From Verona, Italy, Andrea Casta joins to share his extraordinary musical journey blending electronic production, storytelling, and futuristic performance. Known as “The Violinist with the Lightsaber Bow,” Andrea has built a global career by merging technology and artistry. His performances combine live violin with electronic music and visual experiences, creating a captivating show that bridges the human and digital worlds. He discusses his groundbreaking Space Violin Project, a multimedia saga that fuses music, narrative, and visuals into an immersive performance series. Each chapter of the project tells part of a larger story, a futuristic mission to save humanity through music. With shows across more than 30 countries and 200 performances per year, Andrea shares how his creative process evolved from classical training to producing his own tracks and cinematic soundscapes like Visions and A Way to Space. Casta also dives into the balance between technology and emotion, stressing the importance of maintaining humanity in an increasingly digital world. He envisions future innovations that will allow artists to connect biometric data, heart rate, energy, emotion, directly to sound creation. Beyond his futuristic concepts, he stays grounded through simple joys: cooking, gardening, and spending time with his wife and dog, Rocket. Whether performing underwater, in the Alps, or in front of 90,000 people at Circus Maximus, Andrea’s message remains the same, music is energy, and connection is everything. Topics 0:12 - The lightning bow and defining his energetic, inspiring sound 3:35 - Blending live violin with EDM and developing his visual stage show 7:15 - Creating and evolving the Space Violin Project 9:44 - Merging music, storytelling, and performance into immersive art 14:06 - Touring 200 shows a year across 32 countries 18:01 - Balancing technology and humanity in musical innovation 21:00 - Experimenting with haptic sound and silent disco formats 24:55 - Latest release Visions and his Italian tour concept 28:20 - Performing for 90,000 fans at Circus Maximus in Rome 45:58 - Staying grounded through nature, balance, and gratitude Connect with Andrea Casta Instagram: @andreacasta Website: andreacasta.com   About Andrea Casta -   32 nations. 200 concerts a year. 2 million live viewers. 400 thousand followers. 20 million + views. Andrea Casta is the world’s most renowned Italian electronic violinist. In 2023 he opened for the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix (Monza), performed in Circus Maximus for Roma Capitale’s New Year’s Eve event and for the opening of two Vasco Rossi concerts.  He has taken his tour in theaters in Rome, Milan, Verona and many other cities with a series of sold-out events. In 2021 he performed in the opening ceremony of the World Ski Championships in Cortina and Expo Dubai 2020. His Dance Music Awards for Best Performer in both 2018 and 2022 and his entry in theDJ Mag top 100 of 2022 has confirmed that Andrea is considered, by both public and professionals, as one of the new protagonists of the international pop-dance scene.   About The DJ Sessions -   “The DJ Sessions” is a Twitch/Mixcloud "Featured Partner” live streaming/podcast series featuring electronic music DJ’s/Producers via live mixes/interviews and streamed/distributed to a global audience. TheDJSessions.com The series constantly places in the “Top Ten” on Twitch Music and the “Top Five” in the “Electronic Music", “DJ", "Dance Music" categories. TDJS is rated in the Top 0.11% of live streaming shows on Twitch out of millions of live streamers. "The DJ Sessions" is listed in the Feedspot directory as one of the Top 60 EDM Podcasts. It has also been recognized by Apple twice as a "New and Noteworthy” podcast and featured three times in the Apple Music Store video podcast section. UStream and Livestream have also listed the series as a "Featured" stream on their platforms since its inception. The series is also streamed live to multiple other p