was more normality is never coming back, the past is the past and we have just got to adapt to what works now. Recounting the moment he first clapped eyes on his infamous hotel he mused: 'I spotted a 500-year-old finca near San Antonio for sale in a tiny real estate office. What would you say to people who may be thinking about leaving wherever they are at the moment and maybe going to a different country and setting up there or travelling, working? Under this name, they released a further two albums which combined new material with reissued tracks from the Explorers album. He put his hand on my shoulder to say hello and when I turned around, standing right in front of me, was the well groomed face of an Ibiza legend, Paul Oakenfold. The London Olympics, especially Danny Boyles opening ceremony, was very much a British success and a celebration of its culture. Long standing Rocks resident Doorly will drive the nu skool element, whilst huge dance acts like Basement Jaxx and honorary members of the wider Rocks family 2manydjs and Groove Armada will burn down the house! It was a hot, balmy, Mediterranean evening in Ibiza. A lot of people say this; there is energy about Ibiza. Today, the firm has crossed the borders of the island conquering Mallorca and even landing in other countries such as the French Alps, their new winter adventure. Drummer Paul Thompson completed the band's line up. Its nearly time for the interview to end. Category: Richest Celebrities Actors. I know you have won awards in terms of tourism. The survey conducted by Ibiza Rocks revealed that there were fears about whether some clubbers would fall in line with the restrictions. The main room will feature hugely influential original house pioneers such as Derrick Carter, Kenny Dope, Kevin Saunderson and DJ Pierre, alongside the best of the new breed of Djs and producers including Shadow Child, Claptone, Jesse Rose, The Magician and Jaymo & Andy George. I believe Ibiza is being given a very good chance to deliver next year but I think we have to decide what that product is and not just us but government need to issue some assurances. Your email address will not be published. Then we fell in love; we were desperate to be Pacha; it was like everything you wanted in Manchester ever to be but were afraid to ask and without any intimidation or violence. He is from United Kingdom. Andy: I would say definitely determination because so often many people have the same idea as the person that is successful with it. Your email address will not be published. A spectacle with extravagant performances and special effects from the old school. I'm not expecting them to come back and I don't think they should not this year.. Lee: What is the 20/21 outlook? As for the now-84-year-old Tony, the man who started it all? nete para conectar 528 Ibiza. So we just shaped our models differently. It turned out the answer is rock n roll. Andy: Things that stand out are the moment, the big moments of change and I guess we are in one now. If you get all miserable about it and you lose money badly then youve absolutely lost everything, so I learnt that the more we were losing the happier we would have to be so; it was a great lesson. How will be the opening this year?The Opening Party will be on Wednesday 4th of June, with HAIM, three californian sisters, winners of BBCs Sound of 2013. Oakenfold had produced the Mondays finest hour, the album, Pills n Thrills & Bellyaches, back in 1990. Is Club Tropicana real? Ibiza Rocks started nine years ago. I never knew. Who could resist such obvious fate? After purchasing the property, they gave it a full renovation, but made sure it didn't affect the character of the place. Education is not just school, or books or learning or IQ. There were very few people that thought we would be able to pull it off and that was a proud moment when we actually achieved that. He is best. Were now beginning to see that levelling out and declining, and you are finding different kinds of Ibiza experiences are just exploding. In the latest issue of Music Week, we report on the strict Covid-19 restrictions on Ibiza that prevent clubs above 300-capacity from opening. That naturally develops entrepreneurial talent and it just kind of works or it doesnt. So in 2005 they launched Ibiza Rocks, a series of live concerts featuring artists like Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys and The Prodigy, bringing a rush of live acts back to the island for the first time in years. The hotel went on to host a string of wild parties including Freddie Mercury's infamous 41st birthday in 1987. As we exchanged pleasantries and about to start the interview, both Andy and Dawns attention was drawn to somebody approaching the table. What can we find in Ibiza Rocks this season? Venice Music appoints Fadia Kader as executive vice president and general manager, Shirin Foroutan named SVP & general manager of Universal Music Publishing Europe, TuneCore launches royalty splits for self-releasing artists, Gracie Abrams closes in on Top 3 finish with debut album Good Riddance, Music Week Awards 2023 finalists revealed ahead of May 24 ceremony, Ibiza Rocks co-founder and CEO Andy McKay, Charts analysis: Slipknot win three-way battle for No.1, Feeling 22: Lessons in life and the music industry with Craig David, IMS: Electronic music sector up 71% in 2022, Ed Sheeran's legal team on what the superstar's High Court copyright victory means for songwriters. We could freeze the swimming pool and have skating elephants if we wanted. We got up to ninety per cent occupancy in August and then late July quarantine came and obviously then its been a real struggle battling to keep things going. Nile Rodgers to The Specials and New Order, every year Rocks books a band that has shaped the music scene and influenced generations after them. Its for a more discerning type of client, a place where they can let down their hair and have a good time. Co Founder of the legendary Manumission Party at Privilege and later the Ibiza Rocks concept in 2004, the 43 year old Leeds University graduate, would be regarded as the most influential and respected Englishmen in Ibiza. This was the gunchester, the more violent time of Manchester and at the stage the gangs ran all the doors in Manchester of the gay village. Andy McKay CEO of Ibiza Rocks Group, Pikes Hotel and 528 Ibiza Islas Baleares, Espaa. Initially, guitarist David O'List (from The Nice) was part of the group, but he was replaced by Phil Manzanera in February 1972, just as the band's first album was about to be recorded. The pair has been running the hotel for eight years since the legendary Tony Pike passed on the baton to them. I think that would be the biggest single difference to make. Lee: Lets take you back because I know youve got a very fascinating story. Any surprise you can advance?Were absolutely thrilled that Nas, a genuine hip-hop superstar, has joined our Ibiza Rocks schedule this summer. The popularity of Manumission which has gone to the number one club in the DJ magazine attracted an element into a small dingy gay club and one day I tried to negotiate with a man carrying a petrol can and got doused in petrol and thrown down the stairs I kind of realised that the Manumission as we knew it was pretty much over in Manchester because after that sort of event it was just not as we knew it. Just do it. We wanted it to be the best hotel in the world if youre a rock star, said McKay. But on an island such as a Ibiza, I believe you should drive tourism as long as you can do it safely.. Ibiza Rocks capacity will be cut to around 700 this summer to manage social distancing. RIP. However, the world of the deejays and the electronic has been reigned in the most famous clubs of the island until Andy McKay (CEO and Founder of Ibiza Rocks Group) opened the main door to Rock & Roll. Other Pikes Hotel guests have included Grace Jones - with whom Mr Pike went on to have a year-long affair. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old? In addition, he has taught music and provided scores for television, while his CV as a session musician encompasses some of the most noteworthy and . The hotel takes its name from Tony Pike, a British-born Australian, former Navy sailor and international playboy who came to Ibiza in 1978 post a 48-hour party. Well, what's a club experience? he said. Registered on June 12, 2008. . Freddie sought sanctuary in the hotel and wanted a party to remember. All three champion live music, and all three agree its forgotten but far from gone. One is lock down and wait for normality to come back and the one that we have followed was more normality is never coming back, the past is the past and we have just got to adapt to what works now. The moment of starting Manumission in Manchester and that pivotal moment of getting doused in petrol in hindsight was one of the best moments of my life and so much good came out of that like moving to Ibiza. The same year the pair were setting up Ibiza Rocks, Calvo was launching his own party and promotion business, Rock Nights, focusing on rock n roll parties held in small, grassroots venues. Moreover, we always work hard to recognise genuine talent early on and were proud to be bringing back Rudimental, John Newman and Clean Bandit as headliners and bringing new acts like Wolf Alice, Breton and Chloe Howl for debut slots. Freddie Mercury had his forty first birthday party here. ', In July 2018, Pike launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for cancer treatment, writing:'I am 84 years old, and I have prostate cancer and skin cancer. People here tend to be a little bit more relaxed, a little bit more accessible and friendly. I remember Pete Doherty booking the first year of Ibiza Rocks. Both albums featured guest appearances from Paul Thompson and Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music. He has played with a variety of notable musicians outside of Roxy Music, including Paul McCartney. According to ShortList, Mr Pikejoined the Navy at the age of 12 but jumped ship in Australia after sailing under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. San Antonio attracts a young crowd so we get to see the cutting edge of this new English confidence emerge. Andy McKay and Dawn Hindle, the current owners of Pikes, agree: Theres not a rock n roll hotel in the world that couldnt say that Pikes competes with them for the top spot., For a whole decade, you couldnt say hedonism on Ibiza without including Pikes Hotel in the same breath (Credit: Emma Cooke). Sign up to our daily newsletter plus other alert services. Ibiza Rocks works with local charitys and is very much part of the island community. I could see the potential'. Looking for Andy Mckay online? All payments will be cashless. Hes absolutely right because when you are running something and you are losing money the only thing you can get out of it is your reputation and building up a product for the future. Just how did Ibiza become the go-to place for partygoers, I wondered? Sadie Whitelocks for MailOnline, 'Fresh virgin snow, the most welcoming people and reindeer hearts to snack on': Female adventurer reveals what skiing in IRAN and AFRICA is like, Now that's what we call a weekend break! Lee: Over the last twenty years what would you say has been one of your proudest moments? Musicians could only play through a venues PA system resulting in ridiculously low decibel levels, Calvo said. If you can hit the passion with the moment and get into Blockchain or Bitcoin or whatever it is at the right moment then thats a recipe for fast success. I was very proud with the launch of Ibiza Rocks because obviously Manumission was a great party and we had eight thousand people but, to be able to change the musical direction of the Island and bring the guitar bands when we first did it was such a counter intuitive move. He also composed and produced the music for the hit television series Rock Follies and Rock Follies of '77, with lyrics by playwright and screenwriter Howard Schuman. He opened the San Antonio hotel, which is housed within a15th-century stone mansion, in 1978. Early Life Andrew John Clarke was born on the 7th of April, 1976, in Walsall, England. Andy McKay was a young entrepreneur who started Manumission in Manchester, a successful concept, then moved to Ibiza with his wife, Dawn Hindle. I had my back to the person so I did not see him coming. We're hopeful that most of that will still come, and we're seeing fairly rapid booking now. I think there is two schools of thought. Manumission was timed to perfection, as was Ibiza Rocks, pioneering the way for outdoor, evening parties on the island, a gap in the market that Andy feels was there to be taken. I want to take my hotels to another level, so theyre not just places to sleep in but also spaces to socialise in, places where things happen., Since the 1970s, Ibiza has been known for its music and party scene (Credit: Everynight Images/Alamy). I leave the last word to Dawn, asking if there is anything that catches her eye in Ibiza at present. By the mid-2000s, Ibiza had really, really forgotten live music., Andy McKay and Dawn Hindle, the current owners of Pikes, have kept the hotels music legacy alive with their Ibiza Rocks live concerts (Credit: Everynight Images/Alamy). I said okay, we are going to do it outdoors, in our bar on the beach because Petes not going to turn up so I dont want to charge for tickets. We did a survey recently where we found that 75% of our audience are happy to be outdoors in an event, and only 43% of them were happy to be in an indoor nightclub. To top it all off, Mike and Claire, the creative half of the Manumission partnership, left the fold after a falling out, that to this day, has yet to be resolved. I dont know I might have been one of the world leading AI specialists by now if Id stayed in that field. Ibiza Rocks co-founder and CEO Andy McKay has spoken about reshaping the event as the island faces a clubbing shutdown. Schuman and Mackay reunited in 1983 for the BBC one-off TV drama 'Video Stars', with Mackay again providing music. In 2011, we took over iconic Ibizan institution Pikes the hotel of choice for the rock n roll elite of the 1980s. News of Mr Pike's death was announced via the Pikes Hotel's Facebook page late last night, with a caption accompanying a photo of him simply reading: 'Anthony John Pike (Tony). to be able to change the musical direction of the Island and bring the guitar bands when we first did it was such a counter intuitive move. 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