Dj Kisk (GB)

Giuseppe D’Alessandro, aka Kisk, is the founder of the recording label Apparel Music, an Art Director, communication designer, illustrator, and DJ active since 1996.

His artistic journey spans from trip hop to swing, jungle, West London and Detroit house, deep house. Since the beginning of his career as a record producer, he has been an advocate for the concept of “Jazzy”:

a mindset rooted in improvisation, emotion, open-mindedness and collaboration between technology and the human touch

He co-founded the Oneboy project, blending live instruments and DJ sets, and co-created the Discokit®️ with the writer Tatiana Carelli (his wife) in 2006, a sensory exploration bringing club culture into the art world with over 60 events in two years. As a music producer, his discography includes collaborations with labels like Multivitamins (UK), PRO-TEZ (Russia), The dub (IT), and Vibe Me Records (ES), as well as artists such as SCSI-9, Lopazz, Osunlade, Tuccillo, Marcel Vogel, Delano Smith, and Robert Owens.

Giuseppe is also an accomplished illustrator, creating visual narratives that complement his and many others' musical work and reflect his eclectic artistic vision. In 2015 Giuseppe started a collaboration with italian maestro Claudio Coccoluto and become the project manager of his label, the dub.

He is currently the creative director of Sergio Cerruti's Just Entertainment (AFI). For almost 30 years, he has called Milan home, where he also teaches Music Marketing at various schools (24Ore Business School, Music Store Academy, Wave, Recreative…), sharing his experience and passion for music and communication with the next generation.

The last years Kisk has perfomed in special parties/festivals like ADE, Fete De La Musique, MEI, Milano Fashion Week, Milano Design Week, EDIT Fesival, Privat, Doc Show, Maximal, Sabbie Mobili and legendary clubs/locations like Fabric (London), Tresor (Berlin), Amnesia (Milano), Fluid (Bergamo), Yuanbao (Tianjin), Migas (Pechino), Villa Erba (Cernobbio), Peter Pan (Riccione), Superstudio Più (Milano), Bitte (Milano), Pergola Tribe (Milano), Kunsthaus Tacheles (Berlino), Teatro dei Filodrammatici (Milano), Palazzo Visconti (Milano), Piazza Affari (Milano), Castello Sforzesco (Milano), Red Bull Music Academy (Johannesburg), Dada (Kunming), Link (Bologna), Shanti Club (Moscow), Old Fashion (Milano), Ombra del Colosseo (Roma), Cafe Sunnyside (Pretoria), Masada (Milano), Griessmuehle (Berlin), Dude (Milano), Katerblau (Berlin), Russian Bar (London), Macao (Milano) and many less known but equally important parties.

Kisk has played with artists like Mount Kimbie, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Alex Under, Dave Clarke, Shinedoe, Cedric Maison, Chymera, The Hacker, Delano Smith, Anton Kubikov, Scan7, Monica Kruse, Luke Slater aka Planetary Assault Systems, Seiji, The Advent, Mathematics, Yapacc, Daniel Wang, Noze, Silicone Soul, Ekkohaus, System Of Survival, Tim Xavier, Red Robin, Format:B, Marek Hemmann, Lopazz, Valentino Kanziani, Tobi Neumann, Kaiserdisco, Smash Tv, Alex Picone, Sasha Funke, Lula Circus, Korablove, Sarp Yilmaz, Paco Osuna, Peter Pixel, Huxley, Moodymanc, Ben Klock, Magda, Louie Austen, St. Vincent, Oliver Deutschmann, Ed Davenport...