OSCAR ROCHA is a prime example of an artist working within the shifting spaces, faces and cultures of the underground electronic music scene. Rocha's eclectic mix of high-energy yet beautiful melodies create funky, dance-inspiring environments to move anybody.

From a young age, Rocha immersed himself in music; he gained experience playing in Indie and Punk Rock bands and it was during this time that he further developed his interest and exploration into the realms of composition and experimental instrumentation. Rocha's curiosity with new sounds and possibilities allowed him to explore the diverse avenues of electronic music and he hasn't looked back since.

Rocha is not one to be categorized, although mainly influenced by house, experimental music and techno, his sets go a lot of different places. Without abandoning his roots, his productions are reflections of what happens on the dancefloor; the subtle moments of the the calm before the storm or the intense climax of a beat dropping only to dive into more melodic, drone status. His constantly evolving sounds are a stunning result of his keen interest in music, new and old, as well as the growing collaborations he continues to foster. To experience Oscar Rocha on the decks is like having an intimate one-on-one conversation with the artist and his knowledge about up and coming music. He pays particular attention to the quality of sound, but even more than that, the experience. Oscar Rocha's sets are not about ego or genre style, but about having an all-around good time.

For MASSIMILIANO TOSCANO (Ma:to), doing music could be similar to a religion. It’s not has to be a hobby, or a simple job, but you have to commit yourself, deep into music. No wonder that his perception and radical conception about being a musician was influenced by the classical and intense formation he received since he was eight years-old. Indeed, at this age, he started to learn and play violin in the local Academy of his small town in South Italy. At 12, he gets into the Conservatory and starts to play in an orchestra. He remembers now how ambivalent could be the feelings you could have over there, when you are only a kid, and dedicated your life to music but enjoying so much to play and practice violin, and, in the meantime discover and improve electronic music thanks to well-informed friends' group and local record shop.

Time to stop classical studies for a while, Massimiliano move to Rome, start studying Sound Design, to keep into this musical way of life and graduating with the great outcome of 100/100 cum laude. But Rome is a bit too conservative, even if people want to make it a creative city and so, he moved to Berlin in the summer of 2012.

This city offers you this special atmosphere, and this special people.You don't need to search to find out confident, relaxed and interesting ambients here.

Currently, he's working in a Studio specialized in media productions and working out on his music. Work is his key word. He's trying to be more selective, more mature in his approach on the electronic music also. He developed a real interest for old stuff, from the 50's or the 60's and the dry sound of Berlin, this dynamic place that give you some reminiscences of your childhood, the same feeling as in the old good Kindergarten. Give you the capacity to be a child, again.

And isn't this really important, for someone who played violin all his childhood, to have back this little part of freedom ?

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