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 are breathing new life into what it means to be an artist in dance music. Defying definition at every turn, this pair of Sicilian-born, polymathic creators demonstrate what happens when someone gives their entire self to the music.

Beyond the fact that Giolì is a master instrumentalist who plays the piano, cello, drums, and guitar both in the studio and on stage during their performances, she has carved an utterly unique sound for the project via another instrument called the handpan. This metallic drum, which Giolì plays with her hands, provides bespoke and ghostly overtones to the beautiful melodies and enthralling beats they create as a duo. Its presence matches the sonic quality of Assia’s vocals on hit songs like “Inside Your Head” and the crystal melodics she delivers in untamed landscapes like the summit of a volcano and a glacier lagoon in Iceland for their viral Diesis Live videos (which they both direct and edit as well).

In truth, Gioli & Assia demonstrate something that goes further than the dedication of oneself to their craft. Their romantic bond personifies the result of two people giving their entire joint connection to music. A connection as dualistic as it is reciprocal, a quality that lends itself to the title of their third studio album, 

Fire Hell and Holy Water

Released in September of 2022, Gioli & Assia have been touring the album globally, hitting festivals like ARC, CRSSD, Portola, and Electric Forest and headlining solo shows at Brooklyn Steel in New York and the Novo in Los Angeles.


In 2023, they will touch down in Europe and North America through the spring, with surely more to come. It’s clear that the worldwide dance music community is hungry for artists who push boundaries and elevate the culture. Gioli & Assia have never done anything but.

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Giolì & Assia

Sweden

Adam Beyer

Cirez D

ANNA

Germany

Ann Clue

United States

Azzecca

Ben Böhmer

Boris Brejcha

United Kingdom

Carl Cox

Carl Craig

Belgium

Charlotte de Witte

Netherlands

Chelina Manuhutu

Chip E.

Chris Lake

Claptone

Cloonee

Spain

De La Swing

Derrick Carter

DJ Hyperactive

DJ Lady D

DJ Tennis

Eats Everything

Enrico Sangiuliano

Fatboy Slim

Gene Farris

Get Real

Gorgon City

Hiroko Yamamura

Honey Dijon

Joseph Capriati

Justin Martin

Brazil

Kasablanca

kryptogram

Lane 8

Maher Daniel

Mike Dunn

Moritz

South Africa

Nora En Pure

Öona Dahl

Pan-Pot

Paco Osuna

Chile

Ricardo Villalobos

Richie Hawtin

Ron Carroll

Palestine

Sama’ Abdulhadi

Seth Troxler

Skream

Tini Gessler

Vintage Culture

Australia

Wax Motif

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ARC Music Festival

Brooklyn Steel

Archie Hamilton

France

Dombresky

Dennis Cruz

Arielle Free

John Summit

Yulia Niko

OCHO Episode 2

Skrillex

Eric Prydz

Alesso

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Amelie Lens

Russia

Nina Kraviz

Avalon Emerson

Ben UFO

CamelPhat

LF SYSTEM

Türkiye

Carlita

Desiree

Hot Since 82

Michael Bibi

Sofi Tukker

Layla Benitez

Partiboi69

Agents Of Time

Keinemusik

Mind Against

Indira Paganotto

Patrick Mason

Shimza

Chase & Status

Serbia

Petrovaradin Fortress

EXIT Festival

Bijou

Croatia

Matroda

Dillon Nathaniel

GRUM

Kyle Walker

Canada

Nostalgix

Ranger Trucco

Speaker Honey

Truth x Lies

Celebrity Summit Cruise Ship

Groove Cruise Miami

QRTR

Romania

Luzi Tudor

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Sasha

Speedy J

Konstantin Sibold

Israel

Red Axes

Ferry Corsten

Terry Francis

Dateless

DJ Pippi

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