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More on Iridium Project....
Iridium Project was born in 2001 when Mario
Parmeggiani and Nick Matthews met at a record shop
in Bree Street, Cape Town. After a couple of
meetings Mario decided that Nick and him should play
a gig at one of Cape Town’s more up-market clubs,
Rhodes House. On the night of the gig Mario
introduced Nick to a very talented musician by the
name of Ricardo Moretti and the three seamlessly
worked together as a dance floor hit.
When
2003 dawned Iridium had started producing their
first tracks and laid down the initial concepts for
their first album, Stroboscope. Lu Chase was invited
to sing vocals and they produced their first single
“Smoke & Fly”. Her strong performance both in the
booth and on stage enveloped her into what was
becoming a frequently requested act at club gigs
around Cape Town. By summer the project had
performed at numerous private functions between
Clifton and Johannesburg.
In
2004 the project got its first taste of a big stage
when they were chosen as the warm-up act at one of
The Springbok Nude Girl’s live performances. Many
hours of attention were focused in the studio and
“Smoke & Fly” was playlisted to high acclaim on
local radio stations. The single was included in
compilations such as Platform and The Nightwatchmen.
2005
was a very constructive year with the addition of
bass player ‘The Passion’. Together the act started
playing regular shows at Opium nightclub and an
alter ego midweek gig called “The Magic Carpet Ride”
at Strega. The music grew its own shape driving from
elements of Funk, Soul and Blues.
By
2006 the group recorded new material and released a
couple of singles and a compilation. "Sequenced
Funk", the projects second single, charted on South
Africa's 5FM reaching #6. Iridium also featured as a
support act for Fat Boy Slim and The Stereo MC's and
travelled frequently to Durban where their name
spread. Near the end of that year the group asked
their good friend and one of South Africa's top
DJ's, Craig de Sousa, to join the project.
Iridium Project are:
MARIO PARMEGGIANI - DJ
LU CHASE - Vocal
NICK MATTHEWS - DJ, Sound Engineering
RICCARDO MORETTI - Producer, Musician
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