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🎧✨ Matter — Taking you where gravity doesn't reach.

From the streets of London to the dancefloors of São Paulo, Matter is a Brazilian Zouk DJ who doesn’t just play music—he crafts galactic journeys. With a love for trippy, spacey, electronic soundscapes, he blends rhythm and atmosphere to make dancers glide, float, and flow.

Each set is a portal: one moment you're grounded in the beat, the next you're drifting through stars. His vibe? Cosmic, hypnotic, and deeply human. It’s music to move your body and expand your mind.

A passionate dancer and curious traveler, Matter draws inspiration from every place he steps and every soul he meets. Obsessed with evolution, he's constantly learning, refining, and reimagining the art of DJing—not just to entertain, but to elevate.

🌍✨ Driven by sound, curiosity and the invisible threads that unite us  all.

Tarraxo dance professor and music remixer, blending smooth rhythms with deep beats. Explore my world of Tarraxo-infused remixes.

Brazilian Zouk & Lambada DJ

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DJ formado em 1987, na então Faculdade da Lagoa no Rio de Janeiro, pelo grande mestre das pick-ups Marcelo Mansur (Memê). Seu primeiro emprego foi na mega casa de show da cidade maravilhosa, “Babilônia”, no Leblon, onde tocava house e funk melody. Nos anos quentes da Lambada, tocou nas maiores Lambaterias do Rio de Janeiro, no Tijuca Tênis Clube e Ilha dos Pescadores. É mestre e doutor em Geologia, mas nunca abandonou a música, principalmente o Zouk, sendo seu parceiro de todos os dias!  Em 2018, após um convite internacional, voltou a energizar as pistas de Zouk de San Diego, Los Angeles, Hollywood e Long Beach, nos Estados Unidos. No Brasil, está presente em diversos bailes e workshops, tocando todos os estilos de Zouk. Em Brasília, seus bailes de zouk beneficentes em favor de Instituições de resgate de animais abandonados ficaram famosos! Desde 2021 vem tocando em vários congressos nacionais (RJ, SP, RS, SC, PE, MT, PA, MG, ES, CE, BA) e internacionais (EUA, Holanda, México e Canadá).
Já tocou ao lado de grandes DJs como DJ Amigo, DJ Archie, DJ Pausas, DJ Jansen, DJ Val Clemente, DJ Pedro Lucas, DJ Larinha, DJ Blue Eyes, DJ Agnaldo, DJ Aldo, DJ Vitório, DJ Fábio Araújo, DJ Lowrider, DJ Ana Viana, DJ Klebynho, DJ Cassiano, M&N Pro, Allan Z, Kakah, Mafie, Matz, Dedz, Kel etc. Sempre com alta energia e sorriso no rosto, vem atraindo cada vez mais os zoukeiros para os bailes da capital do Brasil: “É o Raffro que vai tocar? Então vou!”. Seus sets zoukísticos no soundclound estão sendo loucamente reproduzidos, em todos os cantos do planeta, uma vez que agrega todos os estilos, BPM, gostos e paixões! 
O zouk é apenas um dos estilos em que ele é especialista, onde se agrega também o house music, afrobeat, techno, rock nacional e internacional, mpb, pop e outros! 
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DJ formed in 1987, at the then Faculdade da Lagoa in Rio de Janeiro, by the great DJ from Rio de Janeiro Marcelo Mansur (Memê). His first job was at the mega Show House in the marvelous city, “Babilônia”, in Leblon. In the hot years of Lambada, he played at the biggest Lambateries in Rio de Janeiro, at Tijuca Tênis Clube and Ilha dos Pescadores. He is a doctor and master in Geology, but he never abandoned music, especially Zouk, being his everyday partner! In 2018, after an international invitation, he re-energized the Zouk tracks in San Diego, Los Angeles, Hollywood and Long Beach, in the United States. In Brazil, he was present at several dances and workshops, playing all styles of Zouk. In Brasília, his charity zouk dances in favor of abandoned animal rescue institutions became famous!
He has played alongside great DJs such as DJ Amigo, DJ Archie, DJ Pausas, DJ Jansen, DJ Val Clemente, DJ Pedro Lucas, DJ Larinha, DJ Blue Eyes, DJ Agnaldo, DJ Aldo, DJ Vitório, DJ Fábio Araújo, DJ Lowrider , DJ Ana Viana, DJ Klebynho, DJ Cassiano, M&N Pro etc. Always with high energy and a smile on his face, he has been attracting more and more zoukeiros to the dances in the capital of Brazil: “Is Raffro going to play? Then I will!”. His zoukistic sets in soundclound are being wildly reproduced, in all corners of the planet, as it aggregates all styles, BPM, tastes and passions!

History before Kizomba:
Born in The Netherlands in ’87 and started DJ’ing House/Techno in 2005 and this did not happen unnoticed. The crowd embraced René for his energetic and well balanced DJ sets. He played at the bigger festivals and clubs in The Netherlands like Extrema Outdoor & Solar Weekend, next to international and national DJ’s. After 10 years playing house & techno René decided to stop DJ’ ing in 2015.

Kizomba:
Not long after that René started taking Kizomba dance classes with his partner. After a few lessons he was sold to the dance and knew this was a new path of life. Since then he decided to start DJ’ing again but then in the Kizomba scene and RENE AMPLO was born. Because of years experience behind the DJ booth René translates his music to the dancefloor. Switching between slow and uptempo songs while keeping the connection between the dance partners.

At the same festival or party, the music is never the same.

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