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J&S project is owned by two Italian Producers: Angelo Vitaliano and Antonio Smaldone aka dj Tony S.

It's a fusion between a musician and a dj, between melodies and grooves.

Based in Pompei, near Naples, South of Italy, under the vulcano called 'Vesuvio', where the electronic music scene was always full of talented producers. Angelo has a great experience of live performances with synthesizers instead Tony has a long experience as underground dj, and in 2002 they realized they had the same target in their life: to create music, so they decided to be together in this adventure.

J&S project's sound could be defined as a mixture between the Alan Parsons' Project progressive sounds and the golden old Danny Tenaglia's tech-house grooves; in a few words, as They like to say, their style is Wide House.

J&S project’s tunes are in the playlists and charts of top djs like: James Zabiela, MOSHIC, G-Pal, Randall Jones (Tigerhook Corp), Jeff Bennett, M.A.S. Collective, Stefano Greppi, Perry O'Neil, James Wilson and many more.

TONY S aka Antonio SMALDONE
Born in POMPEI, on 24 April 1973...by a mother ‘turntable’ and a father ‘dj mixer’...His destiny was already done...At the age of 16 Tony starts mixing in the first underground clubs in Naples. In that period, 1989, his performances were characterized by the first American house productions like Lil Louis, for example ‘French Kiss’, Joe Smooth ‘Promised Land’ or Marshall Jefferson ‘Move Your Body’.

In the 1990's, Tony started following performances of dj producers like David Morales and the myth of MAW. At the end of the 1990's he started to enter into the ‘new electro world’, influenced by Techno Music and by the evolving electronic scene. In this period his favourite productions are Tech-House and Deep-House styles like Peace Division, Deep Dish and the live performances of djs Carl Cox or Danny Tenaglia, but without forgetting his House Music origins.

In 1998 Tony started courses as a Sound Engineer.

In 2002 Tony decided to start his new adventure...the time was good to become a dj/producer... and the J&S project was born...

ANGELO J aka Angelo VITALIANO
Born in POMPEI, on 18 March 1976...by a mother ‘pianoforte’ and a father ‘synthesizer’...You already know the story, his destiny was already done...At the age of 14 starts studying pianoforte, and listening to Masters of Classical Music, like Gesualdo Da Venosa, Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Suddenly, during his classical studies, at the age of 18, he re-discovered his father's old EPs from the1960's era. These works included the ‘White Album’ by The Beatles, and ‘Tarkus’ by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Thanks to Keith Emerson's performances, Angelo started get interested with electronic keyboards. Instruments like the Hammond Organ and the ‘Vintage’ synthesizers started to be more and more familiar to him, with their electronic sounds and expressive power.

An other important influence was the Alan Parsons’ complete discography (since the Pink Floyd experience), and the dark pop revolution of the 1980's by Depeche Mode. Angelo started to study jazz piano and listening to Miles Davis’ evolution to electronic jazz. In this period he started his interest with Computer Music and Electro Music.

In 1997 he trained as a Sound Engineer going on many Courses. At the end of the 1990's his live experience performing with electro-rock band "The Jackals" gave him the opportunity to perfect his style.

In 2002, after meeting Tony, the J&S project was finally born...

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