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SOUL MOTIVE STAFF, AFFINE STAFF, 2ND DROP STAFF, IBERIAN STAFF, AIRFLEX LABS STAFF, LODUBS STAFF, FRIJSFO STAFF, EMBASSY STAFF, SAIGON STAFF, PALMS OUT SOUNDS STAFF, MUTI MUSIC STAFF, BRODINSKI, UNTOLD, MOWGLI, SKREAM & BENGA, JAY SCARLETT, LEFTO, FULGEANCE, MISTAJAM, CLUBB ROCK, EL-B, J DA FLEX, STARKEY, CHRISSY MURDERBOT, DEV79, SUPERDEFEKT, THE ELEMENTZ, DFRNT, WHISTLA, BUNZER0, JAKWOB, B. RICH, KASTLE, KION, SWAN-E, DOCTOR P, AFTERDARK, MT EDEN, BEN & LEX, GENERAL MIDI, SIMBAD, BARRIO KATZ, PHAELEH, DISTAL, LAPO NUMA CREW, CLUELESS, SAM TIBA, PANTEROS666, CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, MUFFLER, THRENODY, IRRELEVANT, JOE MADDEN, JAY DIAMOND, DJ ALLBURY, PLANET SOAP, NISKERONE, BASHA, NEIGHBOUR, DJ FOSTER. . .
- B I O . E N G:
Aron Airaghi aka Aquadrop (L2S / Eight:FX / Trenchant Dubs / Abstract Logic / Get Hype / Big in Ibiza / Cleopatra - Hypnotic / soon Seclusiasis and Musique Large) is a dj and composer from Milan, Italy. Encouraged by his father’s passion for music and vinyl records, Aquadrop also began collecting and mixing vinyl. As a young aspiring musician, he learned to play the piano, flute and eventually went on to learn and incorporate scratching into his mix sets.
After refining his mixing and mastering technique, he founded a Funk / Jazz quintet called The Natural 6 in 2001. The band was made up of Luigi Lavermicocca (contrabass), Filippo Cozzi (sax), Romeo Velluto (guitar) and John Wilson of East Milan (voice). The band was honored to be two time winners of the Italian Lifegate Radio Music Starter for exceptional work on their songs. In 2004 Aquadrop was asked to select the music for the Fabio Novembre exhibition at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano. During that same year his composition The Salt Dance was picked by John Altman as the winning track of the European award In the Name of Salt, organized by Bettina Werner. He is currently working as the sound designer for Good 50X70, which is an international design exhibition. He has held this position since 2005.
He also worked as curator, composer and dj with Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica Leonardo da Vinci, Palazzo Reale di Milano, Triennale di Milano, Arena, Custo Barcelona, Diesel, Focus, Fondazione Corriere della Sera, GoodYear, Illy, Le Coq Sportif, Moleskine, Moroso, Nespresso, Nivea, Magnolia, Channel 4 Sirens and MTV Skins (US).
His previously released discography includes some dubplates, Aquadrop EP, Aquadrop EP 2, Supermodified EP, If You Can't, Bloodlines EP, Let's Go (SAMBA), Brukout, Jeuce - Play (Remix), Aurora Borealis, Desert, Sea, 5 Years of Bass, Champion Sound, Blue, iLick U, Drops, Dubstep Mash Up, 50 Dubstep Classics Vol.1, Soul EP, Dots, J Courage feat. Shizzle - Too Deep (Remix), Deeper, Iamseife / Seth / Toome - My Best (Remix), Dubstep New Years 2012 and 100 Dubstep Now which are out now on Eight:FX, Abstract Logic, Trenchant Dubs, Get Hype, Big in Ibiza, L2S and Cleopatra - Hypnotic. These releases have received support from many of the influential labels / producers / dj's / critics (Soul Motive staff, Affine staff, 2nd Drop staff, Iberian staff, Airflex Labs staff, LoDubs staff, Frijsfo staff, Embassy staff, Saigon staff, Palms Out Sounds staff, Muti Music staff, Brodinski, Untold, Mowgli, Skream & Benga, Jay Scarlett, LeFtO, Fulgeance, MistaJam, Clubb Rock, El-B, J Da Flex, Starkey, Chrissy Murderbot, Dev79, SuperDefekt, The Elementz, Dfrnt, Whistla, BunZer0, Jakwob, B. Rich, Kastle, Kion, Swan-E, Doctor P, AfterDark, MT Eden, Ben & Lex, General Midi, Simbad, Barrio Katz, Phaeleh, Distal, Lapo Numa Crew, Clueless, Sam Tiba, Panteros666, Crystal Fighters, Muffler, Threnody, Irrelevant, Joe Madden, Jay Diamond, Dj Allbury, Planet Soap, NiskerOne, Basha, Neighbour, Dj Foster. . .), magazines / webzines (Music Week, The Wire, Boiler, AmpSoul, Self-Titled Daily, Resident Advisor, Get Some, Dj Mag, RockIt, Kmag, Rhythm Incursions, Big Up, Breaks lda., The Wicked Bass. . .) and radio stations (Studio Brussel, BBC Radio 1, Solid Steel - Ninja Tune, Byte.fm, Sub.fm, Ministry of Sound, Xfm, Rinse FM, Radio Deejay, ABC Radio, Radio 6 Soul & Jazz, Bogaloo Radio show, Dubterrain.net, Dubstep.fm. . .) in the scene.
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Aron Airaghi aka Aquadrop (L2S / Eight:FX / Trenchant Dubs / Abstract Logic / Get Hype / Big in Ibiza / Cleopatra - Hypnotic / a breve Seclusiasis e Musique Large) è un dj e compositore di musica elettronica. Si avvicina al mondo del giradischi e del vinile grazie alla passione del padre, collezionista di dischi. Poi è la volta del pianoforte, del flauto traverso e dello scratching.
Nel 2001, dopo un periodo di perfezionamento delle tecniche di mix & mastering, fonda un quintetto di musica Funk / Jazz: i The Natural 6 con Luigi Lavermicocca (contrabbasso), Filippo Cozzi (sax), Romeo Velluto (chitarra) e John Wilson di East Milan (voce), pubblicando i primi brani vincitori di due edizioni di Lifegate Radio Music Starter. Nel 2004 viene scelto per curare l’audio dello spazio espositivo di Fabio Novembre al Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano. Durante lo stesso anno presenta il brano The Salt Dance, grazie al quale viene scelto da John Altman come vincitore del premio europeo al concorso internazionale In the Name of Salt, organizzato da Bettina Werner. Dal 2005 sino ad oggi è sound designer per Good 50X70, mostra internazionale di design.
Ha collaborato come curatore, compositore e dj con il Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica Leonardo da Vinci, Palazzo Reale di Milano, Triennale di Milano, Arena, Custo Barcelona, Diesel, Focus, Fondazione Corriere della Sera, GoodYear, Illy, Le Coq Sportif, Moleskine, Moroso, Nespresso, Nivea, Magnolia, Channel 4 Sirens e MTV Skins (US).
La sua discografia include alcuni dubplate, Aquadrop EP, Aquadrop EP 2, Supermodified EP, If You Can't, Bloodlines EP, Let's Go (SAMBA), Brukout, Jeuce - Play (Remix), Aurora Borealis, Desert, Sea, 5 Years of Bass, Champion Sound, Blue, iLick U, Drops, Dubstep Mash Up, 50 Dubstep Classics Vol.1, Soul EP, Dots, J Courage feat. Shizzle - Too Deep (Remix), Deeper, Iamseife / Seth / Toome - My Best (Remix), Dubstep New Years 2012 e 100 Dubstep Now pubblicati dalle etichette Eight:FX, Abstract Logic, Trenchant Dubs, Get Hype, Big in Ibiza, L2S e Cleopatra - Hypnotic. La sua musica ha ricevuto grande apprezzamento da parte delle più interessanti etichette discografiche / producer / dj / critici (Soul Motive staff, Affine staff, 2nd Drop staff, Iberian staff, Airflex Labs staff, LoDubs staff, Frijsfo staff, Embassy staff, Saigon staff, Palms Out Sounds staff, Muti Music staff, Brodinski, Untold, Mowgli, Skream & Benga, Jay Scarlett, LeFtO, Fulgeance, MistaJam, Clubb Rock, El-B, J Da Flex, Starkey, Chrissy Murderbot, Dev79, SuperDefekt, The Elementz, Dfrnt, Whistla, BunZer0, Jakwob, B. Rich, Kastle, Kion, Swan-E, Doctor P, AfterDark, MT Eden, Ben & Lex, General Midi, Simbad, Barrio Katz, Phaeleh, Distal, Lapo Numa Crew, Clueless, Sam Tiba, Panteros666, Crystal Fighters, Muffler, Threnody, Irrelevant, Joe Madden, Jay Diamond, Dj Allbury, Planet Soap, NiskerOne, Basha, Neighbour, Dj Foster. . .), magazine / webzine (Music Week, The Wire, Boiler, AmpSoul, Self-Titled Daily, Resident Advisor, Get Some, Dj Mag, RockIt, Kmag, Rhythm Incursions, Big Up, Breaks lda., The Wicked Bass. . .) e delle radio (Studio Brussel, BBC Radio 1, Solid Steel - Ninja Tune, Byte.fm, Sub.fm, Ministry of Sound, Xfm, Rinse FM, Radio Deejay, ABC Radio, Radio 6 Soul & Jazz, Bogaloo Radio show, Dubterrain.net, Dubstep.fm. . .) più note nella scena.