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Double Beat
12+ albums
HousefunkelectronichappyBroken Beat
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Double Beat was formed in early 2004, when Stefano Ghittoni and Marco Rigamonti met in one of Milano's best clubs, Magazzini Generali. Stefano Ghittoni is a dj, producer and Big Sur Recordings' manager. Since 1996 he is resident dj at Magazzini Generali in Milano every wednesday night. His dj set is a mix of funk, electronic jazz and a mesmerizing selection of deep house and techno that come together to create a quality, structured rhytmic ambiance. His selections are as eclectic and peculiar as his musical background: he has been involved in the eighties' punk and new wave scenes, then was the singer of the psychedelic band "Peter Sellers and the Hollywood Party"(1984-1991), and was part of the ambient techno movements of the following years as "Outoff Body Experience". Furthermore, he was one of the very first in Italy to include drum n' bass and jungle sonorities in his diverse dj sets. In 1998 he founded 'The Dining Rooms' with Cesare Malfatti (La Crus). The duo has so far reached its fifth studio album and reviews are always very positive from both the public and critics. In early 2003 he created "Vuca" with Stefano Tirone (S-Tone Inc.). Their first release hits the shelves in April that year; it is a scorching hot jazz dancefloor rocker 12" out on Schema Records. Since early 2004 he is running Big Sur Recordings, a Schema records sub-label that proposes an uptempo jazz, funk, afro house selection. Among the hand-picked selection of artists one can find 'Double Beat', a
