Amok is a breathtaking architectural space with a contemporary, avant-garde design that extends over 30,000 square metres and is divided into various indoor and outdoor areas.

For around 150 days a year, AMØK MALLORCA will be an exclusive pool club with a restaurant and nightclub, a meeting place for over 3,000 discerning guests from all over the world. AMØK opened the nightclub in July 2024 in collaboration with award-winning gastronomy partner Vandal, offering great entertainment ever since with a high-calibre event calendar of exclusive pop-up dinners and sets by renowned DJs. The artificial lagoon with a pool covering 15,000 square metres is due to be inaugurated in May 2025.

AMØK MALLORCA co-founder Recardo Patrick spoke to DeluxeMallorca.com about his five-decade-long career as a celebrated soul singer and music producer — he is known for co-writing Status Quo’s hit single In The Army Now —, about his life in Ibiza and the plans for his current project.

Singer/entrepreneur Recardo Patrick invites DJs like Todd Terry and John Morales to AMØK MALLORCA.

Mr Patrick, AMØK MALLORCA started its first season this summer. Which items on the programme would you particularly wish to recommend over the coming months?

GLAMØK on Saturdays is my favourite party, as I am hosting it. It is glamorous, based on the vibe of the legendary Studio 54 happenings or the Andy Warhol factory parties, glitzy and discoey with live artists and vocal house music. Ticket prices start at an affordable 25 euros. VIP tables are also available.

With artists such as house DJ Todd Terry, you have been bringing the biggest names in the music business since the 90s to Mallorca. To what extent do you draw on contacts from your performances as a singer when making bookings?

Since I am still singing, I draw on those contacts massively. Many fellow artists I do shows with, I can just call up directly, like John Morales, who is my hero; he will be performing at AMØK on 7th September. This season, you book our exceptional Mediterranean-Asian inspired Vandal popup dinner experience at 8 pm — head chef Bernabé Caravotta’s ceviche with coconut foam is simply the best —, and around midnight the DJ arrives … like in Ibiza, the nighttime schedule is fluid.

In Ischgl, Recardo presented the Rich Prosecco show and interviewed Paris Hilton in front of 40.000 people.

In the five decades of your career as a show star, you have performed with icons such as Michael and Janet Jackson, Prince, George Michael and Whitney Houston. Who was a lasting inspiration for you and what experiences from this time have been incorporated into the new AMØK MALLORCA project?

The most influential person I ever met was President Clinton. He came to one of our events in Ischgl, Austria, that I had organised together with my friend and mentor, hotelier Günther Aloys. Clinton’s speed of answering questions awed me. I posed one in particular I had always wanted to know. “Do UFOs exist?”, which he answered wisely.

As an artist, my greatest inspiration was always Michael Jackson. We sang together when he was very young, and later I presented him at the Michael Jackson & Friends concert in 1999 in Munich. The element of live performance is key for me, I love sax players, dancers or vocals. Into AMØK, I brought live entertainment and glitz. Our stage of 650 sqm is the biggest in the Balearics, and for next year, we will build the most stunning immersive experience, that Europe has seen. Think Sphere Las Vegas.

The major streaming platforms have digitalised and completely changed the music business, and today many musicians live mainly from live performances. What do you think of this change?

It is bad for the industry. In my era, I sold records and CDs, or I got paid royalties. Today a musician can have 3 million plays and gets paid virtually nothing, maybe 3,000 euros. Therefore, live performances become more expensive, as it is the main source of income.

You live in beautiful Cheshire, UK, and since 1984 part-time in Ibiza, Spain. What is a must-see in Ibiza from your point of view? You like swimming and cycling; is there a favourite route that you would like to share?

Besides long-distance swimming and jellyfish spotting, I love to take the ferry to Formentera twice a week, I bring my bike and ride up to La Mola at the top, take a swim, and relax. It is mind-blowing.

In 2006, Recardo Patrick hosted an event in Ibiza together with Paris Hilton.