Inside Ibiza: What is the truth about life in Ibiza? Kerol Kollom on Café Mambo, Defected, and Caprices Festival: Life Behind The White Isle’s Nightlife Industry

From Café Mambo to Defected to becoming a driving force at Caprices Festival, Kerol Kollom has lived and breathed the global dance music industry. In this conversation, she chats to Alex Jukes and Grego O’Halloran on how she broke into Ibiza at 21, built trust with DJs and promoters, managed artist logistics at world-class clubs and festivals, and eventually became a respected booker and marketer.

You will hear: 

• Breaking into Ibiza’s nightlife via Café Mambo
• Artist liaison lessons from hosting the world’s top DJs
• Working at Defected, Amnesia, Space, Glitterbox and Zoo Project
• Logistics nightmares at Caprices Festival – helicopters, snowstorms & 100+ artists
• Transitioning from logistics to marketing and bookings
• Supporting rising DJs and building diverse line-ups
• How Berlin, Bucharest and Barcelona shaped her music taste and networks
• The reality of stress, responsibility and recovery in nightlife
• Ibiza clubbing culture then vs now: authenticity, VIP trends, and dancefloor energy
• Why Cocoon at Amnesia and underground characters keep Ibiza’s spirit alive
  

Whether you’re a DJ, promoter, festival organiser, creative entrepreneur or Ibiza fan, this episode gives you the unfiltered truth about what it takes to survive and thrive in music, events and nightlife.

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Key Moments: 

0:00 – Welcome Kerol Kollom to Loud&Unfiltered 

02:00 – Kerol’s first trip to Ibiza and Café Mambo hustle

05:00 – Landing the job and meeting superstar DJs

08:00 – Life as an Ibiza artist liaison and hostess

12:00 – From Ibiza summers to studying festival & event management

15:00 – Working with Defected, Glitterbox, Amnesia and Space

20:00 – Breaking down logistics: riders, flights, itineraries and pressure

24:00 – Helicopters, gondolas and Caprices Festival challenges

28:00 – From logistics to marketing and bookings at Caprices

33:00 – Building diverse line-ups and supporting new DJs

36:00 – Ibiza nightlife then vs now: VIP culture vs dancefloor energy

40:00 – Berlin, Bucharest and Barcelona influence on sound and bookings

43:00 – Breakthrough artists to watch: Ogazon and Sally C

46:00 – Kerol’s favourite Ibiza moments and Cocoon at Amnesia

49:00 – Secret Ibiza spots and finding balance away from the clubs