DJ Tennis on Talking Heads, Fela Kuti, and Italo Disco | Discogs Listening Room

The journey of DJ Tennis, the Italian electronic DJ, producer, and owner of the Life and Death record label, is unique. Prior to stepping behind the decks, he held almost every position available in the music industry, as a promoter, manager, booking agent, and producer. The he stepped behind the turntables at a tennis club. “I started professionally at the age of 40,” he says of his late foray into DJing, adding, “but once you start collecting music, you’re basically a DJ your whole life.” Since 2010, he has run Life and Death alongside Greg Oreck and established himself globally, performing at festivals like Tomorrow Land and Electro Magnetic. His resume includes remixes for major artists such as Diplo, Boyz Noize, and Loco Dice, and he even hosts 'Munchietown,' a culinary show that merges food and DJ worlds. In this video, DJ Tennis, a deep listener with eclectic tastes, digs into his personal music collection, sharing influences that range from Jorge Ben and Talking Heads to Fela Kuti. Below are the records DJ Tennis spins: Jorge Ben ‘Africa Brasil’ https://www.discogs.com/release/947543-Jorge-Ben-Africa-Brasil Michael Smith ‘Mi Cyanan Believe It’ https://www.discogs.com/release/28766824-Michael-Smith-Mi-Cyaan-Believe-It Talking Heads ‘Remain In Light’ https://www.discogs.com/release/28539085-Talking-Heads-Remain-In-Light- Fela Kuti & Africa 7 ‘Expensive Shit’ https://www.discogs.com/release/28996459-Fela-Ransome-Kuti-Africa-70-Expensive-Shit Isabelle Mayereau ‘Isabelle Mayereau’ https://www.discogs.com/release/15738225-Isabelle-Mayereau-Isabelle-Mayereau Mr. Flagio “Take A Chance” https://www.discogs.com/release/13047516-Mr-Flagio-Take-A-Chance DJ Tennis on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/3024381-Dj-Tennis For this edition of the Discogs Listening Room, the following equipment was used: AlphaTheta Euphonia 4-Channel Rotary Mixer, Pioneer DJ PLX-1000 Turntable, and @Ortofonofficial VNL DANCE cartridge (https://ortofon.com/products/vnl-dance) Hosted by Carl Loben of DJMag 01:12 The first record DJ Tennis ever bought 04:29 The influence of Reggae music on his life 05:49 Chronicling the significance of Michael Smith's music 08:08 How 'Remain In Light' was "destroyed" by critics 10:07 The genius of Fela Kuti 11:04 DJ Tennis needs help with his massive record collection 12:07 How DJ Tennis discovered Isabelle Mayereau through Serge Gainsboug 14:12 The story of Italo Disco 15:35 How DJ Tennis's tastes have changed and shaped him 16:44 How he got the name "DJ Tennis" -- Unlock the ultimate record collecting experience: https://www.discogs.com/about/get-started/ SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/discogs Check us on Social @Discogs: Follow Discogs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discogs Follow Discogs on X: https://twitter.com/discogs Follow Discogs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discogs Follow Discogs on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@discogs Follow Discogs on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discogsofficial.bsky.social #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity