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DJ Panda biographyDJ Panda's real name is Ermanno Mainardi. He began his DJ carreer as he was only 18, working in many discotheques in the province of Bologna. In 1992 he worked in the disco Cellophane in Rimini and in other trendy discotheques such as Matis, Ecu, Gheodrome and Menhir. Then, he entered Radio Italia Network, becoming a member of the radio show Masterquick. Infuenced by the new techno-progressive sound in 1992 he was featured by The Kingdom of Heaven on the single On High, that he also produced. The next single was a collaboration with Universe Of The Melody, entitled The Light, which was licensed to many compilations abroad. In October 1994 he was featured on World Inside The Music's It's A Dream, composed by Palumbo, featuring vocals by Jeorgia. Success was unexpected : #7 in the Spanish sales chart, and #21 in the German charts, and massive airplay rotation in many foreign countries. It was re-released in 1995, with new mixes, using the voice of a vocalist named Aleexa (and not Alexia as it is often mentioned). The first "solo" single to be released was Dreaming Of Fantasy, probably the most well-known track among eurodance lovers. Vocals were was also done with Aleexa. It was written by Annerly Gordon, composed by A. Palumbo, produced by Alex Bagnoli with DJ Panda. It went #14 in the German charts. Then DJ Panda began to collaborate with Nadir (aka DJ Nadir, aka Fabrizio Foti). The track My Dimension was written and composed by S. Linari, released undr Outta Records. A remixes CD was also released. It entered the Radio Deejay and Italia Network charts, and landed in the Top 20 in the salescharts, while reaching #63 on the European Top 100 Billboard charts. It was included on not less than 18 compilations, and it was released in more than 10 countries. Then came the single True Life. It was licensed under Bit Music in Spain, and the single's title was mis-spelled "True live" on the sleeve. The last singles to be released with DJ Nadir were entitled Listen (in 2 parts, the second one contained also a megamix), sung by Anastasia, composed by E. Mainardi, R. Nanni, L. Confetta, and Paradise Motel. In the summer of 1999 Panda strated working as resident DJ in the Ecu, a disco in Rimini, and worked with guests DJs such as Jeff Mills, Dr.Motte or Commander Tom. He also continued to work as freelance DJ in the discotheques of the Veneto and the Friuli regions. During the seasons 2001 and 2002, he was resident DJ in the Fedexx in Lugo. Then he worked in the new disco MP3 in Conselice, where he played techno-trance with famous DJs like Luca Antolini, Moka, Gianni Parrini etc... He also worked as freelance in various other discos, such as the Kristal, the J&J, and more recently in the Cap Creus of Imola. DJ Panda also remixed Different Elements' I Believe and Dyewitness & The Nightraver's The Future. DJ Panda's official website The biography was last updated Sun, June 14th 2009 Did you like this article ? Tell your friends
Latest DJ Panda news01/03/2003 : DJ Panda feat Aleexa's single Dreaming Of Fantasy was covered by Freda. Links to DJ PandaOfficial websites
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