Mace, tonight historic concert on the roof of the Galleria in Milan

“It was too great an opportunity not to take it. In recent years no one has had this chance. They have been intense months of preparation, but then when I saw the images and what was done, I am really happy”. This is how Mace, one of the most innovative artists of the current Italian music scene, describes at Adnkronos the emotion before ‘Mace x Milano’, the unique free streaming event that will go online tonight at 9.00 pm on the artist’s youtube channel . The concert will be a journey from dusk to dawn and will see different guests alternate on three sets set up in an extraordinary location. For the first time ever, in fact, an artist will perform on the roof of the triumphal arch of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, in an experience of music, lights and sets created by live media designer Stefano Polli. “I am an insatiable traveler, with body, mind and spirit – explains the artist, born Simone Benussi, disc jockey, beatmaker and record producer – This is the fulcrum of my personality and my artistic emanation”. Alongside Mace tonight Gemitaiz, Rkomi, Colapesce, Venerus, Joan Thiele who, together with the musicians Rodrigo D’Erasmo, Enrico Gabrielli and Danny Bronzini, will contribute to creating an unrepeatable show for whose recording it was necessary to employ a troupe of 50 people. An important starting signal for the city of Milan. “Right now what I like are those artists who are striving to go beyond the languages ​​already written, who have a true creative freedom of expression – explains the producer – What I don’t like is the opposite, that is, what is standardized, already seen millions of times “. And analyzing the country’s musical panorama from his privileged and experienced observatory, he observes: “We are experiencing a process of rejuvenation, and even at times the evolution of music, but the dynamics are more or less the same. Of course, in this historical period. there are different languages ​​that are hybridizing. At an underground level it has always happened also in Italy, at the mainstream level it has been more complex, and instead processes are working that undermine some rules “. Simone Benussi, aka Mace, Milanese class 1982, is one of the most important names in Italian music of the moment. As a deejay he exported the Reset! Collective to the world, as a producer he has collaborated with some of the greatest Italian artists of recent years (Salmo, Ghali, Fabri Fibra, Marracash, Ernia, Guè Pequeno, just to name a few). His latest concept album, ‘Obe’, certified platinum, features the participation of the most important exponents of the Italian scene. The album, first in the charts after a week from its release, boasts a unique record for Italy: in the first weekend it was the most listened to debut album in the world on Spotify, with over 25 million streams. The single that launched the album, ‘La song nostra’ with Salmo and Blanco, which became a generational anthem, was for over a month at the top of the ranking of the best-selling singles in Italy (Fimi / GfK) and is triple certified. platinum, with over 70 million streams.