Tale of Us

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Tale of Us
Origin Milan, Italy
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Years active2009—present
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Tale of Us is an Italian music production and DJ duo consisting of Carmine Conte (MRAK) and Matteo Milleri (Anyma). They are based in Berlin, Germany.

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Career

Carmine Conte was born in Toronto and Matteo Milleri in New York. They both moved to Italy at a young age [1] and met in Milan in 2008 while studying sound engineering at the SAE Institute. [2] They relocated to Berlin and began recording music together. Their debut EP Dark Song was released in 2011. They followed this up with Another Earth in 2013 and North Star/Silent Space in 2015, and in 2017, the group signed with Deutsche Grammophon and released its first full-length album, titled Endless. [3] [4]

In 2016, the duo founded the Afterlife label. [5] Under its umbrella, they have signed a number of musical artists, and in 2023, they formed a partnership with Interscope. [6]

DJ Mag named the duo one of the top 100 alternative DJs in 2018. [7]

In 2018, the group was featured in the Grand Theft Auto Online DLC After Hours update. [8] [9] In 2019, they performed at the Coachella festival. They returned for another performance at the 2023 event. [10]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Split EPs

Singles

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