By age 16, he’d become enamored with electronic music after one of his close friends passed him a CD featuring dance music legends like Daft Punk and early music from his countrymen Swedish House Mafia (SHM), the latter of which would prove a pivotal influence on his career.įast-forward to 2011, when he was in his early 20s, and Alesso is discovered by fellow Swedish producer, electronic superstar, and SHM founder Sebastian Ingrosso, who would go on to introduce the newcomer to DJ culture and help develop his sonic identity. Born and bred in Stockholm, Sweden, Alesso (née Alessandro Lindblad) began his lifetime musical journey at the age of 7, when he began playing the piano. The rise of Alesso is a Cinderella story of mainstage proportions. In our Sound Evolution series, we take a look (and listen) at the back catalogs of some of the world’s biggest DJs.
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