DJ biography: Mayan

Location: Lisbon, Portugal | Linktree | Soundcloud


Influenced by her Lisbon upbringing amongst musicians and by all the variety of music she has absorbed, her DJ sets want to take you on a journey through emotions that can come from any corner of the musical universe.


For MAYAN (Ana Rita Costa), life has always been about creating connections through music: from her earliest days, growing up in Lisbon with musicians and music all around , she had the fortune to experience the deep bond that music can create. So to this day, all her desire for sharing music is fuelled by the wish to connect.

MAYAN was born in mid 2017. Influenced by her Lisbon upbringing amongst musicians and by all the variety of music she has absorbed, her DJ sets want to take you on a journey through emotions that can come from any corner of the musical universe. You can expect to be seduced by vibes that travel from jazzy via housy to acid and techno grooves, with trance elements mixed in. Her goal is blending all this variety into one eclectic trip, so that anyone feels moved to dance, regardless of age or origin or creed, thus hoping to create a truly joint experience that can help build new and warm relations between people. Bandcamp independent artist.

In April 2021 MAYAN won a DJ contest on Radio Oxigénio, Portugal's best station for electronic music. In the past year, she has played warm up sets for Guy Gerber in Lisbon and Oskar Offermann in Vienna, was invited by Chevry Agency (France) and Lacuna Records (UK) to play at their Lisbon gig. More international gigs are coming up in the near future. At present, she is also hosting a monthly radio show on Radio Lusophonica, where she invites artists, producers or DJs to talk about inspirations and share their musical stories. She is also constantly and proactively searching out and proposing joint projects with national and international artists, leading to inspiring collaborations between like minded DJs.

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February 23

#122 Mayan for Deeprhythms

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