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Infobox musical artist|image= | | name = Mauro Picotto| caption =| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Mauro Picotto| alias = CRW, R.A.F., Lizard Man, ???, Lava, Megamind, Megavoices| birth_date = birth date and age|1966|12|25| death_date =| origin = Cavour (comune)|Cavour , Italy | instrument =| genre = Trance music|Trance , Techno , Hard House | occupation =| years_active = 1993–present| label = Media Records (until 2002), Bakerloo, Alchemy| associated_acts =| website = http://www.mauropicotto.com/ www.mauropicotto.com| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Mauro Picotto (born December 25, 1966) is an Italian people|Italian electronic music musician . Previously a member of the Italian eurodance group, CappellaIMO Records. http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/mauro-picotto-biography/ "Mauro Picotto Biography", '' IMO Records ' Retrieved on 14 March 2011.. He became well known as a solo artist with techno-trance tracks including "Komodo" (2000), "Pulsar" (2001, with new mixes in 2002) and most famously for "Lizard" (1999, remixed in 2000). He has collaborated with other techno-trance musicians such as Tijs Verwest|Tiësto and Mario Più .
He now promotes his own techno club night, Meganite (named after an early 21st century track of his), which has run for consecutive years annually since 2005 at Privilege Ibiza . He now produces under his own record label , Bakerloo.
Biography
Born in the Italian town of Cavour (comune)|Cavour , near Turin , Picotto was raised in a family of stonemason s and dancers. His father ran a mason's yard called CRW, a name Mauro would later use as a pseudonym for his trance side-project.
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 television|TV Citation needed|date=August 2007, an event for the top DMCClarify|date=March 2008 DJs in Italy, he met with Daniele Davoli who was there to promote his Black Box (band)|Black Box single " Ride On Time ", and this led Picotto towards record producing. His first track "We Gonna Get", produced under the name RAF, became a Top 40|Top 20 hit single across much of Europe .Citation needed|date=August 2007 Another RAF release followed, alongside remix es and co-writing credits for Clubhouse (band)|Clubhouse (who had a European hit with "Light My Fire"), Cappella (best known for rave hits like "U Got 2 Let The Music" and "Move On Baby") and the 49ers (band)|49ers . A track released under his own name, "Bakerloo Symphony", ended up being chart-topper|Number 1 in Italy for eight weeks.Citation needed|date=August 2007 Also in 1996 Picotto became a partner in Media Records alongside Gianfranco Bortolotti.
1998 saw the release of the gatecrasher anthem, "Lizard (Gonna Get You)". The track ended up being a Top 30 hit in the UK Singles Chart cite book| first= David | last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 426 - 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 career - #13. 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.Cite news | last =Robbins | first =Tom | author-link = | publication-date =2005-08-21 | date = | year =2005 | title =Last night a DJ made my life seem very ordinary | periodical =The Observer | publication-place =London | place = | pages = | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2005/aug/21/spain.observerescapesection? page=all | issn = | doi = | oclc = | accessdate =2008-04-27 | postscript =
Later tracks he was involved in also made an impact on the United Kingdom|UK record chart|chart . "I Feel Love" - released under the pseudonym CRW - reached #15 in 2000,cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 89 whilst "Communication (Somebody Answer The Phone)" - which he produced alongside Mario Più - reached the UK Top 5 at the end of 1999.cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 428
His remix of "On The Beach" by York (group)|York , also helped to propel that song into the UK Top Five in Spring 2000,cite book| first= David| last= Roberts | year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 614 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 a 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 .
Picotto has more recently released several Meganite Ibiza albums on a new label Big In Ibiza.
Picotto's 'Meganite' party is held every Wednesday at Ibiza'a Privilege club.
Discography
Albums
The Album (2000)
The Others (2002)
Live in Ibiza (2002)
Superclub (2006)
Now & Then (2007)
Meganite Ibiza (2008)
2010 (2010)
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of music recording sales certifications
Album
AUT http:/ / dutchcharts.nl/ showinterpret.asp? interpret=Mauro+Picotto Various songs with International peaks
FRA
GER http:/ / musicline.de/ de/ chartverfolgung_summary/ artist/ Mauro+Picotto/ 20656/ single German peak positions
IRE http:/ / www.irishcharts.ie/ search/ placement Search for Irish peaks
ITA http:/ / www.hitparadeitalia.it/ hp_yends/ hpe2000.htm Top Singles of 2000 (Italy)
Persondata|NAME=Picotto, Mauro |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Italian DJ and remixer |DATE OF BIRTH=1966-12-25 |PLACE OF BIRTH=Cavour, Italy |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Picotto, Mauro Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:People from the Province of Turin Category:Italian DJs Category:Techno musicians Category:Remixers Category:Italian trance musicians
