Domenico Imperato aka Franz - Tech Clubbers Podcast #080

Domenico Imperato a.k.a. Franz was born in 1987 in Naples. He started collecting tapes and videotapes about underground music when he was a very young boy and already fancied bands such as Prodigy, Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, etc… At an early age he started collecting bootleg tapes made at legendary concerts in Naples and surrounding areas in the 1990s. He was a keen supporter of the team Angels of Love which he joined at the age of 15. This experience marked an important milestone in his artistic career. Ever since he was 16 he has shown strong feelings of enthusiasm for spinning vinyls and great skills in manipulating music. From the age of 20 to 28 he has been in charge of dj console at the best underground parties in Naples where he has worked with many djs such as Derrick May, Tiga, Dj Qu, Ben Ufo, Blawan, Roman Flugel, dj Tennis, Scuba, Raresh, Praslea, Dana Ruh, Alex Picone, Adriatique, Supernova, Analogue Cops, Prosumer, The Black Madonna ,Lehar, Musimeci, Solar. At the age of 21 he studied at the Nut Academy in Italy where he got his diploma in Electronic Music Producer and Live Performer. In 2009 he spent 6 months in London where he mastered his manipulating music skills. Since 2010 he has taken an avid interest in the project work that is about the great vinyl, analogue world. In August 2016 he released the track “Bad” on Big Area Records. The track was appreciated by famous artists like Laurent Garnier , Gel Abril, Slaker, Michel De Hey and others. In December 2016 he released the “Lost Phone” ep on Isolated Records Berlin .In June 2017 he released his first 8 tracks album “Un Viaggio nella Natura “ on Big Area Records. The album is inspired by a true story. Its titles, order of the tracks, melodies, groove and images describe the places and emotions felt during the artist’s amazing journey. In 2018 Domenico joined into a new freshly made organization called VJ Lab, based in Naples and making many parties in Campania area and all over Italy. TRACKLIST: 1) Guy Boratto feat BT - Hallucination [ Kompakt ] 2) Emiliano Demarco - Kerberos ( Las Von Remix ) [Plaisirs Sonores Records ] 3) Several Definitions – Horus [ EIN2 ] 4) Eagls & Butterflies ( Mano Le Tough Remix ) – The Last Dance [Art Imitating Life ] 5) Avalon- Atlantis Lake [Stil Vor Talent ] 6) Love Over Entropy – Marka [ Lossless ] 7) Tiga & Kolsh – Hal [ IPSO ] 8) Ovend – Nuits Fauves [ Afterlife Records ] 9) Gheist – Avalonia [ Exploited ] 10) Frankyeffe ( Mees Salome Remix ) – The Sun [ Filth On Acid ] 11) Heerhorst – Rauxa [BeatFreak Records ] 12) Jiggler - Chasing The Sun [Stil Vor Talent ] 13) Grum & Fehrplay – Spirit [ Anjunabeats ] 14) T Rauschhaus - The Ones Who Resist [ Anathema Records ] 15) Andre Bastos & Spuri – Utoya [ Dear Deer Black ] Follow DOMENICO IMPERATO AKA FRANZ here: Resident Advisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/domenicoimperato Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DomenicoImperatoFranz/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/domenicoimperatofranz Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/DOMENICOIMPERATOAKAFRANZDJ/ Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/artist/domenico-imperato/213343