Macaronesy is the name of João Ferreira in the world of psytrance. Since an early age, he demonstrated an interest in music playing acoustic guitar and bass. Later he gained an interest in drums playing in friends' bands. At the age of fourteen, when everything seemed fine, his father passed away from cancer, which led him to take a break from music. In 2011, he was taken to a trance party against his will, once again gaining interest in music, but this time in electronics. in 2016 he performed his first DJ set at Natural Elements. Since then he has been playing at several parties with his energetic and groovy sets.

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