Maria Sanchez
Maria loves colours, the sea and people with positive energy - something of which she herself has loads! She says of herself she can be too much of a perfectionist; we don't think so - we just love the way she is so competent at every task she's given; whether that be content, ecommerce backend-management, all types of Google advertising and marketing software or simply lending a hand where it's most needed.
She now looks after our social media presence - and we don't think it has ever looked so good!
Alicia Lübeck
Lissy joined the team in 2022 and has brought amazing energy and enthusiasm to Ibiza Spotlight. She is everywhere - every disco, every bar, every secret villa party - we are quite frankly amazed at (and a bit jealous of) the contacts she's made after only a few summers on the island.
Many of the glowing articles you read about the club scene are written by her, and she has also turned us into TikTokers - yep, you read that right, Ibiza Spotlight has its own TikTok channel, which Lissy started, which now boasts millions of views. Apparently, you can teach an old team new tricks!
Holly Baker
Six years ago, Holly journeyed to the White Isle after only visiting once before for a family holiday. Packing her bags with her worldly possessions and taking the leap of faith, she now finds herself heading up the Ibiza Spotlight clubbing socials team. There’s no leaving now, along with her marmalade cat Hamish, Ibiza is now her home.
The juxtaposition of experiences in Ibiza has kept the love affair strong. Holly's days can begin with a morning hike and swim, and end dancing until sunrise on the Amnesia Terrace. Newly sober, she is keen to show off the clubbing experience from an alcohol-free party perspective.
Juan Martin Villalba
Juan Martin is the face of Spotlight out on the street. Since joining the company, he has helped raise our on-island profile enormously. He has an incredible energy and is never happier than when out and about visiting clients, making them feel loved and special. Don't ask him to do admin though!
If you are lucky enough, you might get invited to one of his special "asados" - he truly is a grill master.
Katharine Uhlig
If you've had any dealings at all with Spotlight, you'll know our deputy director Kt (pronounced Katy). She's been with us for 20 years and runs the entire commercial side of the business like a Swiss watch, always making sure we under-promise and over-deliver!
She speaks fluent English, German and Spanish and, when not working, can be found lovingly tending her garden - her homemade marmalade is legendary; or feeding her chickens.
Hayley Morgan
Hayley has been coming to Ibiza since her teens, finally making the move here in her 30s, and hasn’t looked back since. Her favourite part of living on Ibiza is the free and spontaneous way of life; you never know how any day will look, and there’s always an adventure around every corner.
Hayley has been running the clubbing social media channels for three years and is now working as the daytime editor. She also teaches yoga on the island, always trying to keep a balance between the dancefloor and the mat. She’s hoping her new role will help encourage this, but when a dancefloor calls, it's hard to say no…
Peter Young
Pete has been with us so long we can't actually remember exactly when he started! He comes from a computer animation background, and originally worked as a website designer. Since then he's become a programmer, an SEO expert and a social media guru.
However, he's happiest when behind the lens, shooting incredible photos and videos which help make the site really shine. Just a quick look at our restaurant section will make your mouth water!
Silu Fernandez Ramos
Silu joined the company in 2024. She is responsible for club ticket admin, the party calendar, the events calendar and customer enquiries. Hang on... that sounds like a lot - I think she needs to speak to management!!
Silu hails from Argentina and has a wonderful, warm personality for which they are famous. If you need help with your ticket purchases, you will find a sympathetic ear in Silu and a very competent manner. As a native Spanish speaker with completely fluent English, Silu is a fantastic addition to our team.
Tim Dackombe
Tim is the other co-owner of Spotlight, joining in 2019, just in time for the pandemic... but when the going gets tough, the tough get going! You'll find Tim out and about most days making sure our editorial content is correct, that our restaurants remain highly recommended and that the team behaves themselves, unless of course he is misbehaving himself.
To prepare for the gruelling Summer restaurant review programme, he spends his winter hiking, regularly completing 30 km walks!
Stephen Hunt
Steve is our resident clubbing guru and head writer. If he doesn't know about it, it not's gonna happen - he literally has his finger on every pulse and is in more WhatsApp groups than is healthy for him.
Steve has the incredible ability to be able to go out all night and still deliver excellent written content on time, the very next morning - it's almost a superpower. If you catch him out and about, he loves "hierbas con hielo".
Reece Chown
Reece is our front end (and reluctant back end) tech guru. Whether it be messing around with apple certificates, burrowing into Drupal's arcane code base or improving the user experience across the entire site, he is never happier than when coding. Although based in the UK, Reece is out in Ibiza more and more often for "remote work", at least that's what he tells his wife.
Reece's claim to Ibiza fame is that he used to play guitar and busk at the Ibiza Rocks hotel.
Steffi Nordmann
Steffi has been with Spotlight nearly as long as James, which is unsurprising, considering they are married. As well as being the keeper of all the company's darkest secrets, Steffi makes sure the content is up to date with all the latest info - and in all 4 languages. When we started Spotlight, she did all of that herself! Luckily we have a team of freelance translators to help nowadays.
In the winter Steffi likes nothing better than touring Spain in the campervan with the dogs (oh, and James of course).
Rachael Connolly
Originally from Ireland, Rachael has spent the last few years chasing sunsets and soundtracks around the globe, but Ibiza always had her heart. After countless visits, she finally made the island her home, and now helps to run our clubbing social media channels.
Music is her passion, and you’ll usually find her with a playlist on repeat, a guitar in hand, or dancing in a club. Nothing makes her happier than watching the sun go down, and there’s nowhere better for that than Ibiza. She loves capturing the island’s beauty through social media, and still pinches herself daily that this is real life.
William McKenzie
Will wrote the introductory sentence to the very first online version of Spotlight - "If it's nightlife you're after, you've come to the right place". We instantly loved it. Since then he's been travelling the world, most notably with long stays in Thailand.
He rejoined the team as a writer and has been out and about reviewing restaurants, activities, checking up on beach and resort facts, and generally making sure the information you read is as up to date as possible. Will is a keen winter swimmer and a demon cards player.
James Ledden
James is co-owner of Spotlight and was one of the founders of ibiza-spotlight.com back in 1999. His claim to fame is inventing the party calendar - since then, to be honest, we're not really sure what he does. Although since getting his full Spanish nationality, he spends a lot of time practicing his paella skills!
Seriously though... James has a hand in almost everything: SEO, tickets, tech, annoying the staff - you name it, he's at it!