ACCENTED MEASURES SERIES
INDEPENDENT LABEL ARCHIVE / VINYL / DIGITAL / DIRECT MATERIAL
HARDWARE-DRIVEN MUSIC FOR THE SOUL
EST. 2020
AMSD / AMSV
AMS NETWORK
AMSD / AMSV
AMS NETWORK
Atlanta, GA
A conversation about Atlanta, Europe, DJ storytelling, hardware, collective culture and staying authentic as the underground changes.
AI002 follows Titino through the different worlds surrounding his work: the growth of Atlanta's underground scene, the standards shaped by European club culture, Bloom ATL, Mithra, his evolving studio practice and the deeper intentions behind DJing and production.
“I’m an artist and music lover. Making music is a natural, honest extension of my inner self, a safe space to understand myself better. I’m not chasing a sound; whatever resonates with me is what comes out. I used to...”
“My first clubbing experience was at fifteen in Italy with my cousins. I came back to Atlanta obsessed, but in my peer group there was no scene yet. I was too young to go out, so I dug online, introduced friends to...”
“In Europe, especially in places like Rome where my family’s from, there’s way more appreciation for pedigree. You can be an artist who plays well and get gigs based on that. There’s institutional standard-setting at...”
“Honestly, it was a lot of demos and a lot of rejections. I had that Dunning-Kruger effect early on, super excited about music that really wasn’t at a releasable level. But slowly, tiny labels started picking things up....”
“They all intertwine. The promoter side is about creating a platform that doesn’t compromise anything. Bloom is a collective with my team — it’s not just me, it’s us — and it’s a non- filtered, non-watered-down...”
“The original idea was to create something pure and non-ego driven. No hierarchy, everyone has an equal voice and equal investment. A unionized form where we work together without egos getting ahead of the bigger...”
“Perspective. Always broadening perspective for myself, everyone involved, everyone on the dance floor. An informative view that elevates how we think about things differently. For the overseas artists, the double-edged...”
“I felt pretty isolated with electronic music growing up in Atlanta. It was self-discovery, this intoxicating world you weren’t hearing on the radio. Digging was my escape: house, ambient, trip hop, trance, techno,...”
“What makes it so special? Honestly, I don’t juice one record on repeat. For me, digging is like other people’s retail therapy. I collect music to feel something and relive new emotions, not to chase one track over and...”
“I start with a feeling and sit with it until a thread comes through. It’s a conversation with the gear, playing with combos like the H90 and a synth, seeing what comes out. Sometimes I want it darker, sometimes happier....”
“It’s always been about doing the most with what I have and constraining myself to my tools. That patience comes from years of working that way. But the bigger thing is I don’t want to be defined by one sound. I have a...”
“My label partner Komron and I sit down and talk through what we want. For us, it’s about pushing the label to constantly evolve with something that feels genuinely special to us. And it’s about commitment, being...”
“I love it. It’s such an intimate experience, consuming and redefining another artist’s sound design decisions through my own lens. You’re almost taking their baby and reshaping it, vacuuming up everything they’ve done...”
“If I had to reduce it to two things: authenticity and depth of intention. Depth of intention means making something personal and real, something that exposes a little vulnerability. It’s a process of prodding and...”
“What excites me is the accessibility. A kid anywhere can go on a real digging journey now, diving as deep as they want without needing a record store nearby. That democratization is beautiful. But it’s a double-edged...”
“I just built a sound system for a new place opening in Atlanta called RTR, in a nice neighborhood near the BeltLine, where Bloom will have a residency. That’ll be really special, giving us a home where we can...”
“I’d say Miki’s “Screen Slaves / Posology” EP on Outer Place Records, OP004. I’ve rinsed it a lot this year even though it’s not from this year. Miki is an OG of the Italian sound, a real pioneer who’s still pushing...”
“Big love to my crew of dope selectors and humans. Bloom crew: TJ Coito, Grace, Komron and Ben. Atlanta talent: Samson, AJ Gatlin, NSA, Playr1, Danny Fernandez, Kai Alce and Mikey BDM.”