Franz Scala, Cosmo Vitelli
ciao ciao Bar, Berlin
This night happened — Fri 3 Apr
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Who was billed2 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
This was a crew, not a first meeting.
the pairs that have met
All 1 pairing on this bill had shared a bill before.
- Franz Scala and Cosmo Vitelli — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 3 Apr 2026.
Who they are
“Franz Scala’s sets are as diverse as the music he curates as label head of Slow Motion.”
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Franz Scala’s sets are as diverse as the music he curates as label head of Slow Motion. Weaving smoothly between Italian Dance, Psychedelic Disco and Proto House, Franz quickly turns the dance floor into a vignette-tainted retro nostalgia rave fueled only by his music. Born in Italy and now a resident of Berlin for a decade Franz has his roots in noise rock and elettronica but was led by the record collectors passion into acquiring a taste for modern and not so modern dance floor music. He frequently inspires dancers in clubs all over Europe with his eclectic blend of spacey House, New Wave, Italo and Acid speckled with hints of Electro and Chicago House. Aside from producing on his own imprint, he has releases on World Unknown, Bordello A Parigi, Bahnsteig 23, Tusk Wax, Mechatronica or Discodromo´s Cocktail d’Amore Music. Franz is link to many events around the german capital such as the monthly Wrong Era, Italian Dance Wave and Italorama night in Panorama Bar, Magic Waves or New Dance Fantasy Festival. Beside long time collaboration with Sameheads he is regular dj at Griessmuhle and Salon zur Wilden Renate. In 2013 he joined Dimitri SoEmotional in the “Studio Luce” projectTheir RA profile lists Slow Motion, World Unknown, Bordello A Parigi, Clouded Vision and 6 more.Recently at arkaoda Berlin, Renate, Paloma · often with Fabrizio Mammarella, Eyesdice, Paty Vapor, none of them here that night
“Cosmo Vitelli hasn’t slept since 1973.”
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Cosmo Vitelli hasn’t slept since 1973. Instead, he’s replaced slumber with the tireless exploration of dance music, sharing his finds as an accomplished DJ and label manager but also as an esteemed producer, with heaps of records, remixes and edits under his belt. After spending his childhood between West Africa and Central France, a young Cosmo Vitelli moves to Paris in the early 90s. More indie kid than clubber, closer to rock, post-punk, and krautrock than techno, he plays guitar in various rock bands until he figures out he’s having more fun fiddling with a 4-track recorder and a sampler than with guitars. He releases his first in 1998 on Etienne de Crécy’s Solid, followed by a string of EPs and remixes that are now part of the DNA of this golden era for French electronic music, notably his album Clean which Virgin releases in 2003. After a stint in the ruthless world of majors, Cosmo Vitelli creates I’m a Cliché in 2004. His fiercely independent label stands out to this day in the underground electronic music landscape for its uncompromising approach, simultaneously paying tribute to venerable figures and taking risks by exploring music from the margins, with a distinctive knack for finding talented artists before they break through (such as Simian Mobile Disco, Azari & III, Moscoman and Red Axes). In parallel, he’s rekindled his love for guitars and pop music with Bot’Ox, Vitelli’s side-project with Julien Briffaz of Tekel. They released EPs on labels such as DFA and DC Recordings, LPs on I’m a Cliché and toured extensively, even scoring a gig at L’Olympia in Paris. Currently based in Berlin where he’s relocated his studio, Cosmo is back to releasing music under his own name. He’s already released two EPs on I’m a Cliché and an LP of edits and reworks, as part of the Edit Service series. When he is not in the studio or travelling for gigs, he curates No Weapon Is Absolute along with DJ Sundae for a monthly show on London’s NTS radio. 2019 is set to be a busy year for him, with an LP for Malka Tuti to be released in two parts, one in Spring and the other in Fall, along with an EP on Ivan Smagghe’s Les Disques De La Mort in September and a new release in the Edits Service series also in the works.House on 56, Electro on 39, Techno on 18 and Leftfield on 11. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Dischi Autunno (1) and I'm A Cliché (1); their RA profile also lists Astralwerks, Kompakt, DFA Records, DC Recordings and 5 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Sameheads, Gretchen · often with Fabrizio Mammarella, High Light, Chuggy, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Fabrizio Mammarella7 with Franz Scala and 2 with Cosmo Vitelli
- Eyesdice6 with Franz Scala
- Giulia Gutterer6 with Franz Scala
- Paty Vapor6 with Franz Scala
- Berlin Bunny5 with Franz Scala
- ACID BOGEN4 with Franz Scala
- HOPPER4 with Franz Scala
- Melanie Havens4 with Franz Scala
Sound
House and Electro.
styles on the acts’ catalogued releasesThe room
ciao ciao Bar — 35 events and 82 distinct artists since Feb 2026.
Most-tagged here: Disco (3) and House (3). genre tags on this room’s listings