Mauro Picotto facts for kids

Mauro Picotto, born on December 25, 1966, is a famous Italian DJ and music producer. He creates electronic music, especially a style called trance. Before becoming a solo artist, he was part of an Italian music group called "R.A.F.". Mauro Picotto became very well known for his own songs like "Komodo (Save a Soul)", "Pulsar", "Iguana", and "Lizard". He has also worked with other popular electronic and trance musicians, including Tiësto and Mario Più.

Today, Mauro Picotto runs his own club night called Meganite. This event is named after one of his early songs. Meganite has been held every year since 2004 at a famous club in Ibiza, Spain, called Privilege Ibiza. He also produces music under his own record label, Bakerloo.

Mauro Picotto's Early Life and Career

Mauro Picotto was born in Cavour, a town in Italy near Turin. His family worked as stonemasons and dancers. His father owned a stonemason business called CRW. Mauro later used this name as a different artist name for some of his trance music projects.

Mauro really wanted to start making his own music. He felt that to be successful, he first needed to become a disc jockey, or DJ. He won a national TV competition in Italy for top DJs called the Walky Cup. After this, he met Daniele Davoli, who was promoting a song called "Ride on Time". This meeting helped Mauro start his journey into producing records. His very first song, "We Gonna Get", was released under the name R.A.F. It became a top 20 hit in many parts of Europe.

Between 1992 and 1996, the group R.A.F. released several popular dance songs. One of their songs, "We've Got to Live Together", even reached the top 40 in the UK. Mauro Picotto helped write this song with other producers at Media Studios, including the head of the Media record label, Gianfranco Bortolotti.

Mauro Picotto and Gianfranco Bortolotti had even more success a few years later. They co-wrote another song called "Light My Fire". This song became a big hit when it was remixed by Bortolotti's group, Cappella. The remixed song reached number 7 in the United Kingdom in 1994. Mauro Picotto also helped remix and write songs for other Eurodance groups that Bortolotti worked with, such as Cappella and the 49ers.

In 1996, Gianfranco Bortolotti made Mauro Picotto a partner in Media Records. Around the same time, a song released under Mauro Picotto's own name, "Bakerloo Symphony", became a number one hit in Italy for eight weeks.

Becoming a Solo Star

In 1998, Mauro Picotto released the song "Lizard (Gonna Get You)". This song became very popular and reached the top 30 in the UK. He then released two more songs that were part of a "reptile" series: "Iguana" and "Komodo (Save a Soul)". "Komodo (Save a Soul)" became his highest-charting solo song in the UK, reaching number 13. This led to his only solo performance on the BBC TV show Top of the Pops. Mauro Picotto was the first DJ to mix music live on that show.

Other songs he was involved in also did well on the UK music charts. A song released under the name CRW, "I Feel Love", reached number 15 in 2000. Another song he produced with Mario Più, "Communication (Somebody Answer the Phone)", reached the top 5 in the UK in late 1999.

His remix of "On the Beach" by York also helped that song reach the UK top 5 in 2000. Mauro Picotto released two solo albums, The Double Album in 2000 and The Others in 2002. He also created remixes and productions for famous artists like Freddie Mercury, Jimmy Somerville, the Pet Shop Boys, and U2. In 2002, Mauro Picotto left Media Records and started his own company, Bakerloo Music. He also launched a new record label called Alchemy. Through Alchemy, he released several club songs, including "New Time New Place" and the Alchemy EP. In the same year, he started his Meganite party at the Miami Winter Music Conference.

On May 7, 2005, Mauro Picotto was the main DJ on the dance stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland. He performed for thousands of fans. He has released several Meganite Ibiza albums on the Big in Ibiza label. His Meganite party is still held every Wednesday at the Privilege club in Ibiza. In May 2017, he released his album A Call in the Club.

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)

Awards and Recognition

Mauro Picotto has won many awards for his work as a DJ and producer:

• 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
• He has also been voted into the Top 100 DJs lists by TheDJList.com (US) and DJ Mag (UK).

See also

In Spanish: Mauro Picotto para niños