T.H.E Interview – Federico Costantini

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federico costantini interview

Introducing Italian producer & DJ Federico Costantini with his productions to date picking up an array of A list DJ support from players including Nicky Romero, R3HAB, KSHMR, Dash Berlin, Showtek, Will Sparks, Michael Calfan, Merk & Kremont, Wolfpack & Yves V.

We caught up with Federico as he presents his hot new release ‘Fire’ – signed to the revered Teamwrk Records.

T.H.E – Hi Federico – thanks for joining us today & welcome to T.H.E – Music Essentials! Can you introduce yourself to our readers & share some insight on your background / journey into the music industry?

Federico – Hi guys, it’s a pleasure, thanks for having me! I was born and raised in Rome and I moved to London 5 years ago. I started DJing at 18 and producing at 21.

My passion for electronic music came from my early days in Ibiza when I started buying house music compilations mixed by Erick Morillo, David Guetta and others. I was only 13 and too young to go clubbing. 3 years later I went to both Pacha and Amnesia for the first time.

I went to see Morillo’s Subliminal Sessions at Pacha, Carl Cox at Space, Sven Vath at Amnesia, Guetta’s Fuck Me I’m Famous at Pacha, Tiësto at Privilege.

It was these parties and listening to legendary DJs that made me understand that producing music and DJing was my biggest passion and what I really wanted to do.

Playing at Ministry of Sound in 2020 has been a big achievement. I’m back there next Friday -can’t wait!

Next goals are Ibiza and Miami 🙂 I hope to get there soon thanks to my productions.

T.H.E – Congrats on your upfront new single, ‘Fire’ – can you tell us about the inspiration behind the track & what brought you together with Coulson for this project?

Federico – I spotted Coulson online and straight away loved his voice. Fire was already there; the instrumental was ready all I needed was his voice. Lockdowns were still in place, so we worked remotely. He did an amazing job with lyrics and top line. Everything worked perfectly.

I’d be happy to collaborate with him again in the future and this time in person!

T.H.E – How did ‘Fire’ find a home on the respected Teamwrk Records?

Federico – I had already signed ‘Set Free’ with Teamwrk, which was signed thanks to the support from Will Sparks on my previous releases.

My managers sent my latest two tracks, ‘October Skies’ and ‘Fire’, to Teamwrk and they signed them both straight away.

T.H.E – When it comes to your production process, what comes first – the melody, breakdown/build or something else?

Federico – Honestly it varies, it doesn’t work always the same way. I often start with melodies, even just to find inspiration.

I play the keyboard, I listen to other songs I like, then I might end up doing completely different things but that initial melody gives me the inspiration to start and then most times I work on the drop first.

T.H.E – Could you describe in three words for us, your signature sound?

Federico – Deep, Energetic, Edgy

T.H.E – You have an upcoming show at Ministry of Sound in London, what can people expect from your DJ set?

Federico – I want to bring them with me on an unforgettable trip.

T.H.E – And finally, looking across the rest of 2022 – what’s next in the pipeline for Federico Costantini?

Federico – Lots of new music, can’t tell the labels yet!

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