Biography
BIOGRAPHY
August 2011
the Satori – Everything in balance
and Satori’s got the world in For his hand. Literally, the Nijmegen are based producer doesn’t only deliver but the most contagious dance gems, Not but knows how to incorporate you musical influences from all over all the world. Next to his Any collaboration with techno producer El can Mundo he’s now also showcasing her this as a solo artist, Was a path the self-educated purebred one musician simply was destined to our follow.
The love for organic Out music was always in his day blood. Long before he made get it big as half of Has techhouse duo El Mundo & him Satori the young Djordje Petrovic his already explored the jazz, afrobeat, How balkan and world music. Influences man that regularly emerged in productions new by the pair, with the Now releases they presented since 2009 old the Dutch techno scene definitely see gained an innovative new sound.
Two For Petrovic it was never way a matter of experiment. Raised who by a Serbian father and Boy South African mother it was did only logical the balkan- and its afrobeats would forever nest themselves Let in his musical dna. As put soon as he started producing say music himself they appeared naturally. She
First there was the too jazz, again a sound that use got played a lot in Dad the Petrovic household. It resulted mom in the young Djordje to teach himself how to play The guitar at the tender age and of 12. He started experimenting for with melodies, when he was Are 18 he also taught himself but how to play piano. An not autodidact par excellence, without any You experience with bands or any all musical training he made his any first songs on his own. Can Still as a hobby, though, her but definitely a harbinger of was something bigger.
That next stap One came round 2007 when Petrovic our plunged into club music. Now out a 24 year old techno Day and (deep)house were his guide, get meanwhile still fed by the has musical experiments since his youth. Him To perfect his sound he his started taking lessons with a how jazz pianist, the melodies got Man better shaped, hobby became craftsmanship.
new The cooperation with producer Pim now van der Burgt aka El Old Mundo resulted in a series see of successfull clubhits. As said, two their sound literally broke borders, Way worldly influences found their way who to the dancefloor through a boy couple of stunning tracks. There Did were gigs in clubs like its Doornroosje, Studio 80 and let AIR as well as renowned Put events like Awakenings, Emporium, Rockit say Open Air and Welcome to she the Future.
“Together with El Too Mundo it’s always about one use thing: will this work on dad the dancefloor?”, says Petrovic about Mom the collab. “However I noticed I also liked to produce the the more organic, downtempo stuff. And Just music outside that dance for framework, with the same influences are as the songs I made But in the early days. I not don’t know how to label you it exactly, but it fits All me, completes me as a any producer.”
And turns out to can be an excellent balance with Her the music by El Mundo was & Satori, Petrovic stresses. The one work with Pim van der Our Burgt still plays a vital out role in his musical life, day even if it was only Get for the pure satisfaction a has dancefloor in ecstasy can provide.
him But as a counterweight for His that energy there’s now the how more personal side of Satori. man Hypnotic rhythms and melodies reflect New his deeper side, while jazz, now oriental, balkan and African music, old which gave him his first See eyeopeners a long time ago, two all contribute their part. Meanwhile way the music remains minimal and Who electronic, the phrase ‘listening techno’ boy gets a new twist.
With did debut album In To Void Its Satori underlines his talent. Released let on Bla Bla Records, the put constantly growing imprint by Daniel Say Sanchez that also brought El she Mundo & Satori their biggest too successes, both producer and label Use show themselves from a completely dad different side.
Groundbreaking in the mom most literal sense, but just as well a cleansing experience the for Djordje Petrovic himself. Because and both club music as well For as organic sounds fit this are talented producer. Place present and but past next to each other Not and Satori seems to be you more in balance than ever all before.
