Carlos Eduardo Martinez Simon-Llanos (born December 5, 1978) better known as Patafunk is a Venezuelan singer-songwriter, producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist.
In 1997 for the first time to record "No Es Mi Guerra" a fast Latin Ska Song which was featured on Venezuela Ska vol 1 edited in Mexico by Pepe Lobo Records.
Skama recorded a few more tracks for other compilations and it was Maracaibo City's opening act for latinoamerican bands like Amigos Invisibles, Aterciopelados, Cafe Tacuba, Control Machete, Molotov, Nortec and others.
in 2003 started his first radio show 'Patafunk Radio' in La Mega de Maracaibo, a year later starts commercial radio by hosting and producing "El Disco Es Cultura" from Monday to Friday from 2 pm to 4 pm on the same Station, in 2007 Patafunk Radio goes is aired nationwide from La Mega de Caracas/Nacional every Saturday from 9 pm to 10 pm every Saturday, this show was in the air till 2014.
Between 2008 and 2011, Patafunk released two critically acclaimed albums: 'Dubdelic' and 'Playa', an eclectic arrangement of music that merges Latin, pop, and disco-funk. His songs topped the charts in Venezuelan radio, and outlets like Rolling Stone Latin America, Billboard Magazine, and MTV Latin America praised Patafunk for his distinctively pleasant, “ocean-like” sound. Patafunk became a household in the Venezuelan music scene, delivering multiple nationwide tours and championing his own radio show on contemporary music.
In 2010, Patafunk left his tropical coast of Caracas to take-on the international dynamism of the New York City music scene. In the years that followed, Patafunk developed into a prolific DJ and producer, releasing a series of original singles and remixing songs for the likes of The Knocks, Goldroom, Phoenix, Pat Lok, and others. As a DJ, Patafunk regularly plays throughout NYC and has held residencies at NYC staples such as Ophelia, Buddakan, Zuma, Soho House, Cafe Noir, Le Bain, and Hotel Hugo; while his tropical, global sound has enlivened audiences at shows and festivals around the world, including SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, CMJ, and Miami Art Basel.
Patafunk's latest creation, the album High Life!, was released on June 18, 2020, and it fuses his Latin-reggae roots with the best of New York's multicultural ethos.
In November 2020 'Pata' moved to La Jolla, California and started releasing instrumental music under the name 'Patavision' and releasing a monthly album under PataLab Music
Pata is currently working on Patafunk's next album 'Natural' with a sound a little more organic, real drums and more guitar oriented.
The period in La Jolla CA lasted just 8 months but were very productive, Pata found himself in many ways surrounded of the incredible Cali vines and recorded 3 instrumental albums as 'Patavision' 'First Season, Second Season and Third Season" and 4 videos as 'Patafunk' for the songs 'Bailando' and 'Olvidar' from the album 'High Life!' and 'que Vamos a Hacer?' for next album 'Natural' and finally the video for the song 'El Rezo e' Calle' a collaboration with French producer 'DJ Damasta'
After those 8 months Patafunk moved to Miami Beach to be the 1 mAn-bAnd of the Venezuelan web show 'Entregrados' also making the music for the exhibition of Venezuelan painter ' Edo Ilustrado' and appearing in shows like 'George Harris' reconnecting in general with the Venezuelan audience.