Beatportal recently sat down with tech house producer Luciano for a great in depth interview. He is very open no matter what they ask him and it provides a lot of insight into his personality, technique, and psyche. They cover everything from radio stations stealing his unreleased tracks to the hype around his sets, digital technology, his spirituality and the politics (or lack thereof) of dance music. For the full interview check out Beatportal’s website.

For some of you this might be old news – Sven Vath’s Cocoon parties at Amnesia officially closed last month on September 28th, 2009. Celebrating their ten year anniversary in style Cocoon invited their closest friends Loco Dice, Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano & Zip to play a very special set for the Ibiza audience. New images have surfaced of the event and include pictures of the amazing crowd that gathers for this special occasion. For those of you that missed out will be forced to wait next year for the Cocoon parties to begin again.

Last week Ibiza’s hottest party began it’s official week of closing parties. The “Islanders on The Beach” at Ushuaia featured Luciano and Cadenza labelmate Reboot. The two sprung into action playing some of 2009′s best tech house tracks. The all day & all night party is a complimentary affair that is an open gesture for those in the know. If you are a fan of electronic music, make sure you head to Ibiza next summer for your chance to experience one of the coolest events currently going down. Check out the rest of the post for more images.

One of America’s highly regarded festivals will be making it’s way to Europe at the end of October. Scheduled for October 30th & 31st is Movement better known in America as DEMF. The two day festival will take place in Torino, Italy and will feature some of the best acts in Techno music. The line up will feature Cadenza label boss Luciano and Minus head Richie Hawtin. Other DJ’s include old school Techno pioneer Derrick May, Gradient favorite Hugo, Michel Cleis, Ricardo Villalobos and many more. If you happen to be in Europe during this time make sure you dedicate some time to checking out this amazing festival.

We are nearing the end of Electric Zoo Day 1 here at Randall’s Island, New York City. The event has exceeded our expectations and is probably one of the best festivals New York City has seen in sometime. The acts were absolutely amazing spanning from Luciano to Deadmau5. The diverse crowd and enthusiasm shown by the DJ’s really touched down at this event. We last left off with Ben Watt, proceeding his set were some of our favorite DJ’s Francois K, Luciano, Danny Tenaglia, Speedy J. We were blown away by Luciano who played some of the best tracks coming out of Ibiza. Following his amazing set was New York City club legend Danny Tenaglia. Danny T was on fire playing banger after banger. He managed to mix in Afefe Iku – Mirror Dance and a collection of other classics. The good people over at Electric Zoo had a great start to their event. For those of you that couldn’t make it to the September 5th event still have a chance to purchase tickets for tomorrows event. Hope to see you there!

Cadenza records label boss Luciano has made his impact worldwide, playing practically every major club on the planet from Amnesia to Panorama bar. His relentless tracks will suck in anyone that has a fine taste for good music, we were first exposed to this superstar DJ at a secret party in New York City by the name of Mini Moo. When entering the tightly packed venue, we were totally unaware why 1500 people would pack the place, after listening to Luciano play some tech house classics like Michel Cleis’ La Mezcla and SIS’ Trompeta we were instantly hooked. For those of you that have never heard of Luciano will be given an opportunity to purchase his latest CD/DVD, which is scheduled to release on 10.12.2009 entitled Tribute To The Sun. In the meantime check out the trailer for the upcoming DVD.

Inspired by Minus’ Contakt show, DJ and producer Luciano created his own super group, consisting of Cadenza records musicians Reboot, Mirko Loko, Lee Van Dowski, Gregorythme and Laps. The purpose and mission behind Æther is to bring together six very talented musicians and have them play separate instruments using Ableton Live. The group also incorporates visual art and lighting that is synchronized with the sounds being played. Luciano’s Æther made it’s official debut at Spain’s Monegros Festival, the mash up of sounds were not expected, but certainly created a very unusual melody that is quite interesting. Make sure you check out the video and stay tuned! Tour dates for Æther will follow the rest of the post.

Two of Europes most prominent electronic music labels are scheduled for a mash up of tech house beats, Desolat & Cadenza present a label showcase featuring Luciano Vs Loco Dice. Luciano has created a major buzz in the electronic music scene during the past two years by has serving up gigs in, Amnesia Ibiza, Watergate Berlin and Timewarp. Luciano is set to DJ at Electric Zoo in New York City on September 5th as well. Right next to Luciano will be Loco Dice who is the face of Desolat records, and has become a superstar worldwide with his latest release 7 Dunham Place. OnJune 18th this duo will be joined by Martin Buttrich and Mirko Loko for a live DJ extravaganza at Kanna Beach Club.

Kanna Beach Club
Paseig Maritim 1
Sant Adria de Besos, Barcelona
Spain