Born in Turin, Gigi D’Agostino spent an eventful childhood
between his native city and Brescia (where the Media Records studios are
placed). As a child, Gigi D’Agostino always had a big hope: to be someone in
the world of disco music. Working first as a mason and fitter, he started his
musical career as a DJ by organizing parties in clubs. His debut was in a club
near Torino (Italy) called “Woodstock”. He was a resident DJ of Ultimo Impero
(an Italian disco) from 1993 to 1998.D’Agostino’s first release was “Noise
Maker Theme”, a double-A sided record with a track by Daniele Gas on the other
side, which launched the Noise Maker label, under the direction of Italian
house producer Gianfranco Bortolotti. D’Agostino would continue working with
Daniele Gas, as well as Mauro Picotto’s production team for the following
years.His 1999 single “Bla Bla Bla” became a major European hit. He described
this single as “a piece I wrote thinking of all the people who talk and talk
without saying anything!”[1] Other hit singles included L’Amour Toujours,
“Another Way”, “La Passion”, “The Riddle”, as well as “Super (1, 2, 3)”,
“‘Carillon” (remix of Italian DJ Magic Box) and, more recently “Goodnight”.As a
DJ, D’Agostino is known as one of the “pioneers of Mediterranean Progressive
Dance”[2] consisting of minimalistic sounds and catchy, latin melodies and
especially mediterranean melodies. As a producer, Gigi D’Agostino’s strength -
or “Gigi Dag”, the pseudonym he uses for himself in club productions - lies in
transforming a piece, originally destined only for the discos, into a success
for the main-stream public.After successes like “Sweetly”, he entered in the
team of Gianfranco Bortolotti, the general manager of Media Records and
suddenly reached the top of the hit parades. His single “FLY”, published in
1996 with BXR Noise Maker, the label created by Media Records for the
Mediterranean Progressive house, reached the top of the sales in Italy. This
was followed by his single “Gigi’s Violin”.Subsequently Gigi D’Agostino
released the song “Angel’s Symphony” with R.A.F. by Mauro Picotto, a friend
from Media Records. His biggest project was the self-titled album Gigi
D’Agostino, consisting of 19 tracks, which sold over 60,000 copies.Listen song here:YouTube
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