Mauro Picotto

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The album
  DE 16 September 18, 2000 (6 weeks)
  AT 16 09/24/2000 (5 weeks)
  CH 14th 09/24/2000 (11 weeks)
The double album
  IT 44 October 19, 2000 (3 weeks)
metamorphosis
  CH 11 02/04/2001 (7 weeks)
Singles
Lizard (Gonna Get You)
  UK 27 06/12/1999 (3 weeks)
Iguana
  DE 37 11/22/1999 (4 weeks)
  CH 97 December 26, 1999 (1 week)
  UK 33 10/23/1999 (6 weeks)
Lizard
  UK 33 11/20/1999 (2 weeks)
pulsar
  UK 85 January 15, 2000 (2 weeks)
Arabian Pleasure (with Mario Più )
  DE 74 04/03/2000 (1 week)
  UK 90 02/19/2000 (1 week)
Pegasus
  UK 92 06/24/2000 (1 week)
Komodo (Save a Soul)
  DE 6th 
gold
gold
08/14/2000 (17 weeks)
  AT 4th 08/13/2000 (18 weeks)
  CH 4th 08/20/2000 (24 weeks)
  UK 13 09.09.2000 (7 weeks)
  IT 17th 06/22/2000 (6 weeks)
Proximus (with Adiemus )
  DE 18th 12/11/2000 (9 weeks)
  AT 19th 12/10/2000 (11 weeks)
  CH 32 12/10/2000 (11 weeks)
  IT 36 December 21, 2000 (3 weeks)
Baguette / Ultimahora Ibiza
  UK 85 12/30/2000 (2 weeks)
Bug
  UK 96 04/07/2001 (1 week)
Like This Like That
  DE 55 05/21/2001 (4 weeks)
  AT 34 05/27/2001 (7 weeks)
  CH 73 05/20/2001 (4 weeks)
  UK 21st 08/11/2001 (4 weeks)
Verdi
  UK 74 08/25/2001 (3 weeks)
Pulsar 2002
  UK 35 03/16/2002 (3 weeks)
Back to Cali
  DE 75 10/21/2002 (3 weeks)
  UK 42 08/03/2002 (3 weeks)
Alchemist EP
  UK 95 08/09/2003 (1 week)
Lizard 2005
  UK 94 09/10/2005 (1 week)

Mauro Picotto (* 25. December 1966 in Cavour ) is a from Turin originating Techno - DJ and music producer . His style can be largely assigned to progressive techno .

Life

At the end of the 1980s, still more devoted to ghetto beats, he reached the final of the DMC Competition in 1988 before becoming part of the dance scene at the beginning of the 90s. In 1995 he founded his own label with BXR (which was to become one of the largest Italian dance labels in the following years) and is henceforth one of the fathers and constant reference for the Italian electronics scene. With the growing success, the sublabels Underground Records and Sacrifice Records were founded in addition to the BXR label. Well-known performers included Mario Più (aka DJ Arabesque), Athos Botti, Gabry Fasano, Franchino, Massimo Cominotto, Bismark and Ricky Effe to name just a few. Ricky Effe also known as Riccardo Ferri, Athos, Massimo Cominotto & Gabry Fasano followed Mauro Picotto in 2004 to the newly founded label Alchemy Records, which can now look back on over six years of successful existence and over 40 releases. His Meganite sessions are one of the biggest events in the world. Performances in Miami & Ibiza (in Space since 2010) are just a few highlights among the fans.

In addition to the Italian trio Eiffel 65 , who also come from Turin, DJ Lhasa and Gigi D'Agostino , Mauro Picotto became one of the top DJs on the Italian music scene, especially from the year 2000. His greatest single success was with the trance track Komodo (Save A Soul) from 2000. It contains a quote from the 1992 song "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest .

His mix of club and techno beats makes him an artist of his genre. Mauro Picotto collaborated with several other trance DJs including Tiësto and Mario Più. He also worked as a producer and remixer for other projects, such as B. Cappella and 49ers. Together with Andrea Remondini, he also had several chart successes with the music project CRW . Her best known single was "I Feel Love", which reached number 15 in the British singles charts.

Mauro Picotto was also released on the DJ Set (2005) by Gabry Ponte with the single Funky Time (2005). With his new album Superclub (2005) he is back in the Italian charts. Mauro Picotto is also an avowed Star Wars fan.

On the occasion of his twentieth DJ anniversary, he presented his fans with his album, Now and Then (2007), with old songs, but also newly composed tracks. The fans are offered what they do best, namely a mix of classic and varied songs that are attractive to every electronic fanatic.

style

Especially in the songs Lizard (Gonna Get You) and Serendipity (with Mario Piu aka DJ Arabesque), in addition to rhythm, bass and beats, numerous vibezes are mixed in, which evoke a sometimes gloomy and characteristic sequence of overlays. These overlays vary between short and long rhythmic and melodic motifs in his songs. In its early years it was more likely to be assigned to progressive techno until, at the end of the nineties, it was mainly oriented towards the club techno scene.

All in all, he composes and (re) mixes his songs in the classic techno tempo between 130 and 200 bpm , but some songs achieve far higher bpm numbers than usual. The best example of excessive use of beats is his new edition Iguana 2004. He appears weekly at the Ibiza Party Session, mixes and puts on records and meets other techno representatives.

Awards

  • DJ Award Ibiza: Best DJ
  • TMF Dutch Dance Award: Best International DJ
  • Danish Dance Award: Best International DJ
  • German Dance Award: Best International DJ; Best producer

Discography

Albums (selection)

  • 1999: Pressure (1 CD)
  • 2000: The Album (1 CD)
  • 2000: The Album (Ltd., 2 CD)
  • 2000: Tranceformer 2000 (2 CD)
  • 2000: Metamorphosis EP
  • 2001: The Triple Album (3 CD)
  • 2002: The Others (1CD)
  • 2002: The Double Album (2 CD)
  • 2002: Live In Ibiza (1 CD)
  • 2003: Double Album (2 CD)
  • 2004: Meganite (2 CD)
  • 2005: Meganite Compilation Volume Two (2 CD)
  • 2005: Superclub (2 CD)
  • 2006: Meganite Compilation Volume Three (1 CD)
  • 2006: D-Mode Presenta ... Superclub (2 CD)
  • 2007: Meganite Ibiza 2007 (CD + DVD)
  • 2007: Now and Then (1 CD)
  • 2007: Live On Tour (1 DVD)
  • 2008: Meganite Ibiza 2008 (2 CD)
  • 2009: Mauro Picotto Presents Meganite (2 CD)
  • 2010: 2010 (1CD)

Singles (selection)

  • 1996: The Test
  • 1996: My House / Bakerloo Symphony
  • 1996: Ocean Whispers
  • 1996: Angel's Symphony (with Gigi D'Agostino )
  • 1997: Psychoway
  • 1997: Iron Butterfly
  • 1998: Spectra
  • 1999: Honey
  • 1999: Pulsar
  • 1999: Lizard (Gonna Get You)
  • 1999: Iguana
  • 2000: Pegasus
  • 2000: Arabian Pleasure (with Mario Più )
  • 2000: Komodo (Save a Soul)
  • 2000: Proximus (with Adiemus )
  • 2000: Baguette / Ultimahora Ibiza
  • 2000: Bug / Eclectic
  • 2000: Come Together
  • 2000: Underground / Baguette
  • 2001: Like this like that
  • 2001: Awesome !!!
  • 2001: Verdi
  • 2001: Goodbye
  • 2002: Pulsar 2002
  • 2002: Back to Cali
  • 2003: Alchemist (ALC000a)
  • 2003: Playing Footsie / Amazing (ALC001)
  • 2004: Iguana 2004
  • 2004: Meganite (Vinyl ALC005)
  • 2005: Funkytime / Funkytek (ALC007)
  • 2005: Darkroom (Vinyl ALC008)
  • 2005: Pulsar 2005
  • 2006: Superclub (Vinyl ALC009)
  • 2007: Maybe May Be Not (ALC015)
  • 2007: Evribadi (ALC017)
  • 2007: Contaminato (Vinyl ALC019)
  • 2008: Lizard 2008
  • 2008: Flashing
  • 2008: Komonster / Flashing / Rizlard (ALC025)
  • 2008: The Test (Release)
  • 2008: Komodo 2008
  • 2008: Elements G (with Riccardo Ferri)> Sharks / Profundo

Remixes (selection)

  • 2000: Komodo (Save a Soul - Radio Edit)
  • 2000: Komodo (Megavoices Claxixx Mix)
  • 2000: Komodo (Picotto Mix)
  • 2000: Pegasus (Superclub Mix, Tea Mix)
  • 2002: Back To Cali (Original Claxixx Short Cut)
  • 2004: Komodo (Gabry Ponte Megamix'04 remixed by Gabry Ponte )

u. a. also remixes for Megamind , Marco Zaffarano , Blank & Jones , Coldplay , Tiesto , Cappella , Gigi D'Agostino , DJ Gee , Mario Più , Storm , U2 & System F.

Awards

  • Dance Music Award
    • 2000: in the "Best Producer" category
    • 2000: in the category "Best DJ international"
    • 2000: in the category "Best Radio Dance Hit" (Komodo (Save a Soul))

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK IT
personal data
SURNAME Picotto, Mauro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian techno DJ and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Cavour