Alex Neri Explained

Alex Neri
Birth Name:	Alex Neri
Birth Date:	1970 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Sarzana, Italy
Alias:	Alex Lee
Genre:	Dance, electronic rock, indie rock
Occupation:	Musician, songwriter, DJ
Years Active:	1986–present
Associated Acts:	Planet Funk, Remake

Alex Neri (born in Sarzana, Italy, on June 16, 1970) is an Italian DJ, producer and songwriter.

Biography

A founding member of Planet Funk, having formed the band in the late 90s, Alex Neri also pursued a solo career and established an independent record label named Tenax Recordings.^[1]

He started his career playing at the Alhambra, a nightclub in Sarzana owned by his father. Neri began his studio activity collaborating with Marco Baroni^[2] and working on different productions such as the Korda project ('Move Your Body'^[3]) and Kamasutra ('Storm In My Soul'^[4]), all while releasing remixed productions for artists such as Club Freaks,^[5] Annette Taylor,^[6] Future Force,^[7] Instant Funk^[8] and Jestofunk.^[9]

In 1998 Neri and Baroni launched their first single 'Happiness'^[10] featuring Jocelyn Brown, which reached 5th place on dance charts in the US and 45th place in the UK.^[11] At the same time, Alex Neri met and started collaborating with Gigi Canu and Sergio della Monica, which led to the establishment of Planet Funk.^[12]

Discography

Solo albums

• 1992: The Wizard
• 1993: Soave (with DJ Le Roy Feat. Bocachica)
• 1995: Headphone (EP)
• 1995: Planet Funk
• 1996: Planet Funk 2
• 2004: Housetrack/Club Element
• 2004: Aurora
• 2006: April
• 2007: La Fotografia (with Luca Bacchetti)
• 2008: Warm Vibes (EP) (with Marco Solforetti and Ilario Alicante)
• 2014: Mystic Tattoo (with Marco Baroni)
• 2015: Desert Rose (with Federico Grazzini)

Planet Funk

• 2002: Non Zero Sumness
• 2005: The Illogical Consequence
• 2006: Static
• 2009: Planet Funk
• 2011: The Great Shake

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tenax Recordings. beatport.com.
2. Web site: MARCO BARONI. The DJ List.
3. Web site: Korda - Move Your Body (Club Remix). SoundCloud.
4. Web site: Kamasutra - Storm In My Soul (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 2016-01-18.
5. (1995) Club Freaks - It Must Be Love [Alex Neri Dub RMX]]. 25 June 2013. YouTube.
6. Web site: Annette Taylor - Upside Down (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 2016-01-18.
7. Web site: Future Force - What You Want (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 2016-01-18.
8. Web site: Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 2009-06-23 . 2016-01-18.
9. Web site: Jestofunk - Stellar Funk (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 2016-01-18.
10. Web site: Kamasutra Featuring Jocelyn Brown - Happiness (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 2016-01-18.
11. Web site: Happiness (song by Kamasutra) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. musicvf.com.
12. Web site: Alex Neri Biography . . 7 March 2023.