CHRIS COSTA

In the last 20 years, he has performed live on thousands of occasions and has recorded albums with various original projects, including Hot Dust, Mood Filter (UK), Dirty Soul, and Capsicum Tree.
He has toured as backing vocalist/multi-instrumentalist with Italian pop stars Malika Ayane, Cesare Cremonini and Eros Ramazzotti (“Perfetto World tour” 2015-2016).
He has written and produced for artists and films, including "Mars" by Malika Ayane, the soundtrack for the film "Italiano medio" by Maccio Capatonda, and the theme for the short film "Lola" by Francesca Tasini.
In 2023, he produced "Boubacar" Chris Costa Savanalandia rework for Savana Funk, aired by Alex Paletta/Extra - Radio Capital.
In 2022, the album "Gods in the womb" was released, which is also available on vinyl, under his moniker A.k.A. Hot Dust. The album is the outcome of his electronic experimentation in song format.
Chris has perfected his new live setup, which is constantly evolving. In addition to the guitar, it incorporates a powerful, immediate, and complete sound through the simultaneous live use of hand drums, synthesizers, samplers, effects, and vocals, even without sequencers or loops.
He’s now mostly performing live in solo and producing music in his vintage analog and digital home studio in Milan.