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My interest in music began around the end of the 80's when although still almost a child, I started collecting the first pop-dance records of artists like Cj Macintosh, Everything But the girl, Pet Shop Boys , Technotronic , Depeche Mode , Mark Moore and S-Express, Jimmy Sommerville, curiosity Killed the Cat, and so on...
On the other side already into music from the likes of Mantronix, Run DMC, Afrika Bambaata, Cybotron and other oldschool hip hop and electro things from the US, something started moving inside...
The passion for music developed with love and commitment during the years, resulting in a huge background comprising all genres of electronic music, has taken me to perfect a taste for beauty in sound and rythm.
It was around 1992 that I started going to the clubs that would have afterwards shaped the italian club scene such as Tremenda, Alter Ego, Mazoom , Cocorico', Ethos Mama... Spending most of my free time in clubs in Italy and all over the world (UK, Ibiza, Paris, US, Australia, Singapore, Thailand) I got to listen to superstar djs as well as to new talents and wannabes , and learnt something from them all.
It wasn't long before I realized that electronic dance music would have changed the future of my whole life..
It was only in 1997 though that my career in clubs began.At the beginning I was spotted by one of the biggest promoter in Italy ,Stefano Borelli who then became one of my best friends, and who asked me to work as a promoter for the likes of Mandarine and Syncopate after hours , then in 1999 meeting the person that currently could be referred to as one of the biggest and most influential promoter in northern italy ,Giuliano Bavutti, I moved onto Italy's top club nights such as Les Folies de Pigalle , Cocorico' , Juice of Juice , Echoes , Star's Cake, Matis , Le Plaisir , Cenerentola , Doc Show (2003), Maffia , Miss America and lately to Privilege ,Deep Club and Fever, promoting events and djing..
My greatest inspiration and love for djing came mostly from artists like Sasha, Laurent Garnier, John Digweed, James Holden, Richie Hawtin, Dave Seaman, Danny Tenaglia, Nick Warren, Michael Mayer, Lee Burridge, Ricardo Villalobos, Sven Vath and Ellen Allien.
From Italy I musically gained most from Lorenzo Lsp, Sandro Russo, Ricky Montanari and Flavio, Stefano Greppi and Francesco del Garda...
In 2003 I bought my first pair of turntables a mixer , a good amp and 2 speakers.
Although I started with a deep and melancholic blend of progressive and breaks ,from 2005 I began to look more and more at the minimal and techno scene as I started buying records of labels like B-Pitch, Kompakt, Treibstoff, Traum, Resopal, Vakant, Conaisseur and so on...
In september 2004 I started a residency for Privilege staff who got me to play in clubs like Cenerentola, Scuderie, Oltrecafe, and Villa Freto on saturday nights.Then from January 2005 my career moved on..in fact I had my first appearance at the famous tea dance Les Folies de Pigalle which soon became a residency and who allowed me to be booked by other groups of central Italy (China Bros,Tenax staff) to play in clubs in Perugia and in outdoor events like Pontedera Art & Music..
From 2005 to mid 2006 I've been playing for parties and clubs like MissAmerica (chloe') , Folies de Pigalle, Adrenaline, Fever, Juice of Juice , N.R.G. (cesenatico-RN) , Squillo Party (tour), Villa del Parco , Deep Club , Ferri Club, VOX Club, Ninety Nine @ JAM, China Bros @ Domus (pg), SMUG @ La Corte Degli Aranci (vi) delivering an eclectic blend of deep , dark and twisted techy beats and full on underground house grooves, and supporting italian's finest djs like Ralf, Claudio di Rocco, Pastaboys, Giusy Consoli, Francesco Del Garda, Cirillo, Walter S, Steve Mantovani, Ivan Jacobucci, Pepe.
Always on the spot for new sounds and fresh music, my sets are a fine example of what is happening at the moment with this renaissance of the techno sound adding to it my very own percussive and proggy touch. My dj sets are a mixture of deep minimal rythms building to full flavoured tech house and dubby techno.. Heavily influenced by the sounds of Berlin, Cologne and Manheim, the love for warm and crisp synth’s as well as for deep twisted basslines and dark, trippy atmospheres is my main and most recognizable feature . What I try to achieve when I play is a fluid and dynamic sound, made of different styles blended together in a way that makes you move! Subtle melodies and smokey beats lead thru an evocative and deep journey that will have the dancefloor trippin’...
From mid 2006,having moved to australia,I've been able to hook up with melbourne's finest local artists such as Jono Fernandez, Luke Bowditch & Frisky, the great Sean Quinn, PQM and Dave Pham, carving myself a place in melboourne’s underground dance scene , guesting and hosting several different radio shows on the world infamous KISS FM and scoring appearances in clubs all over Melbourne ; there I can end up playing anything from deep minimal house up to dubby techno tunes and everything in between...guesting the likes of Snap.Crackle., OneSixOne, Pretty Simple @ FFOUR, CandyBar, Quirky @ Revolver Upstairs, ROOM 680, Kamikaze @ Platform One, Bimbo De Luxe (alongside Matt Peri), Lab parties, Cristà l, the Glasshouse, and many more around town...
Also catch me on Kiss Fm's Club Lunch for guest shows!!!
In summer 2008-2009 I am busy running (and playing!) killer parties with the greatest djs melbourne and australia have to offer...1st one on December 20th (boat party) has been a total mayheeeeeem! Second episode on a rooftop garden was described as one of the best parties in summer 2008-2009 :)
In april 2009 having moved back to Italy , I got back to basics and back to promoting and djing for Folies de Pigalle, Matis Club, nu-Echoes (Prince), Scuderie, Alibi, Summer Mood & Sonar Boutique, Ca' di Cort, Esseti', Musica Per La Vita (outdoor event in Genoa's Forte Sperone) and more TBA.
Also from May 16th my very own dance parties called 'SOUNDS', with the best underground artists from all over the world..... stay tuned !
