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DWA Records biography

Their most famous productions are Corona , Double You , Ice MC , Alexia , Netzwerk , Black 4 White , Due , Fourteen 14 . They also created many projects : 2 Fragile, 303 Trance Factor, Alexia Cooper, Alibi, Arcana, Asix, Babyroots, Bale Mondonga, Bass Material, Black And White, C. Tronics, Cassiel, Contraddizione Posse, Crystal B, Cybernetica, Dama, Data Drama, Diditi, Disco Infinity, Donna, Eclipse, Elena Becker, Every Street, Fletch Two, Funkelectra, Galactica, Global Device, Gray Neve, Hobby k., Infinity feat. Sense, Jhava, Johnny Parker, K. Envelope, Kaas, KU, Larry Liver Lip, Larry Spinosa, Leader Of The Pack, Lorenz D., Lorenzo Galletti & Eddy Glamour, Lovetrip, Lucchetta, MOP#1, Mayabel, MC Morris, Mission, Momo B., Movemaster, Naomi Dee, Nell, Oneiric, Only Noise, Pacific, Panama, Papa Selector, Paul Mastered, Photo, Pianonegro, Po.Lo> , Prince Charming, Psycho, Raimundo Navarro, Razza Posse, S.D.P., Sandy , Savage, Scattt, Shade Of Love, Simona Jackson, Space Tribe, Stargo, Sunbrother, Susy Be, TF 99, Time Machine, Tity b., T-Move Experience, Tomix, Toro, Tuttifrutti, V.i.r.u.s. 666, Walt 93, Weepie, Willy Morales, Zero Phase, Zooo.

In 1980 Roberto Zanetti started his career as a composer writing songs in collaboration with Zucchero Fornaciari. In 1983 Roberto composed and produced the first 'dance' record, entitled Don’t Cry Tonight, sung by himself under the stage name 'Savage'.

The song became a great success first in Italy, then in the rest of Europe. After some years spent touring around the world, Roberto decided to step up his activity as a producer by buying recording studios (Casablanca recordings) first, and subsequently establishing his own record label (DWA Records).

This was in 1989 and the first record released was No Lo Hago Por Dinero by Raimunda Navarro, which became a club hit in Italy and England. the same year saw the first world-wide success under the DWA label: it was the single Easy by Ice MC. this song was followed by two other singles, Cinema and Scream, and the first album entitled Cinema.

Both the singles and the album met with outstanding success all over the world, and Ice MC became known everywhere. Between 1990 and 1991, DWA continued to release singles by new artists, among which the most important were: Pianonegro, Wareband feat. Tad Robinson, Scattt, Willy Morales. In 1992, the period of great world successes began. The first hit was Please don’t go by Double You, that launched the 'Covermania' phenomenon throughout the world. First, the song was released in Italy; then an English record label (known as Network) applied for the licence to release it in the UK. The answer from DWA was negative, because the song was already under licence to another company in that country, so network made a copy of Please Don’t Go, sung by the English group KWS. the copy came out before the Double You version and went to the top of the English and American charts, but Double You triumphed in the rest of the world selling more than four million copies.

Later, DWA won a court case against Network, who were ordered to pay damages. in the following years, DWA devoted itself to the Double You project, releasing new singles (We All Need Love and Who’s Fooling Who) and the first album (We All Need Love). among the few records made in this period, were those by Netzwerk, DJ Bobo, CB Milton.

Soon after, a new single by Ice MC, with the title Take Away The Colour, was released. The song didn’t have big sales, but it prepared the ground for the future production of the artist and it set the Eurodance fashion throughout Europe. Shortly afterwards, two other singles by Ice MC, Think About The Way and It’s A Rainy Day, were released. These two songs, together with the album Ice n’green, were to consolidate the artist’s fame all over the world. the album sold about 800.000 copies in Europe (250.000 in France alone), whereas the singles totalled more than two million copies. One of the singles was also to be part of the sound-track of the cult movie 'Trainspotting'.

At the end of 1993, the single The Rhythm Of The Night by Corona was released. in only two years, the artist was to sell about four million copies all over the world, reaching even the American top ten. In 1995 the singles by Double You Dancing With An Angel andBecause I’m Loving You were released, together with a special album created for only the Brazilian market. It sold more than 100.000 copies in that country.

For the whole of 1996, Double You were on tour in Brazil, performing more than 50 shows in various concert-halls. After this period of incredible successes, the manager of the label considered that it was time to reorganise the whole structure, so he gave orders to build new offices and recording studios.

But feelings among the artists were changing. in fact, some of them started to create problems, deteriorating the relationship based on friendship and co-operation that had been the key of DWA’s success since the beginning. so, in 1996, the company took a rest period to reorganise its own artistic staff, employing new people and renouncing to certain collaborations.

Among various changes, were the legal case against the rapper of the Ice MC project and the abandonment of the Corona project on the part of the DWA label. During 1996 very few singles were released, but, among them, we have to draw attention to those by Alexia. This artist held a good three consecutive first positions in the Italian charts and met with outstanding success all over Europe.

At the end of 1996, the recording of a new album by Alexia began, with a release date of spring 1997, together with a single and a videoclip. The song Uh la la la was a really great hit all over Europe and top ten quite everywhere, while the album Fan club was a really big seller in some territories. In Finland it sold more than 90.000 copies, in Brazil more than 160.000, while in Poland it sold 100.000 copies. At the beginning of 1998 the Fan Club project was still working and Uh La La La is entering the UK charts, while Number one was really strong in USA. The whole DWA record was working hard with Alexia : a new single and video, titled Gimme Love, was released at the end of March, while the new album was ready at the end of may. This new project was licensed to Sony for the whole world. No other projects had been scheduled to be released before summer 1998.

(From the DWA Records website)

The biography was last updated Sun, June 14th 2009

DWA Records catalog

Artist	Title	Date	Label
2 Fragile	L.O.V.E.	1992	DWA 00.58
303 Trance Factor	S.L.E.E.P. Tonight	1991	DWA 00.40
A. Surdi e Tony de Piscopo	I Tammuri	1993	DWA 01.12
Alexia	Number One - Happy Remix	1996	DWA 96.08
Alexia	Uh La La La f.o.s. remix	1997	DWA 97.04
Alexia	Goodbye	1999	DWA 99.01
Alexia	Number One remix	1996	DWA 96.10
Alexia	Number One - Remix 2	1996	DWA 96.09
Alexia	Keep On Movin	1998	DWA 98.06
Alexia	The Music I Like (double vinyl limited edition)	1998	DWA 98.05
Alexia	The Music I Like	1998	DWA 98.04
Alexia	Gimme Love	1998	DWA 98.01
Alexia	Uh La La La - Remixes	1997	DWA 97.08
Alexia	Uh La La La	1997	DWA 97.02
Alexia	Fan Club LP	1997	DWA 97.03
Alexia	Happy	1999	DWA 99.02
Alexia	Summer Is Crazy remix	1996	DWA 96.04
Alexia	Number One	1996	DWA 96.06
Alexia	Summer Is Crazy	1996	DWA 96.01
Alexia	The Hits LP	2000	DWA M0.02
Alexia	Ti Amo Ti Amo	2000	DWA M0.01
Alexia	Me And You remix	1995	DWA 01.80
Alexia	Happy	1999	DWA 99.04
Alexia	Me And You	1995	DWA 01.73
Alexia	Goodbye remix	1999	DWA 99.03
Alexia	The Party LP	1998	DWA 98.03
Alexia Cooper	Gotta Be Mine	1991	DWA 00.35
Alexia Cooper	Let You Go	1992	DWA 00.50
Arcana	Space Party People	1994	DWA
Artisti Vari	Delirio Compilation	1992	DWA 00.51
Babyroots	No Woman No Cry	1990	DWA 00.21
Babyroots	Rock Your Baby	1992	DWA 00.64
Babyroots	Gimme Some	1992	DWA 00.69
Bale Mondonga	Freedom	1990	DWA 00.25
Black And White	Do You Know	1994	DWA 01.44
C. Tronics	Love For Love	1992	DWA 00.49
CB Milton	Open Your Heart	1994	DWA 01.54
CB Milton	It's A Loving Thing	1994	DWA 01.28
CB Milton	it' s my loving thing	1994	DWA 01.55
CB Milton	Hold On	1994	DWA 01.40
Contraddizione Posse	Contraddizione EP	1992	DWA 00.63
Corona	The Rhythm Of The Night	1995	DWA 01.65
Corona	The Rhythm Of The Night - Remix	1994	DWA 01.31
Corona	The Rhythm Of The Night	1994	DWA 01.39
Corona	Megamix	1996	DWA 96.03
Corona	Try Me Out	1995	DWA 01.70
Corona	I Don't Wanna Be A Star	1995	DWA 01.77
Corona	The Rhythm Of The Night - Uk Remixes	1994	DWA 01.50
Corona	The Rhythm Of The Night	1993	DWA 01.07
Corona	Try Me Out - Remixes	1995	DWA 01.71
Corona	The Rhythm Of The Night - Re-remixes	1994	DWA 01.38
Corona	Baby Baby	1995	DWA 01.61
Creavibe	Wonderful Life	2005	DWA M5.01
Crystal B	I Don't Wanna Be	1994	DWA 01.45
Cybernetica	I Wanna Be With You	1994	DWA 01.30
Data Drama	Close Your Eyes	1992	DWA 00.55
Data Drama	The Rain	1991	DWA 00.37
DFB	Nessun Dorma	1990	DWA 00.20
Digilove	Let The Night Take The Blame	1993	DWA 00.80
Digilove	Give You Love	1993	DWA 01.06
DJ Bobo	Take Control	1993	DWA 01.14
DJ Bobo	Somebody Dance With Me	1993	DWA 00.82
DJ Bobo	Everybody	1994	DWA 01.36
DJ Bobo	Keep On Dancing	1993	DWA 01.01
DJ Bobo	Somebody Dance With Me remix	1993	DWA 00.97
DJ Bobo	Dance With Me	1993	DWA 01.09
Dj Bobo	Take Control - Remix	1994	DWA 01.34
Double You	Heart Of Glass	1994	DWA 01.20
Double You	Parttime Lover - Remix	1993	DWA 01.13
Double You	Missing You	1993	DWA 00.94
Double You	Dancing With An Angel	1995	DWA 01.67
Double you	Missing You (red vinyl)	1993	DWA 00.95
Double You	Parttime Lover	1993	DWA 01.05
Double You	Run To Me	1994	DWA 01.42
Double You	Missing You - Remixes	1993	DWA 00.98
Double You	The Blue Album	1994	DWA 01.19
Double You	We All Need Love	1992	DWA 00.67
Double You	We All Need Love	1992	DWA 00.61
Double You	Somebody	1997	DWA 97.06
Double You	Please Don't Go	1992	DWA 00.46
Double You	We All Need Love remix	1992	DWA 00.68
Double You	Who's Fooling Who?	1992	DWA 00.70
Double You	Double mix	1992	DWA 00.74
Double You	We All Need Love LP	1992	DWA 00.75
Double You	We All Need Love LP	1992	DWA 00.76
Double You	Because I'm Loving You	1995	DWA 01.78
Double You	Somebody f.o.s. remix	1997	DWA 97.07
Double You	With Or Without You	1993	DWA 00.81
Double You	Please Don't Go remix	1992	DWA 00.59
Due	Under The Same Sun	1994	DWA 01.26
EYE feat. Alexia	Virtual Reality	1997	DWA 97.01
Fletch Two	Pump The Rhythm	1991	DWA 00.41
Fourteen 14	Don't Leave Me	1994	DWA 01.53
Galactica	Music Is My Life	1994	DWA 01.37
Gray Neve	I Need Your Love	1993	DWA 00.79
Humantronics	The Sound Of Afrika	1990	DWA 00.22
Ice MC	Ice 'n' Green	1994	DWA 01.52
Ice MC	Megamix	1990	DWA 00.19
Ice MC	It's A Rainy Day - Christmas Remix	1994	DWA 01.59
Ice MC	Scream remix	1990	DWA 00.15
Ice MC	It's A Rainy Day	1994	DWA 01.51
Ice MC	It's A Rainy Day remix	1994	DWA 01.58
Ice MC	Think About The Way	1994	DWA 01.32
Ice MC	Ok Corral	1990	DWA 00.17
Ice MC	Cinema LP	1990	DWA 00.11
Ice MC	Think About The Way	1994	DWA 01.49
Ice MC	Take Away The Colour - '95 Remix	1995	DWA 01.60
Ice MC	Easy remix	1989	DWA 00.02
Ice MC	It' s A Miracle	2005	DWA M4.01
Ice MC	Easy House remix	1990	DWA 00.08
Ice MC	Cinema	1990	DWA 00.10
Ice MC	Scream	1990	DWA 00.09
Ice MC	Happy Weekend - Remix	1990	DWA 00.26
Ice MC	Rainy Days	1992	DWA 00.48
Ice MC	Ice 'n Mix - Triple Set Remixes	1995	DWA 01.64
Ice MC	Ice 'N' Green the remix album	1995	DWA 01.63
Ice MC	Take Away The Colour	1993	DWA 01.02
Ice MC	Take Away The Colour remix	1993	DWA 01.11
Johnny Parker	Baby I Need Your Loving	1993	DWA 00.89
KC And The Sunshine Band	20th Anniversary Megamix	1993	DWA 00.84
KC and the Sunshine Band	Give It Up	1993	DWA 01.04
KC And The Sunshine Band	Oh Yeah	1993	DWA 00.85
Krymu	Polskie Beat	1989	DWA 00.07
Larry Liver Lip	CHALLOWA	1992	DWA 00.60
Larry Spinosa	Guitar	1992	DWA 00.52
Larry Spinosa	The Guitar EP N°2	1993	DWA 00.87
Lovetrip	Face To Face	1989	DWA 00.05
Meeting Plays	House From The World	1989	DWA 00.03
Mike L.G.	I Totally Miss You	1994	DWA 01.18
Momo B	Be Happy	1991	DWA 00.34
Netzwerk	Memories	1995	DWA 01.68
Netzwerk	Memories remix	1995	DWA 01.74
Netzwerk	Passion remix	1995	DWA 01.62
Netzwerk	Passion	1994	DWA 01.56
Netzwerk	Send Me An Angel	1992	DWA 00.71
Netzwerk	Breakdown	1993	DWA 01.03
Pianonegro	Pianonegro	1990	DWA 00.13
Pianonegro	Pianonegro remix	1990	DWA 00.18
Pianonegro	In Africa	1996	DWA 96.05
PoLo	I Want You	1995	DWA 01.69
Psyco	Confusion	1992	DWA 00.53
Raimunda Navarro	No Lo Hago Por Dinero	1989	DWA 00.01
Raimunda Navarro	Jungle Fever	1990	DWA 00.24
Raimunda Navarro	James Brown Has Sex	1991	DWA 00.39
Raimunda Navarro	No Lo Hago Por Dinero - Remix	1990	DWA 00.12
Razza Posse	Razza	1992	DWA 00.62
Red Zone (2)	Use Your Voice	1992	DWA 00.78
Sandy	Bad Boy	1995	DWA 01.75
Savage	12 remixes vol. 1	1994	DWA 01.23
Savage	Don't Cry Tonight remix	1991	DWA 00.27
Savage	Strange Love	1993	DWA 00.90
Savage	Don't Cry	1994	DWA 01.25
Savage	Don't You Want Me	1994	DWA 01.41
Savage	12 remixes vol. 2	1994	DWA 01.24
Scattt	Scat And Bebop	1992	DWA 00.43
Scattt	Vocalize	1991	DWA 00.29
SDP	You Make Me Feel	1993	DWA 00.96
Shade Of Love	Together	1989	DWA 00.06
Simona Jackson	Love Is The Key	1993	DWA 00.00
Sophie Hendrickx	Keep Our Love Away	1992	DWA 00.77
Soul Boy	Typical	1990	DWA 00.14
Soulemotion	Soulemotion	1990	DWA 00.16
Space Tribe	Better Be Alright	1994	DWA 01.29
Stadio	Sesso O Amore remix	1993	DWA 00.91
Stargo	Senza Una Donna	1991	DWA 00.30
Stargo	Live Is Life '89	1989	DWA 00.04
Stargo	Albachiara	1991	DWA 00.31
Stargo	Sugar Baby Love	1993	DWA 00.86
Sunbrother	Tell Me What	1997	DWA 97.05
Super fly	Is It Love	1994	DWA 01.17
Terra W.A.N.	Caramba (Dance 2 Dis)	1993	DWA 00.88
Terra WAN	The Puta Madre	1992	DWA 00.44
TF 99	Everybody Love	1994	DWA 01.16
Timeshift	Don't U Feel The Beat	1994	DWA 01.43
Tity B	Jumbo	1991	DWA 00.28
Tuttifrutti	Superboy	1998	DWA 98.02
VIRUS 666	Don't Stop The Movie	1992	DWA 00.45
Walt 93	Can You Hear Me	1992	DWA 00.54
Wareband Feat.Tad Robinson	A Better Day garage remix	1992	DWA 00.56
Wareband Feat.Tad Robinson	Party Children	1990	DWA 00.23
Wareband Feat.Tad Robinson	A Better Day	1991	DWA 00.36
Wareband Feat.Tad Robinson	Party Children remix	1991	DWA 00.33
Willy Morales	Going Back / Last Train To London	1992	DWA 00.42
Zero Phase	The Wind	1991	DWA 00.38
Zooo	You And I	1993	DWA 00.99

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