Luca Ballerini
Italian Underground Dj & Producer, Vinyl Collector and Analogue Machines Blacksmith. In Vinyl Veritas.
PAST EVENTS
Bassa Clan
DINO ANGIOLETTI
Born artistically in the Bologna club Kinki – one of the cult clubs for the development of the Italian house – Dino Angioletti immediately catalysed the attention of the entire scene, thanks to a very personal interpretation of electronic, with Detroit influences, deep approach and strong sense of groove.
This residence opens to him the doors of the most famous Italian clubs that are impressed by his class in mixing the most different influences: in very little time Angioletti became one of the most popular names in the national panorama, appearing at Echoes (RI), Cocoricò (RI) or Fitzcarraldo (FI), other than the one night Doc Show, Star’s Cake, Angels of Love and Latin Superb Posse, all experiences that shape him and introduce him into the elite of the most famous deejays of the period.
Since 1994 he has become a member of the Pasta Boys crew – with Uovo and Deejay Rame – with whom he produces various hits, he collaborates with superstars like Osunlade, Wunmi, Masters At Work and established the Manocalda label, to give space to new productions Made In Italy with a strong experimental touch.
Because of his success, as a soloist and together, Dino Angioletti gains fame also abroad, in famous clubs in London, Ibiza, Barcelona, Geneva, Switzerland, Miami, Mykonos, Sidney and Melbourne, also gaining contracts with various foreign labels and the Italian label Re>Vox.
At present Dino is starting a new label and collaborating with famous clubs such as Kinki, Folies de Pigalle, Miss America, Echoes, Le Plaisir, Fluid, Juice of Juice, Kama Kama e Red Zone.
FABRIZIO MAURIZI
Fabrizio Maurizi is a native of Bologna (Italy), a city that has always paid particular attention to the original Detroit Techno movement, making it the perfect place to grow up in terms of music. After a brief spell as part of the city’s militant illegal rave scene, Fabrizio soon graduated to residencies at some of the most important clubs in the country.
Fabrizio started producing his own sounds, switching to music software programs after 10 years of studying piano. Completely hooked on very low bassline frequencies, his tracks explore the sometimes dark, sometimes funky side of techno, using completely mad vocal samples to give his music a unique flavour. Fabrizio definitely has DJing in his blood, liking nothing more than to lead the dancefloor out of darkness into light and vice versa, allowing his music to slowly evolve through the interplay of rhythmic analog elements and jumping basslines.
His dj set is an endless journey between house and techno, the sun and the moon, with no boundaries between the music genres: the organic elements are perfectly melted with futuristic sci-fi atmospheres.
In 2007 he founded with his friend/partner Idriss D the label Memento, releasing his first ep “Hasta la Baldoria Siempre” that was an incredible start for an unknown artist and label: the ep joined quickly the top ten everywhere.
One year after Fabrizio realized his dream joining the Minus family, where he started to produce and performing with.
Now Fabrizio is delivering his unique music all over the world, playing in the best clubs like Fabric , Rex , Robert Johnson , Womb , Cocoricò , Cocoon…just to name a few, garnering an underground very high reputation for his unmistakable dj set.
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Ruben Mandolini
Ruben Mandolini, DJ & Producer originally from Prato (IT), was captured by music at the age of 13 leading him to learn new instruments such as the guitar, keyboard and modular synthesizer later. He then started to attend the most influential clubs in Tuscany, discovering electronic music which excitement led him to begin his career as a DJ in some of the smaller clubs in the province. In this new growing culture of house and techno he was able to devote himself to Djing and then naturally moved to music production.
His dedication, professionalism and determination which is also reflected in his DJ sets has brought him over the years to perform in many of the major Tuscan clubs contributing to make him resident DJ of CLUB999 in Prato, which became his undisputed home.
Ruben’s unique approach to his sound and his recognisable style brought him to be noticed by some notable and respected labels such as Defected, Toolroom, Kitsune, Snatch!, Terminal M, Suara, Great Stuff and Area Remote to name a few and with collabs/remixes with/for Todd Terry, Airplane, Coyu, Ramon Tapia, Piemont, The Junkies, Danilo Vigorito, Mario Ochoa, Macromism and The Deepshakerz among others.
Being noticed by Riva Starr and his Snatch! Records Team, Ruben finds a home label where he can freely express himself with the support of a music family giving him advice and helping him with directions and constant feedbacks, bringing Ruben to grow in the music scene and being associated with same key players in the current underground movement.
He produces “Also” in 2012 on Snatch! Records, a track which increased his exposure to the public staying in the digital stores’ sales charts for months and charted/supported by a massive amount of renowned fellow producers. Ever since Ruben’s visibility has raised and his productions increasingly receiving great feedbacks and support by both magazines/blogs and colleagues such as Pete Tong, Laurent Garnier, Paco Osuna, Dubfire, Nicole Moudaber, Anja Schneider, Mark Knight, Reboot, Riva Starr, Monika Kruse, Gregor Tresher, Butch, Mathias Kaden, Nick Curly, Noir and lots more.
Ruben is now well on the path to become a relevant player in the underground house and techno scene, with interesting releases and gigs plans for the new year…so keep an eye on this raising star!
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Marco Faraone
Although still barely into his twenties, Marco had the privilege of a musical background in his family, allowing him to delve into experiments with electronic music from such early times as playing his first gig aged only 14 in his hometown of Lucca, Italy. Almost 10 years later Marco is working hard to present his sound on the international music scene, with scores of releases included his 2010 HIT Ep ‘STRANGE NEIGHBORS’ on Moon Harbour, his solo EPs ‘WANT LIFE TIME’ and ‘HARD TIME TO TRAVEL’, creating a real stir and were featured on playlists of top DJ’s everywhere. Along with further releases on labels like Get Physical Music, Sci+Tec, Truesoul, Cècille, Be As One, All Inn, Break New Soil, Four:Twenty, inMotion music, Superfiction, Catwash and for his own label Etruria Beat, it seems that Marco will be fast developing an enviable discography for such a young artist in the scene.
During the years, step by step, his passion, charisma and determination led him to playing in some of the best italian and international clubs, like Panorama Bar (Berlin), Cocoon club (Frankfurt), Tenax (Florence), Cafè D’anvers (Antwerp), Vanilla Ninja (Moscow), Toffler (Rottherdam), Egg (London), Woodstock 69 (Bloemendaal), Guendalina (Lecce), The Wood (Bruxelles), Magazzini Generali (Milan), Bloc (Barcelona), Terminal (Birmingham), Grelleforelle (Wien), Electricpickle (Miami), Sankeys (Ibiza) and some Festivals like Tomorrowland (Belgium), Barrakud (Croatia), Extrema Outdoor (Belgium), Day One festival (Spain), Electrosonic (Spain), East Ender (Spain), Kazantip (Ukraine), Zomerkriebels (Belgium), Ade (Amsterdam), Klubbers Day (Spain), 3 Gram (Holland), Sunrise (Belgium) and many more.
The year ahead looks bright for his career, with an already demanding “I WILL WAIT” Album Tour schedule all over Europe, and further upcoming releases on many important labels, like his “Jambo Ep” on DESOLAT and his new UNCOMPROMISED MOOD Ep on Adam Beyer’s label DRUMCODE, confirming his undeniably talent.
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Da Vid
Nato a Roma, Da Vid vive a Riccione dal 2008. E’ proprio nella Riviera Romagnola, location per eccellenza del divertimento italiano, che Da Vid coltiva la sua passione per la musica. Da subito si inserisce in tutti i principali eventi musicali della zona, a cominciare dalla consolle del Classic Club, dove diventa presto Dj Resident per due anni. E’ proprio tra le sale del Classic che Da Vid inizia a sperimentare, passando dall’uso dei vinili alle nuove tecnologie. Inoltre, in questo periodo personalizza il suo gusto musicale e comincia ad esibirsi nei Club più esclusivi d’Italia, dove viene apprezzato per le sue capacità, non solo dal pubblico ma anche da altri Dj italiani e internazionali, passando sempre di più dalla scena Underground a quella decisamente Main Stream.
Oggi Da Vid affianca Dj di fama internazionale in molte serate ed eventi, collabora e suona per i locali più importanti della penisola italiana e non solo, come Space di Ibiza, Cocorico’, Guendalina, Amnesia di Milano, Tinì Soundgarden, Muretto, Link, Barn Club, Frame, e altri, oltre ad eventi e Festival come MIF, Social Music City, Sky Vodka e Unipol Arena.
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Fabio Florido
“When you find a balance between a passion for music and a pure love of nightlife, you have found the perfect combination to build something unique”
As a teenager Fabio studied at “Giuseppe Verdi” academy, Prato. However, it is fair to say that he spent most of his youth in night-clubs or festivals across Europe; spreading the essence of music & fun on his own skin and building his knowledge week by week and experiencing the party scene first hand.
In 2007 Fabio moved to London where for the first time he came into contact with the intricate world of music, he then spent hours and hours in the studio developing his own unique style that rolls techno and tech-house into one soul led him to his first released in early 2011.
Thanks to the many EP releases and remixes on countless European labels he was being recognised and quickly found support from artists like Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Luigi Madonna, Subfactral, Markantonio, Sasha Carassi and many more from across the globe. Such positive support has touched Fabio and has led him to concentrate not only with producing, he has also refined his own vision of music through his dj sets.
The fact that he’s never satisfied sees him in constant search of music, tools and new equipment to make him stand out from the crowd.
2012/13 was the period that took him to another level, having moved to Ibiza he came into contact with those who gave him the initial inspiration, his mentor, Richie Hawtin and his concept Enter.
ENTER. & Ibiza gave him everything he needed to understand what people expect from music. Throughout the year he was incredibly lucky to listen, dance and experience many of his productions played by the best djs on the most talked about dance floors in the world Space Ibiza & Amnesia.
Having held various residencies at Club 999 in his hometown and playing for Kehakuma “Zen Garden”this has seen Fabio take control of the floor like never before.
2014 and a new era for Fabio has begun. Having already cemented himself firmly within the ENTER. family. Fabio has become a central resident to the ENTER. party at Space Ibiza. Taking on the Sake room this year for six dates and also a prolific Enter. Main appearance before Marc Houle, Luciano and Richie Hawtin. This residency has launched Fabio at lighting speed onto the international circuit and garnered many fans for the Tuscan native.
Now onto August 2014 and things are heating up again. With his first EP “Be yOu” on Minus already out. There is no stopping.
With a huge portfolio of releases behind him, amazing gigs and unique achievements it’s clear that Fabio Florido has proven that he is one to watch for the future with the simple fact that the “best is yet to come” !
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Romano Alfieri
Dj Tennis
DJ Tennis born in the 70’s and raised between New Jersey, Sicily and Parma in a family who paid just a passing attention to music. No relatives played any musical instruments, nor were there any around the home – music was never given any special amount of love in the Romano household. But despite this, and perhaps as a direct result of this, Romano’s creative and artistic attitude has always centred around music: singing, creating and collecting weird and noisy musical instruments at every turn.
In 1988 before embarking on computer science studies he was already playing and singing in college bands and had an indie rock radio show on a local radio station in Palermo.
Recording with bands, organising events and DJing at the local tennis club where he used to play semi-professionally (his DJ moniker comes from his passion for the sport) became his way to support the costs of his studies, though when he graduated he never imagined he would turn that hobby into his fully-fledged career. Whilst starting out as a DJ he began focusing on promoting new underground music in his country, founding and developing some of the most important Italian underground musical events such as the Elita festival in Milan and the Dissonanze festival in Rome – at the same time creating forward-thinking new promotional concepts around the Italian clubbing scene.
In the early 90s Romano also started producing music for theatre, movie soundtracks and TV commercials, his production skills always taking inspiration from the psychedelic, dark and melancholic sounds of the 60’s, thru to early 2000’s IDM. The range of influences paint a picture of his musical worldview: The Beach Boys, The Who, Talk Talk, Ultravox, XTC, Fugazi, June of 44, Suicide, Radiohead, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada and Plastikman – into every musical project he poured elements, sounds & feelings from all of these artists and many more.
In 2010, after growing tired of the the more overtly generic output of the contemporary scene he decided to collect all of his musical works and, along with Thugfucker’s Greg Oreck, started a new techno and pop label called Life and Death. The name of the label has a specific meaning, inspired by the socratic method of the maieutic process to turn ‘dead’ elements into a new life, and referring to the hypnotic power of music used in the mesmeric processes for brain therapy. Life And Death was alive.
Romano bases himself in Berlin where he also shares the label experience and a studio with the innovative deep electronic duo Tale of Us, whilst he working hard to create a crew of young and inspired musicians like Clockwork and Esperanza, amongst others. On top of all of this he still maintains his main job is still being a Promoter and a Booking agent in 2012. He may go by the name Tennis but he continues to be a hugely talented all-rounder.
Tale Of Us
Tale Of Us are Berlin-based DJ and production partnership Karm and Matteo who are currently re-writing the rulebook for deeply moving, emotional electronic music. Together they share a sonic vision that pulls together elements of house and techno with influences from pop, nu-disco and even rock music. While all of their productions are instantly recognizable as Tale Of Us, these range from straight-up dance floor jams to low-slung ambient tracks and more abstract compositions. While both originally hail from North America, Karm was born in Toronto and Matteo in New York, they moved to Italy as children, which is where they met and formed the close working bond that they now share.
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Giusy Consoli
Giusy Consoli is an eclectic character imposed itself in the clubbing scene of trends between the late nineties and the beginning of the next decade ” after years of endless nights dancing in the street disk as an attraction out of order ,” and after a run in Modena beauty salon.
In 1994 she approached the clubbing environment as an animator and image of the discos Villa delle Rose, local Misano Adriatico, cocorico , echoes close to Riccione in the first half of the ’90s. Back in 1994 Giusy Consoli is considered “one of the most famous characters that drives the hot night clubs in Riccione , Bologna and Reggio Emilia in Italy the whole , the same time that had proved successful actress starring in the film playing the character of Valeria Father and son in Pozzessere Pasquale (1994).
In 1995, inventor , along with his friend Julian Bavutti , of what will become one of the most well-known and discussed teadance Italy: Les Folies de Pigalle in Reggio Emilia.
A few years later embarks with unique susceptibility even musical journey , becoming in fact one of the resident DJ of the event and starting to play as a guest in other clubs of primary importance and estreo barcelona ibiza miami dubai etc. .. ” , and now in June 2010 created his important evening and is the only creator that is called G PARTY FOLIES
Since 2002 he produces music for the label Sound Division , Diva Records , folies record.
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Luca Agnelli
Luca Agnelli, from Tuscany (Italy), dj, producer and remixer in constant evolution, is always looking for new targets and more challenges, experimenting uncommon paths and inventing innovative languages.
Eclectic, creative, curious and involving, Luca has a unique style which transmits passion and adrenaline, dreams and emotions.
He doesn’t classify his sound within precise boundaries, but it’s quite easy to perceive strong house roots with contemporary techno and deep inflections.
He has played in many important clubs around Europe like Cocoricò (Riccione), Magazzini Generali (Milano), Cocoon (Frankfurt), Guendalina (Lecce), Boothaus (Koln), Cavo Paradiso (Mykonos), Rashomon (Roma), Amnesia (Ibiza), Angels of Love (Napoli), Penelope (Madrid), Marabù (Taormina), Egg (London), Cromie (Taranto), Gazgolder (Moscow), Mad (Losanne) and many others.
Luca is the founder of Etruria Beat records managed with Marco Faraone, the label has released a lot of international producer like tBrett Johnson, Jay Haze, tINI, Martinez, Locked Groove, Federico Molinari, Dana Ruh, dj Wild, Gel Abril, Tennis, Oliver Deutchman, Re.You, Pirupa, Yaya, Arnaud Le Texier Dan Drastic, and more.
He has released music for some important labels like Desolat, Safari, Truesoul, Get Physical, Be as One, Four Twenty, Catwash, MBF, Dirty Bird, Rebirth, Moan, Laterra beyond of course for his Etruria beat.
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Cirillo
Carlo Andrea Raggi, aka Cirillo, is one of the best representatives of the Italian techno sound. In more than 30 years his career has taken him around the world travelling side by side with the biggest names in terms of techno music: Carl Cox, Danny Tenaglia, Fatboy Slim, Sven Vath, Paul Van Dyk, Timo Maas, Luciano, Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice and many many others. He has participated in some of the most infamous musical events including Love Parade, Ravecity, NRG, Evolution, Mayday, Universe, Love Nation, Union Rave and Odissey. The last such event was in summer 2004, at the Heineken Jamming Festival, in Italy, where he was joined by the Cicoloco Crew and artists such as Massive Attack, Fatboy Slim and Timo Maas. In Ibiza he is resident dj of Circo Loco at DC10, the party that has been defined as being number 1 in the world. He has become unmissible for all of the DJs and people of the island. With the Circolco World tour he has played in the world’s largest capitals, throughout Europe, America, Australia and Asia. His DJ sets have taken place in some of the biggest world clubs, such as Amnesia, Space and Pacha in Ibiza, Limelight, Shelter and the NY Arc in New York, Roxy in Amsterdam, Omen and Dorian Gray in Frankfurt, Palazzo in Bingen, Tribehouse in Dusserldof, E-Werk and Columbia Hallee in Berlin, Heinzkaftwerk, Babalù and Pacha in Munich, Park Cafè in Wiesbaden, Ministry of Sound and The End in London, OXA in Zurich, Warehouse in Tokyo, Zouk in Singapore, Drop in Shangai and Hong Kong to name but a few, all are well remembered by everyone for their great energy, perfect technique and high musical quality. In Riccione, Italy, Cirillo is resident inside the Cocoricò, club that he has launch in the 1990.
Cirillo is also a successful producer. His releases and remixes have travelled around the world thanks to the multiplicity of the musical genres of his productions: techno, progressive trance, acid and house. His individual productions are known as well as the famous musical collaborations he has taken part in. For example let’s remember the collaborations with Lenny Dee AKA Lenny Desiderio; PCP, aka Mark Arcadipane; with the Datura, Italian known duo formed in 1991 by Ciro Pagano and Stefano Mazzavillani; with DJ Ricci Cirillo has produced a series of hits, like the first single from summer 1991 “Nu Style”, “Yerba del Diablo” and “Eternity”; Save the Vinyl Project from Logic Record; Eye Q Record first Sven Vath label. Not forgetting The Pogo, the first name of the Italian group Sensoria, of which the alias was used for hardcore and techno productions, on which Cirillo occasionally collaborated. Cirillo’s last huge success was the tune “Accelerator”, made together with Ricky Montanari for Anodyne Records, it became an essential part of the summer 2002 soundtrack. And now, after 30 years o career, togheter with Athletic Duo will coming out on label LED the relase “Por Obaluae”, with the remixes of Andrew Grant, Renè and Sossa, Luca Baldini.
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