Sam Paganini

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Sam Paganini is a techno DJ and producer whose recording career includes the Paganini Traxx project. Zoe, released under that name in 1996, was an early breakthrough. His later work reached Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 in 2011 with the Cobra EP, followed by Body to Body on Cocoon Recordings. A sequence of Drumcode releases included the Prisma, Eros and Black Leather EPs. In September 2014 he released the album Satellite, which included Rave. Together with tracks such as Polyester and Fire in My Arms from Body to Body, those records form a substantial part of his techno catalogue. Paganini founded JAM in 2016 as an outlet for his own musical direction. Its early releases included Desire/Mercury and Skin/Candy, followed by the album Zenith. Alongside production, his DJ career has taken him to clubs including Berghain, Fabric and Rex Club, and festivals such as Awakenings, Time Warp and Tomorrowland. His later albums include Reflections in 2020 and Light + Shadow in 2021.