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Interview: GIORGIO
01 September 2021

by Only Techno

GIORGIO is a multi-instrumentalist. Since he was 4 he studies music. He started learning piano. At the age of 11 he started learning clarinet and guitar. Since the age of 17 he is a deejay in several clubs of Rome in Italy. Several times his mixes have been broadcast on various radio stations all over the world. Now at 35 he produces Techno music under several international labels. His last release “Renaissance” is under the prestigious “Culprit” label of Los Angeles.

He combines musical research with the search for the ego and the unconscious world. Aerospace engineering expert, his sound is visionary and profound.

He often plans events and very big parties.

Hello! Thanks for your time.

Thank you!

As a multi-instrumentalist, how much do you think education is important as a musical background for a producer?

Although the creative process is personal and subjective, musical writing for electronic music does not differ from writing for other genres, except for the instruments and technology adopted. So yes, the study of metric structure, harmony, mastery of musical technique, are essential to obtain quality tracks. Jackson Pollock trained at the Academies and studied the canons of art before developing his own “dripping” technique and breaking all the rules.

How does your creative process start?

My creative process is quite extemporaneous, or rather, in my opinion, so it should be. Creation cannot be forced. When it starts it has to flow. Nothing else.

My music is often inspired by Space and looking for new worlds, a mirror of our inner worlds. I consider musical research as a search for one’s own unconscious and one’s deep self. I try to create evocative music, which acts as a bridge to new realities of the intellect, which frees the mind, which creates new sensations.

Hailing for Italy, how do you scene there changed over the years?

In Italy we have a strong legacy of Italo Dance, which, I think, will never die. Artists such as Gigi D’Agostino or Gabry Ponte are extremely rooted in the cultural fabric of Italy. They have made Italy great in the world, and continue to do so, but at the same time this legacy limits the evolution of electronic music in Italy, especially in some areas. The paradox is that the greatest DJs of techno music are Italian, but they are much more renowned in the world than in Italy. I am referring to artists like Joseph Capriati, Marco Carola, Markantonio, Enrico Sangiuliano, DJ Tennis, Tale Of Us, Marco Faraone and I could go on and on, who are known among Italian techno music fans, but almost totally unknown by the wider public.

We have a long way to go.

The reason for the interview is your new house & techno track released via Culprit LA. Tell us something more about the release. What was the idea behind it?

During the lockdown, I chose to spend my time not complaining but devoting it to creation, to focus on myself and the fundamental things in my life. I moved my horizons further, I decided to really aim high. It was time for me to discover myself, and probe my potential. Everything had been taken away from me, the gigs, the events, but the most precious thing was given to me: time.

Time is life.

Pandemic as a moment of inner rebirth, introspection, hence the name of my new release “Renaissance”. The definition of “renaissance” is a revival or rebirth, especially of culture and learning. A bright new life. An hope for all the people of the earth, at this moment.

I am a student of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Rome, this is reflected in my music in evocative sensations, of infinite space, of the journey towards infinity and deep within oneself, towards the very distant and in the deep unconscious. Music as a discovery, of new external and internal worlds, the search for oneself and for something that does not exist yet, but which is about to be created.

How are you satisfied with the feedback for “Renaissance” so far?

Given that it’s my first release with the Culprit label, I’m very pleased! Several international specialized magazines wrote excellent reviews. The track gets a lot of plays on Soundcloud and just a little over a month after its release it gets 20,000 streams on Spotify.

Tell us something about your collaboration with Culprit LA label

I have always loved the tendency to musical refinement in the choices of the Culprit label. It can be said that my “Renaissance” song was born inspired by Culprit label’s sound! Like all producers, I sent them my demo and after only 5 days I had their feedback: a sign of great professionalism.

What’s your opinion on the current livestreaming trend among DJs?

As always, what makes the difference is not the “what”, but the “how”: if our scope of work is art and culture, even a simple livestream should give a cultural contribution to the user, be technically and expressively of high quality. The rest is only attention-seeking behaviour.

Which artists had influence on you and why?

My musical education begins at the age of 5, and the encounter with classical music was enlightening. One above all, Johann Sebastian Bach: technical perfection becomes vehicle of strong expressiveness. Complicated musical forms at the service of emotions, which dig into the unconscious.

After all, as the famous Mauricio Kagel saying goes: “Not all musicians believe in God, but they all believe in Johann Sebastian Bach”!

Returning to the electronic music field, I have always been attracted to the two genres, hard techno and melodic techno, so artists like Jeff Mills, Joseph Capriati, Chris Liebing, Tale of Us and their Afterlife label, Paul Kalkbrenner or Luciano Cadenza for the evocative and transcendental sense of their musical writing, influenced me.

What is underground to you?

Underground for me is the escape from reality, from routine, from the prison that we have built for ourselves. Underground is the life under the skin, behind the untrue smile we have to give our boss, behind the fake life of social media and daily tasks. Underground is the spirituality of life and its celebration.

How would you describe current situation on global electronic scene?

Globally, I note a great excitement, probably also due to the covid situation that pushes artists to greater creative courage and a desire for artistic rebirth. Above all, what makes me very happy is to see many women becoming rightfully part of the world electronic music scene, women who write music, who travel the world with their DJ sets, who in many cases own their own record labels, being entrepreneurs and artists at same time! I think of Deborah De Luca, Nina Kravitz, Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens, Nicole Moudaber, Nastia, Blond:ish, Vanessa Sukowsky and I could go on and on. It is wonderful to see male hegemony overthrown and to have a dimension completely free (or almost free) from stereotypes.

Are you planning some new music and projects soon?

Yes, I have several new tracks in the pipeline. I hope to release an EP soon. Stay

tuned.

Review on "ELECTRONIC GROOVE" Magazine

GIORGIO – Renaissance – Culprit

August 26, 2021

Axel Bray

Italian techno & ambient DJ/producer GIORGIO combines musical research with the search for the ego and the unconscious world. An aerospace engineering expert, his sound is visionary and profound, expansive yet familiar. His introspective works tend to reorder irrationality and solitude through creative solutions dominated by the rationality of thought using concepts found in physics. With releases on labels such as Lets Techno Records, Frame Workxx, Electrified Mindz, Jambalay, the enigmatic artist now joins the ranks over at the renowned Culprit label with his latest outing, ‘Renaissance’.

Included on Culprit’s ‘Above the City – Vol 6’ compilation, GIORGIO’s ‘Renaissance’ is one of the album’s most flashy moments, as he delivers a moving and enchanting bit of electronica. Prismatic throughout, the track finds GIORGIO in pursuit of bright neon synth lines that inject life into the cavernous bedrock upon which they run amok. Flavorful, ‘Renaissance’ maximizes tensions with the withdrawal of the gleaming arpeggios, revealing a powerful contrast that immediately makes us feel in need of them again. It’s that dose of unadulterated sugar that we have been left craving for.

A delicious bit of hard candy, ‘Renaissance’ is a playful addition to GIORGIO’s ever-expressive catalog, and further cements his buoying reputation as a creative mastermind. Reaching well beyond the confines of the dancefloor, ‘Renaissance’ grows on us like a subtle addiction that finds us reaching for one more go whenever it struts its sweet stuff around.

GIORGIO’s ‘Renaissance’ is out now via Culprit.

Review on "ONLY TECHNO" Magazine

Review: Giorgio – Renaissance [ Culprit ]
by Only Techno

09 September 2021

“Renaissance” is a new release composed by GIORGIO, on “Above the City – Vol 6” Culprit label’s compilation.

This track is a cosmic excursion arranged for big room impact in the early hours. “Renaissance” starts off as masterfully executed bursts of white noise then its snowballing towards the brilliant climax.

Just after a minute and a half, the track takes the listener to another dimension, with a synth line spiraling into cosmic space and drums beating into oblivion. This is a track that brings the energy back down. The lead line will no-doubt create many memorable dancefloor moments or will be great to seize the night with the crowd after a big show.

All in all, “Renaissance” is a high-quality cut with hypnotic, peak-time vibe and set to be an epic songs for the end of the night.