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Tino Arcari, aged 23, has only been DJing for a few years, but is already making waves.
He got into DJing when he moved into a flat, where two of his flatmates just so happened to be DJs themselves.
“They (the flatmates) were really into DJing a lot, they had DJ controllers, we always had house parties, and they would show me how to use the controller, and I just fell in love with it.”
These days, he goes by the stage name ONIT (his first name spelled backwards) and combines DJing with drums and bass (DnB), a genre of music he uses to create his own unique sound.
Unlike other genres like house, which runs at a slow 128 beats per minute, DnB usually runs at 174 beats per minute.
“I thought it was a super sick and cool skill to learn. I’m someone who loves learning, so I picked it up pretty quickly. I started playing at little house parties and 21st birthdays, and it kind of stepped up from there.
“I play drum and bass, and I really love to bring the energy. I’m really high-energy and love getting the crowd pumped. I feel like I bring a different kind of style, and people become engaged not just with the music but also with the performance.”
A major inspiration for Arcari is Wilkinson, a DJ from the United Kingdom known for his high-energy musical style.
“I kind of envision myself as him because he plays a really euphoric, in-your-feels kind of music. I think that’s why I fell in love with the music, because of that certain feeling you get when you’re in the rave or when you’re in the crowd, that’s something I want to be pushing out to everyone else in that crowd.”
Social media has also played a big part in his journey as a DJ, because, as he says, these days everything’s online, where he has to build his own personal brand.
“If you want to go international or be seen across the world, you have to break this barrier called social media.
“You don’t want to be like a sheep following what everyone else is doing, you’ve got to do something to stand out and be the purple cow in the herd,” said Arcari.
