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Member Since: 4/19/2006
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Vincenzos serious interest in Music began in his early teenager days when he was engaged in Hip Hop and other styles of Black Music. Later, in the end of the 80 s when AcidHouse reached the Continent, he was infected by the sound and energy of this new type of clubmusic. His deejay career started with playing at small club and private parties, where not only his friends were convinced by his talents, so it didnt take long time until his first resident engagement. Vincenzo was early involved in Hamburgs club scene, where he met Stefan Brugesch a.k.a. Steve Bug, who featured Vincenzo by getting him several DJ-gigs, e.g. at the party-series Reduced at Hamburgs cult club Front. Next to his DJ activities, Vincenzo starts producing his own tracks: In the end of 1995 he released his first Maxi single together with Sandro Catallo, Brunchbox EP on Raw Elements (Raw 603). His first solo track called Enchantment followed on the 1st Raw Elements compilation soon. Together with Duffer Swift, he established the project Cascade, which had Releasesa on Stickman/Canada and on Stoopidness (PHONO-Sublabel). In addition to that Vincenzo releases a number of Vincenzo singles on Raw Elements and left Germany in the end of 1997 to spent a year in time in New York City, where he teamed up Alexi Delano (SVEK) to produce the first A.D.N.Y. & Vincenzo 12. 1998 is the year of Vincenzo s solo album debut. 1-800 Vincenzo on Dessous Rec. gains worldwide attention and establishes Vincenzo in the first league of internationall respected producers. Two of the album tracks were released on seperate 12es - Peace Is Not The Word To Play incl. a remix by I: Cube and King s Last Ride featuring a rework by Ian Pooley. In summer 1999 Vincenzo and San Francisco House shooting star DJ Rasoul started their project Days Drive By and Vincenzo also began to work with Nottinghams John Buckby aka Schmoov as well as deejaying worldwide. In early summer of 2000 the first Dessous label compilation features a string of Vincenzo tracks, e.g. the cooperation with Rasoul, Afterthoughts. In 2001 Vincenzo compiled and mixed the successful first Strip Joint Grooves Compilation. The great success underlined once more his DJ talent - more international bookings followed across Europe. For San Franciscos Transport Label he delivered the 2nd Satin Soul 12 with Elmar Schubert while his Different Cities, Different Songs 12 on Dessous became a strong clubhit in all premium house clubs worldwide. After the great success of Strip Joint Grooves Vol.1 the second volume mixed & compiled by Vincenzo was released in early 2002, which doesnt mean he forgot to focus on his own production work. He finished the work on his 2nd album `Welcome To Zanarkand` (release 10/02) and the first outtake single of the album The Charmer came out, as well as the Silver Network release Snider & Satin Souls together with Marc Schneider and Elmar Schubert. Besides his remixes for labels such as Naked Music and !K7, his latest release on Dessous Things Like That in collaboration with Steve Ferrand in summer 2005 gained loads of international respect and proved one more time that VIncenzo is always hip and know how to rock floors all over the world. In fact, he has even recorded a track with porn star Terri Summers. Who we have never heard of....until now (ahem).
Influences: just listen to:
surface - falling in love
carly simon - why
Q - the voice of Q
bobby caldwell - open your eyes
george benson - love ballad
norma jean - saturday
steely dan - peg
deodato - night cruiser
ashford & simpson - it seems to hang on
girgio moroder - evolution
karen young - deetour
teena marie - i need you lovin´
klique - i can´t shake the feeling
Record Label: Dessous,Liebe/Detail,Pokerflat,Winding Road...
Type of Label: Indie