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Italian DJ and remixer

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 (age&#;58) Cavour, Italy
Genres	Trance, EDM
Years active	–present
Labels	Media Records (until ), Bakerloo SRL, Alchemy
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Musical artist

Mauro Picotto (born 25&#;December ) is an Italian electronic musicproducer and DJ, and previously a member of the Italian Euro house group "R.A.F.".^{[1][unreliable source?]} He became well known as a solo artist with songs including "Komodo (Save a Soul)", "Pulsar", "Iguana", and "Lizard".

He has collaborated with other electronica/trance musicians such as Tiësto and Mario Più.

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 at Privilege Ibiza.

Mauro picotto biography of alberta canada Mauro Picotto is an Italian DJ who began his career in , at the age of eighteen, at a club in Piedmont called Top Sound. Following his studies he devoted himself full time to his passion as a DJ and in he became a finalist in the Italian DMC.

He now produces under his own record label, Bakerloo.

Biography

Born in the Italian town of Cavour, near Turin, Picotto was raised in a family of stonemasons 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 TV,^{[citation needed]} an event for the top DMC DJs in Italy, he met with Daniele Davoli, who was there to promote his Black Box single "Ride on Time", and this led Picotto towards record producing. His first track, "We Gonna Get", produced under the name R.A.F., became a top 20hit single across much of Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Between and , R.A.F.^[2] would release a number of dance hits, as well as achieving a top 40 UK Singles Chart hit with "We've Got to Live Together".^[3] The song was co-written by Picotto and a number of other producers at Media Studios, including Media label boss Gianfranco Bortolotti.

Picotto and Bortolotti would see greater success a couple of years later together when another of their co-writes, "Light My Fire",^[4] became a big Eurodance hit when remixed by Bortolotti's Cappella, with the song (once licensed to Pete Waterman's PWL Records) becoming a number 7 hit in the United Kingdom in the spring of ^[5] As well as Club House, Picotto had remix and co-writing credits on many of Bortolotti's other Eurodance projects such as Cappella (best known for hits like "U Got 2 Let the Music" and "Move on Baby") and the 49ers.

In , 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 number one in Italy for eight weeks.^{[citation needed]}

saw the release of the Gatecrasher anthem "Lizard (Gonna Get You)".

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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 ^[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 ,^[8] whilst "Communication (Somebody Answer the Phone)" – which he produced alongside Mario Più – reached the UK top 5 at the end of ^[9]

His remix of "On the Beach" by York also helped to propel that song into the UK top 5 in spring ,^[10] when it was selected by the record company Manifesto to be used as the official radio edit.

Two solo albums, The Double Album () and The Others () followed, as well as remixes and productions for Freddie Mercury, Jimmy Somerville, the Pet Shop Boys and U2. Upon leaving Media Records in , 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 , 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 , he released the album A Call in the Club.

Discography

Albums

• BXR Superclub Compilation Volume 1 (with Mario Più Feat. Zicky – Franchino) ()
• Tranceformer (with Lange) ()
• Pressure (feat.

  Mauro picotto biography of alberta college: Mauro Picotto is an Italian DJ who began his career in , at the age of eighteen, at a club in Piedmont called Top Sound. Following his studies he devoted himself full time to his passion as a DJ and in he became a finalist in the Italian DMC.

  Megamind & Mario Più & R.A.F.) ()

• The Album ()
• Make Yourself Heard Homelands ()
• The Double Album ()
• BXR Superclub Compilation Volume 2 (with Mario Più Feat. Zicky & Franchino) ()
• The Sound of BXR ()
• The Lizard Man ()
• VIP Lounge ()
• In the Mix – Metamorphose ()
• The Triple Album (Special Edition) ()
• Compilation Vol.

  2 ()

• Selected Works / In the Mix ()
• Rush Hour ()
• Metamorphose & Awesome!!! ()
• The Others ()
• Live in Ibiza – Essential Selection ()
• Italian Techno Master ()
• Meganite Compilation ()
• Superclub ()
• Meganite Compilation Volume 2 ()
• Meganite³ ()
• Now & Then ()
• Meganite Ibiza ()
• Meganite – Privilege, Ibiza ()
• Meganite ()
• Best of Mauro Picotto ()
• ()
• Raveline Mix Sessions ()
• Twentyeleven (Unmixed & Mixed) ()
• A Call in the Club ()
• From the 80's Til Now ()

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]
	"Lizard (Gonna Get You)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	The Album
	"Iguana"	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—	97	87
	"Lizard" (remix)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33
	"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
	"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
	"Pulsar "	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	35	The Others
	"Back to Cali"	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	—	—	42
	Alchemist EP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	95	Non-album singles
	"Funkytech / Funkytime" (with Fergie)[22]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lizard" (re-release)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94	The Album
	"Elisir of Love" (with AYKO)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

• 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 Ibiza: Winner
• Voted in the Top DJs in (US) and DJ Mag (UK)

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