Didn't know where to put this - the DJ thread, Music of Brazil thread or World Music thread. Anyway, Idizioni-Ishtar/Schema's DJ/Producer extraordinaire Nicola Conte is finally spinning the turntables and hookin' up playlists in the United States. First, for those who don't know - he's one of the master's of remixes, and this whole "French Cafe" stuff that you see he was a big part in bringing up and making his mark. Conte is of course Italian, and shares the spotlight with other Italian producers on his label like Gerardo Frisina, Soulstance, The Dining Rooms, S-Tone Inc., Fragmentorchestra, Vuca and others. Some of his best known remixes are of the following cuts: Maxwell Implosion: Tic-Tac Suba: Tantos Desejos Yoshinori Sunahara: Love Beat Greyboy: Mastered the Art Montefiori Cocktail: Sophisticata Mo Horizons: Foto Viva Infracom: Quiet Night Truby Trio: High Jazz And there are loads more. He's the master of remixes ala Jazzanova fame. And not to mention, he has his critically acclaimed "debut" album "Jet Sounds", released in the United STates under Thievery Corporation's label "Eighteenth Street Loung". The title of the US release is: "Bossa Per Due". The cut from that cd that should be known is from the Acura commercial circa 2000, or more recently, the Joe Boxer add with the dude dancing around and grinning like an idiot. Bossa Per Due was the car commercial, Jet Sounds was the cut in the Joe Boxer ad. Here are the tour dates: USA tour June 6 in Memphis @ The Young Avenue June 7 in Atlanta @ Halo Lounge June 9 in Chicago @ Sonotheque June 11 in LA @ Nacionale June 13 in Portland @ Plan B (with Ursula 1000 and Thunderball) June 14 in SF @ Club Six (with Ursula 1000 and Thunderball) June 16 in NY @ APT/Tribeca Grand I'd definitely check him out if he was in Boston - you do NOT want to miss this if you're a lounge head or into the chillout/lounge/Paris St. Germain scene. And if they offer recordings of the shows - you definitely want to pick one up. One of my all time favorite producers. Still not sure, check out his cd, and even the remix cd "Jet Sounds-Revisited".