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IRIS was born in Cagliari,Sardinia,Italy, on April the 8th, 1977. She lived in Bologna from October 1997 to August 2006, then moved to New York, where she's studying at the New School- Jazz and Contemporary Music Department . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the jazz context:September 2005 partecipates in the radio broadcast festival “Dubidubidù 2005” directed by Mr. Bruno Pollaci (see the wesite www.animajazz.it ).***** November,26th , 2004: partecipates in Jazzin’ Sardegna, 22nd International Jazz Festival (see the website www.jazzinsardegna.it).******************* August 2003: partecipates in Barga International Jazz Festival (see the website www.bargajazz.com).*************************************** May 2003: partecipates in the national festival “Primavera in Jazz” in Livorno, and prints two songs in the cd compilation linked to this festival (see the website www.animajazz.it).~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the electronic, hip hop, trip hop, breakbeat and drum&bass context:Since 2004 she's been singing in the DnB scene with one of the main DnB movements in Italy, and many European Djs.******************************************************** **** Spring 2006 partecipates in the Hip Hop Festival FLAVA OF THE YEAR with the NightSkinny Project.*********************************************** Releases Capsizes, a 2 tracks cd produced by Leg-No (www.legnotunes.com) recorded at Recovery Time Studio in Milan and a Videoclip procuced by Zoomworx co.**************************************************** July 2005: collaborates with the project “Night Skinny Resoconti e Ricerche: a collection of inedit underground experimental trackz” together with: Critical Mass, Mess2, Dj Tay One, Esa aka El Prez, Randolph Carter aka Mastino. Prints a 1000 copies limited edition 10” vinyl.*************************** All tracks are produced arranged and mixed by Critical Mass at the Recovery Time Studio in Milan and released by Relief Records Eu.***************** (see the website www.touchresponse.com).*************************** June 2005: Participates in the festival of alternative culture High Foundation powered by BZ Records, Dj Afghan’s record label she’s printing a new album with, with a trip hop/breakbeat project called Dark inc.see the website (www.labaraonda.com).*************************************** ***** May 2005 April 2004: partecipates in the National Electronic Music Festival Homework Festival with the Dark inc. Project (see the website www.homeworkfestival.net).********************************** ************************************************************ ********** You can find many featurings in:*************************************** My Own Parasite’s “I Am” produced and released by Plumbea Records in 2003 (see the website www.myownparasite.com).^^^******************* Eveline’ s “Happy birthday Eveline!!!” produced and released by Shyrec records in 2005 (see the website www.shyrec.com).********************* Since 2005 she's been working with the event producing company PROPOP in Bologna.**************************************************** **** ************************************************************ *** From 1997 to 2005, she the cultural project of the Cultural Association Sesto Senso (via Petroni 9/c, 40126 Bologna, 051-223476 or see the website www.sestosenso.it ), either as a bartender and bar supervisor, or as the menager of the musical activities concerning organizing concerts,line ups, organizing flyers and radio broadcasting, newspapers and magazines commercials also in collaboration with Link drum&bass arena, Livello 57, Link L.E.D. (see the websites www.link.com,www.propop.com, www.livello57.com ). ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ********My FAM is My Fam 'n' Only Luv, the LINK Drum&Bass Arena (selected items extra laaaarge selection!) and the Dark inc. Project******************************************* THX for being so A.W.S.O.M.O.!