Island Groove

Stefano Baldetti and Luigi Carotenuto were born on the pearl of the Tirrenian Sea, the Island of Elba. Being largely a summer resort, island the winter off-season offers little in the way of distractions for young people. As a result of this these two young men looked for a more stimulating pass time than the usual ones of fishing and endless card games. This search brings them into their first contact with music, which as time goes on and their appreciation and skill advances, slowly seduces them willingly until they are completely enamoured by it. Stefano eventually gets onto the Islands live music scene and thanks to his indubitable talent and his deep blues style voice make him a hit in many of the islands trendiest club’s. Louis K, Luigi’s stage name, instead expresses his love for music through becoming a Dj. After acquiring his first set of decks with money made during the summer he begins to master them using records he “borrows” from his cousin. Before long he was a Deejaying regularly at many of the islands hottest clubs Both had a determination to continue with their dream and ignoring their sneers of their fellow islanders who view with suspicion anyone who tries to break out and rise above the usual provincial mediocrity, persevered. Growing up together on this idyllic island, playing football together, enjoying the beach and drinking together in many of the islands bars, produced an artistic synergy which resulted in their first creation “GROOVE ISLAND”. Under this label they released their first track ‘Tonight’ which achieved some degree of success in Italy and overseas, such as the Uk, Usa and Germany. Having wetted their appetite they release their second track ‘Sleeping Time is over’ with much the same success. Now the bug has definitely bitten them. They also realize that Elba is not near enough to were the real action is and its time to make the big leap. So they pack their bags and armed with little more than a willingness to learn and a goo