Daniele Baldelli began as a dee-jay in 1969 at the Tana Club in Cattolica (RN, Adriatic coast, Italy) and later joined the Tabù Club in 1970.
That time there weren’t any mixers, earphones and displays!
The job of the disc jockey was simply to raisen and lower of the two record players available, not having care of the eventual silence gap between two records.
The first records Daniele Baldelli played were of course 45 rpm singles: Ann Peebles, Arthur Conley, Rufus Thomas, Desmod Dekker, Wilson Pickett, Johnny Taylor, James Brown, Booker T., Edwin Starr and Etta James… but also: Stooges, Jericho Jones, Steppenwolf, Atomic Rooster, Steely Dan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Status Quo, Slade, Gary Glitter…
Having not any model to emulate (he considers himself maybe the eldest dee-jay in Italy) Daniele Baldelli invented by his own his work at the consolle, practically a self-made dee-jay, simply following his passion for music, experimenting new technologies and making use, since the beginning, of the first electronic drums, keyboards, synthesizers and one of the first samplers that had only four seconds of memory!
He feels lucky about having been a dee-jay since 1969 till now. This gave him the opportunity to live, in first person, the history of music and discoteque from its dawning to present. And this also let him collect more than 70.000 vinyl records!!!
Always alternative and futuristic, he worked at hundreds of club consolles.
In 1979 in Italy the Cosmic was opened, a club in which Daniele Baldelli started a musical trend that would deeply mark the Italian underground music movement. Everything developed from 1979 to 1984, and that genre was called “Afro”. Of course the term was, and it is, erroneous because what was playing at the Cosmic was a mix of electronic, reggare, brazil, jazz, ethno, funk, new-wave and afro-beat!!!
Daniele Baldelli probably interpreted africanism when he played Ravel’s Bolero superimposing it on a track by Africa Djolè, or an experimental track by Steve Reich on which he mixed a Malinke song from the New Guinea, mixing the T-Connection with Moebious&Rodelius, discovering in the Itzito album an ipnotic-tribal track by Cat Stevens, extracting Africa from the Depeche Mode playing them at 33 rpm, or turning to music a reggae voice played at 45 rpm.
By mixing a dozen of African songs on one pattern of electronic drums or playing together a Brazilian batucada with the Kraftwerk, using the electronic effects of a synthesizer in order to superimpose them on some songs by Miriam Makeba, Jorge Ben, or Fela Kuti. And more mixing up oriental melodies by Hofra Haza or Sheila Chandra with the electronic sound of the German label Sky Records.
Actually Daniele Baldelli sets his work up to two directions: one towards funk at 360 degrees (soul, funky 70, future funk, funk&jazz) making use of live players as well (sax, trombone, bass, keyboard); the other one towards only “cosmic sound”: electronic, ethnic, afro-tribal, jazz, reggae, fusion…   A lot of productions and many Remixes you can find  on Sound Cloud  and Youtube .

Today Danilo Plessow is regarded as one of the most influential DJs and producers in the world, renowned for his excellent knowledge in music as well as his technical wizardry behind the turntables. In all that he does Danilo is an eclectic with heart, soul, and an enormous will to connect separates – a skill which often reaches far beyond his own art.
His extensive record collection, his unbroken passion for vinyl rarities and the tireless discovery of still hidden musical treasures are just as much parts of his artistic personality as his ability to always view music as an indivisible whole.
Danilo’s career in music started whilst he was incredibly young – he started playing drums at the tender age of 6 and discovered his love for jazz in the school big band. By the time he turned 11, he was already working on his own original productions using a computer and samples. Jazz, soul, funk, hip hop and house influences culminated in a first release, under his Broken Beat alias Inverse Cinematics, together with Joachim Tobias, in the year 2000 on Stuttgartʼs Pulver Records; multiple EPs, an album (ʻPassinʼ Throughʼ) and many remixes and compilation appearances followed. At the same time, he already started building his record collection and playing international gigs as a DJ, at just 16 years of age. After several other projects on labels like Ubiquity and Compost, Danilo released the “Raw Cuts” Series as Motor City Drum Ensemble on his own label MCDE recordings, a highly influential series of records that is considered to be a modern classic amongst House aficionados. The label also released tracks and remixes from Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers, Harvey Sutherland, Marcellus Pittman, Mike Huckaby and Laurent Garnier.
In the following years, he reimagined tracks from great artists like Tony Allen, Billy Cobham, Caribou or DJ Sprinkles, building a reputation as an unpredictable remixer. In his DJ sets the record-collecting nerd, the fine technician and the sensitive performer merge into one personality. With the curatorial fearlessness of a postmodern selector, true conviction, understanding and feeling Danilo Plessow is able to create something very rare and precious: spirit.
In this role, he has released several compilations such as “DJ Kicks” on K7! And“Selectors” on Dekmantel, as well as playing clubs and festivals around the world, from underground favourites like Horst in Belgium to big mainstays such as the Montreux Jazz Festival and Coachella.
In 2017, he held a 3 month residency at London’s XOYO club, inviting a broad range of artists like Daniele Baldelli, Kelli Hand, Kyle Hall and Dego of 4Hero. For this residency, as well as for his curation of the Nuits Sonores Festival in Lyon 2016, Danilo made one of his biggest dreams a reality: to invite Disco and Soul legend Leroy Burgess to perform with a full band, shining a light on the roots of the music he reveres. In the years to follow, he continued to play shows alongside Burgess in Berlin, London and Paris.
In between his relentless touring schedule, Danilo still finds time for new adventures. On his monthly radio show “State of Rhythm“ on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM station, he welcomes key figures of music such as Azymuth or Phil Ranelin, shines a light on new talents like Lauren Hansom or Marie Montexier, and features guest mixes by DJs he enjoys listening to.
Together with Marcus Worgull of Innervisions, they run the project Vermont, influenced in equal measures by kosmische, Krautrock, minimal wave and synth soundtracks.. For their first album released in 2012 on the style defining german Kompakt label, they had the honour to collaborate with one of the originators of this music style, Can’s drummer Jaki Liebezeit. They are currently working on their third album. With the release of “Fabric presents Danilo Plessow/MCDE" in spring 2021, Danilo will close one circle and open a new one. For the future, he plans many new artistic projects and, above all, to concentrate on his activities as a producer and sound engineer. His new productions “Nightfall” (featuring saxophonist Francesco Geminiani and Pianist Peter Schlamb) and “Decay/Sustain/Release” (under a new alias, Basic-Variation) provide us with a little sneak-peak into the future of his by now more than 20 years active career.

Few DJs and producers are as widely and universally acclaimed in echno circles as Italian Donato Dozzy. He has a rare ability to work his way into peoples' minds in both contemporary and classical settings, conjuring real mood and atmosphere. Never one to pay heed to the zeitgeist, he prefers to deal in hypnotic soundscapes that really take you on a trip.
Enigmatic as he is, and laidback as he seems, as an artist he is constantly unveiling new work. Displaying a large variation in terms of sound and method across many new releases each year--some of which come on his co-owned label Spazio Disponibile--he also puts out installations for public spaces and museums, uses obscure musical instruments, collaborates with likeminded producers, classical singers or visual artists. Donato seems to continuously challenge himself on a creative level: whatever method he uses, though, he is always likely to permeate your cerebral cortex and rewire it in fascinating and compelling new ways. For the latest and relevant news please check octopus-agents.com/donato-dozzy

2020 was a sobre, still, introspective time for many. For HAAi – the Australian-born, London-based DJ and producer – it was no different. For someone so used to spending multiple nights a week in the club, surrounded by sweat, strobes and dancing, lockdown felt particularly weird.

“Before the pandemic, I was playing a lot of really long sets. I was so immersed in music all the time,” she says now. “I love touring! I have ADHD, so I feel like I have the stamina to play late shows and go to the airport. So much of how my brain is wired lends itself to the life that I have.” When all of that was taken away, HAAi threw herself into producing, mixing and writing tracks to compensate. “I would never have taken that much time off before.”

The result is Baby, We're Ascending, a 13-track journey that takes you along for the ride – from hardcore, echoey beats to sweeping, colourful synth lines and bright, warped vocal samples. The voices on the album, set for release on Mute, are vast and eclectic – from Jon Hopkins and Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor to singer Obi Franky and spoken word poet and activist Kai Isaiah Jamal.

HAAi's ascent has been swift from the start. After releasing a couple of well-received EPs on her own label, Coconut Beats – Feel Good and Motorik Voodoo Bush Doof Musik – she came out with Systems Up, Windows Down, released on Mute in 2019, followed by Put Your Head Above The Parakeets in 2020. “That's when it all kicked off,” says HAAi. Baby, We're Ascending marks her debut album and her first full-length release since clubs have opened again.

Now that clubs are open and planes are running, HAAi has spent a lot of time being back in the booth, surrounded by noise and beats and people. It's where she feels most comfortable, most herself. “You get to play a party where you feel like it's your birthday party every night,” she says. “It's important to take breaks now and then. From now onwards, it's going to be crazy busy.”

Born and raised in the North of Italy in 1995.
DJ, vinyl addicted, her conception of clubbing is based on
the underground electronic music scene.
Her taste in music is strongly influenced by the black music and the dj sets are extremely inspired by those early years in Detroit and Chicago.

Max Cooper has carved a unique space as an audio-visual artist with a science PhD and an international reputation as a leading electronic musician.

His work carries an emotional resonance and sensory immersion, often focusing on humanity’s place in the world.  He merges electronic music and visual art with scientific enquiry through installations, live performance, immersive audio-visual experiences, a range of digital media and award-winning music videos.

Unspoken Words is Cooper’s 6th studio album and the latest in an impressive back catalogue that dates back to 2007, when he juggled studying Computational Biology with being resident DJ at a local techno club.

He recently supplied the music for a powerful video narrated by Greta Thunberg and Pope Francis and played at COP26, urging world leaders to consider climate and environment in Covid recovery plans. Last year, he became the first techno artist to play at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.

Other work includes commissions from The Barbican, France TV, AND& festival, Waltham Forest Borough Council, and collaborations with Zaha Hadid Architects, The Babraham Institute, and L-Acoustics alongside musical reworks of contemporary classical musicians including Philip Glass, Nils Frahm, Terry Riley and Michael Nyman and pop artists Hot Chip and Moby.

His label, Mesh, is keenly placed to explore the intersection of music, art and science through interdisciplinary creative collaborations that blur lines between art, mathematics, film, choreography, sciences, architecture, psychology and spirituality.

Italian DJ, Sound Engineering and Producer from Carrara. Resident and Founder of Vox Marmoris

When it comes to musical selection, passion for his craft and finesse on the decks, Dimitri From Paris is second to none. A man who has dedicated the last thirty years to honing his skills and sharing his love of all kinds of music, he has evolved from a bedroom DJ, to a radio presenter, remixer, a producer in his own right and a globally-renowned purveyor of great music.

In contrast to the egocentric, ?hands in the air?, DJ God character that is increasingly becoming the norm in certain spheres, Dimitri stays true to the traditions handed down by generations before him.

With a career spanning three decades, Dimitri knows exactly how to work a crowd, whether they?re familiar with his work or not. His story began in the early-80s, when he went from bedroom DJing to being a DJ on French station Radio 7. His career soon progressed and he spearheaded the first ever house show on Radio NRJ, Europe?s biggest FM radio network, 26 years ago. In the years since, Dimitri has picked up a number of accolades and presitigious assignments, including remix work for pop luminaries such as Bjork, New Order, Quincy Jones, Chic, James Brown and The Jackson 5. This in turn led to Dimitri making his own edits of tracks, informing his knowledge of how music works and boosting his production skills. His debut album, Sacrebleu, was named album of the year by Mixmag in 1996 and drew influence from a range of inspirations such as movie soundtracks, jazz, disco, samba and house.

Not a front row dancer, I've been making people dance for more than thirty years. 
And that's it.

Asako Fujimoto is a sound artist and musician interested in sonic representations of nature as well as algorithmic composition.

She developed her music background in NYC's electronic music scene. She works with analog and digital synthesizers, acoustic/field recordings, and also as a vocalist in solo projects and collaborated with several groups on live performances, touring and releasing materials.

After moved her base in europe, started to work on sound design for multimedia art installations, spatial audio and algorithmic compositions which have been exhibited around the world through the years( ZKM, European Capital of Culture, Venice Biennale, Athens Digital Art Festival, Hermitage Museum, etc). She continues to work on sounds with new medias, audio/visual installational performances as well as theater and film collaborations.

Every DJ would like to think themselves a real musical connoisseur, but Hunee really is - it's not him that says so, but pretty much anyone else whenever the man born Hun Choi pops up in conversation. His DJ sets have of course taken him all over the world from Aus to Asia, America to Europe, but they take listeners much further. As likely to draw for a classic house record as he is a disco curveball, a boogie delight or mixing an African bomb into a techno record, each selection he makes is a thing of true passion - you can see it not only in his eyes, but so too in the eyes of those dancing along.

Reporting that he feels blessed every time he gets to play music for people, Hunee's sole goal is to enrich the lives of listeners as much as possible. His own productions have always managed to do that, too. So far they have proven to be hugely considered and cultured things that have arrived on labels like Rush Hour, Future Times and W.T. Each one is different but each one has a certain kinked funk, true sense of soul or loveable house heritage that puts them up there with the best of the rest.

Along the way Hunee takes inspiration from people who ?live it to the max, to the bone? and considers himself to be just part of the way along a never-ending journey. As such, the future promises more such delights for this notoriously deep digger in the form of a debut album on Rush Hour in 2014. ?I just try to do my own thing?, he says humbly, and no-one could argue with that.

Francesco Farfa has got his groove back. In recent times, the Italian DJ has found himself re-energised once again, back in love with electronic music and right back at the sharp end of the underground scene. A true digger and sound obsessive, Farfa comes armed with decades of experience and musical appreciation, but now with a fresh perspective that means he is once again doing what he does best: turning musical emotions and compelling rhythms into dance floor art.

The Florence born DJ first started playing as far back as the 90s, laying down vital sets of funk, disco and proto-house sounds. His deck skills and rare knack for selection and sequencing meant he soon became one of Italy's most famous DJ exports, with his unique skills earning him sets at some of the most prestigious night venues and festivals, such as Space (Ibiza), Amnesia (Ibiza), E-Werk (Berlin), Vinyl (New York), Sonar (Barcelona), Love Parade (Berlin), Monegros (Fraga), Street Parade (Zurich) and many more.

From a production perspective, Farfa has released on the likes of Momento, Souvenir and Serial Killer, always evolving with each new 12. Timeless sounds that always leave an impression, Farfa's records have earned a renaissance of late thanks to the support of numerous high-profile players from the scene.

Farfa's music has been called everything from psychedelic techno to cyber-trance, but it is impossible to truly define, with Farfa instead going in whatever direction his heart takes him. Hugely respected in his native country, Farfa has influenced a whole host of Italian DJs, with none other than Francesco Del Garda among those who continue to cite him as a major influence. Now, it is Del Garda who is inspiring Farfa, and in fact the pair have plans for a special back-to-back series that will see them join forces in the not-too-distant future. After a period of reflection and finding new inspirations, Francesco Farfa is back where he belongs: deep in the underground, playing challenging and unpredictable sets of slick and sleek house, techno and minimal.

Andrea De Sica was born on December 30, 1981 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for Children of the Night (2016), Don't Kill Me (2021) and The Dreamers (2003).

Matteo Zarcone is an Artist, Composer, Dj and Producer.

He is also a Business Developer and Marketing Consultant for prominent companies in the Pro Audio, MI and Music Education market.

100% Vinyl addicted and collector, he better express his passion and devotion to music on stage. In his electronic music productions as in the Dj sets there is a feel of profound love for Italo Deep House music, which is definitely one of his biggest inspirations in electronic music. Warm sounds that harmonise perfectly with energetic old school grooves and a raw touch in producing music, brought him to perform as a Dj in the most prestigious Clubs around the world.

He produced music for prominent international artists and composed several scores for Movies and TV programs, while as a musician he played with different Bands, being opening act for prominent artists such as Oasis, Skunk Anansie, Pearl Jam, Stereophonics, Jamiroquai, Killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers etc.

Since he was 13, he got involved with Black music in each form. His style is a mix of Dancehall Jugglin and HipHop foundation. Today is the resident dj of: Beach Club Forte Dei Marmi, JuxTap, Cala Felice. His sound system is an handmade wall of speakers made with bin, kick and jamaican box projects.

Joe Claussell is of Puerto Rican and French descent. He grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and has seven brothers and three sisters. One of his elder brothers Larry, a Latin rock drummer, got him into the music of Led Zeppelin, Grand Funk Railroad, Black Sabbath, and Jimi Hendrix, among others.

In the late 1980s, Claussell began working at the New York record store Dance Tracks. In 1996, he founded the record label Spiritual Life Music. In that year, Claussell started the party Body & Soul along with Francois Kevorkian and Danny Krivit. In 1999, he released Mix the Vibe, which included productions from Masters at Work, Kerri Chandler, Wamdue Kids, and Dimitri from Paris. In that year, Claussell also released a studio album, Language.In 2008, he released another studio album, Corresponding Echoes.

A founding member of Planet Funk, having formed the band in the late 90s, Alex Neri also pursued a solo career and established an independent record label named Tenax Recordings.

He started his career playing at the Alhambra, a nightclub in Sarzana owned by his father. Neri began his studio activity collaborating with Marco Baroni and working on different productions such as the Korda project ('Move Your Body') and Kamasutra ('Storm In My Soul'), all while releasing remixed productions for artists such as Club Freaks,[5] Annette Taylor, Future Force, Instant Funk and Jestofunk.

In 1998 Neri and Baroni launched their first single ‘Happiness’ featuring Jocelyn Brown, which reached 5th place on dance charts in the US and 45th place in the UK. At the same time, Alex Neri met and started collaborating with Gigi Canu and Sergio della Monica, which led to the establishment of Planet Funk.

Founders of Restoration Records. Surviving unit for the analogue assault. Defenders of the vinyls.