Carlo Troja aka Don Carlos hails from Varese, in the North of Italy, and is active as a DJ from the late 70’s. He debuted as a producer towards the end of the 80’s with the single ‘Alone’ on Calypso Records (Irma), which became one of the cult tracks of the international Deep House scene.
• Don Carlos – Alone
He also reached the UK charts with the hit ‘You Make Me Feel’, sung by Byron Stingley, cover of the cult song by Sylvester. In 2000 he released a single on Erik Morillo’s Subliminal Soul label and played highly acclaimed gigs atMinistry of Sound and Turnmills in London. In 2002 he released his third album ‘Music in My Mind’ featuring top guest vocalists like Kim Mazelle, Michelle Weeks, Taka Boom and Kevin Bryant. Following two mixed compilations (‘Cafe De Paris Saint Tropez’ and ‘DJ Set’) in 2004 IRMA released a collection of his 90’s productions titled ‘Mediterraneo’, like his debut US album. After that a serious car accident kept him away from clubs and recording studio for several months. Finally back in shape he’s ready to release his fourth album ‘The Cool Deep’Deep’, 8 years since the previous one, which includes all the unreleased material produced during this time.