Sam Paganini

Sam (Samuel) Paganini became dedicated to the fascinating world of music early on. When he was 15, after playing the drums, guitar and the piano in various local rock band his obsession turned to the decks. After bought his first set of turntables he started spinning a wide range of Acid House and Techno at local parties and clubs. While working as a DJ, Sam became interested in electronic music and in technical recording. As a result, Sam produced several demos that sparked that interest of Media Records that contacted him in 1993. In 1997 Sam established his own “Cellar Rock Studio” where he could now experiment more with sound and search for a new dimensions of his music. PAGANINI TRAXX - Zoe as the first record to define his style. The instrumental record became Number 1 in the English club chart and was highly rated and appreciated by the specialized press. “Zoe” became a real classic techno-progressive hit and was supported by Sasha, John Digweed, Paul Oakenfold and later remixed by Timo Maas. His discography is very huge, from 2000 and onwards Sam's released records on Southern Fried, Octopus, Terminal M, Phobiq, Material, 1605 Music Therapy, Driving Forces Rec, Android Muziq, Amazing records, 303 Lovers, Toolroom just to name a few. “THE BEGINNING ep” on 2010 released on Form (Popof's label) is a good example of deep, but banging techno, tracks like "Stratos", "Strobe" or "The Beginning" was played by Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Marco Carola, and many others. 2011 marks another Big step, signing a 4 tracks ep "Cobra EP" on legendary Richie Hawtin's Plus8 rec, (one of the vanguards of Detroit Techno). Many of Techno's Leaders had their debut on Plus8 records (Plastikman, Kenny Larkin, Speedy j, Daniel Bell…) "Cobra EP" reached Top 10 Beatport's Techno Chart on October 2011. With "Prisma EP" on Beyer's Drumcode Sam's reached again Top 10 Beatport's Techno Chart on january 2012, was supported by DJ's from across the spectrum from Drumcode stalwarts like Alan Fitzpatrick and Slam through to house music legend Erick Morillo. After his debut on Drumcode on January, Sam's back with another four-track EP "Eros" enormously well received on summer 2012 (Top 3 position on Beatport Techno Chart) and all tracks was massive supported by all the Big Dj's all over the world. In November 2012 the track “Prisma” is included in the “The Sound Of The 13th Season” for celebrating the season of Cocoon in Ibiza, mixed by the legendary Sven Vath. A new 5 tracks Ep "Body To Body EP" out on 11th March 2013 on Cocoon Recordings reached Nr.1 on Beatport Techno Chart for over 3 weeks. - October 2017 - Not many artists are lucky enough to release a track that defies genre classification and reaches into mainstream culture, with people enthusiastically embracing its melody and adopting it as if it were a football anthem. Taken from the critically acclaimed LP “Satellite” (out on Drumcode in September 2014), “Rave” has become an instant classic, a timeless piece of music that stayed on the N°1 Beatport Techno spot for more than two months, and for more than a year and a half in its overall chart, gaining more than 20 million clicks on Youtube (becoming the most clicked Techno track ever). Since 1996, a landmark year for him thanks to the worldwide success of his track “Zoe” produced as Paganini Traxx, Sam Paganini’s stylistic experimentations have gone from strength to strength, leading him to collaborate and release his music on several record labels until Techno pioneer Richie Hawtin welcomed him to his Plus8 imprint in 2011 with the “Cobra” EP. With the subsequent releases of the “Body To Body” EP on Cocoon Recordings and the “Prisma”, “Eros” and “Black Leather” EPs on Drumcode, all reaching the highest spots on Beatport’s Techno Chart, his unique musical journey has achieved great success both on the underground circuit as well as on the mainstream channels. The track “Polyester” (with “Fire In My Arms” one of the smashing hits from the “Body To Body” EP) was featured both on the playlists of many underground DJs and on those of some of biggest names in the industry like Moby, becoming Beatport’s “Techno Track Of 2013”. In 2016 Sam founded his own label JAM as a new platform to play out his vision of techno music. At first an outlet for his own productions releasing 2 acclaimed singles (Desire/Mercury) and (Skin/Candy) and then with the full length album "Zenith". Beside his studio work and production time, Sam’s DJ appearances are among the most requested by promoters worldwide: his sets are characterized by powerful grooves and have been described as “Sexy Groovy Dark Techno”, which speaks volumes, literally, on what to expect from his performances. He has taken the stage at legendary clubs such as Berghain (Berlin), Output and Cielo (New York), Rex (Paris), Fabric (London), Crobar (Buenos Aires), Exchange (Los Angeles), Fuse (Bruxelles), Stereo (Montreal), Pacha (Barcelona), Fabrik (Madrid), Amnesia (Ibiza), Privilege (Ibiza) and Cocoricò (Riccione) just to name a few, and at Festivals like Awakenings (Netherlands), Nature One (Germany), Mayday (Germany), Tomorrowland (Belgium), Sziget (Hungary), Sonus (Pag Island), Time Warp (Germany), Ultra (Miami). KAPPA Future Festival (Italy) and Love Family Park (Germany). - October 2017 -