Mangione (Claudio)  (Italy) EuroDance producer Added : 07/01/2013 Viewed 340 times

 

Productions, co-production, executive production

	IQ - Extasy (Will Bring Us Back Together)	1993
	IQ - Psycho (Get Out Of My Life)	1993
	Eternal City - Get What You Want	1996	LISTEN
	Zhi-Vago - With Or Without You	2nd Jan 1996
	Zhi-Vago - Celebrate The Love	3rd May 1996	LISTEN
	Zhi-Vago - Dreamer	29th Jul 1996	LISTEN
	Zhi-Vago - Teardrops From Heaven	12th May 1997	LISTEN

Arrangement, recording

IQ - Extasy (Will Bring Us Back Together)

1993

Compositions

	Face II Face - I Want You	1994	LISTEN
	Face II Face - You're Livin' In My Heart	1994	LISTEN
	Zhi-Vago - Teardrops From Heaven	12th May 1997	LISTEN

Songwriting

	IQ - Extasy (Will Bring Us Back Together)	1993
	IQ - Psycho (Get Out Of My Life)	1993
	Face II Face - I Want You	1994	LISTEN
	Face II Face - You're Livin' In My Heart	1994	LISTEN
	Eternal City - Get What You Want	1996	LISTEN
	Zhi-Vago - Celebrate The Love	3rd May 1996	LISTEN
	Zhi-Vago - Dreamer	29th Jul 1996	LISTEN
	Zhi-Vago - Teardrops From Heaven	12th May 1997	LISTEN

 

Claudio Mangione biography

Composer and producer Claudio Mangione's life in music started early with a classical education on guitar and bass. In 1990 he recorded his first single Joystick - My Girl which went right away #1 in the radio charts and put him on the bigger clubs' scene. In 1993 Mangione produced a breakthrough with I.Q. - Psycho. The track reached chart positions previously unknown for Trance and quickly brought sought after local DJ gigs in the most important clubs in Europe. The follow up release Indoor - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life again rocked the official French Charts and the German dance charts. Then he collaborated on the eurodance project Face II Face.

In the summer of 1996, Claudio Mangione created dream dance Zhi Vago project with Gottfried Engels. Celebrate The Love sold over 1,000,000 copies around the planet. The worldwide success of his productions made him into a sought after DJ on the European circuit in Rome, Athens, Ibiza and Berlin. He started to travel extensively, further developing his personal style. He is also well received by commercial brand builders, spinning & organizing for Puma and becomes a contractual partner in Volkswagen Autostadt GmbH with the MTV event series Mondo Club.

2006 : he worked as music director from Mövenpick Lounge Compilation Glücksmomente (200 000 units sold worldwide). He produced, composed, played and did vocals on Tatana's Dance/Pop album Electrify, which achieved Gold status. He produced Tatana's single Free feat. Onita Boone (17 weeks Top Ten Swiss Charts, Top 15 Radio Swiss Charts). Him and Svan Taurus composed and produced Mondo Grande feat. Karima Music.

2007 : he produced and composed for Kentucky Neo Funkster Ray! Scott album. He composed a soundtrack for the Oscar Winning director Florian Gallenberger from Berlin, for his unreleased City Yoga clip.

2008 : he did recording sessions for Menino's album Universo. He produced artist Tino Tomas from Louisiana, and he got nominated for the Hollywood Music Awards. He produced, arranged and co-authored What's On Your Mind which was nominated. He contributed to Brazilian Song Quando on Cintia Rodriguez's album Arco Iris. He was special guest on album Toots Thielemans Toots, played and recorded with names like Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Astrud Gilberto and others.

2009 : The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences nominated him for the 2009 Grammy Awards the following categories : Record of the Year (for his production work with Tino Tomas), Song of the Year (for Tino Tomas' Hands Up) and Production of the new Tino Tomas album Stay.

2010 : Claudio and his artist Tino Tomas were once again nominated for 2010 Grammy Awards : Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

The biography was last updated Fri, January 04th 2013

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