Joseph Capriati, born as Giuseppe Capriati (born 25 July 1987 in
Caserta,
Italy) is an Italian
DJ and music
producer.
Musical career
Joseph Capriati started Djing in 1998 at the age of 11 in his hometown of Caserta Years later, he began DJ resident Disco Seven Club under the artistic name "Prince J" His debut as a professional DJ/Producer was in 2007 with his first record "Formaldehyde EP" Released on Sasha Carassi's Label Globox Recordings
In his early years, Joseph Capriati was mentored by Rino Cerrone and Markantonio with whom collaborated also on many productions and international gigs performing alongside them often also under a DJ thrio project called Neapolitan Gangsta[1][2][3]
Following his international debut, he established himself as a producer, releasing early tracks and a debut LP on labels like
Drumcode, CLR and Analytic Trail[4][5] He performed at Berghain in Berlin,[6][7] Awakenings in Amsterdam,[8][9] and Fabric in London.[10][11]
In 2009, Joseph Caprati debuted on Adam Beyer’s label "Drumcode Records" with two EP, "Sidechains/Kontrol Room" and "Iron Pump/Black Line” From that, Joseph Capriati became a regular artist at Drumcode shows In 2009, he released the "Login EP" under Chris Liebing's label, CLR.[12][13]
Capriati released his first album under the name Save My Soul in July 2010 with Analytic Trail.[14][15]
Since 2011, Joseph Capriati was a regular performer at the Monegros Festival, playing at the event every year, and this summer, he is slated to close the festival.[16][17]
In March 2012, Capriati released an EP called Congenial Endeavor in collaboration with
Adam Beyer that was released on Beyer's label.[18][19]
In November 2013, Capriati released his second album Self Portrait, on
Drumcode This album was described as a 'beautifully melodic dance-floor body of work' by
DJ Mag In relation to this album there was a documentary made called “Autoritratto” which was recorded in Caserta, his hometown, in February 2013[20] In 2015, Joseph released an LP named Fabric 80.[21]
In 2016, Capriati announced the launch of his own label, Redimension[22] On the 20th of June of that same year, he released two tracks - "Parallels" and "External Links" - in collaboration with Beyer.[23][24] In September 2016, Capriati presented an all-night-long solo performance 100% JC at Input Club in Barcelona.[25]
Almost a year after, in March 2017, he released a second project "Prospective Journeys", in collaboration with Flavio Folco.[26][27]
In November 2017, Joseph Capriati played a 25-and-a-half-hour set in Heart Club Miami It was the longest performance of his life.[28][29][30] In April 2019, he broke his record by more than 27 hours set at Sunwaves festival in Romania.[31] He is a staple on the Sunwaves festival,[32] as well as
Timewarp in Mannheim since 2016[33][34] He closed stage 1 in the last few years.[35][36]
In 2019, Joseph Capriati participated in his mentor's event — Pure Carl Cox at Privilege Ibiza.[37]
On September 4, 2020, the Neapolitan artist published his third album, Metamorfosi.[38]
In May 2022, Joseph Capriati collaborated with UNICEF for a fundraising event called ‘Joseph Capriati and Friends‘, aiming to help over 7 million children affected by the war in Ukraine The event was hosted at the
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy.[39][40]
During the summer of 2022, he hosted the series of events "Metamorfosi" based on the eponymous album at the White Isle club of Amnesia on Fridays, July 22, August 5, and August 19.[41][42][43]
On February 2023, Joseph Capriati held his Metamorfosi party with Archie Hamilton and Fleur Shore at Outernet in London.[44][45][46][47]
In the summer of 2023, Joseph Capriati returned to Amnesia for a second residency The Metamorfosi party, led by Joseph alongside Sven Väth and Frank Storm, started on July 21st, featuring a lineup including Indira Paganotto, with subsequent Fridays hosting renowned DJs like Paul Kalkbrenner, Charlotte de Witte, and many more until August 18th.[48][49][50][51]
Discography
LPs
2010 – Save My Soul - Analytic Trail
2013 – Self Portrait - Drumcode
2020 – Metamorfosi - Redimension Music
2022 – Metamorfosi The Remix Collection - Redimension Music
EPs
2007 – Formaldehyde EP (feat. Sasha Carassi) - Globox
2007 - Teoria Della Fissione EP (feat. Sasha Carassi) - Capsula