Simone Bocchino Explained

Simone Bocchino
Birth Date:18 September 1978[1]
Birth Place:Perugia, Italy
Background:non_performing_personnel
Genre:Electronica, Dance
Years Active:1997–present
Label:Universal, Sony Music
Alias:Aki Bergen, Neuroxyde, DJ Satomi

Simone Bocchino (born 18 September 1978), also known by his stagenames DJ Satomi, Neuroxyde, and Aki Bergen, is an Italian sound engineer, composer and producer, who at age 14 used his passion for the European techno movement as inspiration to start exploring the international club scene.

Career

Bocchino started off within his local music scene and in 1997 met Andrea Prezioso, who became his “precious” mentor for a few years and helped instigate Bocchino's first production. In that year, he and Prezioso wrote a single, Simon Templar - Electricity. In 2002 he opened his first professional studio. In 2003, he signed with Ipnotika Records and the next year wrote Castle in the Sky. This song was highly successful and has been included in many compilations.[1] He later produced the singles Waves and Nuclear Sun. In 2007 he won a 'Gold Disk' in France and shortly afterwards, Starlight Music was launched, featuring collaborations with artists such as Shara Nelson from Massive Attack, D.O.N.S. and Dubfire.

Bocchino's next step was to launch a new label, Neurotraxx. Bocchino collaborated with artists including Dannii Minogue, Ralphi Rosario, Oscar G, Miguel Migs, Goldfish, Noir, Rah Band, Honey Dijon, and Moonbeam. Bocchino also extended himself by giving lessons/lectures on mixing and post-production at universities and several other renowned musical schools. In 2014 he undertook a string of new projects alongside Steyoyoke Recordings in the pipeline.[1] [2] [3]

Simone's debut single, "Castle in the Sky", has been viewed over 20 million times on YouTube since it was uploaded on 2 December 2007.[4]

Discography

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsSong No.Song NameLength
2008Greatest Hits
  • Released: 14 November 2008
  • Label: Sunflower Records, Ipnotika
  • Format: CD, digital download
1Be A Man4:25
2Castle In The Sky4:00
3Dragostea Din Tei3:58
4Hung Up4:01
5Little Chance3:26
6Lost In Space3:55
7Nuclear Sun4:21
8The Fall Of Angels4:10
9Waves3:40
10With You4:18
11Castle In The Sky (DJ Marton remix)3:45
12Wonder (DJ Satomi remix)3:56
13Superstar (DJ Satomi remix)3:34
14Stop Loving You (DJ Satomi remix)3:08
15Fly To Heaven (DJ Satomi remix)3:35
16By My Side (DJ Satomi remix)5:29
17Tomorrow (DJ Satomi remix)5:05
18Wake Up (DJ Satomi remix3:29
19Right Or Wrong (DJ Satomi remix)3:13
20TU (DJ Satomi remix)4:12

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dj Satomi – Waves . 1 January 2012 . ufoufos.com . 17 February 2012.
  2. Web site: DJ Satomi . . 17 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Discogs. 2014-09-16. Simone Bocchino Discography at Discogs.
  4. Web site: Castle in the Sky - DJ Satomi. 1 December 2007. YouTube. 4 September 2016.