After time abroad in Berlin and Ibiza, he returned to his spiritual home of Toronto to contribute on and off the dancefloor. Whether through the organization of his Sol Funktion party series, publishing print magazines about experimental music and art, or designing the visual manifestation of a community built on sound, Matteo cannot extricate himself from the role music plays in his life. Never far from a melody and no stranger to a sultry groove or bassline, Matteo is always bonding the history of house with the vulnerable, but hopeful, future. His selections are as honest as they are varied—stretching from live disco cuts of the ‘70s to early 2000s minimal classics and eclectic Italian ‘80s reworks. For Matteo, though, it’s less about the kind of music than the opportunity it affords; how it can maintain a sense of grounding in the midst of a flight to your highest self.