FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS:ZANNA RECORDS LANDS SIMULTANEOUS AIRPLAY ONBARBADOS AND UTAH RADIO — ONE DISCOVERED THE MUSIC ON ITS OWN
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HOTT 95.3 FM Bridgetown & KRCL 90.9 FM Salt Lake City Join 228+ Stations in 64 Countries
Sedona AZ, On the same day — April 4–5, 2026 — two radio stations on opposite ends of the world added Gianluca Zanna to their playlists. One of them, HOTT 95.3 FM in Bridgetown, Barbados, heard the music and reached out. The other, KRCL 90.9 FM in Salt Lake City, Utah, found it entirely on its own — without a pitch, without an email, without a single contact from Gianluca Zanna or Zanna Records.
That unsolicited pick-up by a respected community radio institution is, in the words of Gianluca Zanna, "the most validating kind of airplay there is — when a DJ discovers your music and plays it because they love it."
KRCL 90.9 FM — SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
KRCL 90.9 FM is one of the most beloved and respected independent radio stations in the American West. A listener-supported, non-profit community station founded in 1979 — the first of its kind in the Salt Lake City area — KRCL has built its identity on musical discovery. Its DJs choose their own playlists, playing an eclectic hand-curated mix spanning alternative, indie rock, folk, blues, reggae, and world music.
On April 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM, a KRCL DJ independently selected "I Am Destiny" by Gianluca Zanna for broadcast — confirming the play via WARM (World Airplay Radio Monitor). No email was ever sent. No submission was ever made. No contact existed between Zanna Records and KRCL. The discovery was entirely organic.
KRCL believes radio can serve as a "town square" for a community — a catalyst for music discovery and cultural connection. That a station built on those values independently selected Gianluca Zanna's music speaks directly to the cross-genre, boundary-crossing nature of his catalog.
KRCL reaches audiences along the Wasatch Front and throughout the greater Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo metro area, with additional relay coverage into Park City. The station streams worldwide.
HOTT 95.3 FM — BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
HOTT 95.3 FM is Barbados's premier youth radio station, established December 1, 1997. Broadcasting 24 hours a day from Bridgetown, it is the number one radio destination for listeners under 35 across the island, featuring dancehall, hip-hop, soca, and the hottest international music alongside locally produced news programming.
On April 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM, HOTT 95.3 FM aired "You Are My Destiny — Remix" by Gianluca Zanna — confirmed via WARM airplay monitoring. The play marks Zanna Records' first verified airplay in Barbados and the Caribbean island nation's entry onto the worldwide station roster, which now spans 64 countries across 6 continents.
Barbados carries significant cultural weight in the global music landscape — it is the birthplace of some of the world's most internationally recognized artists, and its radio ecosystem reflects a sophisticated, globally attuned audience. Landing on HOTT 95.3 FM places Zanna Records squarely in the Caribbean market for the first time.
THE POWER OF ORGANIC DISCOVERY
The KRCL pick-up is not an isolated incident — it is the clearest signal yet that Gianluca Zanna's music has developed an identity that travels on its own. But the Utah story carries a particular resonance because it cuts against the prevailing narrative of modern independent music promotion.
In an era where independent artists are often told that breaking through requires aggressive digital marketing, playlist pitching, and algorithmic optimization, a community radio DJ in Salt Lake City independently reaching for a track by an Italian-born artist recording out of a ranch in Arizona, Arizona tells a different story entirely — one about the enduring power of music that connects.
"I never sent a single email to KRCL. I had no contact there, no connection, nothing. A DJ simply heard the music and played it. That is the most pure form of validation in this business — and it reminds me why we make music the way we do: for the song itself, not the algorithm."
— Gianluca Zanna, Founder & CEO, Zanna Records | Sedona, Arizona
Zanna Records has built its worldwide radio presence one station at a time — researching each outlet individually, writing personal outreach in 18+ languages, and following up relentlessly.
The global campaign, guided by music industry legend Claes Cornelius — co-founder of Mega Records Copenhagen and the A&R executive who championed Ace of Base — has grown to 228+ verified stations across 64 countries on 6 continents, with 1,399+ confirmed WARM-tracked plays in just the last 30 days.
On February 20, 2025, Cornelius wrote of "You Are My Destiny":
"I feel free to predict brand-new track 'You Are My Destiny' by Claudette Lyons and Gianluca Zanna as a top contender for playlist presence 2025. There are ways to transcend the power of the multinationals and radio has been instrumental in discovering hits — 'You Are My Destiny' is ready to go."
— Claes Cornelius, Co-Founder, Mega Records Copenhagen | February 20, 2025
That prediction has proven remarkably accurate. In addition to KRCL and HOTT 95.3, recent confirmed airplay has come from stations in Barbados, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Mexico, Chile, Sweden, Hungary, Belarus, Greece, and dozens of other markets — with the Gianluca Zanna Music YouTube channel now surpassing 22 million total views (vidIQ certified, April 4, 2026) and the TikTok single "Wake Up America" crossing 20 million views (Songstats confirmed, April 4, 2026).
ABOUT GIANLUCA ZANNA & ZANNA RECORDS
Gianluca Zanna is an Italian-American artist, entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of Zanna Records, an independent music label headquartered in Sedona, Arizona. Born in Rome and educated at the Nunziatella military academy in Naples, Gianluca immigrated to the United States in 1998 after working as a Roman gladiator street performer. He previously published Contatto Discografico, Italy's music industry trade magazine, and met industry legend Claes Cornelius at MIDEM in Cannes in January 1995 — a meeting that would shape the next three decades of his life.
Built entirely without major label support from a ranch in Sedona, Zanna Records now distributes music through MoodMedia across 500,000+ commercial locations globally. Gianluca's catalog includes 150+ original compositions spanning EDM, classical, and rock. His duo with singer Claudette Lyons performs as Luca and Claudette, represented by JJ Entertainment in Hollywood.
Claes Cornelius — co-founder of Mega Records Copenhagen and the A&R executive who discovered and championed Ace of Base — has officially joined Zanna Records. He and Gianluca are co-authoring the biography All That I Wanted.
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