ANDREA PASSENGER
Defined as “one of the best Italian DJs around” by Italian music magazine Soundwall, Andrea Passenger is a passionate lover of all shades of afro-american/black music, with an uncommon sensitivity for particular and intense grooves.
While tirelessly digging for special records, his solid dj style and personal taste brought him to rock floors in Japan, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, UK, Portugal, Denmark, from high-revered clubs like Corsica Studios in London and The Room in Tokyo, to cult underground nights like Backwards in Ireland and pioneering festivals like Club to Club.
He represents Jazz:Re:Found Festival sound as resident DJ, he’s performing in duo with trombone extraordinaire Gianluca Petrella and has played alongside clubbing luminaries such as Nicky Siano, Theo Parrish, and Gilles Peterson.
As artistic director he runs the party ‘Aquario’, dedicated to sounds and atmospheres of the legacy clubbing scenes of NYC, Chicago, London, and ‘Better Days’ events, which explore the intersections between club culture and community building through talks, interviews and DJ sets.
He runs the Light Touches, Dora Exp and Icon Of Desire record labels, his productions are released on several outlets around Europe and USA, while his dj friendly edits and reworks are favorites of DJ’s DJs like Mark Grusane, Coco Maria, Red Greg.