There are figures in electronic music who resist easy categorization — DJ Tennis is one of them. Born Manfredi Romano, his story doesn’t start in the booth but on the road, managing punk bands, navigating chaos long before curating it. Music came later — but when it did, it reshaped his trajectory. With Life and Death, he co-founded one of the defining labels of the 2010s, blurring lines between house, indie, and something more cinematic, more felt. His milestones aren’t just releases, but shifts in atmosphere: collaborations with artists like Tale of Us and Acid Pauli, and appearances at global institutions from Burning Man to Coachella. A DJ who plays narratives, not just tracks — instinct over formula, always. Now, that energy lands in Zurich. As part of a Resonica Record Release Party, he joins 2M and Prioleau — both featured on the latest Resonica compilation — for a night that feels more like a moment than an event. The setting: Kino Roland, run by Alex Dallas, the force behind the iconic Club Zukunft. A social, art, sound, and culture space on Langstrasse 111 — raw, rarely open, and all the more desired because of it. A place that has already hosted names like Seth Troxler, Jimi Jules, Optimo, Gerd Janson and Âme. Not an overproduced club night — more like a fleeting state of being. Exactly where DJ Tennis belongs.
