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Artist
Mauro Picotto
12+ albums
trancetechnoelectronicdanceprogressive trance
about
Mauro Picotto (born 25 December 1966) is an Italian electronic music producer and DJ. He was previously a member of the Italian Euro house group R.A.F. As a solo artist, he became known for tracks including "Komodo (Save a Soul)", "Pulsar", "Iguana", and "Lizard". He has also collaborated with electronic and trance musicians such as Tiësto and Mario Più. Picotto was born in Cavour, near Turin, Italy. His family background included work as stonemasons and dancers, and his father operated a mason’s yard called CRW, a name Picotto later used as a pseudonym for a trance side project. Early in his career, he focused on developing his skills as a DJ. After winning the Walky Cup competition on Italian television, an event for DMC DJs, he met Daniele Davoli, who was promoting the Black Box single "Ride on Time". The meeting led Picotto toward record production. His early recording work included the track "We Gonna Get", produced under the name R.A.F., which achieved chart success in several European countries. Between 1992 and 1996, R.A.F. released a number of dance singles, including "We've Got to Live Together", which reached the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. The song was co-written by Picotto along with several producers at Media Studios, including Media Records founder Gianfranco Bortolotti. Picotto and Bortolotti later collaborated on "Light My Fire", which became a Eurodance hit when remixed by Cappella. After the track was licensed to PWL Records, it reached number seven
