For Sinchi & Friends 65, Italian maestro @Rodion_Gomma joins us. The classical trained DJ / producer now presides in Mexico but can still be found touring all over the world and has a regular flow of both original work and remixes. Get to know the man behind the music below. On the mix in his own words 'This mix features a selection of artists I love and respect, talented friends who I’m lucky to know and support. I come from classical music background and I tend to get bored quite easily with straight up club music. So, even though I dislike the term, my selections have always been quite 'eclectic'.
1) Who are you?
I’m Rodion, real name Edoardo. I’m from Rome, Italy. I started with music quite early: I was 5 when I took my first piano lessons. I released my first EP and album in 2006 (“Atala ride” and “Romantic Jet Dance”) on Gomma records and I have been around since then. I am also half of the Alien Alien duo, together with Hugo Sanchez, who I also run the Roccodisco label. I’m a food and cooking lover. Being Italian I studied at my fundamentalist grandma’s school: fuck Masterchef, fuck pineapple pizza.
2) What have been your highlights from the last 12 months?
The best thing that happened to me in the last 12 months was moving from Berlin to Mexico City. I feel really at home in Mexico: I love the sun, the food and the kindness of the people around me. I work with lots of talented musicians here, who also happen to be among my best mates.
3) What do you have lined up for the coming year?
I am currently working with my neighbour and awesome Mexican producer Mijo: we set up a new project called Idolos Futuros and we are playing it live in Mexico and Latin America. No laptop shit, only keys and machines. I love to play live and I find it generally speaking more rewarding than Djing. We are booked at the massive Tropico Festival in Acapulco in December which I'm really looking forward to. Then I guess Rodion will take a small break: I’m one of the very few dinosaur survivors of the early 2k scene and I realize nowadays people focus mostly on what they consider “new” and “hype”. So I am working on my new club music solo project, Cristiano Roberto, and on some much less club focused music. I love classical piano and synth sounds, so I don’t want to waste my entire life focusing on dance music.
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