Jakub 'Urbik' Urbanec

Web developer | DJ | Hovawart daddy

GeneralDevelDJing

Hello, I am an experienced web developer, DJ, and promoter of alternative electronic music, as well as a dedicated hovawart dog breed owner.

As a web developer, I have worked for numerous companies on a broad range of primarily small to large-scale projects over the course of more than 10 years.

As a DJ and promoter, I founded the Dark Atmo Breaks and BrainStorm music events, where I performed alternative, mainly halftime drum and bass, together with colleagues and friends. At present, I am focusing exclusively on DJing.

My dog’s name is Jupiter (nicknamed Jupík), a young golden hovawart.

Basic developer info

I am proficient in Vue as well as React, capable of working with library ecosystems and component libraries, as well as developing new components, handling data transformations, and integrating with APIs primarily via REST and WebSockets. I also have experience with build processes, deployment, and working with more complex algorithms.

I have been working with TypeScript for about 4 years, with Vue for around 5 years, and I first used React in production less than a year ago, though I have no difficulty with it. I have approximately 13 years of experience with JavaScript.

Beyond front-end development, I am interested in computer graphics, particularly 2D context and game development, and I am currently looking to expand into WebGL/WebGPU. I am also capable of working with JavaScript/TypeScript on the backend using Node.js at a solid level, though I would not consider myself a senior backend developer.

Outside of work, I have a big dog named Jupiter, I love music, and I also perform as a DJ.

This portfolio webpage

The reason behind this portfolio is that I would like to get a high quality job or project(s) and to work on my web programming skills. The technical goal was to use minimum amount of libraries with TypeScript and to have separated FE and BE. BE makes almost entirely only SSR with main function from FE source folder. FE is more interesting because of Proxy usage to form a "Store". Portfolio is simple, but I wanted to look under the cloak of modern FE frameworks. The wow effect is visual of my own making from a different repo. One of the challenges were to build a good DX monorepo in coop with the visual library repo.

Game development

I loved games since I was a child. When I learned computer programming about 15y ago, one of my first projects was to build a D&D game using pure PHP 5 and JavaScript with jQuery and XHR. Later my dreams were shattered as the game industry is more and more complex and I didn't have the time and money to pursue a serious career in this field. But it still became my hobby to make games. I tried a few but only 2 presentable games were made by myself. Simple canvas asteroids-like JS game with EaselJS for desktops and mobile Quarantine Zone: Warfare on Solar2D platform as top-down shooter. The latter was not published as it is still WIP, but hopefully after some more tweaking it will be ready for the stores :)

Music Bio

Beyond programming, my true passion lies in original and high-quality music. I began collecting music more than 10 years ago and have been DJing for about the same amount of time. A major breakthrough came in year 2022, when I started performing regularly in Prague clubs and won several DJ contests. I also founded my own club nights, Dark Atmo Breaks and BrainStorm, dedicated to the music I love the most. My sound is rooted mainly in bass and breaks — I first got into electronic music when drum and bass began to emerge in Prague. While drum and bass remains my primary genre, I enjoy exploring other tempos as well. My sets are always built around music you won’t easily hear elsewhere.

Where I’ve Performed:

  • Shadowbox on Radio 1
  • Let It Roll Winter Warm Up Pilsner (winner of the DJ contest)
  • All Dark Atmo Breaks and BrainStorm events alongside artists such as Last Life, Heatwave, Fuj...
  • Selected to perform at Ravekjavik Festival in Poland by the YEAH initiative, together with Bambi Uzi and others, but chose to undergo an appendix surgery instead...
  • Festival Vidiny 2025 @ Třeboň 105
  • Clubs: Cross, Chapeau Rouge, Klubovna, FAMU, rest.art, K7, and more

My Sets

I love creating new sets for my SoundCloud or other platforms. I’ve recorded numerous guest mixes for collectives such as Syhda Music, Dub Logic crew, Vykhod Sily, and Rádio Punctum. I also run my own mix series Dark Atmo Breaks, where I showcase my favorite music.