Fabio XB aka Alex Bartlett started his career as dj in 1995, when he was very young.
Few years later thanks to his great ability, the experience as resident dj drove him to play in the top italian clubs and events such as Trance Gate, Amnesia, Eden, Dylan, Matis, Titanic, Cellophane, Gheodrome, Insomnia, Ultimo Impero, Duple', Cocorico' and many more.
Fabio is really keen on music and technology since he was very young, and after some years he started to develop his own recording studio and to become familiar with computers, mixer, sampler and keyboards. And in 2001 he started his career as producer with 'Amnesia', a single that became an anthem and it was played by all the top dj's in many many clubs and events and it was a radio hit, too.
We can say that the inspiration of this track comes from the combination between the Pop music'world with its voices and melodic sounds ,with the techno-trance research for new rhythms and dreaming atmospheares of the clubs.
This production has been carried out in the Symsonic recording studios and the first release was completed by two important remixes: The Green Court and the Flutlicht 'ones.
Thanks to 'Amnesia', which quickly climbed the worldwide charts, Alex Bartlett became one of the most requested guest and he attended the top clubs and international events such as StreetParade, LoveParade, Thunderdome rave, Brainshock and started touring around the world; Europe, Asia, America.
Fabio is the producer of many tracks, both under his own name and under different pseudonyms: Dj Air, Fabietto Dj, Lyala, Princes of Trance, Next Generation and more. His productions are always remixed by top dj's such as: Rank1, Mike Push, Martin Roth, Gareth Emery, Cosmic Gate, First State, Jerome Isma Ae, Tydi, Cressida …. And he's also requested as remixer of course.
In 2007, 'Touch the Sun', a vocal song, remixed by Rank1 and Duende, was one of the most played trance track in the clubs, in the radio shows , top seller on Beatport, Juno and Dance Tunes, and it was supported by Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Above & Beyond, Cosmic Gate, Markus Schulz, Matt Darey, Lange, Gareth Emery, Rank 1, Solar Stone.
While 'Universe Inside', released with his new talent producer Andy Guess on Drizzly Records, was supported by Matt Darey, Sander Van Doorn, Cor Fijneman, Christopher Lawrence, Ernesto vs. Bastian, Talla 2XLC, Mike / Push, Graham Gold, Jon O'Bir, Suzi Solar, DJ Elof. 'Off the World', co produced with his friend Martin Roth, has been released on Vandit Records in 2008 with the Lange, Gareth Emery' and Super 8 & Tab' remixes, the track is in the Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, Above & Beyond, Blank & Jones & Ferry Corsten radio shows and playlists.
In 2009 Fabio has began his new adventure with the famous label Armada with 2 singles of great and positive feedback from both top international DJs and sales, "Light to lies" sung by the talented singer and songwriter Simona Barbieri (with whom has born a beautiful collaboration) and Inside of you".Both have been TOP trance sellers of summer 2009. Fabio is now up to "close" (together with his partners Ronnie Play, Andrea Mazza, Micky Vi, Alex Class, Oscar Cossali, music master Marco Zangirolami and Simona Barbieri) the production of 4 new singles that will be realized next fall/winter 2009/2010
During his dj sets he always focuses his attention on the dance floor and he loves to play extended dj-sets in order to build up better the atmosphere of the performance and let everybody live a unique special experience through the music. His sound comes from techno and goes towards electro-trance.
