“Farfa” is an abbreviation of “farfalla” which in Italian means “butterfly”. That’s what he was baptized by his friends and more than one who has been at his sessions have had the sensation of drifting from mix to mix. His incredible technique together with his inimitable selection of music have made him one of the most important DJ’s on the international techno scene.

Born in Florence where he began as a DJ in 1984, he has worked in the best clubs in Italy and the rest of Europe. His international fame took off in 1994/5 when leading music magazines like “Dee Jay Magazine”, “Up Date” and “Melody Maker” (which dedicated 2 pages to him) began to publish articles about the “Farfa Phenomenon”. The English magazine “Muzik” chose Francesco as their “DJ-face” to promote their first issue. His sessions are played regularly on “Italia Network”, a national radio station which only plays house and electronic techno and Rai Stereo 2 have also asked him to do a specialized programme.   His facet as a producer began to evolve at the beginning of the 90’s when, together with Joy Kiticonti - his inseparable work-mate in the studio - he did several remixes for people like Dino Lenny, Charly Hall (Drum Club) and Caspar Pound (Rising High).  His participation in the “Trip do Brasil” project with Jose Padilla an D.J Cam, edited by Sony Francia, has confirmed his international fame as a producer. He has had his own record label “Audioesperanto” for a year and he collaborates correspondingly with Serial Killer Vinyl for whom he and Tony Verdi mixed the compilation “Florida 135 vol.2”

   His fame has also rocketed in Spain. He has had a monthly residency at Florida 135 for more than 3 years, since a few years ago the Francesco Farfa Fun Club has been in operation and he is regulary in demand all over the country.

  Francesco doesn’t like to be labelled as a techno DJ since he considers music to be a “universal property at everyone’s disposition”. If you ask him to define his style, he will answer: “I am very spiritual, subliminal... I like to take people on a trip - a musical one!”

CLUBS

Goa, Ethos Mama Club, Insomnia, Echoes, Prince, Alter Ego, Mathis, Movida, DLF etc. in Italy: Drum Club, Ministry of Sound, Club UK, Gardening Club, Vapour Space in London; Back to Basics (Leeds-UK); Lakota (Bristol-UK); Home (Manchester UK); Rex, Locomotive and Privilege in Paris; Had (Lausanne); Industria (Belgrade); Palaxa (Islas de la Reunion); E-Werk (Berlin); Tribe-House (Dusseldorf); Extreme (Brussels); Wild West and Flort (Budapest), etc.

On spring 2001, Farfa made his first tour in USA. He played two gigs in Winter Music Conference in Miami and was invited by great Danny Tenaglia to play at his Be Yourself night @ Vinyl in NY : “Italy vs Brooklyn” (30/03/01).

IBIZA, - Summer ’99

Monthly Residency at Amnesia, “Delicatessen” party (venerdi 10/9 closing party with Sven Vath; habitual bi-monthly residency at the “Made in Italy” parties, mondays on Pachá with Claudio Coccoluto; 31/8 Pacha, “Noh Club” party (German promoters); 01/8 Space, with Basement Jaxx & Erick Morillo (Home, the English promoters); 24/8 Unity (German promoters).

IBIZA, -Summer ‘2000

Several dates at Pacha (“Made in Italy”) with Claudio Coccoluto during July and August; 20/8 Home, the English promoters, repeated again on the 20^th August… a magic night at Space with Danny Tenaglia.

RAVE-PARTIES

Cosmos Factory (Paris – 1991/93); Light Nation (Toulouse - 94); Tribal Gathering (Monaco - 95);Carcassonne (95); Love Parade (Berlin 96) Nature One (Frankfurt 96/97“); Los Monegros (97/98/99); Sonar (Bcn 97); Unity (Zurich - 98); Total Eclipse Party (Isla Guadalupe – 96/97/98); Corporation Future Party (Sao Paulo, Brasil – 99), etc.

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