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.. Leoni is one of the luminaries of the Greek house music scene. A man of multiple talents, he is not only skilled behind the decks, but also an accomplished musician and producer, as well as a successful club promoter and record company boss.His father was a member of the legendary greek band the Olympians, and at the age of seven he started studying piano and music theory at the Macedonian Music School. As a teenager, Leoni was in a succession of successful rock bands, but on discovering house music he decided to become a dj. Instant recognition of his dj skills led to Leoni being offered dj slots at some of Greece's top clubs, and between 1990 and 1993 he was a resident at club Cocos and Splendid in Thessaloniki. Leoni then turned his hand to promoting and soon found himself promoting and djing at some of the best clubs in Thessaloniki Troll, Spacemobile, Alysida etc.He cooperated with Dmc Hellas as a club promoter and also appeared live in large Dmcs music events in Thessaloniki and Athens. In 1998 Leoni began to spread his dj skills beyond Greece when he appeared at Unity Of The Underground (one of Germany's largest club events) in Dresden and Berlin.He took part in the 1st International Festival of Electronic music scene in Athens.The name of the festival was "e - phos" ["e - light"] and the whole festival took place under the license of the Ministry of Culture. He has since gone on to play at many other clubs in Germany Zerma,Strasse e, Laboratorium, as well as djing in London Turnmills, El-Passo, in Ibiza at Itaca beach club(San Antonio)and Cyprus at Limassol(Golden beach,Ladys Smile).Also he plays at music events under the name Haus für Electrobedarf at Lobby4 Färberei4,Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg and Stuttgart. Guest djs whom has played with him at Decadence and other clubs in Greece includes,Marc Romboy,Superdiscount 2,Infected Mushroom(live),Tony Thomas, Kasey Taylor (Vapour), Anton Fielding (Echomen), Louis Paris (Plastic Fantastic), Flash Brothers,Pole Folder & CP (Bedrock), Tim Healey aka Electric Tease, Sergio Fernandez (Beat Freak), Yunus Guvenen (Bedrock), Paul Rogers (Sumsonic), Phil Thomson (Bedrock),dj Silversurfer(Crosstown rebels) etc.As an increasingly respected house music producer, Leoni is currently recording tracks for his own label, UL (Underground Lessons) Recordings.Dj Leoni produces under such act names as Leoni,Oxi+de, Oxid8, M8. In 2005 he released with his partner Andrew K the mixed compilation double cd "FLAVOURS"which was highly rated from dj magazines,portals all over the world.In 2006 he released the compilation "COLLEXION".In June 0f 2007 he released with his partner Andrew K the cd compilation "Leoni&Andrew K present Underground Lessons Remixes.He has also released for other labels, including Anjunadeep,Cubic records, Erase records,Loopsnoo records,Kaya records ,Plusrec,Vise Versa music, etc.DISCOGRAPHY/ ALBUM OXID8/2002/Loopsnoo Records
VINYLS/SINGLES ULR001 - Dj Leoni's Oxi+De - Overseas 2002
UNDERGROUND LESSONS RECORDINGS ULR002 - Oxid8 - Electropass 2002
UNDERGROUND LESSONS RECORDINGS ULR003 - m8 - Hyper EP 2002
UNDERGROUND LESSONS RECORDINGS ULR008 - LEONI & ANDREW K -COMMUNICATE 2006 UNDERGROUND LESSONS RECORDINGS DJ Leoni & Andrew K - Flavours 2006 KAYA RECORDS,DJ LEONI/ELEKTROLAB-2006 CUBIC RECORDS ,ULR010 - JOHAN VERMEULEN - LABYRINTH UNDERGROUND LESSONS RECORDINGS,ULR014 - Leoni & Andrew K feat. Marcie - Next To Me ULR014 2007 UNDERGROUND LESSONS RECORDINGS,ULR015D1 - Leoni & Andrew K present : Underground Lessons Remixes Sampler2007 ULR015D2 - Leoni & Andrew K present : Underground Lessons Remixes Sampler2007 ULR016 - DJ Leoni – Last Night In Oslo Underground lessons 2007,ANJUNA-Leoni & Andrew K - Next To Me (The Remixes)2007 ANJUNADEEP CDS /compilations ULCD001 - DJ Leoni & Andrew K - Flavours 2005 UNDERGROUND LESSONS RECORDINGS, ULCD002 - LEONI - COLLEXION 2006 UNDERGROUND LESSONS RECORDINGS,CD FREEZE MAGAZINE-UNDERGROUND LESSONS RELEASES 2007 FREEZE,ULCD002 - V/A LEONI&Andrew K present UNDERGROUND LESSONS REMIXES,APPEAREANCES CD/FRAGMENT/ Dj Leoni's Oxi+De - Overseas/2003 POETA NEGRA CD/COMPILATION/Moral quality/2004 PLAYGROUND RECORDS CD,FLASH FORWARD/OXID8/2004/ERASE RECORDS CD/COMPILATION/NIGHT EMOTION/2005 PLUS REC,ULD014 - John Filtz - Around My Brain EP Undergroundessons Digital 2007, ULD015 - Leoni - Kroma / Elele Underground Lessons Digital 2007,REMIXES ULR010 - JOHAN VERMEULEN - LABYRINTH-Leoni&Andrew K REMIX-2006 UNDERGROUND LESSONS RECORDINGS,ULD014 - John Filtz - Around My Brain EP -Leoni&Andrew K REMIX-2007 Undergroundessons Digital,DJ HAL-Dirty Robot Girl-Leoni&Andrew K REMIX-2007 ERASE RECORDS ANJUNABEATS -Leoni & Andrew K - Next To Me (The Remixes)2007 ANJUNABEATS,ULD025-Matt eye-say music-Leoni&Andrew K Remix-Underground Lessons 2008,ER035 Andrea Lai-Gimme Trouble-Leoni remix ERASE RECORDS2008,ULD029-Stama-Nasty planet-Leoni remix Underground Lessons 2008,VVD017 - Roby Deep - Horizons-Leoni remix Vise Versa music 2008,ULD033-Nicko D&E-Man Noel-Leoni remix Underground Lessons 2008,ULD038-Kinky Danza-Never Mind-Leoni&JF remix Underground Lessons 2008. |
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