Agostino Carollo
Encyclopedia
Agostino Carollo, also known as Spankox, is an Italian
musician, disc jockey, singer and producer who is currently signed with EMI
. Originally a classical violinist, he specializes in pop and dance music, including remixes of songs such as KC and the Sunshine Band
's That's the Way. He's also released records as X-Treme, Eyes Cream, Ago, K-Roll, Tino Augusto DJ and Spankox. Several of his songs have appeared in the Dancemania
compilation series and Dance Dance Revolution
video game series under the name X-Treme.
In 1999 he wrote, sang and produced under the name Eyes Cream the Billboard US #1 hit "Fly Away (Bye Bye)".
In 2002 he worked with fellow Italian DJ/producer Gigi d'Agostino on his composition "Put On Your Red Shoes". The record, released under his nickname Ago, became the #1 summer dance hit in Italy and hit the Top 20 sales chart in Germany and the Top 10 in Scandinavia.
He has also co-produced Snap!'s hit "The Power of Bhangra" and worked as remixer for artists such as Roxette and Vasco Rossi.
In 2003 he served as one of the producers for the film, Hey DJ
.
In 2004 he wrote and produced the club anthem entitled "To The Club", which became the club track of the year according to many magazines and topped the dance charts all over the world.
In 2005 he produced a project called Jumpy that hit the French and Belgium Top 40 sales chart.
In 2007 he wrote and produced the song "Come Vasco Rossi", which was performed by his daughters Gaia & Luna and became the top selling single in Italy for five weeks, and the third most downloaded track of the year.
In 2008 he became the third official Elvis Presley's remixer in history when his remix of "Baby Let's Play House" was released worldwide, topping the charts in several Countries.
At the end of 2008, SonyBMG UK released the first Elvis Presley's remix album called "Re:Versions", supported by the Elvis Presley Estate, and entirely produced by Agostino Carollo.
On October 30, 2009 the new Elvis Presley "Re:Mixes" album, produced by Agostino Carollo aka Spankox and supported by the Elvis Presley Estate, has been released on a new media called VinylDISC (CD+Vinyl in one).
He has been performing as DJ in several of the best clubs in the world, and more recently he has been Saturday's resident guest DJ at Mallorca's superclub BCM.
During the summer of 2010 his record "So True", released as Spankox, hit the charts in Spain. A few months later it was licensed to the legendary New York based record label Nervous Records that released it the in the USA under the name Ago. The record got immediately a fantastic reaction and reached on March 19, 2011 the n. 10 of the Billboard USA Dance Radio Airplay Chart.
On April 9, 2011 his new record "Michael Jackson Is Not Dead" reached the n.6 in the UK House Chart and n. 14 in the DMC World House Chart.
Agostino Carollo is also the owner of the record label Everness and the producer and artistic director of several events. Among these, one of Europe's major Music & Arts Festivals, EX.
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
musician, disc jockey, singer and producer who is currently signed with EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. Originally a classical violinist, he specializes in pop and dance music, including remixes of songs such as KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973 in Miami, Florida, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their most well known songs include the disco hits "That's the Way ", " Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", "Get Down Tonight", "Give...
's That's the Way. He's also released records as X-Treme, Eyes Cream, Ago, K-Roll, Tino Augusto DJ and Spankox. Several of his songs have appeared in the Dancemania
Dancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
compilation series and Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
video game series under the name X-Treme.
Career
In 1998 he wrote and produced under the name X-Treme the European hit "Love Song", that achieved the gold record status in several territories.In 1999 he wrote, sang and produced under the name Eyes Cream the Billboard US #1 hit "Fly Away (Bye Bye)".
In 2002 he worked with fellow Italian DJ/producer Gigi d'Agostino on his composition "Put On Your Red Shoes". The record, released under his nickname Ago, became the #1 summer dance hit in Italy and hit the Top 20 sales chart in Germany and the Top 10 in Scandinavia.
He has also co-produced Snap!'s hit "The Power of Bhangra" and worked as remixer for artists such as Roxette and Vasco Rossi.
In 2003 he served as one of the producers for the film, Hey DJ
Hey DJ (film)
Hey DJ is a film directed by Miguel Delgado and Jon Jacobs, produced by Agostino Carollo and Joe Chavez and starring Jon Jacobs, Charlotte Lewis, Tina Wiseman, Ivelin Giro and Terry Camilleri. It features the appearance of superstar DJs Carl Cox, Tiësto, Bob Sinclar, Ferry Corsten, Spankox, Marco...
.
In 2004 he wrote and produced the club anthem entitled "To The Club", which became the club track of the year according to many magazines and topped the dance charts all over the world.
In 2005 he produced a project called Jumpy that hit the French and Belgium Top 40 sales chart.
In 2007 he wrote and produced the song "Come Vasco Rossi", which was performed by his daughters Gaia & Luna and became the top selling single in Italy for five weeks, and the third most downloaded track of the year.
In 2008 he became the third official Elvis Presley's remixer in history when his remix of "Baby Let's Play House" was released worldwide, topping the charts in several Countries.
At the end of 2008, SonyBMG UK released the first Elvis Presley's remix album called "Re:Versions", supported by the Elvis Presley Estate, and entirely produced by Agostino Carollo.
On October 30, 2009 the new Elvis Presley "Re:Mixes" album, produced by Agostino Carollo aka Spankox and supported by the Elvis Presley Estate, has been released on a new media called VinylDISC (CD+Vinyl in one).
He has been performing as DJ in several of the best clubs in the world, and more recently he has been Saturday's resident guest DJ at Mallorca's superclub BCM.
During the summer of 2010 his record "So True", released as Spankox, hit the charts in Spain. A few months later it was licensed to the legendary New York based record label Nervous Records that released it the in the USA under the name Ago. The record got immediately a fantastic reaction and reached on March 19, 2011 the n. 10 of the Billboard USA Dance Radio Airplay Chart.
On April 9, 2011 his new record "Michael Jackson Is Not Dead" reached the n.6 in the UK House Chart and n. 14 in the DMC World House Chart.
Agostino Carollo is also the owner of the record label Everness and the producer and artistic director of several events. Among these, one of Europe's major Music & Arts Festivals, EX.
Songs
- 1992
- A Minute
- Another One Bites The Dust
- Come Vasco Rossi
- Dancing
- Deeboudaebeedoee
- Everything
- Fly Away (Bye Bye)
- Fly High
- Happy Children
- Hip Whoop
- Hypnotika
- I'm Your Boogie Man
- It's Smoke On The Water
- Jumpin
- Let's All Get Up!
- Livin In A Disco
- Long Train Running
- Love Is Your Name
- Love Song
- Love You Too
- Magdalena
- Mas Que Nada
- My Fire
- No Corrida
- No Satisfaction
- On A Day
- Open Up Your Mind
- Perchon vi tappate la bocca
- Put On Your Red Shoes
- Qui Ritornera
- September
- Sleep All Day All Night
- So True
- Soul Bossa Nova
- Take Me Higher
- Take The Record, Daddy!
- Tell Me
- Tell Me Where You Are
- That's The Way
- The Love Album
- This Is The Voice!
- "To The Club" - UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#69 - Up, Side, Jump!
- Viva La Discoteca
- Welcome You
- What Do You Feel Now?
- What Time Is It?
- What You Dream
- Wonderland Bee
- Work Your Body
- X-Treme
- Yo Quiero Un Chico
- Your Love Is Coming Down Over Me
- Your Night
External links
- Official Homepage of Agostino Carollo
- X-Treme on DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Official Homepage of Spankox
- Official Homepage of Agostino Carollo's record label, Everness