Gigi D'Agostino
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D'Agostino performing in Rimini, Italy in 2005.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Luigino Celestino Di Agostino |
| Also known as | Dottor Dag, Il Folklorista, Lento Violento Man |
| Born |
December 17, 1967 Turin, Italy |
| Origin | Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| Genres | Italo dance, progressive trance, Lento Violento, house |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Arista Records, ZYX Music |
| Associated acts | Luca Noise, DJ Pandolfi |
| Website | www |
Luigino Celestino "Gigi" D'Agostino (born December 17, 1967), known also as GIGI DAG is an Italian DJ, remixer, singer and record producer. In 1986, he started his career as a DJ spinning Italo disco, and released his first mix titled "Psychodelic".
Born in Turin, Italy on December 17, 1967, to parents from Salerno, Campania, D'Agostino spent his childhood between Turin and Brescia, where the Media Records studios are located. As a child, D'Agostino wanted to be someone in the world of disco music. Starting out working as a stonemason and a fitter, he began his musical career as a DJ by organizing parties in clubs. His debut was in a club near Turin called "Woodstock". He worked also in a small club called Palladio in Cascinette d'Ivrea (30 km north from Turin) from 1987 until around 1992 and in a club called Le Palace in the Valentino Castle Garden in Turin. He was a resident DJ of an Italian disco named Ultimo Impero from 1993 to 1998.
D'Agostino's first release was Noise Makers 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 Gas, as well as Mauro Picotto's production team in the following years. As a DJ, D'Agostino is known as one of the "pioneers of Mediterranean Progressive Dance," consisting of minimalistic sounds and Latin and Mediterranean melodies. As a record producer, D'Agostino's uses the pseudonym "Gigi Dag"; he transforms a piece, originally destined for the discos, into a success for the mainstream public.
After successes like the track "Sweetly", he joined the team of 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 Mediterranea progressive house, reached the top of the sales in Italy. This was followed by his single "Gigi's Violin".
Subsequently, 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.
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