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Artist: Joyce Muniz 
Release: Please Break My Heart 
Label: Exploited 
LC: 15799 
Date: 19.8.2013 (BP) / 2.9.2013 (Itunes)

Since Joyce Muniz's "Trust Your Enemies" Single came out in March - she's remixed Maya Jane Coles' "Burning Bright feat. Kim Ann Foxman", Tosca's "Ende Mai", Claptone's "Maximum", Blaze's "Lovely Dae", Stereo MC's "Sunny Day", Munk's "Mis Labios", Robert Owens & Jet Project's "Say The Word", Amp Fiddler's "When The Morning Comes" among others and her cuts have been snapped up for numerous DJ mixes and best-of-summer comps. Joyce has also produced the entire album "What A Comeback!" of Europe's one and only crooner Louie Austen. 
Now Brazilian-raised, Vienna-based producer returns on Exploited with her tightest, deepest house yet: "Please Break My Heart feat. Dave". 
The original version has a more pop-orientated vibe while the Deep Underground Mix is for all the Headz & real Discjocks out there. Includes 2 DJ-friendly bonus cuts: "El Paseo" and "Its Your Life".

Artwork Photoshoot by Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek.

SELECTED FEEDBACKS:

Maya Jane Coles: "It's Your Life" is my favourite one. Will play this one for sure.

The Magician: El Paseo is really good. Will play for sure! Liking the original mix as well.

Laurent Garnier: Lovely Deepness.

DJ HELL: Its Your Life is for me. Hot.

Riva Starr: Brava Joyce!

Chopstick: The dub is pure deepness and Its Your Life is wicked as well!

Maxxi Soundsystem: El Paseo is my favorite on first listen. Yum.

Tiefschwarz: Great package. Original is my fav.

Tensnake: My favorite is El Paseo.

Andre Crom: El Paseo fits best into my sets. Nice EP altogether.

Leftwing & Kody: Wicked EP. Its Your Liefe and El Paseo are our picks.

Sasse: Joyce never lets you down. Amazing package.

Round Table Knights: El Paseeoooo. Dope!

Tom Budden: It's Your Life for me here!

El Txef A: Original of Please Break My Heart is fucking sexy.

Edu K: Wow. Joyce is a force of nature. This is amazing music! I'm totally in love with El Paseo.

Khan: Deep and sexy. Me like!

Till Von Sein: Me Likee El Paseo and It's Your Life. Cool!

Claptone: It's Your Life is a Killer.

Zombie Disco Squad: Lovely tracks from a lovely gal!

Wildkats: Nice EP:)

Sasha: Remix is cool.

Telonius: Good one.

Stefano Ritteri: LOVE for my sister Joyce. I like all the tracks. El Paseo is my favorite.

Flashmob: Will try.

Mathias Schaffhauser: Der Titeltrack und der Remis davon sind cooler Clubstuff. Werde ich spielen. Besten Dank!

Dirty Doering: It's Your Life!!

Copy Paste Soul: Really feeling this. Fresh vibes. Full support.

Animal Trainer. Whoop. This is gonna rock the floor.

Kyodai: Wow. Finally out! Great EP. All hits here. 'It's yo

Pete Herbert: Liking the original the most. Nice delivery!

Monte: El Paseo is my fav! Go Girl, I Like it!

Munk: Please Break My Heart is nice. Love the synth flute and chord progression. Great Joyce!

Huxley: Is there a dub of It's Your Life? Would love that! Still a cool tune though.:)

Magit Cacoon: Dope EP!

Betoko: Love it!

M.in: Wie immer gut!

Rhadow: Please Break My Heart sounds wicked. Thank you!

Tom Flynn: Cool deep shit!

Robert Owens: Cool track.

Tim Paris: Its Your Life is great!

Djuma Soundsystem: Its Your Life is tight!

Justin Jay: Great EP! Its Your Life and Please Break My Heart are my favorite

Joyce Muniz -  El Paseo Out Now On Exploited

The metaphor of life as a journey is deeply embedded in most cultures. But it’s
particularly apt for Joyce Muniz.
Born in Brazil, she moved to Vienna in her teens and now splits her time between
there, where she has her studio and a show on national radio station FM4, and
Berlin. She started her career as a DJ and MC at Vienna’s Flex club, then found
fame as a vocalist, touring alongside Major Lazer, before dedicating herself to
production, supported by labels such as Exploited, Get Physical, Permanent
Vacation, International DJ Gigolo and Pets. Most recently she took her music on the
road, performing live with different orchestras across Germany as part of the Synth
Live project, the first woman to join them. All this is alongside continual DJing,
recently touring Australia to tick off playing every continent – bar the
less-than-club-friendly Antarctica.
Her second album ‘Zeitkapsel’, German for time capsule, retraced many of the steps
she’s taken, while also launching her Joyce Muniz Music imprint. ‘Never Brushing
The Sound’, featuring British MC Le3 bLACK. echoed the trip-hop and downtempo
that surrounded her in late ‘90s Vienna. The d&b of ‘Bangalore Girl’, supported by DJ
Marky, recalled the music she first MCed over. And ‘Imagine’, fronted by iconic
vocalist Roland Clark, reflected the deep love of house that inspired her to make
music. The biggest hit, however, was ‘Arrivederci Bella’. A jacking love letter to
electro house, but also a break-up track, it featured Muniz rapping in Portuguese, the
first time she’d used her own voice since her baile-funk-inspired outings in the mid
2000s.
The album’s cover, part surrealist painting, part visionary experience, reflects an
accompanying spiritual path. Diagnosed with cancer in her early 30s, Joyce returned
to Brazil and her experiences with plant medicines reconnected her to her
grandfather’s shamanism. This rebirth reconfigured her attitude to creativity and life.
When Covid hit she explored the breadth of her music making – resulting in
‘Zeitkapsel’ - and sharpened the technical skills that make her a go-to workship host
for Native Instruments. She also completed a Bachelor's Degree in radio presenting.
These avenues mean Joyce can roam where she chooses. Remixing Chicks On
Speed and collaborating with the UK’s Detachments, she’s re-exploring the electro
roots that brought her to the attention of DJ Hell many years ago, now a mentor. But
with the on-going support of Âme, Dixon, Claptone and Green Velvet and more, as
well as thousands of Shazams each week, she continues to explore sounds,
collaborating with artists across the world.
Alongside weekly gigs in Europe and frequent visits to America, Joyce often returns
to play Brazil. This was rewarded with the cover feature of her proud nation's
Mixmag. Winning new fans each visit to her birth country of over 200 million, there’s
no doubt she has plenty more road to travel.

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