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in Naples on the 30th of November 1973, Gaetano Parisio has
risen in the world scene as one of the most influential producers
around, since the late 90’s. Gaetano grew up in Naples
at the foot of the Vesuvius, the volcano from which Naples
gets its energy from. He began listening and buying records
when he was 14 creating his own musical background from early
age.
During the early 90’s he went to
many alternatives parties in Naples with a limited number
of friends. Here he starts to taste a passion for mixing records
with a minimal sound and imposing himself immediately in the
club scenes of the city, becoming a leader and pioneer in
Naples, which led to a movement of many artists, above all
Marco Carola. Meeting Marco, his best friend, encourages Gaetano
to develop his own musical sound and to buy instruments and
set up his own recording studio, a foundation for the growth
of his own artistic style.
The collaboration and synergy between
these two artists has opened the way to many other Neapolitan
artists. In 1996 Gaetano starts to produce his first record
that brought a good reaction in the international scene. In
the same year he appears on labels of great prestige such
as Design music, Prime Records and Planet Rhythm and begins
to be recognize for his particular sound.
By the end of 1997 G. creates and develops
his first project “Conform records”. This first
label is the result of his need to be able to develop without
condition the work he had begun, thus being able to produce
other artists such as A.Beyer, the Advent, Ben Sims, Rino
Cerrone and Marco himself.
In 1998 G. affirms himself as a DJ succeeding
in his first tour overseas in Australia and America and so
becoming very sought after.
By the end of 1998 he’s the protagonist
of the outcome of the second label, this time in collaboration
with ELP Medien of Frankfurt (G.Izzo and M.Carola): ART. This
limited project, and the number of copies produced, becomes
a sort of cult for fans for the quality of the product and
the difficulty in finding in record shops.
1999 sees the war of Kosovo and G. particularly
shocked by the event and for his geographical vicinity decides
to concentrate the energy on a unprecedented in the world
of electronic music: he creates a collaboration of major exponent
in the Techno scene to bring to light a record whose profits
were revolved to charity to the refuge children of disaster
areas; leading to Techcommunity for Kosovo involving artists
s.a. Sven Vath, Laurent Garnier, Surgeon, A.Beyer, The Advent,
M.Carola, J.Ruskin, C. Lekebush and Ben Sims.
In December 1999 he goes back to studio
productions appearing on the Drum Code of Beyer with the E.P.1999
recognised as one of the best records of the year by many
specialised magazines.
In the end of the year 2000 the last
project was born: South Soul. A new significant chapter in
his way to impose himself as a producer and DJ which comes
closer to softer sounds making the new label a sort of crossover
between DJ House and Techno.This year this Neapolitan artist
was the protagonist in four different continents performing
with three decks in major musical events.
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