Turno

Francesco Gaetano "Franko" Moliterno — known professionally as Turno — is a UK drum-and-bass producer and DJ from Bedford, England, who also works across jungle and related bass music styles. He runs the imprint Time Is Now and has released on Crucast, RAM, Souped Up Records, UKF and Drum & Bass Arena. Turno is based in the United Kingdom (London) and performs internationally at major festivals and venues.

Public accounts place Turno’s entry into the scene through his record releases and DJ work rather than a single documented origin story. He established Time Is Now as a platform for his own material and for club-focused DnB, and he builds on that label activity with releases on established outlets such as RAM and Drum & Bass Arena. In 2021 the death of his brother prompted him to record the charity single "What's On Your Mind"; a drum-and-bass remix of that single was issued on 10 October 2022, with profits donated to the mental health charity Mind.

Turno’s production and DJ style is focused on club-facing drum-and-bass. Across his singles and label appearances he emphasizes weighty low end and tight drum programming, with arrangements that move between peak-time rollers and more melodic liquid passages. His work leans on clear kick/snare separation, punchy sub-bass design and concise drops and buildups suited to DJ sets. On the DJ side he programs sets that stitch energetic rollers and halftime passages into continuous mixes — a practical approach for headline and peak slots on the bill.

Career highlights and concrete contributions include the run of releases on Time Is Now and labels listed above, international festival and club appearances, and a top-40 chart placement as a credited collaborator: his track "Rave Out" with Skepsis and Charlotte Plank reached No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart in 2023. Turno also runs Ethos, a production tuition platform, which documents and passes on his studio methods to newer producers and DJs.

Turno’s documented collaborations and associations include Skepsis and vocalist Charlotte Plank on "Rave Out," plus label ties to RAM, UKF and Drum & Bass Arena that place him alongside contemporary UK DnB networks. Specific public statements about his personal influences are limited; where available, his catalogue and label activity show an orientation toward bass-heavy, club-ready drum-and-bass with occasional liquid and jungle inflections.

Alongside running Time Is Now and Ethos, Turno remains active as both producer and DJ: releasing on established DnB outlets, touring internationally, and using music and platform work (including the 2022 charity remix of "What's On Your Mind") to combine musical output with public-facing projects.