PEAK
irpinia, italy
[English]
Born in 1976 in the midlands of southern Italy, Paolo Picone aka Peak, started his musical activites in 1991, as a drummer at the age of 15. In 1995 he began to compose electronic music with samplers, drum machines and midi sequencers. He founded the Mou project in 2001, hailed by the press as one of the most important dub'n'bass bands in Italy. One year later Mou started performing live at the main italian alternative clubs and festivals like ArezzoWave, Leoncavallo, Officina99, Agricantus, with a tour numbering over 50 gigs in all italian regions. In 2003 Paolo founded the Soundabbast booking and events agency, setting up events with main international electronic artists as Deadbeat, Burnt Friedman, Retina.it, Rechenzentrum, Marco Messina, etc... Peak was the cofounder of the AquietBump netlabel which was launched in 2005. The "So Quiet" EP is the first release with this solo project, exploring Dub and Landscape Music at same time

[Italiano]
nato nel 1976 nell'entroterra dell'appennino meridionale, Paolo Picone aka Peak comincia la sua attività musicale nel 1991, all'età di 15 anni come batterista. Nel 1995 approccia alle prime produzioni attraverso l'utilizzo di campionatori, drum machine e midi sequencing e nel 2001 fonda il progetto Mou, definito dalla critica come una delle band di riferimento nel genere in Italia. Nel 2002 parte l'attività livè che porterà Mou nei principali club e festival italiani quali Arezzo Wave, Leoncavallo, Officina99, Agricantus, con oltre 50 concerti in tutte le regioni italiane. Nel 2003 fonda l'agenzia di booking Soundabbast venendo così a contatto con artisti internazionali quali Burnt Friedman, Deadbeat, Retina.it, Rech-enzentrum, MarcoMessina. Nel 2005 è coofonda-tore di AquietBump, etichetta di riferimento per la diffusione di digital dub e triphop. "So quiet ep" è la prima pubblicazione a nome Peak: un'es-plorazione tra sonorità dub e landscape music.

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................ PEAK Tour
18_10_08 Dub en Sauce Festival - Montpellier (France)
17_10_08 Tbc - Barcellona (Spain)
22_08_08 Castelloreggae - Frosinone
17_07_08 Nerd Camp - Lignano Sabbiadoro (Ud)
16_07_08 Sinthe Festival - Campogalliano (Mo)
04_07_08 Marsella - Summonte (Av)
28_06_08 dubstation / fusion festival - Larz (Germany)
25_06_08 Raw Tempel - Berlin (Germany)
21_06_08 D.o.v. Festival - Freiburg (Germany)
20_06_08 Resolute Gallery - Basilea (Switzerland)
14_06_08 Estetica(v) festival - Avellino
12_04_08 Netlabelism/Rebeldia - Pisa
01_03_08 djset/selection @ Passo Eclano (Av)
23_02_08 Magik muzik off - Modena
19_01_08 Mosaico Cafè - Benevento
18_01_08 Xbass festival/Officina99 - Napoli
23_09_07 Live performers Meeting - Roma
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for Peak live act contact:
SOUNDABBAST booking agency | promotion | events
www.soundabbast.it | info@soundabbast.it

technical rider, pics, and all other infos:
soundabbast.it/peak

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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts dub band vol.2
released on july 2008 - free download

A must for all lovers of smoky, technical, post-jamaican vibes.
12 tracks made by artists from all over the world, namely from Canada, Turkey, Portugal, Argentina, Croatia, Germany, Italy and Poland, by artists like Das Kraftfuttermischwerk, Segue, Peak or Echo_TM.