Son of late DJ to play tribute set
THE son of the late Three Towns DJ, Mallorca Lee, is set to play a special tribute set at a festival next month.
As previously reported, Mallorca Lee, a former pupil of Auchenharvie Academy in Stevenston, passed away in February 2024, weeks after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Organisers of Stereofunk Festival in Lanarkshire have said he was “part of the event”, having played consistently since it started almost 20 years ago.
And now as a touching gesture, the main arena has been renamed after the music legend, and his son, Oceano, will play a tribute set with the help and support of Dream Frequency’s Ian Bland - one of Mallorca’s close friends.
Ian Bland said: “I’m so proud to help carry on my dear friend Mallorca’s musical legacy, and help his son Oshy start his own musical journey but it’s not about me.
“It’s about everyone keeping his memory alive no matter how small by sharing a post or posting a memory. That’s what Mallorca would have loved. Sharing good vibes and bringing people together.”
Ultra Sonic are known for its hits Obsession, Love Me Right and Angels and has featured regularly on DJ George Bowie’s popular GBX sets on radio and in clubs across the country.
Last month, it was announced that fellow musician Mark Sherry has revealed plans to fulfil Mallorca’s projects and remaster the Ultra Sonic (US) classics.
And organiser Stevie Lennon said: “Mallorca has always been a massive part of Stereofunk Festival and over the years became a great friend and a big ambassador for the event.
“He played alongside us in the tiny marquees at Strathclyde Park in the very beginning and cemented himself as one our main acts as the festival grew year on year.
“He was always the first person every year to promote our event off his own back. He would offer suggestions on how we could improve the event and even unselfishly offered suggestions for which acts to book when he could have quite easily kept them under his hat for his own events.”
He continued: “That was the type of guy he was - an absolute diamond and a true gentleman.
“He had such an infectious personality that lit up any room he walked into and he was one of the funniest guys I knew.
“Quite simply Mallorca Lee is irreplaceable and he’ll be missed not only by me but by everyone that attends Stereofunk every year - but we need to make sure his legend lives on. We need to keep his memory and his music alive forever.
“I know it’s going to be a hard day for everyone but it’s also going to be a proud day for me knowing I’ve helped Oshi on his musical journey following in his father’s footsteps. It also feels nice that I’ve been able to do as Mall asked me - one of his dying wishes.”
Stereofunk Festival takes place on May 4 at Chatelherault Country Park in Hamilton.