Our Global Vibe Radio podcast took a break last week while we were in Detroit for Movement Electronic Music Festival, but we are back today with a special one courtesy of one of our favorite rising talents out of New York City.
Known simply as Salvione, Michael Salvione draws inspiration from a number of diverse artists such as Adam Port, David August and Stacey Pullen. The result is a sound that is a seamless blend of funk, tribal, deep house and tech, injected with elements of hip-hop, techno and nu disco. Salvione makes dance floors groove, and he does so with the poise and ease of a veteran, despite still being a new name in the international electronic music scene.Â
The result has been deserved recognition in his home cities, including gigs alongside greats the likes of Apollonia, Loco Dice, Dubfire, Mat.Joe, Chad Andrew, and David Gtronic, all the while making lasting impressions at some of the most renowned venues in NYC like Sullivan Room, Schimanski, Flash Factory, and Cielo.
Enjoy the mix below, download it here and read on for our interview with Michael.
Thanks for the mix, Michael! What was going through your head while recording this?
Anytime. Thanks for having me. I’d say it’s the same thing that goes through my mind for all my seÂts, programming. I try to tell a story through the music. I grew up in a time before standard set lengths were 2 hours. DJs would play 10+ hours, weaving in and out of genres in a night long journey. This is obviously hard to do in just two hours but I still try and have a mix start you in one place and by the end, have you end up somewhere else.
Your sound offers a wide range. You list Adam Port, David August and Stacey Pullen as influences, all with their own unique sound. What can listeners expect from this podcast?
Yes. I enjoy many different styles of music in general, especially electronic music. This podcast definitely gives off a tech house vibe, including a few originals of mine as well as a remix I did that was recently released on Resonance Records.
Is this the same they get to experience when they catch you live?
When it comes to live sets I honestly like to play what the specific party, room or crowd calls for. My love for many different genres allows me to be versatile in that aspect instead of being pigeonholed into one sound.
Let’s talk about your upbringing a little bit. How was it growing up in Staten Island?
It was good. Growing up I played sports but as I got older there wasn’t as much to do on the island. Luckily Manhattan was close by so all the clubs were just a short trip away.
How did you end up discovering electronic music?
As I mentioned, there wasn’t a whole lot to do on Staten Island and one night a few friends and myself headed to a Jonathan Peters party and well…the rest is history.
What were the nightlife hangs for you back then?
Luckily I caught the tail end of the Roxy, Crobar, and Spirit days. As those slowly faded away and closed, Pacha NYC opened and we spent many weekend nights into days in that building.
At some point you must have decided that you were going to produce and play music. What happened exactly at that moment?
I slowly started getting into DJing and once I realized my passion for it was growing I knew that production was the next step, so I enrolled in weekend classes at Dubspot for music production while I was still in graduate school.
It wasn’t until Movement Detroit in 2013 that I decided this was what I wanted to do. My first night night there I went to a Circoloco After-Party at TV Lounge. The party had many memorable moments that I’ll always have with me but the true moment didn’t happen until Mass Prod came on in the early morning. The sun was coming up on the Cou