Db Artists Musique Podcast - 097 - Marco Dionigi

Artistically born in 1990 during a performance at the Alter Ego, a well-known club in Verona (Italy) Marco Dionigi’s particular style was immediately noticed, who apparently remained enchanted by the miscellaneous of electro-beat and experimental, which clear allusions to the 80s’ electro wave characterized at the time Dionigi’s compositions. Thanks to the peculiar sounds of his style, Dionigi soon became one the most appreciated Italian DJs. In 1993 Dionigi creates a new sound called Slow Motion by merging BPM bass with hypnotic melodies and top resonances of new age/ethno dark wave. After that he started to experiment the first Vestax CD Player thanks to the birth of laser technology through compact disks. Dionigi enthusiastically jumps into the computer era by realizing sophisticated pieces that are immediately sought by the most famous Italian Clubs: Mazoom, il Muretto, Kinky, Ecu, Area City, and Cocorico. In 1994 the successful partnership with the father of all Italian DJs: Daniele Baldelli, the creator of the Cosmic Sound – a friendship that will inspire important electro-funk projects for several years, and countless pieces of music such as Cosmicdiba and Dibadub (Gomma Records, 1999); the celebrated, particularly in Canada, Funkadiba - The Future Funk (Jaywork, 2003); the Alien Picnic album (Jaywork, 2002), realized by Dionigi. The Dionigi-Baldelli team created their own label, “Pedivelle Records”, which immediately attracts attention with the track I Must Feel Better and the second brilliant album Those Lights (Marco Dionigi). They get noticed by “Eskimo Recordings” and were invited to remix pieces realized by famous artists, among who Holger Czukay, Alicia, Bridges, Spirit, Bronx Irish, Kevin Harrison, The Dream Syndicate, Richard Bone, Torch Song and Arpadis – all tracks are included in the Cosmic Rock album produced by “Eskimo Recordings”. Dionigi currently collaborates with “Prismatikone Records”, with the new branch “Quantistic Division” where he is the A&R Manager. The birth of “Quantistic Division” begins with the need of Marco Dionigi to create a label that represents his own music. “Quantistic Division” will propose Electronic Music, Experimental and House Funk music, reaching new frontiers of sound capes and new wave sounds of the next generation. Marco Dionigi wants to fascinate with new sonorities frontiers with this new label, full of rhythm and minimalistic sound of alien harmonies full with messages.