We’ve all been there - that moment at a show or festival when the DJ drops ‘that track’. It’s just one of those unforgettable experiences, the crowd’s eyes light up, they surge forward, and the party really begins.

It is precisely that moment that French producer-turned-artist Stephan Elmosnino – Nino Live – is looking for in his Electro / House sets.

His latest song “We can run” has just been released under the production name Stark Lion as a collaboration with Pretension. The track is now featured on the latest Godskitchen 3D compilation alongside names such as Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren and Ferry Corsten. Both as a solo live show and as Stark Lion, more club anthems are to be released in the coming months. These will add to the roster of songs already released on such labels as Central Station and Vinyl Pusher.

Like most artists, Nino Live cut his teeth playing in rock bands. But when he discovered electronic music, things really started to take off. Drawn to the almost limitless potential of this cutting edge artform, Nino Live found himself free to write and create the music that had been swimming around in his head.

“I just stopped playing instruments, and started playing with computers,” he offers.

While his music would most easily fit in electro-house clubs, Nino Live isn’t keen to stick to just one style. When he sits down in his own studio to write, it really is just a case of harnessing what comes out. Live samples, anthemic vocals line, massive bottom end – this is music that manages to be both instinctual and superbly crafted.

And it’s an education he’s been learning in the clubs and at festivals for years – performing as a percussionist alongside some of the world’s finest DJs (think Utah Saints for example). It’s been a performance career that has taken him from the major Australian festivals and nightclubs to playing in Ibiza and Paris. Venues he has performed at include Stereosonic, V Festival, Family Nightclub and The MET in in QLD.

The bottom line for Nino Live is to share his music with the world. “I want to make songs that make people’s eyes light up,” he explains. “That’s why I’m here.”

Excerpts from inthemix.com review of mezzanine launch @ Ruby Tramp:

El Nino’s percussion permeated every last inch of Ruby Tramp, more than complementing the deep house beats being lavished on the media and VIPs at the pre-opening launch. DJ Rowan brought the tempo up slowly and El Nino had the dancefloor in a trance with his combination of bongos and cowbell. This blend of music sounded like house mixed in with with a voodoo ceremony, with a dash of samba parade in Rio thrown in over the top.[...]Nino, who I expected to be depleted after expending such a great amount of energy during his performance just kept going. Applause goes to him for really motivating the crowd.

Excerpts from inthemix.com Breaks and Enter launch @ GPO:

Stephan's percussive subdivisions were a lovely addition to Radaza's throbbing beats, keeping the movement filled with energy and all textural layers at a premium. The percussion's sound was well mixed, with Stephan's percussive offerings penetrating the few remaining frequencies that the Radaza and Darren could not. All three musicians were truly in sublime musical harmony...