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INTERVIEW > LISTORIO: LEAVING HIS OWN MARK WITHIN THE DANCE INDUSTRY


                                                                                                                                                                                     Currently on a sabbatical in South America, we would like
                                                                                                                                                                                     to know the main reasoning behind this decision, as well
                                                                                                                                                                                     as the impact that it will have on you as an artist as time
                                                                                                                                                                                     progresses?

                                                                                                                                                                                     Actually it could not have had a bigger impact on me
                                                                                                                                                                                     as an artist. I’ve just come from a 5 day hike in Peru with
                                                                                                                                                                                     a lot of time to think about the future.The decision to go
                                                                                                                                                                                     all in now, which I stated out before, was made on top
                                                                                                                                                                                     of a snowy mountain in 5.000 metres height. I went on
                                                                                                                                                                                     this sabbatical to find out what I really wanna do. This I
                                                                                                                                                                                     can now answer with confidence. Right now I’m putting
                                                                                                                                                                                     everything in place for the time after my sabbatical,
                                                                                                                                                                                     starting in april. It will be a rocky path, it always is, but I’m
                                                                                                                                                                                     sure it will turn out the right path.

                                                                                                                                                                                     With 2024 in full flow, could you provide us with any hints
                                                                                                                                                                                     of what the future may look like for LISTORIO, always in
                                                                                                                                                                                     terms of new music and live performances?
                                                                                                                                                                                     I can and I want to. Thanks for asking. Besides the edits that
                                                                                                                                                                                     I put out on my Soundcloud channel frequently, there will be
                                                                                                                                                                                     two full scale albums released from my feather in 2024. The
                                                                                                                                                                                     first single, ‘Hit The Club’, just dropped a few days ago. From
                                                                                                                                                                                     now on, there will be a new LISTORIO track every 3-4 weeks.
                                                                                                                                                                                     By the end of the year the albums “The House” and “The
                                                                                                                                                                                     Bunker” will be completely available for the world to listen
                                                                                                                                                                                     to. Also we’re organising a big live production right now in
                                                                                                                                                                                     my hometown ‘Rostock’ next to the Baltic Sea in Germany.
                                                                                                                                                                                     This DJ set will be almost completely out of LISTORIO
                                                                                                                                                                                     exclusives, so I can’t wait to share it via my socials. In case
                                                                                                                                                                                     of touring, we are right now filling the schedule with some
                                                                                                                                                                                     major festivals in Germany. Due to me having the feeling, to
                                                                                                                                                                                     be quite known in the north of Germany, this year will be a
                                                                                                                                                                                     lot about the southern parts of the country.




                                                                                                                                                                                     “Finding my signature

                                                                                                                                                                                     sound is actually a journey

                                                                                                                                                                                     that is still ongoing every
                                                                                                                                                                                     day. Where I am now is

                                                                                                                                                                                     certainly not where I’m

                                                                                                                                                                                     going to be in two years
                                                                                                                                                                                     from now and I love that

                                                                                                                                                                                     about being an artist.”
















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