Danny Murano.
Twelve hours. One shared idea.
Danny Murano on Solera with Mashter, following his mood in the studio and what he looks for behind a performance.
Danny Murano
Twelve hours stuck in traffic on the way to a shared gig: for Danny Murano and Mashter, that became the starting point for Solera. We talk about friendship and the mood that shapes a track. As a booker, Danny looks for an artist’s own signature. And when we ask about Goa, he first turns our question around: both countries inspire him, each on its own terms.
Danny Murano is a DJ, producer and the founder of Subforce, based in Salzburg. His musical range stretches from deep and progressive house to raw techno. We received these answers to our five questions on 29 October 2026.
Twelve hours in a taxi
You have said that “Solera” with Mashter grew out of your friendship between Goa and the Himalayas. What shared idea turned that connection into a track?
Mashter and I have known each other for several years through playing together at Bootcamp Goa. On our way to a joint gig in the Himalayas, we ended up stuck in traffic in a taxi for a full twelve hours. That was exactly when the idea of making a track together came about. Musically, “Solera” sits between indie dance and deep house.
The track was originally intended for another label, but the style did not really fit its concept. So we released it on Mashter’s label, and I am really very happy with the result. Afterwards, we also played two great gigs together in the Himalayas. What I love about this story is that sometimes something special happens completely unplanned, simply out of a friendship and twelve hours in a taxi.
Letting the mood decide
Your melodic productions sit alongside much rawer techno. How do you decide in the studio how much hardness an idea can take?
The hardness of a track takes shape in the studio, and it depends very much on my mood. Sometimes I like it hard, sometimes gentle, sometimes melancholic, sometimes raw. I do not follow fixed parameters. It is simply my emotional state at that moment that determines which direction the music takes.
Sometimes I like it hard, sometimes gentle, sometimes melancholic, sometimes raw.
Music for the moment
You regularly play at Vienna Fashion Week. What do you hear differently in a track there compared with choosing music for a club night?
At around 95 per cent of my gigs, the music selection is guided by the audience, the location and the particular concept, always combined with my own musical ideas. At Vienna Fashion Week, the main aim is to create a good vibe in the background.
Of course, the music serves a slightly different function there than it does on a club night. But to be honest, I do not make a huge distinction in the selection itself: for me, the music has to suit the situation while also reflecting my own taste.
A signature of your own
You also work as a booker and promoter. What do you want to experience in an artist before inviting them to play a night yourself?
Above all, I look for an artist’s own signature. Individuality and uniqueness are very important to me. I want to feel whether there is real skill and love of music behind a performance, or whether it is mainly about self-promotion.
I have supported many young artists, and have also seen cases where, in the end, self-promotion mattered more than the music. Those experiences have sharpened my judgement. So before booking someone, I also ask myself whether supporting that artist really makes sense.
Two countries, their own challenges
You describe Goa as a second home in winter. What experience there has changed the way you put together a night in Austria today?
I would turn the question around a little: Goa has not fundamentally changed the way I put together a night in Austria. The two countries are simply very different in terms of the crowd and organisation. In Austria, many things are more bureaucratic and detailed. In India, I experience the scene as more open and open-minded, while at the same time it can be harder to get events off the ground.
Both countries give me just as much inspiration and bring their own challenges. What makes Goa special for me is its musical breadth: I find the scene there more open and varied than much of what I experience in Europe.
Danny Murano
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