Growing up in the coastal town of Ostia, on the western side of Rome, Manlio found himself drawn to the vibrant electronic music scene of his neighbourhood—a place known for its legendary 90s raves and distinct underground spirit.

As a founding member of the ostiamale collective, he played a pivotal role in organising and participating in events within the realm of Roman raves, building a reputation in the community for his authentic, grassroots approach to music and party culture.
Embracing the "D.I.Y." subculture concept, he brought his passion to life.

After relocating to London in 2018, Manlio immersed himself in the city’s rich electronic landscape, delving into the world of synthesizers, record collecting, and the art of DJing, while remaining an active participant in London's vibrant techno scene by organising a number of parties and afterparties.

With his London crew, he co-founded the POLYRITMICA collective, dedicated to curating parties with a passion for putting music first. 

Having performed in venues such as Corsica Studios, SET Woolwich and various warehouses across the city, he has supported well known artists such as Sleeparchive, Gareth Wild, Bailey Ibbs, Key Clef, Burden, Beroshima and many more.

Known for his versatile selections, Manlio's sets span across the spectrum of techno, ranging from old school to tribal, hypnotic, and groovy, as well as electro, electronics, and IDM and breakbeat, creating a dynamic and engaging experience.

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Born in Rome at the end of 80’s, grown constantly surrounded by music, Stefano Rocchi started working on music as a game or "beatboxing” with his friend Sirio Gry J. 
Stefano Rocchi also involved with graphics, architecture, and mathematics, got to learn more and more about sound design and the hardware structure of audio systems, adopting an engineering approach.
The music culture going through Techno, like Detroit style or more Chicago House, until Minimal rhythm and Rock atmosphere.
Music is passion and Stefano wants to share emotions through electronic beats; his sound got spread over Europe in clubs like Rashomon, Circolo deli Illuminati, Magazzino33, Muzak, Bilbliotechina, Trecentosessantagradi, Vicious, Animal Social Club and Stadlin in Rome, Russian Bar (in London) and La Macarena (Barcelona). Now that he shaped up a deeply personal Live set, the artist is looking forward to spread these more intimate ideas to those who are looking for something deeper.
Stefano's workflow is focused on the research of a very unique sound; despite the short activity of few years, his persistency allowed him to deliver a big amount of truly original productions to many different labels already and to print his first vinyl called "Contatto" on Love Blast, followed several months later by the second record, "Contrasto" on Blackwater; digital and vinyl productions now is focused more on Electronic sounds and releases on Secret Keywords plus others on Analogic Density express this style, such the last on a VA with a special family: Minimal Rome.
Now he’s more Electro Sound focused and many project with another friendship born like Giano Electrnonics will come soon!

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