Raffaele Fontanella aka Rhalef, was born in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) on 05/06/1986. His passion for music started at the age of 10, when he listened to his rst remixed dance Cds. With the time and thanks to a group of friends closer to House music, his musical influences changed. Later in his life his musical evolution led him to the world of electronic music and then to techno. The latter was the crucial moment in his musical career; at the age of 20 he was fascinated by this music and his environment.When he was 24 he started travelling to most European Capitals and fell in love with the different clubs he went to during his trips. He soon realized that techno music was something really special to him which