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Chris Liebing is synonymous with techno. His legacy is long assured, but his craft never stops evolving. Whether as label head, podcast curator, DJ or producer, he continues to challenge himself and his audience to explore new realms in the electronic world. And often ahead of the curve, too, from the early, hard-edged and loopy 90s sound which is back en vogue today, through his more stripped-back turn of the millennium minimalism and onto the cinematic atmospheres and broader alternative electronica of his latest albums on Mute. It's no stretch to say, then, that Chris Liebing's story is closely connected to the story of techno itself. 

Liebing is considered a global techno ambassador, but his ambitious album projects and direct club tracks excite and innovate as much as any new school star. A proudly forward-thinking attitude ensures that is the case as his DJ tools and studio setup constantly evolve. He continues to be an early adopter of emerging technology, too, just as he was with vinyl controllers, Traktor and when leading the way with full hybrid/live DJing. 

These days, Liebing incorporates an ever wider sphere of sound into his own work. After an eight-year break from full lengths, 2018's Burn Slow on Mute was a creative rebirth that received critical acclaim and confounded all expectations. It was a melancholic mediation on gothic moods, looming apocalyptic landscapes and optimistic broken-beat techno that drew from his childhood love of Depeche Mode, Gary Numan and the New Romantic movement. 

Remixes for Depeche Mode and Goldfrapp followed alongside a collaborative single with Charlotte De Witte, and 2021 brought a second album on Mute, Another Day. It found Liebing exploring all new ways of expressing both his euphoric and melodic side, all with high-grade technical skill and meticulous sonic craft with a range of collaborators from Miles Cooper Seaton to Polly Scattergood. This exceptional form continued into 2023 as he returned to the club with his Love Those Who Fight With Passion And Faith EP on CLR, a passionate and politically charged call to the dance floor that joined Liebing and Luke Slater’s remix of Depeche Mode’s iconic ‘Ghosts Again’ in the first half of the year. 

Born in Giessen and active ever since the 1990s, Liebing has always platformed the talent around him as much as himself: a long time before they were commonplace, he famously helmed his own CLR podcast. For many years, it was the scene's most influential series, with a who's who of international pioneers at the helm. After that came the equally important AM/FM radio show, but now following a hiatus, the CLR podcast is back and pushing a fresh techno agenda, as is his iconic label of the same name.

In its first chapter, CLR stood for Chris Liebing Records, then Create Learn Realize, and now Create Learn Repeat - a subtle evolution that is at the heart of everything Liebing does. The label will always be synonymous with exciting techno and is now back hosting parties and festival stages. 

Though his music is underpinned by pulsating menace and a stomping sense of drama, Liebing himself is friendly with a famous smile. It is the music that motivates him and the freedom that comes with increased experience. These days there are no limits, no expectations, but a continued love for the art and craft of techno that is taking him down all new creative pathways.

Ricky Montanari stands as one of Italy's most renowned and cherished DJs/producers in clubs worldwide. 
As an absolute pioneer and cornerstone of Italian House music, Ricky embarked on his unstoppable journey in the mid-80s.
From Vae Victis to Ethos Mama Club, from Diabolik'à to Peter Pan Club, these sound arenas witnessed the young talent importing and experimenting with new underground tones, ranging from R&B to soul, from house to UK garage, from funky to new-wave.
His distinctive style became his trademark, leading him to perform in the most iconic international venues, from Ibiza to London, Miami to Amsterdam and Montreal, from Manchester to Tokyo, just to name a few.
With countless pseudonyms, productions and collaborations, Ricky remains present in various renowned record labels such as: IRMA Dancefloor, Azuli, and Groove Culture. 
A psychologist of the dancefloor and a master of mixing, Ricky Montanari's DJ sets and tracks boast an unmistakable sound characterized by open and emotive voices, harmonies, and melodies. 
His polished and refined style, along with his captivating energy and overwhelming charisma, ensure that Ricky Montanari remains one of the most reliable and compelling figures in the house music scene to this day.

Booking & Management: djrickymontanari@gmail.com

Franz Costa was born in Italy and from an early age proved to have an innate gift for music. At age 12, he began studying guitar at the academy. Also when He was 12 puts his hands on a turntable, it was love at first sight! He immediately started to practice with scratch and record his first mixes. Within a year he bought a console and has already planned to be a producer. His first productions, characterized by a Dance sound, made him immediately famous in the hinterland. But it is only the beginning!

At 16, his first exhibition in a club and a year later, thanks to Kroton Sound Recordings, released "Boys & Girls", his first single which is also the first sign of his artistic metamorphosis. Franz was gradually defining his personal sound, leaving the rough sound of his first productions and slowing down the bpms to get closer to the sounds of his idols (Paco Osuna and Marco Carola to name a couple), mixing with each other reach his sound.

His career continued with ups and downs, releasing a new track each year, up to 2012 the year of his consecration. He released "Yeah" for Avenue Recordings (Mario Ochoa's label) and then, finally, his first EP "Yellow Bag". Signed up for four labels: Avenue Recordings (Canada), Italica Rec (Italy), Net's Work (Italy) and Adverso Records (Colombia). Precisely for this label releases what can be considered his most successful single "Musica Maestro" who was a resounding success and is played by the best DJs in the world, Uto Karem in the first place. Before the end of the year he releases another single titled “Fingerplay” on Avenue Recordings.
2013 begins on the wave of success of the previous year: soon after the releases of “Amnesia” and “Monotone”. He accords with Patent Skillz (Metodi Hristov's Label) which publishes the single “Don't Bump”. Then comes the releases of his second EP “Never” that sees the light under the label Xima Records and another single called “Alma” with Jekos Music. Everything enclosed in the first 5 months of 2013. the second part of 2013 he is the protagonist of three releases on Jekos Lab, Azul Tunes (his own label) and Habla Music, "Borracho" played by Marco Carola at the closing party of the Music On @ Amnesia, Ibiza. "Random Dialogue" put into his Winter Music On Podcast , and remix of Dubtechie - Hypelow played many times in his parties, consecrate him one of the youngest and most talented producer in Italy.
So…Music speaks more than words...

Dopo aver assistito ad un set live di un noto dj toscano, nel 1986/87 Gianni si appassiona perdutamente a questa professione . Passa solo un anno poco più e inizia a suonare in alcune discoteche locali. In quel periodo il suo genere è afro, funky fino al 1991. Frequentando locali di tendenza ecco che per Gianni arriva la Progressive e in men che non si dica si ritrova a suonare per un paio di stagioni al Tenax di Firenze, al Bella Bimba di Albinia dove già c’erano i mitici after hours in collaborazione con l’Insomnia. Il 1994 segna una svolta professionale , un contratto come dj resident al Teatriz di Lugo Ravenna, grazie all’ A.D. Paolo Frosali, dove tutti i sabato sera arrivavano ben 4.500 persone, suonano con lui i migliori dj nazionali come: Moka, Cirillo,Fidelfatti, Noferini, Farfa, Mario più, Cominotto e lo scatenatissimo RICCI DJ …. È anche l’anno delle produzioni discografiche. In un garage con un paio di tastiere e un campionatore tira fuori Experimetal EP insieme a un caro amico di nome Riccardo Ferri alias Riky Effe,ora noto come grande produttore nel panorama techno. Seguiranno altre produzioni come Subterranea EP e in collaborazione con Dj Ciro Progression, Cyber Frog su Underground Records, realizzati in Media records Brescia, grazie anche a Mauro Picotto, che lo porteranno anche ad avere uno spazio per un periodo su Italia network (mastermix). Tante sono le sue presenze in locali di prestigio come Echoes Misano (grazie all’amico Ferruccio Belmonte), Chellopane Rimini, Il gatto e la volpe Ferrara, Movida Jesolo, Matis Bologna, Area City Mestre, Templares after hours, Gheodrome Rimini ecc. ecc… RINGRAZIAMENTO A ROBY E MARCO DISCO MASTELLONI

Gianni becomes passionate about the profession, after witnessing a live set from a famous Italian Dj. It wasn't even a year later he was performing in some local club. At the time his influences were Afro-Funky. During 1991 Progressive was at its most popular time in Tuscany. Gianni fully embraced it and quickly mastered it. His talent was recognized and within months he became big part of the nights at Tenax in Florence and Bella Bimba in Albina, where the most popular after hours were taking place at that time. 1994 is a big year for Gianni. A.D. Paolo Frosali signed him up to work as resident dj at Teatriz in Lugo Ravenna. Every saturday night the place was packed with more than 4.500 people. The best national dj were randomly performing. Names like Moka, Cirillo, Fidelfatti, Noferini, Farfa, Mario più, Cominotto and the "out of control" RICCI DJ. The same year in his garage with only couple of keyboards and lots of passion Gianni produced Experimetal EP. Riccardo Ferri (alias: Ricky Effe in today's days highly recognized techno producer) was involved in the project as well.The collaboration between the two friends lead to many other project. Gianni also produced Subterranea EP e in collaboration with dj Ciro Progression and Cyber Frog (Underground Records). Introduced by Mario Piccotto (Media Record Brescia), Gianni was for awhile part of Italia network (mastermix). Many are his appearances in prestigious club such as Echoes Misano (thanks to his friend Ferruccio Belmonte), Cellophane Rimini, Il gatto e la volpe Ferrara, Movida Jesolo, Matis Bologna, Area City Mestre, Templares after hours, Gheodrome Rimini, Cocorico...SPECIAL THANKS TO ROBY & MARCO DISCO MASTELLONI

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