The International Music Summit in Ibiza will present one of its highest awards to the Arnau Family, creators of Monegros Desert, Florida 135 and Elrow
As one of the boldest, most colorful and vibrant brands in the electronic music industry, elrow's globally beloved event series has remained at the top of its game year after year.
Therefore, the IMS Legends award is a well-deserved honor for the party brand and its founders, the Arnau family, who have been announced as winners at this year's Beatport Awards.
From its humble beginnings as a small café over 140 years ago, the music-loving clan has built an empire that has become a global phenomenon and a highly successful touring experience. Renowned for its extravagant selection of music, costumes, and stagecraft, in Ibiza elrow has held residencies at club giants such as the former electronic music venue Mecca Space, as well as select dates at Ushuaïa Ibiza and an annual residency at Amnesia Ibiza.
Now in its sixth generation, the Arnau family and its current leaders, Juan Arnau Jr. and Cruz Arnau, have been pioneers in the dance music scene in Spain with nightclubs and events such as Florida135, Monegros Desert Festival, Row14 and, of course, elrow.
This family has joined an esteemed list of previous winners of this award, which includes Underworld, Nile Rodgers, Fatboy Slim, Sven Väth, Carl Cox, Space Ibiza founder Pepe Roselló, and Ricardo Urgell, founder of Pacha Ibiza.
The 2024 winners Juan Arnau Jr. and Cruz Arnau comment: “Thank you so much from the entire Arnau family and also and especially from our grandmother Pilar, who at 95 years old is very excited to receive on our behalf and from her home, in the middle of the Fraga orchards, this recognition for so many years of passion that we have all had for the art of making our customers dance.
“Of course, thanks also to all of them and all the collaborators who, together with the family, of which they are also a part, have helped to achieve this award that we humbly receive.”
The Arnau family will receive the award from IMS co-founder and BBC Radio 1 broadcaster Pete Tong.
