PAULO
In the miraculous world of Airdrop Records co-founder Paulo, where DJing, restless label work and partying all morph into one, everything IS what is seems, and much more. Only here, bad road accidents result in amazing music output and other even more wondrous creations that make this planet a better place to live on.
Paulo was way too young to get into clubs when he was starting to feel the electronic pulses of a restless generation ready to change the course of things. After having had the pleasure to select and compile jazz and blues records with his dad who passed away when Paulo was still young, he got infected with the electronic virus a couple years later when his older brother returned from the States with anything from early Plastic City America records to Gemini’s “In Neutral” EP.
Moving from France to the United States at the age of 18, he bumped into the crazy ass duo Soul Clap and his partner Henry within the first weeks of being there. Before he even knew what was going on, they were all throwing parties together every Tuesday which were aptly named Airdrop as they were dropping amazingly accomplished electronic music sound onto some clueless students.
Airdrop Records was born in 2007 when Paulo decided to work for a couple years abroad, in this very special case Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he travelled only to fall into the right place at the right time. With an amazingly vibrant underground scene bringing forth a treasure trove filled with undiscovered gems of producers and DJs alike.
Subsequently, 2008 was a year of discovery and adventures for Paulo and his partner Henry, as they started releasing monthly 12″ records on Airdrop and throwing regular label showcases in NYC and Buenos Aires.
2009 saw the Airdrop Records crew play prestigious gigs at WMC, DEMF and Zurich’s Streetparade. The year also marked the first 12″ release for Greener Records, a fantastic dub techno oriented and Rosario-based label, founded by Andres Zacco and produced by Airdrop.
With many fresh projects coming up, including the vinyl only releases of Aux-Rec (Airdrop’s new imprint for bootleg and edit works) hip-hop records and indie releases, 2010 announces itself to be brilliant for Airdrop Records…
