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Boosta on music, art, and his new album 'Facile'

artist · 2026-04-27

In an interview with Artribune, Davide Dileo, known as Boosta, discusses his tour 'Boostology', his upcoming album 'Facile', and his multifaceted career as a keyboardist and co-founder of the Subsonica, musician, DJ, composer, author, producer, TV host, writer, and pilot. He reflects on the altruistic dimension of his live performances, describing them as a 'necklace of music without hypocrisy' where he feels perfectly alive. Boosta emphasizes the inseparability of art and music, citing Escher and Magritte as artists who represent him. He shares his love for his hometown Turin, as well as Iceland and Pantelleria, and mentions a recent visit to a Helmut Newton exhibition in Turin where he discovered a retrospective on Fluxus composer Giuseppe Chiari, whose work 'la musica è facile' resonated with him. Boosta also talks about his passion for flying solo, comparing it to martial arts, and his desire to give sound to everything. He concludes by expressing his hope that his daughters can design their own lives and his plans to grow as an artist and revive the Subsonica.

Key facts

  • Davide Dileo, aka Boosta, is a keyboardist and co-founder of the Subsonica.
  • His tour is called 'Boostology' and features instrumental piano and electronic music.
  • His new album 'Facile' is set for release at the end of October 2020.
  • He cites Escher and Magritte as artists who represent him.
  • He visited a Helmut Newton exhibition in Turin and saw a retrospective on Giuseppe Chiari.
  • He prefers to fly solo and compares it to martial arts.
  • He loves Turin, Iceland, and Pantelleria.
  • He plans to revive the Subsonica and create a collective focused on beauty.

Entities

Artists

  • Davide Dileo (Boosta)
  • Escher
  • Magritte
  • Helmut Newton
  • Giuseppe Chiari

Institutions

  • Subsonica
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Fiesole
  • Turin
  • Italy
  • Iceland
  • Pantelleria

Sources