SOULISTA

The Italian based Soulista aka Sebastiano Di Filippo is a songwriter, composer, producer and remixer with over 25 years of experience in the music industry.

Soulista began his career at the age of 17 as DJ working in several clubs in Italy. At the age of 20 he founded Sophisticate together with Alec Tenaglia and Giuseppe Colli and wrote and recorded his first productions with Terminal - Irma , label created by Davide Domenella AKA Double Dee also known as the creator of dance music anthem "Found Love".

His activity as producer lead him to the formation of Boom Boys and to start the activity as remixer of international tracks such as Backbeat feat. Angie Brown "My Babe", released on East Side Records.

In 2018 he started a collaboration with Luyo's label Double Cheese releasing "Jackpot Love" and "The Foundation".

Soulista debuts on Slapped Up Soul in April 2018 with "Complex Emotions" feat. Tai Malone, a song that mixes soulful and jazzy keys to give a beautiful and mesmerising texture to a heartwarming composition.

In November 2018 another debut on DJ Spen's Unquantize with "Addicted" together with Jino; the track was #2 in Traxsource Soul / Funk / Disco and subsequently remixed by John Morales in 2019 as well as included in playlists of house music giants of the caliber of Louie Vega and Joey Negro.

In 2019 "Love Yourself" featuring Rona Ray was released on Mark Di Meo's Soulstice reaching #2 Traxsource Soulful House.

Still in 2019 Soulista teamed up with the talented Angel-A, a Chicago-based singer heavily influenced by Jazz and Gospel; together they have come up with a very soulful gem called "Eyes on You" released on Makin' Moves. The Wipe The Needle remix completed the package reaching #1 in Traxsource Broken Beat / Nu-Jazz.

Collaboration with Makin moves continued in 2020 with "Come Back" with none other than Ms Stephanie Cooke. The 4 different mixes in the package showed versatility on production really complimenting Stephanie's vocals on each one.

2020 is also the debut year on Nervous family with "Soulfricanism" a jazzy-soulful track featuring nice hammond and guitar solos masterfully inspired by the talented Jino.

List of collaborations in 2020 includes also the soulful gem "Like Nobody Else" featuring the amazing voice of Tracy Hamlin, released on Micky More & Andy Tee's label Groove Culture.

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