Irko

Irko was born and raised in Conegliano, getting his start in music producing beats and working as a DJ.^[1] He gravitated towards hip hop because of the "heavy hitting" boom bap drums and bass.^[4][5] Irko enrolled in computer science in Venice, which he described as "the most boring thing I could imagine".^[2] He started studying audio engineering after finding himself "explaining to the actual engineer how to do his job"^[1] and coming across a poster asking "Do you want to learn how to work in a recording studio?"^[2] He opened his first studio in his dad's garage, having people stationed in a nearby American Air-Force base join recording sessions.^[1][6]

In the early 2000s, Irko was getting recognition and building connections on MySpace.^[7] In 2006, Irko was invited to New York by Tokyo-based producer B-Money, whom he had met on MySpace. Despite not having much money, he convinced himself to travel so that he could learn how a bigger recording studio works. When arriving there, Irko was invited to work on Jay-Z's Kingdom Come album with B-Money, which led to him landing a recording credit for the song "The Prelude".^[2][5][8] He later moved to Los Angeles, where he has been living and working for 10 years.

Irko has since worked with artists such as 88-Keys and Kanye West, mixing the song "Stay Up! (Viagra)", and later mixing West's album Donda in 2021.^[9][10] In 2024, he did updated mixes for West and Ty Dolla Sign's collaborative album Vultures 2.^[11] In 2026, he contributed as sound designer and mix engineer on T.O.P’s album "Another Dimension (T.O.P album)" .^[12]