Phraa

BIO
Francesco Bottalico aka PHRAA. Pseudonym was born in 2014 after moving to the north-Italy where he claims to live his second musical youth. Native of hip hop and rap sounds, in 2003 discovers the world of house music and starting to participate party and afterhours in his town. Fascinated by this world he chooses to identify with the boss of this scene, the DJ. His career started in 2004, with the aka LBOT, he starts playing in small parties and in afterhours. This is enough to attract big promoter and organization of the area, who are surprised of the alternative sound and the technique even though not refined but still clean and always dancefloor more in love with his music and his ability to rock with unknown music . In 2005 he joined the crew of THE FLAME, one of the first underground organization of Italy and became resident DJ. In those years playing as resident and guest resident in clubs like Divinae Follie, Gwendalina, Quartiere latino, Bylla's, Nautilus and other, dividing the stage with many big names like Timo Mass, Pan-Pot, Terry Francys, Carl Craig, Guillame, I.Alicante, M. Cleis, Andrea Fiorito etc. In 2009 he decided to take the first step as a producer, changing the name from LBOT to his real name. released an EP on Black and white orange records, English label, with remixes by Philipp Ort, Ray Rodriguez and Horatio, then two remixes on Argentina PILD Records and two tracks on Cimelde Records in various. In 2012 he decide to exit from the flame crew and became resident of Sunshine crew, organization situated in Puglia and know for afterhours, open-air festivals and musical style openminded. At the same time he joined in other groups who propose underground music, playing with artists such as Marco Zenker, Ana, Rebekah Aff, Adam X, Tracy, Miss Sunshine,Luciano Esse, Nico Lahs and others, playing in clubs like 101theclub,The Bunker, Loft, Oasi ecc. Owner of events as SHIBUYA, EXPLOIT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, FRIDAY NIGHT. His name appears in the lineup of two of the most important festivals of the south, the gwendalina music festival and the sunshine music festival. On North Italy be there on 1st edition of Size Festival. His sets and musical productions are tech house, he prefers acid sounds and dub but he claims not to be able to contain him in a concept or a kind, he loves to experiment, always. Since two years he left his new project with the aka PHRAA. Classique founder, has released his first ep of SK recordings is resident of WAKE MUSIC , who insert it into the lineup with artists like D.Clarke, R. Attanasio, Slam, G.Beck, Speedy J,Monoloc, Drumcell, Alex Bau, Ben Sims, A.Fitzpatrik,Tommy fourseven, Fjaak, Truncate,Danny Daze, M.Kaden, Bas Mooy, Truncate,Ben Sims,Slam ecc...