Donato Dozzy

Rome-based DJ/producer Donato Dozzy's brand of ambient techno is lush and hypnotic to the point of being therapeutic. His recordings, as well as his DJ sets and performances, typically consist of slowly evolving washes of sound, with minimal yet detailed beats and the occasional presence of natural sounds, or synthetic textures that imitate them. He received high acclaim for Voices from the Lake, his project with Neel, whose eponymous debut album appeared in 2012. Since then, Dozzy's albums have become more conceptual, exploring limited source material, such as sounds produced by a single artist (Donato Dozzy Plays Bee Mask) or instrument (The Loud Silence, derived from the mouth harp). Following the 2018 acid techno album Filo Loves the Acid, Dozzy released more experimental efforts like Buchla & Marimba, a 2021 collaboration with Daniele di Gregorio. He also worked with U.K. bass producer Batu for the 2026 full-length Exhale.