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Let’s go back to a time when electronic music was, in many ways, an infant. Much like anything in its adolescence, this was a time where things were developing at a rapid pace, and where the little lessons that were learned have provided the foundation for everything that would follow. It was during this heavily influential time in which an Italian teenager by the name of Luca Pretolesi a.k.a. “Digital Boy” taught the electronic world one of its earliest lessons.

A classically trained musician at the age of 10 years old, Luca was no stranger to quality music. However, it was at the ripe age of 19 in which Luca first laid his hands on a digital instrument. Combining his talents as a sound engineer and melody maker, Luca quickly developed the status of “Technological Prodigy”. The year was 1990. Luca had not yet turned 20...

Literally jump starting the techno scene in Italy, Digital Boy was the first artist to ever release a Techno album (“Technologiko”) in his country. What followed was a string of pioneering events: His song “Gimme a Fat Beat” was the first techno song to ever reach the Italian top 10 charts and he was the first Techno artist to ever have his music played in full rotation on MTV Europe. Adding to the list, Luca was also the first Dj from Italy to tour in the USA and was also the headline act at Italy’s first “Rave” in 1990. A hero to the Italian culture, Digital Boy’s work opened the door to a new wave of possibilities in the electronic music industry.

In his years as an artist, Luca has been credited as one of the key innovators of several Electronic Music genres. His numerous productions have served as a primary influence to countless chart-topping techno, electro, house, and hard style artists. It is no big surprise that Digital Boy has become the recipient of legendary acclaim.

Spending the past two decades working behind the scenes and in the spotlight, Digital Boy has been the production force behind a multitude of top-selling records and tracks, as well as being awarded with high praise for his performances at the biggest festivals and clubs in virtually every major metropolis in the world.

Specifically, he has produced a total of over 125 records, sold over a dozen ‘number one’ selling records (nationally), performed at over 3,000+ events worldwide and sold over 1,000,000 total records. He has also appeared several times in publications such as Mixmag, Dj Times, URB, as well as countless others media sources.

In the last several years, Luca has relocated from his native Italy to live in Las Vegas, NV. Following his shift in locale, Luca has become a resident at several of the world’s top clubs, including Cirque Du Soliel’s only nightclub. He has also been asked to dj alongside the world’s modern electronic music influencers and chart topping artists.

In November of 2009, Luca had founded an electronic music-based label, “BOOM Music”, which has quickly made an imprint on the industry. Luca has very big plans for “BOOM Music” in 2010.