Horatio: I am very happy to join Codex family

Today we are pleased to welcome another guest, Horatio!

Producing, DJing, and running his own record labels, HORATIO is a seasoned connoisseur of getting us to move our bodies. Active since the 90's, the romanian producer/dj has kept his finger on the pulse of dance music strongly pinned and shown a distinct blend of stylistic fusions. Recalling sounds that attract listeners worldwide Horatio's releases have been housed by important labels like Viva Music , Desolat , Circus Recordings , Rawthentic , Bouq and Stereo Production.

We talked to Horatio about his new release on "Exodus" coming on Codex and other projects! Read more below.
— Hello Horatio! How are you doing? Thanks for chatting with us.
    — Hello guys. Thrilled to be here.
      — Congratulations on your new joint release with Filterheadz titled "Exodus" on Codex! How did you get signed to the label?
        — I have been a fan of Spartaque's work and labels for quite a while.Me and Maarten from Filterheadz , were throwing ideeas back and forth and we finished couple of tunes. I sent it to the king Carl Cox and he smashed them ever since. As I previously worked (with great succes) with Spartaque's label (I had a previous release on IAMT) I wanted to launch my tunes on CODEX. Vitali was kind enough to sign these and the reaction from the promo pool was exceptional. Atomic feedbacks on it.
          — Can you tell us your inspiration behind the release? Also what was the creation process?
            — I have been a long time fan of Filterheadz. They are very close to my style:techno with a tribal twist and i reached out to them with some ideas.

            They were kind enough to respond pretty fast. We thrown ideeas back and forth as nowadays they are a bit more harder and i am more happier and this amazing balance created these two tracks.
              — Who have been your musical influences and idols over the years?
              — I'd like to mention my brother Ovidiu, my wife Larisse (she always amazes me with her way of seeing the music industry) , Mihalis Safras , Steve Lawler, Roger Sanchez and the king Carl Cox. I think he had the most heaviest influence over my career. I was in the 5th degree and we were scribling his tracks name on the tables and i would never imagine one day that i will get to meet him in person. I witness a historic moment this year: Carl Cox made 60 years and he was kind enoough to invite me to this private event. Still being humbled and privileged to get this support , not just from Carl but from many others: Fatboy Slim, Adam Beyer , Deep Dish , Solardo , Rebuke , Eli Brow , Pete Tong , Bob Sinclar , Danny Howard , Cevin Fisher , Wade , Eats Everything , Eddie Halliwell , Pagano , Hernan Cattaneo , Sasha , John Digweed , just to name a few.
              — What's your favorite track that you never got to play?
              — My favourite tune which I play very rare: Matthew Dear x Kissing Your Eyes Tale Of Us Remix . I am playing it rarely but everytime it brings me chills.
              — Do you have any hobbies outside of music? Can you tell us about them?
              — I am senior Karate Instructor , Shotokan style. I used to go in competitions and all that stuff but lately been doing mostly for myself due to an injury sustained a while back when i stayed in bed for 6 months completely paralyzed. Fortunately the martial art known as Karate teaches you a lot regarding breaking the mental and phyisal barriers. It taught to value balance a lot between all sides of life: relationship with my wife , career , personal hobbies and much more.
                — Is there anything else you'd like to add?
                  — I am very happy to join Codex family and I can't wait to share the decks with Spartaque in a near future event. He played in my hometown but I was away with gigs and I never got the chance to play together. At Saga festival I got fortunate enough to meet him in person. I love what you guys are doing and I am very happy to be here.