The same thing applies to when I’m DJing. I love to play records where is more challenging than using CDJs or a laptop to create smooth transitions but also when I use the CDJs I like to be creative with that, putting CUE in the middle of the track, creating unplanned loops, multilayer using 3 CDJs and stuff like that.
Q:
When did you first start making music and what was the spark that ignited the fire?
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I have always loved music since I can remember. But I started playing an instrument kind of late, I was fifteen when I had my first electric guitar.
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Who/what were some of your earliest influences?
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Like most of the guys in the 80s/early 90s I started with Rock music, then Hard Rock and Metal But every couple of years I was in love with a new genre. When I was 19 I studied some Jazz then I switched on piano and classical music. Following this, I wanted to deeply understand the grammar of music and I moved to Rome to study composition in the Conservatory of Music.
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When did you first hear House/Techno music?
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I remember in my town where I grew up there was a Disco Club and a lot of guys were DJing but at that time I didn’t really understand House music and the concept of DJing, for me that was not “real playing”. Only when I moved to Berlin did I finally understand that I was made for this music. It’s strange how things sometimes happen.
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Were you bitten immediately, or did it take a while before you got the bug?
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It took a really long time I guess. As I said, only when I moved to Berlin in 2007 did I totally fall in love with electronic music. For sure I always liked going to dance but also in Rome there was not the same Club-Culture that you can see here in Berlin. I still don’t like Italian “Discoteche”.
Q:
Who are your current top three producers/ DJs and why?
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Lately I’m discovering a lot of incredible Italian producers. As I said there is no real club culture in Italy but a lot of incredible
producers. I love the Italian Voodoos & Taboos, we.amps who are also producing a lot of amazing stuff for my Solenoid Records label, and I also love Driss Bennis, the boss of Casa Voyager from Marocco. Those guys are original and for me really fresh.
Q:
You’ve traveled and played in a lot of different locations/countries, what has been your favorite so far?
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In Europe, I really love Amsterdam and the Church Club. I’m having so many intense experiences there. Playing at Church Club is something that you cannot explain easily. And I’m also looking forward to being back soon in South Africa. I love Johannesburg and Kitcheners, one of the oldest bars in the city. But everything can be canceled because of the Pandemic, It’s a nightmare without an end.
Q:
Do you have any plans to play in the US in the coming year (a pitstop in Chicago would be awesome)?
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Yes for sure. I already wanted to go to New York and Chicago, I fixed a couple of Gigs in 2019 but suddenly everything was canceled, we know why. Now I’m getting new contacts and proposals but right now we are uncertain about everything. But yes, I hope to be there soon.
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If you could have your dream collaboration with any artist from any period of time, who would it be any why?
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Wow, any period of time it’s a big thing. As I said till now I loved a lot of kinds of music, not just electronic dance music. My biggest loves from the past are for sure Frank Zappa, Prince, James Brown. I can’t even imagine “collaborating” with such amazing talent but for sure I would love to be with them in the same room and watch them play and perform. I saw Prince live one time in Milan and it was just incredible. I could put Prince at the same level as Mozart, without a doubt.
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What does the year ahead hold for you? Any new releases, collaborations, or online events we should look out for? Continued >>
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