BERLIN. March 2018.

Ciao! I’m Vincenzo Salvia, and I’ve embarked on a unique musical odyssey from the mysterious city of Potenza in southern Italy. Now, you might have heard a few stereotypes about us Italians – the passion, the hand gestures, and our never-ending love affair with food. Well, let me tell you, there’s more than a hint of truth to those tales!

Imagine a young me, creating beats on my mom’s wooden spoons, as if they were the world’s finest drum set. “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins was my muse, but alas, my poor straw chairs bore the brunt of my musical enthusiasm. We quickly upgraded to wooden chairs and I realized that my true calling was the keyboard.

At 14, I switched gears to the guitar, joining rock and metal bands, playing live shows throughout Italy.

In 2004, I fell head over heels for electronic music and embarked on my first solo venture, “Schatten“, which already had a touch of the ’80s – an era we Italians can’t help but adore.

Fast forward to the summer of 2011, and I decided it was time to trade the enigmatic “Schatten” for my real name, Vincenzo Salvia. I dived into crafting music for TV commercials (mostly for Mediaset TV) and soundtracks. But it was the summer of 2012 when “Voyage“, my first synthwave album, set sail and officially marked my entry into the scene.

LONDON. July 2019.

By 2017, I had moved to the vibrant city of Milan and embarked on European tours (Berlin, London, Malta). But 2018? That was the year my track “Italian Gigolo” hit the big time, featured in the first episode of Stranger Things 3.

Somewhere along this absolutely unbelievable journey, I joined forces with some pals to found Sunlover Records, an independent music label. We’re cooking up something special!

The path ahead is as wide and diverse as our regional recipes, and I’m here to be your musical companion. So, tune in to your radio (or hit up Spotify) and enjoy your travel.

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