DJ Joe Doppio has had a love for music since childhood.At the age of 5 , Joe used to play with his parents Hi Fi home stereo system and the Turntable was what captured his by the time he was 14 years old, he realized that his interest in Djing was genuine. legendary artists such as earth Wind and fire influenced the growth and sense of direction within Joe's record collection. Today his collection includes more than 23,000 records and features the best in Acid Jazz, Funk, R&B Hip Hop,Deep House , Garage and Soulful House. In 1979, Joe secured his first residency as a D J at a venue called K13 located between Naples and Rome,Italy . Over the past 25 years , his DJ career has enabled him to play at many venues throughout Europe including clubs and events Greece, Switzerland, Germany, Malta, Italy and France. After establishing himself as an effective nightclub DJ,Joe began to appear on Italian radio and also became involved in music production. It was during 1996 when his first production " No Time" with vocals by Matt wood,was completed New York music label Groovin Records. He then teamed up with Tony Maione and developed original productions and remixes for Catch the vinyl (New York), Dino& Terry, Paul Simpson, Michael Proctor and Irma Records. Continuing in his role as a music industry professional, Joe worked for Flying Records/UMM (Italy) from 1992 to 1996 as am Export Manager . he also worked for House Tracks (Italy) as the Import Buyer and in Sales from 1996 to 1999 . Another role within music industry that Joe played was working in New York City from 1999 to 2001 for Turning Point L.T.D. as a record label promoter with focus on promoting independent House music oriented record labels for licensing and record pool involvement. At present, Joe is dedicated to Djing and the development of Catch the Vinyl , along with partner Tony Maione. thru their Allas, Connected Funk ,Joe and Tony Strive to produce high quality house and Soulful music for distribution thru Catch the Vinyl, which is positioned as a American Record label with it's primary recording studio located in Naples Italy. Joe Cites the following producers and vocalists as being major sources of inspiration: Masters at work(Kenny Dope Gonzalez&Little Louie Vega),Jay Jay Hernandez,David Harness,Dennis Ferrer,John Cutler, Mr.V, matthias Heilbronn, Jose Burgos,Michelle Weeks,Jocelyn Brown,kenny Bobien, SuSu Bobien,Colonel Abrams,Frank roger,and many many more. Joe prefers record Labels that consistently produce high quality songs and tracks that focus upon the sounds of natural soulmusic. I would like to say, thanks to everyone that believes and has faith in house Music and to all the producers, artists and Dj's . keep promoting the sound!!! I love you all !! Peace
