Francesco Rossi (DJ)

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Francesco Rossi
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Francesco Rossi performing
Background information
Born (1974-09-03) 3 September 1974 (age 51)
Tuscany, Italy
Genres Tech house, deep house
OccupationsProducer, DJ
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1990–present
Labelsd:vision, Strictly Rhythm, Ultra Music, Rouge Purple
Website www.frsound.com

Francesco Rossi is an Italian DJ & Producer. His recent success "Paper Aeroplane" (based on Angus & Julia Stone's song) was released on the Italian record label d:vision in May 2013. It was selected as Pete Tong's Essential New Tune [1] and was featured in Maya Jane Coles' BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. [2] In September 2013, Francesco Rossi won the 2013 special DJ Awards, "Paper Aeroplane" is nominated best Track of the Season during the winners ceremony at Pacha in Ibiza. [3] In January 2014 Francesco was selected as "Future Stars" by Pete Tong during his radio show on BBC Radio 1. [4] In January 2016, his new single "Revolution" coming out inside the new Steve Angello album "Wild Youth".

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Biography

Francesco began his career as a DJ in Tuscany. He has performed at festivals including Swiss Street Parade, Sunwaves Festival Romania, Amnesia Ibiza and Ultra Music Festival for four consecutive years (2007-2010). [5] [6]

In 2010 he launched his own record label, Rouge Purple. [7] In 2011 he launched his own radio show, Respect DJs. [8] He has released tracks on record labels d:vision, Defected, Strictly Rhythm [9] and Ultra Music. [10]

References

  1. Pete Tong's Essential New Tune
  2. Maya Jane Coles BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix
  3. "2013 Winners Announced". Djawards.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. "Francesco Rossi Future Stars". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. Francesco performing at Ultra 2008
  6. Francesco at Ultra 2009
  7. Rouge Purple
  8. "Respect DJs". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  9. Strictly Rhythm
  10. "Ultra Music". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2016.