Known internationally as for the depth of their dubplate box, their innovative way to approach reggae soundclashes and dancehall shows, the italian dubplate masters better known as Heavy Hammer Sound consist of a team of deejays and mcs that travels the globe playing reggae, dancehall, dubstep and hip hop music.

Esthablished in 1999 in a small city near Lecce in Salento, an hot area of south Italy called by many “the italian Jamaica”, the formula born as four friends united by the love for reggae dancehall music and jamaican culture, a sound system, and some crazy dancehall parties in front of the sea until sunlight.

Starting from first dances in Salento area the crew is soon booked in all main italian cities including Rome, Milan, Turin, Catanzaro, Florence, Bologne, playing in every italian region often in historical yards for italian reggae scene, as well as outside of Italy, touring the whole Europe and UK with also gigs in USA, Jamaica and Japan, including performances in international festivals like Rototom Sunsplash (Spain), Bielawa Festival (Poland), Maremoto Festival, Salento Summer Festival and Gusto Dopa Al Sole (Italy) just to name a few.

The sound had the chance to plays alongside the main names in the reggae business like Sentinel, Heartical, Rodigan, Soundquake, Black Chiney, Tony Matterhorn, Killamanjaro, King Addies, Coppershot, Ricky Trooper, Black Cat and with almost all italian sounds such as Gramigna, Ishence, Ital Sound, Dancehall Soldiers, Yaga Yaga, Bass Fi Mass, One Love, opening concerts of artist like Buju Banton, Cocoa Tea, Michael Rose, Alborosie, Shaggy, Romain Virgo, Ward 21 and many more.

Heavy Hammer is also the resident sound in the biggest italian summer yard, Mamanera Beach in S.Foca near Lecce, where the parties on the beach during summer season are usually attended by 4000-5000 people, sharing the turntables the best names in the reggae business like Tony Matterhorn, Black Chiney, Ricky Trooper, Coppershot, Pow Pow, Sentinel, Supersonic, Ward21, Romain Virgo, TOK, Baby Cham, Morgan Heritage, Perfect, Cecile, just to name a few, playing reggae music until the morning lights.

SOUNDCLASHES ||

In 2007 the crew win his first official dubplate clash, killing in Rome the Rome-based Love Massive in front of 1200 people; the audio of the clash become right away a classic for clash fanatics and get an istant fame even outside of italians borderlines, even if the clash is all italian-talked, declaring Heavy Hammer one of the more dangerous italian soundkillers.
Few years later in 2010, the crew touch down in Stuttgart, Germany to win the trophy of World War 3 Soundclash, a stricly dubplate war against Deebuzz from Germany, Captain C (ex Mighty Crown selector) from Japan, and Ruffpack from Switzerland.
Just a matter of days is booked to represent Italy in the Riddim Clash 2010 the european n.1 international soundclash – that take place in Dusseldorf, Germany alongside sounds like Citylock from Germany, Guiding Star from France, Rootsman from Canada, Poison Dart from Antigua and Blunt Posse from New York; after winning all rounds Heavy Hammer brings for the first time the RiddimClash throphy to Italy killing Blunt Posse in the dub fi dub segment, giving to Heavy Hammer the world fame.
During 2011 and 2012 the crew has travelled the world to represent Italy and Europe in sound wars: they started joing in the world temple known as Amazura in New York, the world clash called Sound Fi Dead alongside sounds like Bass Odissey, Black Cat, Synemax and Tek 9: after a strong performance the crew wins the second round point and then end up at the dub fi dub with Bass Odissey placing at the 2nd place in their first clash in New York.
Just a week later they come back in europe in a one-to-one clash in Wuppertal, Germany, against the Florida’ notorious Poison Dart, moving to Jamaica few months later in april to join the Irish&chin’ Worldclash R.E.S.E.T., facing off sounds like Killamanjaro, Bass Odissey, Black Blunt, Black Cat, Rootsman and Code Red; Even if that’s the first time the Hammers touch down in the island they reach the third place, giving up only after a well discussed 4th round with Bass Odissey and Jaro.
It’s not over yet, during summertime Heavy Hammer fly to Japan for the Japan Soundclash Tour – the 1st one ever by a european sound – for 10 days of soundclashes and dubplate showcases winning every show, from Osaka to Fukuoka, Yokohama, Okayaman, Hyogo and more places.
The 2012 closes with the performance at Global Clash 2012 in Brooklyn, New York, where the sound face off King Addies, Soul Supreme, Risky Dice from Japan, King Klepto from Canada and Madd Squadd from Jamaica.

Heavy Hammer crew now is made of eight members: Raffa, Gecky, Gigi, Kwasta, Jangio, Lep, Boris and Charly.
More than a decade inna di business, collaborations with the most important reggae artists and worldwide selectors, hundreds of dancehalls and stages, as well as the unique dubplate box are the elements that give to the Heavy Hammer shows something exclusive that cant be easily repeated.  The dubplate masters from Italy are ready anytime to mash up your party!

OTHER PROJECTS ||

While handling the sound, Heavy Hammer crew has created or contributed to some of most important projects to develope sound system and reggae culture in Italy.
In 2001 they created www.heavyhammer.it, where togheter with the sound information and agenda there has been for years a huge collection of projects for speaker boxes, from scoop bins to nowadays stuff to build a sound system, togheter with technical infos, suggestions and tips; the website is named as the start point of many sound systems now active in italy.
From 2003 to 2008 the crew worked for www.bashment.it, that for some years has been the leading web portal for dancehall and soundclash culture in the italian area, with reports from soundclashes, articles, dubplate sessions and all concerning the dancehall and soundclashes culture.
In 2003 Heavy Hammer Dubplate Studio see the lights in the north of italy, followed soon by twin studio in the south. With over 40’000 tracks recorded and over 500 artists passed on the mics, Heavy Hammer Dubplate Studios are an established international dubplate link that built solid links and collaborations worldwide, working with top sounds from all over the world as with upcoming crews, recording upcoming and world famous artists, in some cases as exclusive dubplate agent for Europe.

Reggae/Dancehall sound based in Lecce, South Italy, composed by dj Mazio & Jordan Hype.

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Lumera Sound nasce a Calimera (Lecce) nel cuore della Grecia Salentina, isola linguistica ellenofona situata nella Puglia meridionale. “Lumera” in griko (antico idioma parlato in questa parte di Salento) significa “fuoco” e fu scelto dai fondatori del sound per evidenziare, attraverso la scelta di un nome in griko, il legame ed il rispetto per le proprie origini .

La storia della crew ha inizio quando due giovani , Borghi e Marco (DjFudo, ex selecta), armati di tanto amore per il reggae, pochi vinili, un mixer e una piccola amplificazione, intrattengono i propri amici montando il loro piccolo impianto in giro per le campagne e le masserie del paese. La loro “prima volta”, ovviamente pirata, a Calimera -Villa Comunale- nell' aprile del 1999, fu l' occasione per coinvolgere ed avvicinare a queste sonorità, tanti giovani calimeresi divenuti poi col tempo, la loro fedele massive.
Nel dicembre del 1999 il debutto ufficiale nella location della masseria occupata “la Setta”; location che rimarrà sempre nel cuore della “Calimera massive”, visto che è proprio qui che i giovani Lumera“si fanno le ossa” organizzando numerosi eventi ed ospitando sound salentini e non, facendola diventare una delle yard più calde della penisola salentina. Grazie anche all’entusiasmo ed al sostegno della “Calimera family”, Lumera sound ha potuto allargare i propri gli orizzonti geografici ed artistici. Il potenziale artistico della crew aumenta in maniera esponenziale con l'arrivo di Padreterno, allora solo sedicenne ed ora pilastro inamovibile del sound.
Nel 2002, l'evento che segna duramente il percorso del sound system : per uno strano scherzo del destino, proprio il fuoco che dà il nome al sound system polverizza anni di lavoro e sacrificio, distruggendo completamente i vinili e la strumentazione. Ma Lumera Sound sa che il fuoco può simboleggiare la distruzione, ma anche il calore della passione: e come l'araba fenice, Lumera sound risorge dalle proprie ceneri.
Dopo lo choc DjFudo non se la sente di riprendere questa avventura. Borghi si trasferisce a Bologna e Padreterno resta solo in Salento; ma la distanza non riesce a scalfire la passione dei due amici che, con audacia e caparbietà, riorganizzano tutto il materiale, dando vita ad una nuova collezione di vinili che presto allevia la ferita provocata dal rogo riassemblando la propria strumentazione. Sono anni che vedono una brusca frenata riguardo al numero di esibizioni dei Lumera, ma che in nessun modo intaccano la voglia dei due di “regalare musica e vibrazioni” Padreterno non perde occasione di montare una consolle ed un paio di casse per allietare le serate salentine (aperitivi musicali, piccole feste tra amanti della reggae music....). Borghi, dal canto suo, inizia ad ambientarsi nella nuova città e riesce ad introdurre i Lumera Sound nel panorama della scena reggae bolognese. Carichi di vinili, entusiasmo ed una nuova consolle Borghi e Padreterno ricominciano a far ballare la massive anche aldilà dei confini salentini: I Lumera si esibiscono in alcuni dei locali storici della città emiliana, come il Livello 57, T.p.o, Lazzaretto, Link, Sottotetto, Ponte di Via Libia...

A maggio 2006, in occasione della dancehall al Lazzaretto (BO), si unisce alla crew un nuovo selecta, Adriano, dando vita alla formazione attuale: Borghi (Mc), Padreterno (Selecta) e Adriano (Selecta). Il nuovo arriva porta nuovo vigore e nuove energie al gruppo che in questo periodo saprà essere al passo con i cambiamenti che hanno pian piano modificato il classico modo di “fare reggae”. In questi anni particolari per la reggae music, i Lumera Sound hanno saputo aggiornarsi senza mai dimenticare da quali vibrazioni derivi la loro passione. E senza mai dimenticare che il legame che li unisce precede il loro “essere sound system”.Saranno il talento, l'amicizia ed una dose massiccia di buona volontà, gli ingredienti che porteranno il sound system verso una progressiva e definitiva ribalta.
Lumera inizia a raccogliere i frutti del proprio lavoro ed infiamma le yards su e giù per l’Italia tra Lecce, Bologna, Modena, Ferrara, Firenze, Perugia, Reggio Emilia, Catanzaro ecc…, collaborando ed esibendosi con artisti del calibro di Ziggy Marley, Dawn Penn, Anthony Jonhson, General Levy, Ward 21, Brother Culture, Gioman, Killacat, Kgman ecc..., oltre che con sounds di caratura internazionale come Kalibandulu, Lp International, Civalezee, City Lock, Heavy Hammer , Mad Kid, Sentinel, Pushman, Yaga Yaga, Villa Ada, ecc…

Col passare degli anni, il bagaglio artistico e culturale del gruppo continua ad arricchirsi,ma l'evoluzione del reggae non consente di fermarsi mai. Lumera Sound implementa la propria strumentazione acquistando il sistema di emulazione Serato Scratch Live, evoluzione digitale della consolle tradizionale. La gavetta fatta con i vinili permette al sound di evolversi senza perdere le qualità ereditate dai precedenti sistemi di selezione.
La scelta di investire in una nuova strumentazione digitale consente ai Lumera, non solo di rimanere al passo con la digitalizzazione del reggae (e più in generale, di tutta la musica), ma anche di aprire un nuovo capitolo del proprio percorso artistico. Lumera inizia ad investire ricavi ed energie nel taglio di dubplates e di remix, ben consapevoli che anche gli specials, insieme ad una buona collezione di vinili e ad una strumentazione rispettabile, compongono il bagaglio tecnico e musicale di un sound system.

Nel suo show, che può durare anche diverse ore, Lumera sound “incendia” le yards scegliendo le chunes da una dub-box di tutto rispetto o dall'enorme repertorio, colmo di reggae a 360 gradi, dal foundation style al new roots, dal raggamuffin al bashment sino alle ultime sonorità provenienti dalla Giamaica e dai Caraibi.



English version :

Lumera Sound was founded in Calimera (Lecce), a small town at the core of the Grecìa Salentina, an hellenic language island located in Salento. “Lumera”, in griko (the ancient idiom spoken in this zone of southern Apulia) means “fire”, and it was picked by founders to demonstrate, through this choice, their big respect for their ethnic roots.


Lumera sound's story begins in the second half of 90s, when Borghi e Marco (Dj Fudo, former selecta) only equipped with a small mixer and a meager amplification, some vinyls and a big love for reggae music, entertain their crew by building up their little sound system for the first pirate dancehall in the breathtaking scenario of the Salento countryside.
Their debut in a public stage was (obviously) in Calimera, on April 1998. That night, on the public gardens, has symbolized the happening that brought the Calimera youths closer to the dancehall vibes. Later, those youths would become the Lumera Sound's massive.

On December 1999, Lumera Sound got their “prima volta”in the mythical squat masseria (a typical ancient fortified farm) “La Setta”. Location will always remain in the heart of the whole Calimera massive, because it was here that the young Lumeras “learn the ropes” by organizing lots of events, and hosting many sound sytems from all over Italy, making “La Setta” one of the hottest and
best-known yards along Salento Peninsula. Also thanks to their push and their support, Lumera Sound could broaden its horizons both geographical, both artistic. Creative resources of the crew sharply increase with the join of Padreterno, then only sixteen, and now irreplaceable pillar of the group.

In 2002, the event that hardly marks the path of sound system: just for a bizarre twist of fate, fire that gives name to the sound system pulverizes years of work and sacrifice, burning their complete 7” and 12”collection, and destroying their equipment. Nevertheless Lumera Sound knows that fire could symbolize destruction, but also the heat of passion, and like a phoenix, sound system rises again from its own ashes .
After the shock DjFudo not brings himself to continue this adventure.

Borghi moved to Bologna and Padreterno alone remains in Salento, but distances cannot scratch passion of the two, that, with their bravery and resolution, reorganize their equipment, creating a new collection of vinyls that soon relieves the wound caused from the burning, and reassembling his instrumentation. Those were years in which the Lumera's performances undergo a screeching halt, but that in no way affect desire of the two in "spreading music and vibrations". Padreterno never misses oppurtunity to set a consolle and a pair of speakers to enliven the Salento nights (musical aperitifs, small parties among lovers of reggae music ....). Borghi, on the other hand, is settling in the new city and manages to introduce Lumera Sound into the Bologna 's reggae scene. Full of vinyls, enthusiasm and a new console, Borghi and Padreterno start to perform well beyond the Salento borders, especially in Bologna: Lumera Sound plays in some of the “coolest” place on the underground scene, such as Livello 57, T.p.o, Lazzaretto, Link, Sottotetto, Ponte di Via Libia....




In May 2006, at Lazzaretto (BO), joins the crew a new selecta, Adriano, creating the current lineup: Borghi (Mc), Almighty (Selecta) and Adriano (Selecta).
The new entry brings new vigor to the group that during this period will be in step with the changes that have gradually modified the traditional way of "playing reggae" In recent last years, so bizarre in reggae music, Lumera Sound has been able to upgrade themselves, never forgetting from what kinds of vibes their passion comes. And never forgetting that their bond predate their "being sound system". Friendship, talent and a huge dose of efforts will be the ingredients which will bring the sound system to a progressive and definitive limelight.

Lumera begins to reap the rewards of their own jobs and arouses yards all around Italy: sound system performs in their own Lecce, Bologna, Modena, Ferrara, Firenze, Perugia, Reggio Emilia, Catanzaro ….by collaborating and performing alongside big artists such as Ziggy Marley, Dawn Penn, Anthony Jonhson, General Levy, Ward 21, Brother Culture, Gioman, Killacat, Kgman …. Lumera Sound shared a large number of stages with some international sound systems such as Kalibandulu, Lp International, Civalezee, City Lock, Heavy Hammer , Mad Kid, Sentinel, Pushman, Yaga Yaga, Villa Ada,...

Over the years, the group's artistic and cultural awareness continues to enrich, but the ongoing evolution of reggae does not allow stopping. Lumera Sound implements its equipment by purchasing Serato Scratch Live emulator system, a digital evolution of the traditional consolle. Experience gained on vinyl allows the sound to evolve without losing the mixing qualities inherited from the previous selection systems.
Decision to invest in a new digital instrumentation allows Lumera, not only to keep pace with the digitization of reggae (and, more generally, of all the music), but also to open a new chapter of its musical journey. Lumera begins to invest incomes and energies in cutting dubplates and remixes, well aware that even the specials, along with a good collection of vinyl and a respectable instrumentation, compose the technical and musical baggage of a sound system.

During its show, which can last several hours, Lumera Sound " sets fire " to the yards by drawing from a high- level dub-box, or from their “bottomless pit” storage , full of 360° reggae, from the foundation to the new roots style, from raggamuffin to bashment , up to the latest sounds coming from Jamaica and from Caribbeans.

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