Mauro Picotto
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Mauro Picotto | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mauro Picotto |
| Also known as | D.J. Pic 8, M-Peak-8, Megamind, MP8, R.A.F. By Picotto, CRW |
| Born | 25 December 1966 Cavour, Italy |
| Genres | Trance, EDM |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Media Records (until 2002), Bakerloo SRL, Alchemy |
| Website | alchemyfest.it |
Mauro Picotto (born 25 December 1966) is an Italian
He now promotes his own club night, Meganite (named after an early 21st-century track of his), which has run for consecutive years annually since 2004 at Privilege Ibiza. He now produces under his own record label, Bakerloo.
Biography
Born in the Italian town of
Picotto longed to start making his own productions, but felt that to be successful he must first become a disc jockey (DJ). After winning the Walky Cup competition on national TV,[
Between 1992 and 1996, R.A.F.
Picotto and Bortolotti would see greater success a couple of years later together when another of their co-writes, "
In 1996, Bortolotti decided to make Picotto a partner in Media Records alongside him, while a track released under Picotto's own name, "Bakerloo Symphony", ended up being a
1998 saw the release of the Gatecrasher anthem "Lizard (Gonna Get You)". The track ended up being a top 30 hit on the UK Singles Chart,[6] and was followed by two further instalments in the reptilian trilogy: "Iguana" (#39) and "Komodo (Save a Soul)", which would give Picotto the highest UK chart position of his solo career – number 13.[6] This would see him make his only solo performance on BBC Television's Top of the Pops. Picotto was the first DJ to mix live on the show.[7]
Later tracks he was involved in also made an impact on the UK chart. "I Feel Love" – released under the pseudonym CRW – reached number 15 in 2000,[8] whilst "Communication (Somebody Answer the Phone)" – which he produced alongside Mario Più – reached the UK top 5 at the end of 1999.[9]
His remix of "On the Beach" by York also helped to propel that song into the UK top 5 in spring 2000,[10] when it was selected by the record company Manifesto to be used as the official radio edit. Two solo albums, The Double Album (2000) and The Others (2002) followed, as well as remixes and productions for Freddie Mercury, Jimmy Somerville, the Pet Shop Boys and U2. Upon leaving Media Records in 2002, Picotto formed Bakerloo Music, as well as the new label Alchemy, releasing several club tracks, including "New Time New Place" and the Alchemy EP. That same year, he launched his Meganite party at the Miami Winter Music Conference.
On 7 May 2005, Picotto headlined the dance stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland, in front of thousands of people.
Picotto released several Meganite Ibiza albums on the new label, Big in Ibiza. His Meganite party is held every Wednesday at Ibiza's Privilege club.
In May 2017, he released the album A Call in the Club.
Discography
Albums
- BXR Superclub Compilation Volume 1 (with Mario Più Feat. Zicky – Franchino) (1999)
- Tranceformer 2000 (with Lange) (1999)
- Pressure (feat. Megamind & Mario Più & R.A.F.) (1999)
- The Album (2000)
- Make Yourself Heard @ Homelands (2000)
- The Double Album (2000)
- BXR Superclub Compilation Volume 2 (with Mario Più Feat. Zicky & Franchino) (2000)
- The Sound of BXR (2000)
- The Lizard Man (2000)
- VIP Lounge (2001)
- In the Mix – Metamorphose (2001)
- The Triple Album (Special Edition) (2001)
- Maximal.FM Compilation Vol. 2 (2001)
- Selected Works / In the Mix (2001)
- Rush Hour (2001)
- Metamorphose & Awesome!!! (2002)
- The Others (2002)
- Live in Ibiza – Essential Selection (2002)
- Italian Techno Master (2002)
- Meganite Compilation (2004)
- Superclub (2006)
- Meganite Compilation Volume 2 (2006)
- Meganite³ (2007)
- Now & Then (2007)
- Meganite Ibiza 2007 (2007)
- Meganite – Privilege, Ibiza (2008)
- Meganite (2009)
- Best of Mauro Picotto (2010)
- 2010 (2010)
- Raveline Mix Sessions 036 (2011)
- Twentyeleven (Unmixed & Mixed) (2011)
- A Call in the Club (2017)
- From the 80's Til Now (2023)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications
|
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [11] |
AUT [12] |
BEL [13] |
FRA
[14] |
GER
[15] |
IRE [16] |
NED
[17] |
SPA [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK
[20] | |||||
| 1999 | "Lizard (Gonna Get You)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | The Album | ||
| "Iguana" | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 97 | 87 | ||||
| "Lizard" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||||
| 2000 | "Pulsar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | |||
| "Arabian Pleasure" (with Mario Più) | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | 90 | Non-album single | |||
| "Pegasus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | The Album | |||
| "Iguana" (re-release) | — | — | — | 96 | — | 24 | — | — | — | 33 | ||||
| "Komodo" | 17 | 4 | — | 60 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 80 | ||||
| "Baguette/Ultimahora Ibiza" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | ||||
| 2001 | "Komodo (Save a Soul)" | — | 71 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | 13 | |||
| "Bug" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | ||||
| "Like This Like That" | — | 34 | — | — | 55 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 73 | 21 | ||||
| "Verdi" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | The Others | |||
| "Proximus" (with Adiemus) | 30 | 19 | 43 | — | 18 | — | 23 | 16 | 32 | — | Non-album single | |||
| 2002 | "Pulsar 2002" | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 35 | The Others | ||
| "Back to Cali" | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | 42 | ||||
| 2003 | Alchemist EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | Non-album singles | ||
| 2003 | "Funkytech / Funkytime" (with Fergie)[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "Lizard" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | The Album | ||
| 2021 | "Elisir of Love" (with AYKO) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (June 2017) |
- German Dance Awards: Best International DJ, Best Producer, Best Radio Hit
- Danish Dance Awards: Best International DJ
- Ericsson Swiss Dance Awards: Best International DJ
- BBm Magazine Irish Dance Awards: Best International DJ
- Deejay Magazine Spanish Dance Awards Best International DJ
- TMF Dutch Dance Awards: Best International DJ
- RTÉ 2fm Irish Dance Music Awards: Best International DJ
- DJ Awards 2005 Ibiza: Winner
- Voted in the Top 100 DJs in TheDJList.com (US) and DJ Mag (UK)
References
- ^ IMO Records. "Mauro Picotto Biography", IMO Records, Retrieved on March 14, 2011.
- OfficialCharts.com.
- ^ "We've Got To Live Together" by R.A.F. (Written By A. Puntillo/G. Bortolotti/M. Picotto/R. Arduini, Produced by Mauro Picotto, Executive Produced by Gianfranco Bortolotti at Media Studios) 1991 GFB Records Active Music Projects/Mhara Srl. cat no: GFB 029 (licensed to PWL Continental/PWL Records in 1992)
- ^ Light My Fire" Remixes by Club House, (Written By A. Puntillo/M. Picotto/G. Bortolotti/C. Fanini, Produced by Gianfranco Bortolotti), 1994 Media Records Srl, cat no: MR 618 (12 inch)
- OfficialCharts.com.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Robbins, Tom (2005). "Last night a DJ made my life seem very ordinary". The Observer. London (published August 21, 2005). Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Italian Singles". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "Austrian Singles". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "Belgian (Flanders) Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "French Singles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ German Singles:
- "Iguana": "Mauro Picotto - Iguana" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- "Arabian Pleasure": "Mario Piu & Mauro Picotto - Arabian Pleasure" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- "Komodo": "Mauro Picotto - Komodo" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- "Proximus": "Mauro Picotto - Proximux" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- "Like This Like That": "Mauro Picotto - Like This Like That" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- "Back to Cali": "Mauro Picotto - Back to Cali" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "Irish Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Komodo / Save A Soul')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ Mauro PICOTTO & FERGIE Funkytech vinyl at Juno Records., retrieved 2019-08-23
External links
- Mauro Picotto at Discogs.com
- Mauro Picotto discography at MusicBrainz
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
