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Kikko Solaris is an Italian music producer-DJ and pioneer of electronic music.
Born in Rome, Solaris started working as a DJ during the early '80s. He also played punk, rock and electronic sounds on his Yamaha DX7 IIFD keyboard and Atari STFM 1040 computer in an 80's band. Solaris was one of the first musicians to use software such as PRO 24 and Steinberg Cubase for music recording and editing.
Solaris has worked in several international clubs. He collaborated with Luigi Barone on the "The Solbaron" crew, a project for DJ-producers that won the Elettro Wave award in 2003. He also participated in the electronic session of the Arezzo Wave festival in Arezzo, Italy. Solaris was noted for his first singles "Tab-Lab" and "Seven", released on Ondanomala Records.
For six years, Solaris directed the Club Culture session of the Zo - Centro Culture Contemporanee - Zo in Catania, Italy. His EP "Re-Freezer" (with S.Düb) was released in 2008 on Persistencebit Records.
As of 2012, Solaris was the DJ and co-organizer at the Mercati Generali club]in Catania. He has toured in Europe, playing at clubs and festivals.