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Paolo Kighine



Biography of Paolo Kighine

Real name / PAOLO KIGHINE


Vinyl-child,grow up with funk, punk, dark, disco....
His DJ activity begins in 1984on the dance floors near Genoa and all over the Liguria coast,
but its in 1992 that his real career up and down all over Italy and abroad begins with his coming to Duple' club,
where the very first after hour (from midnight to midday) ever realized in Italy had place.
On 1993 he starts producing records, at first with the "trio" Unity3(with Mario Scalambrin and Franciosa), and then his real name.
Their second production: -Unity3 - Age Of Love Suite came out in the UK with the prestigious label Novamute (Richie Hawtin, SpeedyJ...) and immediately rushed into British dance charts.
A countless series of remixes followed that hit,
as Johnny Dangerous - Father in Heaven,that came out in the U.S.A. with Danny Tenaglia's Twisted Rec.
(enjoy www.kighine.com for the detailed discography).
After the starting at Duple', the global baptism was just around the corner:
his name became a guarantee thanks to experiences as resident DJ atImperiale, Jaiss, Insomnia and, as regular guest, atUltimo Impero, Matrix, Cocorico, Aida, Eden...and all the other main Italian dance floors.
The front doors to foreign countries were open:
France, Holland, Switzerland, Ibiza, Germany...
Just an example: he took part to the Love Parade in Berlinin the year with the probably greatest participation of people: 1999,about 2million ravers) and in 2000 he repeated that wonderful experience.
Among his most noteworthy collaborations,
he has taken part to imposing foreign raves like Goliath and Motion Open Airand he has contributed to the radio programmes Weekend Dance on RadioRai2
and Orgasmatron (Radio Italia Network),as well as TV programme Deejay Television (broadcasted on Italia Uno channel),and magazines as Discoid, Trend and Orbeat Magazine.
In 2000 Minimali:stik was born:his own recording label of which he loves to attend to the graphic part, too.
This important project has already 22 releases to its credit and will have some substantial changes turned to other countries very soon; this new wave will be inaugurated releasing two singles in collaboration with Danilo Vigorito.
The same year he opens his records shop: Diskotic...just for living the rest of his life between music...
He is fond of Internet netsurfing.
His first website was born in 1997, and nowadays its Forum is really crowded with people of his community
that love to chat and have fun, but also to talk and discuss about music comparing notes with him and consolidating friendships born in spite of a lot of kilometres of distance.
He loves to describe himself as electronic, he despises limits between House and Techno music: only bad and good music can be an admitted criterion of distinction.
David Bowie, Clash, Ramones, Pistols, James Brown, Arctic Monkeys, Pink Floyd, Barret, Zeppelin...daily food.
His slogan, the most representative phrase for his way of playing, is taken from a Bowie song:
I'm a Deejay, I'm what I play.



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