Tine Kocjančič, better known as Valentino Kanzyani is a Slovene

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and

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. He has also released records under the name Recycled Loops, which is also the name of one of the record labels that he co-runs (with

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), the other being Earresistable. He became famous in Slovenia, when he started playing music in 1995 in a club called Ambasada Gavioli, together with his colleague

.Sound Revolt profile
/ref> During a three and a half year period he booked and played with many of the top DJs in the world. He manages to play music from 3 turntables simultaneously.Pritchard, Paul (2006)
Beat Factor meets one of Slovenia's finest musical exports - Valentino Kanzyani
, Beat Factor Valentino ranked at position 75 of the "TOP 100 DJs" selected by ''

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''.DJMag.com TOP 100 DJs - Results and History
/ref> He has deejayed all over the world, and performed an ''

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in December 2003.BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix - Valentino Kanzyani - 7 December 2003
/ref> He has also been an in-demand remixer, mixing tracks by artists such as

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, Simon Digby, Deep Dish, Wally Lopez, and

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.Valentino Kanzyani discography
/ref> He is the son of Slovenian musician Danilo Kocjančič who used to play in bands Kameleoni, Prizma, and Bazar.

Discography

Releases * Valentino Kanzyani: First Level Completed E.P. - Primate Recordings (2000) * Valentino Kanzyani: Under Pressure EP - SuperBra (2000) * Valentino Kanzyani: Why Not...EP - Primevil (2000) * Valentino Kanzyani: House Soul EP - Intec Records (2001) * Valentino Kanzyani: House Soul (Remixes) - Intec Records (2001) * Valentino Kanzyani: Flying - Yoshitoshi Recordings (2002) * Valentino Kanzyani: Pornorama - Earresistible Musick (2002) * Valentino Kanzyani: Flying (Remixes) - Shinichi (2003) * Valentino Kanzyani: Burros Eslovenos EP - Tronic (2004) * Valentino Kanzyani: Injection - Mad Nurse (2004) * Valentino Kanzyani: La Sala Loca EP - Recycled Loops (2004) * Valentino Kanzyani: Learning How To Do It - Consumer Recreation (2004) * Valentino Kanzyani: Intecnique Album Sampler - Intec Records (2005) * Valentino Kanzyani: iPray - Jesus Loved You (2005) * Valentino Kanzyani: Paradox - Jesus Loved You (2006) * Valentino Kanzyani: Warders Of Our Own Prison EP - Intec Records (2006) * Valentino Kanzyani: Homo Moralis - Relic Music (2006) * Valentino Kanzyani: Paradox - Hz Trax (2007) * Valentino Kanzyani: Seasons EP - Vezotonik (2007) * Valentino Kanzyani: Zvijacca EP - Circle Music (2007) * Valentino Kanzyani: Prizmas and Boomerangs - Jesus Loved You (2008) * Valentino Kanzyani: Nueva York Remixes – Jesus Loved You (2008) * Valentino Kanzyani: Kopa Blanca – Recon Light (2009) * Valentino Kanzyani: We are all vacuum – Footlovers Music (2009) * Valentino Kanzyani & Tomy DeClerque: 33 EP – Jesus Loved You (2009) * Valentino Kanzyani: Love & Gratitude EP 1 - Cadenza (2012) * Valentino Kanzyani: Love & Gratitude EP 2 - Cadenza (2012) * Valentino Kanzyani: Love & Gratitude EP 3 - Cadenza (2013) * Valentino Kanzyani: Psiamsteram - Cadenza (2014) * Valentino Kanzyani: Primera Causa - Bla Bla (2016) * Valentino Kanzyani: J.CS SPACE EP - Jesus Loved You (2017) Remixes * Traxster: Believe (Valentino Kanzyani remix) - Primate Endangered Species (2001) * Simon Digby: Benchmark (Valentino Kanzyani Remixes) - Wetmusik (2001) * Simon Digby: Tribal Theory (Kanzyani remix) - Bush (2001) * Jon Carter: Humanism (Valentino Kanzyani remix) - Shine Recordings (2002) * Steve D: Red Fever (V.K. remix) - Recycled Loops (2002) * Steve D: Get Into The Groove (V.K. remix) - Recycled Loops (2003) * Alek Biotic: Funk Matter (V.K. remix) - Gotham Grooves (2003) * Martyn Hare: To The Grim (V.K. remix) - Tronic (2003) * Boriqua Tribez: Feto (Kanzyani Edit) - Recycled Loops (2004) *

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: Give Me Your Love (V.K. remix) - 23rd Century Records (2004) * Hertz: Julia (V.K. remix) - Sway (2004) * Sultan & The Greek: Rezin (Valentino Mix) - Shinichi (2004) * Patrik Skoog: Desolation Ltd (12") Untitled (V.K. remix) Drumcode (2005) * Chus & Penn: Esperanza (V.K. remix) - Defected (2005) * Chus & Penn: Esperanza (V.K. remix) - Urbana Recordings (2005) * Tonepushers: Falling (V.K. remix) - Fifth Sun Recordings (2005) * Rob Mooney: Feelin' Electro (V.K. remix) - Punch Funk Records (2005) * TC&P: Introvex (Valentino Ka... Thomas Christopher + Payne Recordings (2005) * Ivan Komlinovic: Ordinary Session (V.K. remix) - Work Hard Play Hard (2005) *

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: Skin (V.K. remix) - Matrix Musik (2005) * Tom Hades: Einsamheit (V.K. remix) - Rhythm Convert (2006) *

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& Madox: Feedback (V.K. remix) - Mantra Vibes (2006) * Robert G Roy: So Much Better (V.K. remix) - Earresistible Musick (2006) * M.I.K.E. - Salvation (V.K. remix) - Club Elite (2006) * Nathan Fake: Outhouse ((V.K. remix) - Recycled Loops (2007) * DJ Link: Salada (V.K. remix) - Amigos Recordings (2007) * Shlomi Aber ft Lemon: Moods (V.K. remix) - Renaissance (2007) * John Acquaviva & Madox ft Tommie Sunshine: Running From (V.K. remix) - Mantra Vibes (2007) * Chris Barrat: Whistlechaims (Valentino Kanzyani & Tomy DeClerque Remix) – Jesus Loved You (2008) * Cory B & Shirfy - Island (Valentino Kanzyani remix) – Titanium Records (2008) * Jeff Bennett – In Spite (Valentino Kanzyani remix) – Kung Fu Dub Recordings (2009) * Veztax - Whatz Up We (Valentino Kanzyani remix) – Vezotonik (2009) * Wehbba ft. Ryo Perez – La taverna Eslovena (Valentino Kanzyani remix) – 82 Recordings (2009) * Da Fresh - Dope Me (Valentino Kanzyani remix) - Zebra 3 (2012) * Tish - Aloft (Valentino Kanzyani remix) - Mulen (2015) * Vinyl Speed Adjust - The Awakening (Valentino Kanzyani remix) - Drumma Records (2015) * Counrad - Cote D Azur Rapide (Valentino Kanzyani mirror of my soul remix) - Hopeless (2016) * Mark Ambrose - My Soul. Your Soul (Valentino Kanzyani remix) - Murge Recordings (2016) * Bronxy, Rata - Red Lips (Valentino Kanzyani remix) - System 108 (2019) * Pirvu - FM (Valentino Kanzyani remix) - the-other-side (2022) DJ Mixes: * Rock The Discothèque (CD) - Matrix Musik (2001) * Rock The Discothèque Vol. 2 (CD) - Matrix Musik (2003) * Intechnique: A Continuous Mix By Valentino Kanzyani - Intec Records (2005) * Rock The Discothèque 3 (CD) - Matrix Musik (2006) * Palazzo - Volume Six (CD) - T:Classixx (2007) * La Terrrazza - Atmospherical Fun Club (CD) – Circle (2009)

References

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