Here's Kantocast 016 Shock Kulturel 1st Edition: Thomas Costantin - DJ Set!

Meet our mysterious, sexy and groundbreaking queer artist Thomas Costantin!

Thomas Costantin, DJ and sound/visual artist currently based in Milan. Since 2014, he is the resident DJ at the historic Plastic Club. He is a music consultant for numerous high-end fashion houses. His cosmopolitan soul has a deep attraction not only for music, but also for cinema, costume, analogue photography, vintage atmospheres and technicolor. 

The liveliness of Red is the color that best represents his work: intense, energetic, deep.


*What pushed you towards music production? Where did the inspiration come from?

When I started to produce, around 2018, I was listening to more or less 12 hours of music every day, playing 3 or 4 nights every week. I was thinking that I also wanted other people to listen to my music, to create something new to share with my community.

* Do you think music interconnects with culture?  How does the environment you live in affect your music?

Yes, absolutely. Especially nowadays music is really melted with all the rest of art and cultures. I see music as the perfect way to express, also images and ideas.
Music and life are super connected. I am really inspired by people. My friends and other artists really help me in my endless music research. I am attracted to the different mixes of cultures in music. 

* Do you get inspired by any other form of art?

Sure, I love to paint also, especially with water colors. I love cinema, especially the vintage ones and I’m used to working with images, actually I see myself sometimes more as a multidisciplinary creative director than just as a music artist.

* What makes a set a good one?

The selection of the tracks. Technique is also important, but I think it is nothing without a good selection. When you play music you also play with emotions.

* What’s the process you follow when bringing tunes together? Is it instinctive only or do you plan ahead?

It is quite instinctive but I also work every day on archives and on folders in my computer. I play lots of different sets, with different sounds and vibes, for different crowds, so I absolutely need discipline and order.

* What would you like to say about your podcast?

I am very happy to share this set. It was a very special night with the Kanto family in one of my favorite cities, which actually is Paris. Honestly, I can’t wait to play with them all together!

Kantocast 016: Shock Kulturel 1st Edition: Thomas Costantin - DJ Set

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