DJ Tatanka
DJ Tatanka or Tatanka (* 18th December 1979 ; actually Valerio Mascellino ) is an Italian Hardstyle - DJ and music producer . Mascellino has two of his own record labels called "Zanzalabs" and "Zanzatraxx", under which he produces. The name Tatanka refers to the American bison in the Lakota language . Mascellino used to be known under his alias Bison to his current name Tatanka.
Life
Mascellino completed his training as a chef . He started out as a DJ at private parties in 1993. In 1998 he started hardstyle productions for the record label Mammut Records. In 2002 Mascellino became known under his pseudonym "Bison" when he recorded the track I Got Tonight with The Quakers . Under the name "Taratola" he had his greatest success in 2004 with the title Insane . In 2006 he produced GTP as "T4t4nk4" . This title ran across Europe. Mascellino landed another hit under the name “Zanza Labs”, Control The Mind / Industrial Bug .
Mascellino worked regularly with other musicians on the hardstyle scene, such as Technoboy , Zany , Activator, Zatox and Isaac. In these co-productions he usually appears as "Tatanka" or "Tat" (as in: "Tat & Zat").
He performed at many well-known festivals such as Decibel Outdoor , Qlimax , Q-Base , In Qontrol , X-Qlusive , Airbeat One and many more. on.
Pseudonyms
Mascellinos uses numerous pseudonyms in his solo projects. Often the names of his group projects are a combination of the solo pseudonyms of the participating artists; only the special names are listed here.
- Solo: Bimbotronik, Bison, DJ Sgroogle, KAM, Liquid Fighters, TAT, TATANKA Project, Tatarola, Valerio Mascellino, Zanza Labs.
- Groups: Tatact, Wild Motherfuckers, Melix, Shock! Project, Tee & Pee, The Stone, TAT & ZAT (Tatanka & Zatox), Triple T From Italy (With Technoboy and Tuneboy )
Discography
Albums
- 2019: Zanza Files Chapter 1
- 2019: Zanza Files Chapter 2
- 2019: Zanza Files Chapter 3
- 2019: Zanza Files Chapter 4
- 2019: Zanza Files Chapter 5
Singles
- Tatanka - Pumpin 'This
- 1999: Tatanka - KiloWatt / Amphetamine
- 2001: Tatanka & Ado The Dream - Kriminal Flash / Now
- 2002: Tatanka - Adios
- 2003: Tatanka & Peter Damir - Kick It Hard
- 2004: Tatact - Move Your Body
- 2005: Tatanka - Do You Know This One
- 2005: Tatanka - Don't Move
- 2005: Tatanka & Zenith - More Than A Style
- 2006: Zany & Tatanka - Front 2 Back / Wise Guys
- 2006: T4T4NK4 - GTP
- 2006: Tatanka - Tatanka Doesn't Like The Records That U Play
- 2006: DJ Isaac / Tatanka - Untitled
- 2006: Wild Motherfuckers - Fuck It Up
- 2007: Zanza Labs - Control The Mind
- 2007: T4T4NK4 - Let's Rock
- 2007: Tatanka - Mess Up / Repumped
- 2007 Wild Motherfuckers - Fother Mucker
- 2008: Tatanka - Borderline
- 2008: Tatanka meets Headhunterz / Tatact - Call It Music / WUWH
- 2008: Tatanka presents Joshua Hiroshy - Showtime
- 2008: Tatanka & Zany Feat. MC DV8 - Connection / The Recepy
- 2008: Wild Motherfuckers - B2BW
- 2008: TATANKA - DJ's Life
- 2008: Tatact - Taaac!
- 2008: Tatanka - Doom's Day / Roba Dell'Altro Mondo
- 2008: Tatanka & Zatox - Gangsta / Hardstyle Family
- 2010: Tatact - Seiv Mai Nait
- 2010: Tatanka & Zatox - Kickin 'Ass / Loops & Things
- 2010: Tatanka - Fuckin Tune / Yellow
- 2010: Tatanka - Tokyo / WTDG
- 2011: Tatanka ft. Zatox & The Wild Motherfuckers - Hard Bass
- 2011: Tatanka - Africa / On A Cloud / Jazzy / Keep On Buzzing
- 2011: Tatanka - Eternal
- 2011: Tatanka - Italia
- 2012: Tatanka - ACT
- 2012: Tatanka - A True Story
- 2012: Tatanka - Arabika
- 2013: Tatanka - Don't Give Up
- 2013: Wild Motherfuckers - Wild Wild West
- 2013: Wild Motherfuckers - Ruby Rain
- 2014: Tatanka - Your Wake Up Call
- 2015: Tatanka - Tokyo Reload August 3rd, 2015 Label: Zanzalabs
- 2016: Tatanka - Inner Beast
- 2016: Tatanka - DIS-CO-TEK
- 2017: Zatox & Tatanka - Right Now
- 2018: Tatanka - The Process
- 2019: Tatanka ft. Zatox & The Wild Motherfuckers - Hard Bass ( Ran-D Remix)
Remixes
- 1999: Taky J. - Humanoid (Tatanka Remix)
- 2001: Pasta Man - We Displease It (Tatanka Remix)
- 2002: Charlie (B) Rown - Slam 'N' Jam (Tatanka Remix)
- 2004: Ard Und Marc - Akustika (Tatanka Remix)
- 2005: K-Traxx - Hardventure (Tatanka Remix)
- 2006: Kayem vs. Dark Angel - Killashot (Tatanka & Zatox Remix)
- 2009: Mike NRG - Lost In Dreams (Tat & Zat Remix)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Discogs: Releases from Zanzatraxx
- ↑ Valerio Mascellino on Discogs
- ^ Paramedic: Interview with Tatanka. Techno4ever.fm, October 8, 2010, accessed October 8, 2010 .
- ↑ Discogs: Mammut Records
- ↑ Discogs: Bison meets The Quakers - I Got Tonight
Web links
- DJ Tatanka at Discogs (English)
- Musician's website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | DJ Tatanka |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mascellino, Valerio (maiden name); Bison (pseudonym); Bimbotronik (pseudonym); DJ Sgroogle (pseudonym); KAM (pseudonym); Liquid Fighters (pseudonym); TAT (pseudonym); TATANKA (pseudonym); Project (pseudonym); Tatarola (pseudonym); Zanza Labs (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian techno DJ |
DATE OF BIRTH | 18th December 1979 |