Biography of Russo | |
| Real name / | sandro russo |
| Moniker(s) / | mas collective |
Always searching for new and unobvious developments in music, his dj sets are hypnotic trips that combine dance and electronic elements with a house, techno and funky touch. The result is a unique liquid groove with a melodic twist.
He starts his club career in the late ‘80s, when he fell in love with house music through the records of Chicago Trax, Carl Craig’s Detroit sound, Farley Jack Master Funk ,Jamie Principle ,Steve Silk Harley and eventually the New York sound created by Masters At Work ,JohNick ,Todd Terry.
In 1993 Sandro started his collaboration with Andreino creating Mas Collective; together they produced such songs that became house classics as ‘You Don’t Know”, ‘Another Story’, ‘Movin’on’, ‘Where Were, thanks to the unbelievable support of the American singer CeCeRogers. Working with Ce Ce allowed Sandro to deeply know the American roots of music living unforgettable experiences.
Producing more than 50 tracks, Mas Collective had the chance to work with such artists as : Marc Almond, Susu Bobien, Cinda, Judy Peterson to name a few.
Mas Collective released tracks with Narcotic Rec, Azuli, Slip’n’Slide and Airlplane and remixed tracks for such international artists as Morgan Page, Jocelyn Brown, Funky Green Dogs, Celeda until 2002 - 2005 they created their own label, Mo-Do records.
Major experiences were the chance to work for Bedrock Records – John Digweed’s own incredible label for whom they remixed Suryanto’s ‘All I Know’ featuring Morgan Page, and Deep Dish’ Shinichi Records producing ‘In My Mind’, for which Mas Collective used the Anarcrusand pseudonym.
NicoNote singer and performer. The interaction between voice and sound. The experience started with Dippy Site (‘Panorama Astratto’ on Mo-Do Rec) and continued with “Règola”, a concert inspired by Bingen’s Hildegard, Sandro, took care of the sound and the live treatments. Shows were presented in various Contemporary Theaters and Festivals.
Actually he's managing his own label called 'Undercut' created with Kriss and Limo. http://www.undercut-records.com
Appearance on:
Undercut, Shinichi, Stereo, Warner Bros, Slip n Slide, Mano Calda, FFRR, Strictly Rhythm,Groovevillicius, Azuli, Bedrock, Harlequin, Plastic Fantastic, Am:Pm, Definity, Mo-do, Style Kickin ,Sony, Ethoes Mama, Viper, Airplane, 909 rec ,Dream Beat, Private, Reality, Screen, Credence, Alternative Route, Global Underground, YRIS, EMI, Epic, Ultra records, EQ, Renaissance, Uomo, Trust the dj, Ministry of Sound (Australia), Swift records, Klik, Suntune, Instinctual and more...
