) is an Italian

Italian people

The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...

 DJ

Disc jockey

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 and musician

Musician

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. In 1992, he started making music with his friend, and he recorded

Sound recording and reproduction

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 his first record

Gramophone record

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 two years later.

In 1995, Mantra Vibes released his track "The Piano". In 2001, "Camels" peaked at #9 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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, following support from Pete Tong

Pete Tong

Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...

, Annie Nightingale

Annie Nightingale

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, Judge Jules

Judge Jules

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 and Basement Jaxx

Basement Jaxx

Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s...

. Soon after, his first album

Album

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, R U Shakadelic? was released.

Santos often DJs in Japan

Japan

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 where he plays at AgeHa

Ageha

ageHa is a nightclub and event space in Shin-Kiba, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The club opened in December, 2003. The venue is also known as Studio Coast. The word Ageha is Japanese for 'Swallowtail butterfly'. The club's name has recently been presented in the 3-letter-version 'AGH' in capital letters,...

, Womb-Future Style

Womb-Future Style

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 and other venues. He has also performed at the Fuji Rock Festival

Fuji Rock Festival

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. In Japan, he collaborates with Johnnie Fingers and Miu Miu, aka Tokyo Ss.