Inhabiting the Sound: A Conversation with 4Pleasure

Some come to Ibiza to make a name for themselves. 4Pleasure, instead, came to hear his own. From dance to groove, from body to vinyl, the Catalan artist found on the island not a stage but an inner mirror. From there, he built a sonic language that doesn’t respond to trends but to emotions.

Sometimes, shedding your skin doesn’t happen through a radical cut. It occurs in silence, almost unintentionally, like a tide. That’s how it was for 4Pleasure. When he landed in Ibiza in 2017, after closing a chapter as a professional dancer, he didn’t have a clear plan. Just one need: to reconnect with music. What he discovered was a new way to move, no longer on stage, but from the booth.

“When I stopped dancing, something in me switched off. But when I started DJing, I felt the same as when I expressed through my body. It was a reunion,” he recalls.

That transition, more emotional than technical, marked the beginning of a career that doesn’t seek external validation, but inner depth.

“From the very start, I felt supported. The people, the friends, the scene… they allowed me to explore without pressure. To enjoy without expectations. To make music for people to dance and to feel. That’s what matters.”

Living in Ibiza wasn’t an aesthetic impulse; it was a vital decision. The island became home, a rhythm, and an emotional compass. Raised on a steady diet of funk, disco, and house, 4Pleasure has always been hooked on the classics. All of it blended into Balearic, which for him became less a genre than a language.

“For me, Balearic is a state of mind. It’s about openness, about letting downtempo, organic percussion and chill-out coexist without fixed rules. It’s pure emotion.”

Combining raw grooves with live instrumentation and vocals that draw you in, he crafts dancefloor narratives that feel timeless yet utterly of the moment. Always meticulous with his selections and in total sync with the crowd, he’s the kind of DJ who makes you forget the outside world exists. As he puts it:

“I don’t think so much in terms of landscapes, but in emotions. What people are feeling. What I need to release. That’s where it all begins.”

Ibiza also taught him to move between extremes. The nocturnal energy of the clubs contrasts with the intimate freedom of the afters.

“At after parties I can play more. Be more emotional, more playful. It depends on the place and the moment.”

In his universe, a dancefloor isn’t programmed; it’s inhabited.

“Music is a way of coming back to the body without having to use it,” he says at one point. A phrase that perfectly captures the unique alchemy between his memory as a dancer and his present as a selector.

“If something makes me move, I know it’s going to work. That body memory never goes away. It transforms.”

That same physical and emotional connection led him to YellowHouse in Amsterdam on King’s Day. He played in the middle of the street, in a space with an almost clandestine energy, swept up in a crowd dancing with closed eyes and open hearts.

“From early on, we were already in sync. The crowd responded, I responded… everything became a constant feedback loop. Seeing an entire city come together to celebrate, with artists out on the streets, was striking. The vibe was a ten, pure surrender. And closing that day with an intimate set was the cherry on top.”

In that continuous flow, where the dancefloor is also the teacher, 4Pleasure witnessed his modus vivendi: making music not to impress, but to share.

Living in Ibiza also means learning about time, not just in terms of seasonal cycles, but also in terms of inner rhythm.

“Life here in Ibiza is different. The island teaches you to pause, not to rush. To connect with nature, with silence, with the process of living,” he says.

After experiencing the island through all its seasons, he knows there’s no winter without fire and no summer without shade. That’s why he walks his path calmly, without anxiety for what’s to come. And if he could speak to that Aarón who arrived in 2017 with a tired body and an open soul, he’d know exactly what to say:

“I’d embrace him. I’d tell him, 'You did well.' A new cycle is coming. Enjoy it all, and never stop dancing.”