BIOGRAPHY
Born on Chicago’s southside 1970 , Robert has an expansive
Musical career that started at the age of 14 with Djing and remixing from the age of 18 . In his cellar Robert started organising parties that became very popular in his neigbourhood. Some of the diehard visitors of Robert BASEMENT parties were inspired by him and became also DJs , amongst them was DJ RUSH others became Rapstars like R Kelly .
Robert was going to become a police officer up untill he spun abroad in Italy and realized his true passion .
It was actually in Italy where his female fans named him Armani because of his designer clothes he loved to wear.
Robert’s Influences include ARMANDO (RIP) , Mike Dunn and Frankie Knuckles. He sees his music sticking with old styles and doing “whatever comes to mind”.
Producing with labels including Dance Mania , Pushpac , AVC , BML , High
Octane and many more Armani has captured the ears of fans and promotors all over the world . He has played many international parties givig people his hard Techno fell. You name the place Armani has played there from Chicago to Japan.
DISCOGRAPHY
Ambulance (12") ACV
Can You Feel EP (12") Clubstyle
Circus Bells / Armani Trax (12") ACV
Right To Silence (CD) ACV
Spectacular (CD) ACV
Ambulance (12") Dance Mania 1990
Armani Trax (12") Dance Mania 1990
Ambulance (12") Extreme Records 1992
Ambulance Two (12") ACV 1992
Magic Tricks / Syntex (12") ACV 1992
Muzik Man (2xLP) ACV 1992
Muzik Man (CD) ACV 1992
Next Start (2x12") ACV 1992
Night Train (12") ACV 1992
Watch It Remix (12") ACV 1992
Beat Trax (12") ACV 1993
Muzik Man (CD) Dino Music 1993
Planet A (12") ACV 1993
The Remixes (2x12") Djax-Up-Beats 1993
Big Dick (12") ACV 1994
Big Dick (CD5") ACV 1994
Fuse Box (12") ACV 1994
Hit Hard / Ambulance Two (12") Music Man Records 1994
Hit Hard / Ambulance Two (CD5") Music Man Records 1994
Madman Stand (CD) ACV 1994
Next Start (CD) ACV 1994
Right To Silence (2x12") ACV 1994
The Remixes (12") ACV 1994
The Remixes (CD5") ACV 1994
Trancematik (The Best Of) (CD) Pow Wow Records 1994
Traxmen Collection Vol. 1 (12") Dance Mania 1994
Untitled (12") Pow Wow Records 1994
Blow It Out (2xLP) ACV 1995
Madman Stand (2xLP) ACV 1995
The Remixes Vol. 2 (CD5") ACV 1995
The Remixes Vol. 2 (12") ACV 1995
Blow It Out (CD) ACV 1996
Burn Out (12") ACV 1996
Circus Bells (CD5") Djax-Up-Beats 1996
Classic (12") Dance Mania 1996
Spectacular (2xLP) ACV 1996
Action / Substance (10") ACV 1997
Arrow (12") Dance Mania 1997
Collection Volume II (12") Dance Mania 1997
Grind (12") Dance Mania 1997
Hell (12") Dust Traxx 1997
The Best Of (12") ACV 1997
The Best Of (Crash) (LP) A & D 1997
The Best Of (Crash) (2x12") A & D 1997
The III Part (12") Dance Mania 1997
VII Chapter (2x12") Chicago Style 1997
VII Chapter (CD) Chicago Style 1997
98 (12") Dance Mania 1998
Armani Attack (12") Urban Substance Records 1998
Collection (12") ACV 1998
Hit Hard (12") ACV 1998
Old Acid Trax (12") Dance Mania 1998
The Crown Royal Funk (12") High Octane Recordings 1998
The Specialist (12") Hyperspace 1998
Ghost '99 (12") Matrix (Belgium) 1999
Hit Hard 2 (12") ACV 1999
Armani Trax 2000 (12") Toxic Records (Belgium) 2000
Zip Bomb (12") Matrix (Belgium) 2000
Zipbomb (12") Dance Mania 2000
Circus Bells (12") T:Classixx 2001
Notorious EP 1 (12") Matrix (Belgium) 2002
Notorious EP 1 (12") Major Playerz 2002
Notorious EP 2 (12") Major Playerz 2002
Watch It (Remixes) (12") Sonical 2002
Beat Trax Vol. 1 (12") Audio Textures 2003
Circus Bells 2002 (12") Urban Substance Records 2003
Fire Alarm 2003 (12") Major Playerz 2003
Fluk Dat (12") Trax Records 2003
Hit Hard / V.N.E. (12") VIP Classics 2004
Circus Bells (12") Simply Vinyl (S12) 2005
Hit Hard 2 / OK, Fellers (12") VIP Classics 2005
La Musika Tremenda / Circus Bells (12") Mantra Vibes, Mantra Breaks 2005
Quadrophonia / Watch It (12") VIP Classics 2005
Classic Acid Trax (12") Cache Records (Germany) 2006
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Releases:
Can You Feel (12") Blue Village 1992
Get Into This Groove (12") Blue Village 1993
Just A Little Bit (12") Blue Village
Just A Little Bit (12", W/Lbl) Blue Village
Yust Get Up And Dance (12") Blue Village
Remixes:
A Better Day (12", Promo) A Better Day (Rob Wood. Blue Village
Upper Volta / Go A Head (12") Upper Volta (Remix), G. Etnica Records
Production:
The Four Seasons (CD, Album) Telarc 1982
Blues For A Rotten Afternoon (CD, Comp) Telarc 2000
Funk That (12") Byte Progressive 2003
Mysterious Mountains (CD) Telarc 2003
The Remixes (12") Byte Progressive 2003
Sound & Vision SACD Sampler (SACD, Smplr, Multichannel) Icarus, The French Fid. Telarc 2006
Appears On:
The Best Of Iron Butterfly Evolution (LP, Comp) Easy Rider, Slower Tha. ATCO Records 1971
1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults (CD) Telarc 1989
Jan. 1995 (CD) Circus Bells Power Music Records 1995
Laboratoire Mix (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Car) Ambulance Level 2 1996
Hard One (12") Byte Progressive 2001
Hard Techno Vol. 10 (CD, Comp) Hard One Magic Records 2001
Airport (12") Byte Progressive 2002
Airport (CD, Maxi) Byte Progressive 2002
Airport (12") E-Cutz 2003
DJ Networx Vol. 17 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Airport (Essential DJ . Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2003
FFM Trance: The Mindset For Your Next Trip (2xCD, Comp) Airport (Original Mix) Dance Network 2003
Finger 4 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Airport (Essential DJ . ZAP Music, Universal Music (Switzerland) 2003
Resident E Episode 9 - A New Episode (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Airport Edel Records (Germany) 2003
The Remixes (12") Airport (E.D.T. Mix) Byte Progressive 2003
Trance Empire (CD, Mixed, Comp) Funk That (Kaylab Remix) DJ Beat Records 2003
The History Of Hardcore - The Dreamteam Edition 01 (CD + DVD) Fire Alarm 2003 (DJ Ba. Sony Music Media (Netherlands) 2004
Cherry Moon 2005-2 Club Edition (CD, Comp) Chicago Antwerp 541, Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 2005
Vol. 4 - Airport (12") YAWA Recordings 2005
Connected (CD, Album, Mixed) Airport DJ Beat Records Scandinavia 2006
Remixes & Rarities 1992-2005 (2xCD, Comp) Road Tour (Dave Clarke. Music Man Records 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Alternative Current Vol. 1 - Voices Of The Underground ? (2 versions) Can You Feel ACV 1992
Alternative Current Vol. 1 - Voices Of The Underground (CD) Can You Feel ACV 1992
Alternative Current Vol. 1 - Voices Of The Underground (LP) Can You Feel ACV 1992
The Masters Of Sound (2xLP, Comp) Give You All My Love Undercontrol
The Masters Of Sound - DJs At Work Vol. 2 (2xLP) Just A Little Bit (Lif. Undercontrol