Jan 2010 Production Comp winner: Dario Davide

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Dario Davide is the winner of the January 2010 production competition on Techno Laud!  We simply loved the energy of Dario's groovey tech funker,
'Bad Hairday'.


And now for a little info about the man behind the track...

Favourite DJ/Producer: I dont really have one but i like Speedy-J, Joseph Capriati, Oliver Huntemann, Umek, Dubfire, Adam Beyer, Extrawelt, Spektre etc. Favourite clubs: Melkweg, Westergas-fabriek, Studio 80 Best party I went to lately: Awakenings Drumcode night (2009) Worst party i went to: A few, but when that happens, I make sure that I don't remember! Favourite food: Italian and Indonesian (which also happens to be my origin) Dream alter ego: I Don't know, but I can fly in my dreams... What clubbing means to me: Dancing, meeting new people, hearing new music, having fun, dancing dancing, releasing and going berserk!

Currently living in the suburbs of Amsterdam, Dutch-born Dario began his musical journey as a young child at the age of 5.  He and his mother lived above a bar which his mother owned.  Dario started to sneak into the DJ booth to play records from popular artists of the 70s such as Boney-M, Kool and the Gang, and The BeeGees. It was then through the likes of Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Banbataa and Doug E Fresh that Dario grew an interest in scratching vinyl records, and even formed his very own 'B-boy posse' right in the middle of the scratch-hype of the early 90s! Around the age of 15, after being asked to play at an Acid House graduation party, Dario became interested in the growing house scene of the time. Using equipment such as a Boss drum-computer, S1200s and an Amiga 500, Dario was able to gain his first production experiences through cutting samples and beat-making. In 1996, he entered several turntablism competitions, including the Dutch DMC championships - for which he was sent to Italy, where he competed to be the world champion.  Dario was knocked out, but left with some invaluable experiences. After his son was born in 1992, Dario took a step back from DJing and producing and slowly learnt the ins and outs of production whilst building up his own studio over the years. Dario explains why techno is now his main point of focus: "I love many styles and have never had the urge to go commercial so I have always made music just for the fun - this went from hiphop, soul, breaks and trance to techno until about 3 years ago, when I started to focus mainly on techno music which gives me the freedom to combine everything that I like!' And these days... "Once in a while I will meet someone from back in the day, and the first thing they ask is "Are you still doing the i-oe-ioe wiggy wiggy" (making scratch noises)." Since 2009, Dario Davide has started to make his re-appearance as a promising techno DJ and producer and is sure to have some more great tracks to be let lose in the near future, so keep your eyes peeled! Dario was also very proud to tell us about his son, Wesley, who has also started DJing - Be sure to have a listen to his mixes here!

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