Eric Estornel (born November 6, 1978), better known by his stage names Maceo Plex (/ˈmsi/), Maetrik and Mariel Ito, is an American DJ, techno music producer and DJ Awards winner, raised in Dallas and Miami.

Maceo Plex
Maceo Plex in 2015
Background information
Birth nameEric Estornel
Also known asMaceo Plex, Maetrik, Mariel Ito
Born (1978-11-06) November 6, 1978 (age 45)
Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
GenresDeep house, tech house, house, techno, progressive house
Occupation(s)DJ, music producer
Years active1993–present
LabelsBeatfreak, Crosstown Rebels, Lone Romantic, Ellum Audio, Ellum Black Drumcode Records
Websitemaceoplex.komi.io

Biography

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He is best known for his diverse production style, which is influenced primarily by house and by techno but also elements of electro and tech house;[1] He is a longtime performer in many of Ibiza's top clubs, including the now-closed Space and Amnesia, and since 2016 has hosted his own club night, Mosaic by Maceo, throughout the summer in Pacha.

In July 2017, Estornel released a new concept project titled Solar, named after his baby son. It is his third studio album, through which he wanted to create deeper, more meaningful connection with his audience. The project combined ambient electronica, breakbeats and melodies, with dub and techno flourishes and guest vocalists. Solar has been released on Lone Romantic, Estornel's new, electronica-based label.[2]

The Return two-track EP under Clash Lion Records was released in September 2017, Estornel's first release as Maetrik since 2012's Unleash The Beast EP. In spring 2018 Estornel created CD - fabric98, his fabric mix debut which bears the name of his big-room, Ibiza-friendly alias, but it reflects the music he's made under various guises including Maetrik and Mariel Ito over the last 20 years. fabric98 mix is an artist paying homage to the respected CD series all the while staying true to his love of blending many genres into one journey filled mix. His most recent production is the album Mutant Series released in March 2019 on Ellum Audio. In 2021, he remixed Faithless' 1995 song Insomnia.

He currently resides in Barcelona, Spain with his wife and children.

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Life Index (Crosstown Rebels, 2011)
  • Journey to Solar (Ellum Audio, 2016)
  • Solar (Lone Romantic, 2017)
  • Mutant Series (Ellum Audio, 2019)
  • '93 (Lone Romantic, 2023)

Singles and extended plays

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  • Maetrik / Maceo Plex - Clubs EP (Resopal Schallware, 2009)
  • Vibe Your Love (Crosstown Rebels, 2010)
  • Under the Sheets EP (No.19 Music, 2011)
  • High & Sexy EP (Ellum Audio, 2011)
  • Your Style (Crosstown Rebels, 2011)
  • Sweating Tears EP (Crosstown Rebels, 2011)
  • Can't Leave You (Crosstown Rebels, 2011)
  • Maceo Plex & Elon - Bummalo EP (ReSolute Label, 2011)
  • Odd Parents & Maceo Plex - Get Enough (Leftroom, 2012)
  • Frisky (Crosstown Rebels, 2012)
  • Jon Dasilva & Maceo Plex - Love Somebody Else (Ellum Audio, 2012)
  • Space Junk (Ellum Audio, 2012)
  • Jupiter Jazz (Maceo Plex & Danny Daze) - Booty Jazz (Ellum Audio, 2013)
  • In Excess (Ellum Edits, 2013, uncredited)
  • Maceo Plex & Maars featuring Florence Bird - Going Back (Ellum Audio, 2013)
  • Conjure One (Ellum Audio, 2014)
  • Conjure Two (Minus, 2014)
  • Conjure Superstar (Kompakt, 2014)
  • Conjure Infinity (Drumcode, 2014)
  • Maceo Plex & Gabriel Ananda - Solitary Daze (Ellum Audio, 2014)
  • Solar Sampler (Ellum Audio, 2015)
  • Maceo Plex featuring C.A.R - Mirror Me (Kompakt, 2015)
  • Journey to Solar (Ellum Audio, 2016)
  • The Tesseract (Ellum Audio, 2017)
  • Mutant 1 - Maceo Plex & Maars (Correspondant Music, 2018)
  • Mutant 2 (Ellum Black, 2018)
  • Mutant Robotics (Ellum Audio, 2018)
  • Mutant Romance (MPLX, 2018)
  • When the Lights Are Out (Ellum Audio, 2019)
  • Nu World (Ellum Audio, 2020)
  • Maceo Plex & Program 2 - Revision feat. Giovanni (Ellum Audio, 2021)
  • Maceo Plex & Oscar And The Wolf - All Night (Higher Ground, 2022)
  • Maceo Plex & Ishi - Moon Sky (Lone Romantic, 2023)

Other tracks

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Year Track Date Release
2011 "Alpha" Mar 24, 2011 Hot Waves, Vol. 1
"Falling" Jul 18, 2011 Visionquest Beach Collection - Spring Summer 2011
"God Is Still My Papa" Jan 11, 2011 Crosstown Promo Mix, unreleased
"Her Security" May 9, 2011 5 Years of Galaktika
2012 "Deez Nutz" Mar 12, 2012 Ellum Sleazy Riders Collection
"Mediate 2012" (vs. INXS) Jul 5, 2012 Released on Soundcloud
"Why" Nov 6, 2012 Watergate X
2013 "Calm Under Pressure" (with Cajmere) May 13, 2013 Too Underground For The Main Stage
"Galactic Cinema" Apr 19, 2013 DJ-Kicks: Maceo Plex
"Mind On Fire" Apr 19, 2013 DJ-Kicks: Maceo Plex
"Thank You Larry" Nov 15, 2013 Mixmag Presents Deep Ellum
"When It All Comes to This" (with Mark O'Sullivan) Apr 19, 2013 DJ-Kicks: Maceo Plex
2018 "Mutant Magic" Apr 20, 2018 Fabric 98
2019 Maetrik "Time Warp 25 Years Tool" April, 2019 Released on Soundcloud

Remixes

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Year Artist Track Title
2010 Glimpse "Walk Tall" Maceo Plex Remix
2011 Azari & III "Manic" Maceo Plex Remix
Bazar "Hard to Find" Maceo Plex Funk Drop
DJ T. featuring Cari Golden "City Life" Maceo Plex Remix
Jin Choi "Half Baked" Maceo Plex Deep Remix
Maceo Plex Groove Remix
Laura Jones "Love In Me" Maceo Plex Remix
Maceo Plex "Your Style" Maceo Plex Re-Visit
Martin Dawson featuring NRG "Think About It" Maceo Plex Remix
2012 Jon Dasilva featuring Joi Cardwell "Love Somebody" Maceo Plex Bonus Tool
Maetrik "Walk Alone" Maceo Plex Revenge Mix
2013 Ali Love featuring Kali "Emperor" Maceo Plex Last Disco Remix
Aphex Twin "Polynomial-C" Maceo Plex Edit
Azari & III "Manic" Maceo Plex Lost Version
Butch featuring Benjamin Franklin "Highbeams" Maceo Plex Remix
Eric Volta "Rez-Shifter" Maceo Plex Remix
Footprintz "Uncertain Change" Maceo Plex Reconception Remix
Good Guy Mikesh "Place of Love" MP Edit
Jaydee "Payback" Maceo Plex Remix
Lab Insect aka Nomenklatür "Oh Happy Day" Maceo Plex Edit
Mathias Schaffhäuser "Nice to Meet You" Maceo Plex Remix
Mattski "Escapism" Maceo Plex Conversation Remix
Murr featuring Rosina "Dive into the Deepest" MP Remix
S.A.M. "Nangijala" Maceo Plex Reggae Edit
Sound Stream "Love Jam" Maceo Plex Unofficial Remix
Visnadi "Racing Tracks" Indianapolis Drive Mix / Maceo Plex Edit
2014 Archive "Again" Maceo Plex Edit
Chelsea Wolfe "The Warden" Maceo Plex Remix
Crash Course in Science "Flying Turns" Maceo Plex Edit
GusGus "Crossfade" Maceo Plex Mix
Odd Parents "Learn to Fly" Maceo 808 Dub
Maceo's Flight Home Remix
Röyksopp "Sordid Affair" Maceo Plex Mix
The Iron Curtain "The Condos" Maceo Plex Remix
The Smiths "How Soon Is Now" Maceo Plex Edit
WhoMadeWho "Heads Above" Maceo Plex Dub
Maceo Plex Remix
2015 Dionigi "Vitamin B1 / Energy From the Vacuum" Maceo Plex Edit
Joy Wellboy "The Magic" Maceo Plex & Shall Ocin Dub
Maceo Plex featuring DNCN "Eternal 808" Maceo Plex Unreleased Remix
Stephan Bodzin "Powers of Ten" Maceo Plex & Shall Ocin Remix
Opale "Sparkles and Wine" Maceo Plex Mix
Strange Cargo "Million Town" Maceo Plex & Dolores del Amo Club Mix
2016 Sailor & I "Black Swan" Maceo Plex Remix
2017 Dino Lenny "Shoot Me to the Sky" Maceo Plex Remix
Rebolledo "Discótico Pléxico" Maceo Plex Remix
Sefton "Stranded In Passion" Maceo Plex Remix
2018 Der Dritte Raum "Hale Bopp" Maceo Plex Edit
Dino Lenny "Guilty Officer" Maceo Plex Remix
Maribou State featuring Holly Walker "Nervous Tics" Maceo Plex Remix
Remake "Blade Runner" Maceo Plex Renaissance Remix[3]
2019 CJ Bolland & The Advent "Camargue 2019" Maceo Plex Remix
2020 Coldcut "Timber" Maceo Plex Remix
Faithless featuring Nathan Bell "Synthesizer" Maceo Plex Remix
Melawati "Daliah" Maceo Plex Remix
New Order "Be a Rebel" Maceo Plex Remix
Perry Farrell "Let's All Pray for This World" Maceo Plex Electro Remix
Maceo Plex Glitchy Remix
Maceo Plex Exclusive Remix
Rone "Babel" Maceo Plex Remix
2021 Chromatics "Shadow" Maceo Plex Remix
Faithless "Insomnia" Insomnia 2021

Unreleased edits and remixes

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Year Artist Track Title
2011 Liberty City "That's What I Got" Maceo Plex Re-Edit
2012 Depeche Mode "Policy of Truth" Maceo Plex Personal Edit
Jack Rabbit "Untitled" Maceo Plex Edit
Steve Reich & Coldcut "Music for 18 Musicians" Maceo Plex Remix
The Revenge featuring Danielle Moore "Just Be Good to Me" Maceo Plex Remix
2013 Kavinsky featuring Lovefoxxx "Nightcall" Maceo Plex Edit
The Rolling Stones "Heaven" Maceo Plex Re-Edit
2014 Jeanette Thomas "Shake Your Body" Maceo Plex Remix
2015 Paul Hertzog "Triumph" (Bloodsport OST) Maceo Plex Remix
2016 Jan Hammer "Crockett's Theme" Maceo Plex Edit
2017 Anthony Rother "Human Made" Maceo Plex Edit

Maetrik discography

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Studio albums

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  • Quality Exertion (Treibstoff, 2002)
  • Casi Profundo (Treibstoff, 2005)
  • My Cyborg Depths (as Mariel Ito) (SCSI-AV, 2005)

Singles and extended plays

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  • Connect (Treibstoff, 2001)
  • Bias Defiance EP (Chalant Music, 2002)
  • Entering The Cycle EP (Immigrant, 2002)
  • Maetrik / Brian Aneurysm - The Sober Scene (Iron Box Music, 2002)
  • Remote EP (Iron Box Music, 2002)
  • The Fall Out EP (Intrinsic Design, 2002)
  • Freaky Flow (Big Chief, 2003)
  • Echando Alma EP (Morris Audio Citysport Edition, 2003)
  • Force Feeling (Treibstoff, 2003)
  • My Specs (Treibstoff, 2003)
  • Being Used (Iron Box Music, 2004)
  • Tiny Destructor (Treibstoff, 2005)
  • Cologne And Back (Treibstoff, 2005)
  • The Prophecy (Tic Tac Toe Records, 2006)
  • Maetrik vs. Mariel Ito - Data Addict EP (Affected Music, 2006)
  • Aggravate Me (Stil Vor Talent, 2006)
  • Polygon Bug (Iron Box Music, 2007)
  • Transform EP (Regular, 2007)
  • Future Will Survive (Treibstoff, 2007)
  • Sexus (Regular, 2007)
  • Space Chronic EP (Mothership, 2008)
  • Hardwire EP (Iron Box Music, 2008)
  • Advanced Mechanics E.P. (Treibstoff, 2008)
  • They Love Terror E.P. (Treibstoff, 2009)
  • Melted Mind EP (Mothership, 2009)
  • Envy (Dumb-Unit, 2009)
  • Maetrik / Maceo Plex - Clubs EP (Resopal Schallware, 2009)
  • Choose Your System (Adam Beyer's Remix) (Treibstoff, 2009)
  • Gliding Blind E.P. (Audiomatique Recordings, 2010)
  • Simon Wish VS. Cruz + Lati / Maetrik Feat. Kule Runner - Dawn's Highway / Snorkel (Cocoon Recordings, 2010)
  • So Real (Dumb-Unit, 2010)
  • Unleash The Beast EP (Ellum Audio, 2012)
  • The Reason (Cocoon Recordings, 2012)
  • The Entity (Truesoul, 2012)
  • Return EP (Clash Lion, 2017)

References

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  1. ^ Burns, Todd L. (September 6, 2012). "Maceo Plex: Sleazy Rider". Resident Advisor. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Lone Romantic: The Dance World According to Maceo Plex". Billboard.
  3. ^ Blade Runner - Maceo Plex Renaissance Remix, retrieved 2018-10-30