Armando Mendes

Born in Oporto, Portugal. Armando Mendes is musically rooted in Jazz, Funk and House music. In 2008 he moved to Barcelona to study audio engineering and electronic music production at SAE. From the acquired studies and inspired by the vibrant electronic music scene in the city he started to produce is own music from 2010. After a series of well-received singles, he released his first full-length album in February of 2020. Throughout his DJ career he played at clubs all over Europe, Russia, Dubai and Asia. Were he also shared the decks with Robert Owens, Tensnake, Ben Pearce, Gardens of God, and many others of the genre. After a summer residency at W St Petersburg in 2015 and 4 years being a resident DJ at the outstanding W Barcelona hotel, he moved in early 2016 to Thailand where currently Armando takes the position of W Music Curator for the extraordinary W Retreat Koh Samui well known by their beach parties , stunning Woobar views and night life entertainment on the Island. After a series of well-received singles as producer, musician (often collaborating with guest vocalists, lyricists), he released his first full-length album in February of 2020, which incorporated contributions from a cast of international vocalists.