{"id":16421,"date":"2019-06-17T18:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T16:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/?p=16421"},"modified":"2023-05-18T09:02:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T07:02:32","slug":"interview-with-neverdogs-from-florence-to-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xceed.me\/blog\/en\/interview-with-neverdogs-from-florence-to-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Neverdogs: \u201cWe have been waiting long for this album. It’s the biggest step in an artist’s career\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new label called Bamboleo, in which house, tech, groove and funk are conquered by ambient atmospheres and pop origins. An Italian duo formed by Tommy and Marco, known in the tech scene as Neverdogs<\/a>, which honours the nice electronic scene of Catanzaro. Two guys who became big in Florence, but who now are based between London<\/a> and Ibiza<\/a>. Two DJs who have developed their skills as producers (and who have managed to be surrounded by good mentors) to face 2019 with Details<\/em>, their debut album. It all started almost 20 years ago, so it will be better to rewind and start the story from the very beginning.<\/p>\n

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Tommy Paone & Marco de Gregorio. <\/strong>Together, you are Neverdogs, a story that started almost 20 years ago\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time flies, my friend\u2026 Yes, in 2020, we\u2019ll celebrate 20 years of Neverdogs. It was in the late 90s when we began to play separately, as solo DJs, in our hometown Catanzaro. In 2000, we met each other in Florence, and then our story started. We are planning to host a big party to celebrate our 20th<\/sup> anniversary.<\/p>\n

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In Florence?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uhm\u2026 That could be a super idea, yeah!!<\/p>\n

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What can you tell us about the scenes there in Catanzaro and Florence?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Catanzaro becomes big in summer. It also has the town of Soverato 30km away. You can find super parties there. But, of course, Florence is much bigger in the industry. You can find proper parties for the whole year, and you have Tenax, which is one of the most important clubs in Italy.<\/p>\n

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Where you were resident DJs\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indeed! There is where we started to build a name in the DJing scene.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also where you started to work with Davide Roberto, aka Fortyseven\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes! He\u2019s a proper musician and a very nice sound engineer. Everything started with us two, but he helped us to learn how to play keyboards and similar stuff. He\u2019s an excellent drummer and keyboard player.<\/p>\n

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Do you still work together?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, we do. He\u2019s now 55 years old, and he keeps playing music as if it was his first year. We do everything together. He\u2019s a big part of Neverdogs.<\/p>\n

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We were talking about Florence. A thing of the past for you guys, nowadays\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s true. We are living between London and Ibiza now, and, in the last 15 years, we haven\u2019t played very often there, neither visited the city too much.<\/p>\n

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Well, London and Ibiza don\u2019t look like a bad place for a DJ to live.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not! (laughs) We have been resident artists for MusicOn in Amnesia for 10 years and we have played a lot also in Privilege, Ushua\u00efa, Space, Destino\u2026 It\u2019s all about underground stuff in Ibiza. And don\u2019t forget the villa parties!! In London, we\u2019ve played almost everywhere, especially since last October. On next July 21st<\/sup>, we are playing all night long at Fabric\u2019s Room 1, so big things are coming.<\/p>\n

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I cannot avoid this question, guys. In 2017, you finished The BPM Festival playing 25 hours non-stop. How the hell?<\/strong><\/p>\n

(laughs) It was the official afterparty in Portim\u00e3o. We wanted to do a 12h party, but it all happened in a super-natural way. We were with all our friends and family, so we got the perfect combo, the ideal atmosphere, a proper sound system, and the right vibe. And, yes, we played for 25 hours.<\/p>\n

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And we arrive to 2018, a year that has changed your career. A debut album, your new record label Bamboleo, collabs with Spencer Kennedy, Andrea Giungato, Phil Pulitano\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was our most important year. Super busy, but super exciting at the same time. We had to find artists for the label, to define the genre and the sound we wanted to create, to work on the album, to close dates and venues for the showcases\u2026<\/p>\n

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But it all started well! In 2019, Bamboleo has started a series of monthly showcases at 93 Feet East, in London. I saw you hosted people like Oxia, Stacey Pullen, Nathan Barato\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

We launched the Bamboleo parties in Portim\u00e3o during The BPM Festival last September. One month later, we hosted the first one in London, and then we did several there. We organized an official one also in the Miami Music Week last March, and another one during the OFF Week in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

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And, finally, your debut album, called Details<\/em>\u00a0and released last June 7th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re super excited about this. Personally, it\u2019s what we\u2019ve been waiting for. This is the next step in an artist\u2019s career. The biggest step.<\/p>\n

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Big names like Nic Fanciulli, Oxia and Davide Squillace already gave good feedback on its 13 tracks. What can we expect from this album?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We wanted to express all our knowledge and background in music. We didn\u2019t think just on the dancefloor, but also on a music you can listen to from the sofa or while driving, like chilling music. The first track is an intro, kind of a DJ tool. Then, the journey starts. It grows and becomes more and more intense. Then it goes down again, gaining atmospheric sounds. And it ends with the last track based on the big pop music of the \u201980s.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m sure you have already tested most of the tracks in your DJ sets\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

We tried to play them several times but avoiding people to get bored. Last week, we launched it officially on Ibiza Global Radio.<\/p>\n

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Are we going to enjoy a Bamboleo party in Ibiza this season?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to grow abroad and, once we become big, we want to do it in Ibiza. We don\u2019t want to burn this card too early. Let\u2019s grow properly with the label, and, then, let\u2019s come back to the island. Hopefully, next year we\u2019ll have a night there.<\/p>\n

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Talking about Ibiza\u2026 Your thoughts on the island\u2019s current scene?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have to say it: it has changed a lot since its golden days. It\u2019s become too expensive, and, yeah, we miss Space, we miss those late mornings in Amnesia, we miss the madness of Platja d\u2019en Bossa\u2026 But, in the end, if you know how to party and how to have fun, you still have a lot of cool places. And the north of the island isn\u2019t expensive. It\u2019s calm and it keeps its hippy style. You should check it out!<\/p>\n

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