Francesco Conti presents Francesco Conti and Friends episode 1 on Scientific Sound Asia, featuring guest DJ and producer Gianni Piras. Scientific Sound Asia is an Asian electronic music radio station, promoter, DJ agency and music-news platform connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Born in Rome, Italy, he is a DJ and producer whose background developed through the capital's radio-station and rave scenes. He was shaped by music from the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Acid House and Techno, which he has reinterpreted in his productions with his own style.
His career began in 1992 through collaborations with radio stations in Rome, alongside appearances in the city's major nightclubs. During the summer of 2003, he relocated to the Adriatic coast and pursued his work there.
In 2006, Conti won the Equinox DJ Competition in Riccione, on Italy's northern Adriatic coast, against 16 other DJs. The award led to annual appearances at prominent Ibiza clubs and events.
About a decade before this episode, he began several record collaborations, including work with Jambalay Records from 2017 onward. At the time of publication, he also collaborated with online stations including United Techno Familia and YouMixRadio.
Across almost 30 years of activity, he has played alongside internationally known DJs, experiences that broadened his perspective. He has come to love music increasingly, regarding it as a universal language without borders or barriers.
Guest DJ Gianni Piras.
This episode's guest DJ is Gianni Piras, he originates from Rome, Italy and took his first steps as a DJ at the end of the 1980s. In the early, to mid-nineties, he started performing on radio stations in the capital Rome including Mix FM and Power Station.
He performed across the Italian capital as a DJ at many clubs and venues honing his trade. His first ventures into production were released with his partners and friends in 1996 on Elite and Dangerous Records.
Then, after a furlough, he produced some tracks and remixes for the Jambalay Records and CJB record labels. In the years that have followed he has collaborated on tracks for labels such as NDI, Trench, Frame Workxx, and many others.
When he is not spinning at events he is still active on the radio with shows on stations such as United Techno Familia and You Mix Radio. We are happy to host him as a guest at our station and enjoy the show.
Francesco Conti opens the first hour with Femi.x and Ben Rebel before Andry Verx, The Rhythm Fixxer and Maurizio G establish the programme’s tougher electronic direction. His own “Floor Six” in its Acidified Version introduces an Acid Techno element before Marco Bailey’s “Utiss” takes the set firmly into Deep Techno.
Marco Bailey’s Materia release is officially classified as raw, deep and hypnotic techno, fitting the darker material that follows from Dyno and El Brujo with Kiril Melkonov. Sisko Electrofanatik and Xander then retain the Techno emphasis before Francesco Conti returns with “Fase Acida Room.”
Henry Mwmm Lobbs closes Francesco Conti’s hour with “Soft Prog Embrion Room,” bringing the first half to an end after a selection weighted towards techno and acid-influenced material. Conti’s two appearances also give the hour a direct connection to the NDI promotional catalogue alongside contributions from Trench, Materia, Gain and SCI+TEC.
DJ Gianni Piras changes direction immediately with Tour-Maubourg’s “Nébuleuse Sinusoïdale,” an officially classified House Music track. Anton X follows twice before Emison and S.H.A.D.O, whose “Acid Shade” is currently catalogued as Electronica, widening the second hour beyond the harder framework of the opening set.
Henry Mwmm Lobbs precedes Eddie Merced’s “When Spies Fall In Love,” followed by Pier Giorgio Marini, Dave Mech and F.E.M. “Timelapse” has appeared in techno-focused editions and remixes, while the surrounding material moves between house, deeper electronic music and club-oriented techno rather than remaining inside a single category.
H2H, the collaboration between Chez Damier and Ben Vedren, introduces another house-rooted passage through “Berlin Nights In Paris” before Yanix, Basscontroll and Davide Abbrescia complete the second hour. Across Episode 1, Peak Time Techno, deep techno, house and electronica provide the strongest practical categories, with Francesco Conti supplying the harder first hour and Gianni Piras broadening the range in the second.
Francesco Conti and Friends episode 1
Francesco Conti (first hour)
Femi.x, Ben Rebel - Bang (Mind2mind Hub Dub Remix) [Mind Code Music]
Andry Verx - Hidden Identity Room (Original Mix) [NDI Promo]
The Rhythm Fixxer - When The Night Speaks (Original Mix) [Trench Promo]
Maurizio G - Flashback (Original Mix) [NDI Promo]
Francesco Conti - Floor Six (Acidified Version) [NDI Promo]
Marco Bailey - Utiss [Materia]
Dyno - Oscura (Original Mix) [Dyrwalk]
El Brujo & Kiril Melkonov - Mr Ivory [Trench]
Sisko Electrofanatik - Only One (Original Mix) [Gain Records]
Xander (US) - Launch [Sci+Tec]
Francesco Conti - Fase Acida Room (Original Mix) [NDI Promo]
Henry Mwnn Lobbs - Soft Prog Embrion Room (Original Mix) [NDI Promo]
DJ Gianni Piras (second hour)
Tour Maubourg - Nébuleuse Sinusoïdale
Anton X - Zulu
Anton X - Shifuma
Emison - Dreaming The Dream Into A Dream (Original Mix)
S.H.A.D.O - Acid Shade (Original Mix)
Henry Mwmm Lobbs - Substantially Enough (Original Mix)
Eddie Merced - When Spies Fall In Love
Pier Giorgio Marini - Come 4 Me (Emison Remix)
Dave Mech - Viewe
F.E.M - Timelapse (Original Mix)
H2H (Chez Damier And Ben Vedren) - Berlin Nights In Paris (Taho Remix)
Yanix - Auditive Act (Anton X Remix)
Basscontroll - Gatecrusher (Original Mix)
Davide Abbrescia - Ninja (Original Mix)
Listen on Mixcloud here.