Hailing from the industrial northern heartland of France,Romano Rapeso quickly established himself as a key playerin the Swiss electronic scene following his move there in2005. Co-Founder of the label Teknologik; regular hosts ofevents all over Switzerland featuring Techno's finest andmost respected including Marc Houle, Gaiser, Hermanez,Marco Carola, Paco Osuna, Dubfire, Matador, FabrizioMaurizi, Hobo, Barem and Magda to name but a few.Romano has supported his more establishedcontemporaries on many an occasion and in doing soquickly gained the know how and respect of his peers,drawing inspiration along the way from his personalinfluences as well as from his own rich Italian-Frenchcultural heritage.Romano's dark, driving techno is both groovy and hypnotic,permeated throughout with Latin rhythm and percussion.Allied to his infectious charisma and enthusiasm, Romano iseasily able to seduce listeners and invigorate the sternestof dancefloors. Having played vinyl only for over 10 years,Romano's sets have evolved to incorporate availabletechnology to its fullest extent in order to foster a bold andexperimental style.T he future is looking bright for Romano, and indeed forTeknologik, with a confirmed monthly residency inMendrisio's 2000 capacity strong Arena Club as ofSeptember 2013 adding to the label's residency at LaGraviere, Geneva as well as further showcases announcedfor Summer 2013 in Sankeys, Ibiza, Sonar, Barcelona, andLondon. Romano himself will be relocating permanently toIbiza and this should see him gain the wider internationalexposure both he and the label righteously deserve.