Francesco Del Garda

Born in 1978, Francesco Del Garda discovered his love for electronic music at the age of sixteen. Following in the footsteps of his deejay friends, he start buying vinyl records and an obsession was born. Captured by analog and minimal sounds and he attempts to grab as many new releases as possible, and goes in search of those already pressed. His deep and careful selection over the years have been lent to complete collections for projects such as 'Concept 1', 'Studio 1' and 'Profan'. At eighteen, he decided to leave Puglia and move to the Riviera Romagnola- considered then to be the absolute center of the Italian clubbing - where an experience, both tough and prolific begins to take form; in fact, it is noted by some promoters how Del Garda managed to perform in the early party of national importance and became a stable part of the family Echoes. During the years dominated by the group 'Minus', Francesco is always looking for different sounds, taking nothing for granted. His absolute dedication to the study of music leads him towards discovering a melodic dimension that revolves around his personal connection to electronic sound. Through this intimate approach and snatching a few tricks of the trade from DJs such as Zip, Ricardo Villalobos, Raresh, Valentino Kanzyani, Praslea, Onur Ozer, has made for a perfect combination of funky, groovy house and techno that Del Garda has to offer. In continuous and profound evolution Del Garda is promoting full sound that is terribly addictive, implementing influences from both the new movement, selects of the highest level of low, deep bodied and powerful techno and house sounds.

When he decides to sit down and produce, he does it with his great friend Alessandro Gaia, with whom he releases (year 2010) two tracks for 'Viva Music' and 'Oslo Rec'. In the two years following, they appear in a V.A. of 'House Republic' and printed 12" for 'Naked & Ashamed', a new sublabel of 'Fear Of Flying'. His awareness of certain ideas and abilities, coupled with a strong ambition has led him to actively participate in various events scattered around Italy. Del Garda's latest collaboration with Ian F. from Slovenia took on shape as a project involving dj sets and studio work has now lead to joining the group 'ColoursMusic' and is beginning to carve out a significant role outside national borders. But it is through his personal project 'NoRules' that he is able to produce and present his true design of music: the party and the podcast series perfectly represent the model of the underground - without any unnecessary frills - that sucks so much.