Yotto likes walks in the park, nights by the fire, and deadpan stares across dinner tables. He also likes to produce electronic music. He's had the distinction of programming BBC’s iconic Essential Mix, to add to his 5 ‘Essential New Tune’ nods from Pete Tong, and 2 ‘Hottest Record In the World’ selections on Annie Mac’s show. DJ support has proved devastatingly eclectic, ranging from Sasha, Laurent Garnier, Jamie Jones, Kölsch, Patrice Baumel and Adriatique. His Odd One Out imprint was launched in July with the well received 'Shifter', while the chart topping 'Nova' landed shortly thereafter. Now in the midst of the US portion of his Odd One Out Tour and the release of his 'Is This Trance' single, we catch up with Yotto in this exclusive interview. Enjoy! Hi Yotto, thanks for sitting with us today! Tell us, what does a studio day look like for you? I get up, make a proper breakfast, take a shower, make some coffee and open the door to my basement. I usually do v

Born and raised in Rome, with German DNA and a diverse musical palette Ae:ther is an artist who has quickly established his pedigree as a formidable producer and selector through scintillating DJ sets and a batch of stunning releases. Now based in Berlin, the 29-year-old has returned to the motherland where he is steadily cultivating a reputation for haunting melodies and narcotic rhythms. With strong connections to Damian Lazarus at Crosstown Rebels and the Afterlife crew, Ae:ther has considerable industry support with his focus on delivering high-quality dance floor ready cuts that channel his love for ambient electronica and transmitting deep emotion, while keeping the energy levels high. Hi Ae:ther, thanks for sitting with us today! Tell us where in the world you are today and what your plans for the week are.  Hello, thanks for having me! I am currently living in Berlin. At the moment I have no plans to move to another city. I found a good harmony for my life in Berlin.

Lexer is a young man from the eastern part of Germany. It`s very tough to present his music in his home area. It´s a new style of deep and melancholic pop music and everyone is touched by his special way to produce and play this music. He is from a new generation of DJ´s who grow up with soundcloud, facebook and youtube. Alex aka Lexer is moving very fast and so it´s right to say: he is heading for a great future. Hi Alex, thanks for joining us, how are you today? and what are your plans for this week? Hey, thank you. It was a week full of studio time, my weekend starts this friday in Berlin and saturday SonneMondSterne Festival. What music from your youth had the biggest affect on where you are today? Are there certain tracks or albums which profoundly influenced you? Good question! Queen has influenced me a lot, but also lots of classical music like mozart or vivaldi. Classical music was a big part of my album, because i like the melody in music, it's something yo

Showing his very own trance-inspired techno sound in his first EP called “A Journey Through Life“, he gained the support from some of the biggest players in the industry, with names like Adam Beyer , Richie Hawtin and many more supporting him. With Releases on Major Labels like Drumcode, Cocoon and most recently Tale Of Us' Label Afterlife in 2018, de Vries' "continues to lock down his reputation as one of Europe's most promising techno talents" as Mixmag said. Hi Kevin, thanks for joining us, how are you, and what are your plans for today? Hey guys, thanks for having me. All good here! I’m about to head to the Airport for Afterlife Barcelona. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electronic music and what led you down the path of wanting to be a producer and DJ? I grew up near Cologne in Germany and we have a very healthy club culture over there. I was still quite young when some friends of mine brought me to one of the bigger clubs there and this is ba

Hello Sébastien, I hope you’re having a good day and thanks for joining us, what are your plans for this week? For the week my sister is visiting me, so no studio time for me or anything music related, few days off is becoming very rare. Tell us about growing up in France, how did you find your way into the world of electronic music? My very first memory of what we can call electronic music was me watching the Top 50 on TV, with tracks like Technotronic “Pump up the jam”or Lil Louis “French Kiss”. It was in the late 80’s. I then moved to a French island, New Caledonia, next to Australia. It’s only 4 years later, when I was 13, moving back to France that the idea of becoming a Dj became clear, as I went to my first “club” I was only 14 (and totally not aloud to be in the actual club of course). I was already into dancing, and into funk & dance music, but the light and loud music had a huge impact on me, even thou the music played in the club was just shi

French born, Australian at heart, Berlin based and full time globe trotter, over the last few years YokoO has floated, dreamed and swooned his way across the world to some of the loftiest echelons. YokoO is no stranger to house music in all its deepest forms. A studio head in the true sense of the word, he spends much of his time pondering basslines and warm synth riffs that heat up dancefloors the world over. With releases on highly regarded labels such as All Day I Dream, Musik Gewinnt Freunde, Kindisch, Get Physical, Moodmusic and Plastic City, YokoO has marked out a spot for himself in the global house music scene with talent being sought after from every corner of the world. Hi Julien, thanks for joining us, how are you today, where in the world are you and what are you up to? Hello there, thank you for having me. I am well, enjoying some down time in Barbados, preparing myself for the busy weeks to come. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electron

International DJ, charting producer, in-demand remixer, Beatport Music Awards nominee, Olivier Giacomotto is a proven integral player in the electronic music scene. His tireless need to evolve and grow as creative entity and forward thinking artist pushes this Paris based composer to constantly seek a new musical excitement, naturally crossing musical genres, always keeping an eye on the original definition of the underground, in techno, electro, house, tech-house, deep house, minimal, releasing on acclaimed labels such as Get Physical, Noir Music, Suara, Definitive Recordings, Plus 8, Great Stuff, Knee Deep In Sound, Terminal M, Yoshitoshi, Stil Vor Talent, Toolroom, Tronic, etc... As well as boasting a number of excellent releases under his own name, he also continues to put out a number of top-quality work under the aliases of Cold Miles or Ohmme. But his unwavering determination to push boundaries sets him apart from the others and his creativity span far beyond the music th

Hi Jan, thanks for joining us, how are you today? And what are your plans for this week? Hello! I’m good, thanks. I just came home from Tulum where I spent most of January. This week is all about settling back in Berlin. It’s so nice to be back. What music from your youth had the biggest effect on where you are today? Are there certain tracks or albums which profoundly influenced you? Radiohead’s ‘Ok Computer’ and The Notwist’s ‘Shrink’ are definitely the most influential albums for me. I loved them for bridging from Britpop guitars to electronic sounds, which was pretty new at the end of the nineties. My dad’s old vinyl’s from Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan impressed and inspired me with the lyrics. Looking back, was there ever a moment, perhaps in a club or festival, where you knew you wanted a career in electronic music? Fusion Festival and Bar25 were the places that made me go into electronic music. Living in Berlin, to what extent are you involved

Hello Artur & Batish, thanks for joining us today, tell us where you are at the moment and what are your plans for the week? Hola, and thanks for having us. Always a pleasure :-) We’re actually on our way to Doha in Qatar. Tonight we going to end the year alongside Olivier Giacamotto at O’Hara (W Hotel). We played there already once and it was lots of fun. Do either of you have musical backgrounds and do either of you play any instruments? Both of us have always been interested in music. Dance music was always part of our life. What were your first experiences with electronic music? How did you get introduced to it? Both of us were interested in being a DJ at very early stages in our life, so we started with some lessons. Dance music culture wasn’t as big in Ukraine as it is now. What music from your youth had the biggest effect on where you are today? Are there certain tracks or albums which profoundly influenced you? Not really. But for sure the Diynamic Music

Daniele Di Martino has a simple and direct approach to club music and is well known for his impelling mixture of Deep House and Techno. His personal experience is mirrored in his music and thus enables his audience to be part of his ongoing journey as a musician. Although a Berliner by choice, he has also managed to make a name for himself beyond the capital’s boundaries. ► YouTube: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautSubscribe ► Soundcloud: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautSC ► Website: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautWEB ► Facebook: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautFB ► Twitter: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautTW ► Instagram: bit.ly/ProgressiveAstronautIG ► PA Booking Enquiries: management@progressiveastronaut.com ► Daniele di Martino ♫ @danieledimartino www.facebook.com/danieledimartino.official www.instagram.com/danieledimartinooo/ twitter.com/djddm www.beatport.com/artist/daniele-di-martino/194357 https://soundcloud.com/progressiveastronaut/daniele-di-martino-live