Introduction

Antonio is a 25 year old performance veteran that has been performing at shows since the age of 12. Also having a decade worth of multi-instrumental knowledge under his belt, he has become quite the standout performer.

While growing up, Antonio started a YouTube channel under the name “Pilot Merchant” on which he uploaded many video styles such as commentary, DIY Music Videos, song covers, and original music. These videos are where Antonio started to show not only his growing love and talent in music over the years, but also his ability to host, edit, photoshop, practice being an influencer, and overall creating a space where his creativity was allowed to exist freely. 

In the year of 2024, Antonio as ”DØNE”, put out his first album, “IMDØNE”, which holds many tracks in it that highlights his ability to create his own atmosphere within his music. Fusing elements of rap and numetal, Antonio had successfully crafted his first electronic album by himself, in which this did bring him some attention. This album received reviews by both Illustrate Magazine and The Gate Keeper Space, in which both reviews credited the album with positive affirmation. This then lead into DØNE signing with a label by the name of “United Music Mafia” temporarily during the year as well as an interview piece in HitMakerz Magazine.

From this point forward Antonio released 2 more singles that year. The atmospheric secret agent sounding song “Industry”, along with his most streamed song “Rhyme Machine” at 1,300 streams. This accumulated into Antonio reaching a peak listener number of 900 monthly listeners on Spotify in early October of 2024. Antonio performed at shows at The Laundry Room, Betty’s Grille, and PlayHousz as well.

Currently, Antonio is working on his next electronic album, aiming to fuse that of folk storytelling with indie electronic music. He is excited to share his new music with his growing support system, and is aiming to make even more of an impact than he did last year.