Biography of Andrea Loche |  |
Deejay professional from 1983, Andrea Loche was born, lives and mature his musical experiences in an atmosphere where funk & disco animates the daily life.
Between the groups and the artists who always influenced his style (moreover original and unmistakable) figures: Salsoul Orchestra, Chic, Mystic Merlin, Kool & the Gang, Brass Contruction, War, Pleasure, Cymande, Jb' s, Curtis Mayfield, Roy Ayers, Johnny Guitar Watson, James Brown, Ralph McDonald, Loleatta Holloway, Larry Levan, Tom Moulton, Patrick Adams, Toure Kunda, Jorge Ben, GAL Costa etc.
His Vinyl's passion took him in a short time to collect more than 15.000 : The collection is one of the richest of Italy, with unavailable and rare groove, comprehensive of all musical kinds that catalyze from always his interest : Funk, Disco, Afro and Brasilian.
Other musical kinds that he likes are : R&B and New Soul. After numerous radio experiences in important local issuing (you can see Sardinia Stereo, Studio96, etc.) in 1983 lands to the consolle of the "Portico" and to the mythical "Charlie Club" of Dexart Street where he improves his technique.
Disc Jockey with the inimitabile style, above all during the predisco, when he plays is "Rare Groove", Loche can play hard and at the same time refined, also when he proposes "House Music" and "electronic" in the clubs. His music represents a perfect combination between all those sounds and kinds that have marked his career as he was a child.
In 2008 born a new project out of the meeting between Andrea Loche and Corrado Zonnedda, the first one came from a working experience in the peninsula’s clubs, the second one captured by the so-called “Minimal Wave”, with the strangest kind of influences.
Both artists have a very wide and multicultural musical baggage. This project is trying to put together different kind of thoughts and above all the musical vision of the two islander djs, who have a very European view of club’s life.
The sound and the attitude to the dancefloor is the main member of the duet, who sees as fundamental the progression of the groove and the rhythm, spirit of the modern dance.
The two djs are engaged in the “cagliaritana” scene: Andrea Loche animates the nights of the Sardinian chief town, with a burning groove and in style with the best clubs of all the world, while Corrado Zonnedda with his spiritual and multiethnic sounds dips the public in a sea of sounds and percussions, wich come from all the world.
Love for club’s life brings our two producers to continue their musical journey.
Actually Andrea Loche is the resident dj of Xtend, one of the most important organizations of the island. He plays as resident dj for the Tsunami discoteque in Cagliari, considered the best South Sardinian house club, and for the Oasi club , Desuite and Dulcis Caffè in Cagliari.